Position Available: Custodian

As a Custodian, you will be responsible for maintaining our health and safety standards, by cleaning and maintaining the building and grounds. 

Major Duties and Responsibilities: 

• Performs interior and exterior center janitorial, building maintenance, and groundkeeping assignments. 
• Performs minor building construction tasks.
• Ensures all equipment and facilities are cleaned and maintained per the center, OSHA, and DOL standards.
• Stocks supply room with appropriate supplies.
• Perform general care of plants, trees, and flowers, maintain grounds, and pick up debris.
• Replaces light bulbs, dust and sanitizer furniture, empty trash receptacles, sweeps, mops, and vacuums floors, buffs floors, and shampoos carpets. 
• Shovels and removes snow and ice from designated areas such as sidewalks, entryways, and roofs as required. Salts ice on the exterior grounds of the facility. 
• Moves furniture, equipment, or fixtures as required.
• Set up rooms for meetings, classes, or events.  
• Ability to work with students, guide and direct them as they shadow and work with you doing your daily tasks

NOTE: This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive. Employees may perform other related duties as needed to meet the ongoing needs of the organization. 

Skills & Competencies:

• Knowledge of standard cleaning procedures, products, chemicals, and equipment.
• Skilled in the proper use of cleaning products and equipment
• Capable of following verbal and written instructions
• Ability to read and understand Material Safety Data Sheets, labels, and chemicals
• Proficient in using computer software such as Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook, etc. 
• Ability to work in a team-based environment.
• Must be able to lift 50 pounds

Educational Requirements & Experiences:

• High School Diploma, or Equivalent 
• One year of custodial experience, or any equivalent combination of experience and/or education from which comparable knowledge, skills, and abilities have been achieved. 
• Valid Driver's License with a clean driving record 

ADA Requirements:

Following the Americans with Disabilities Act, requirements may be modified to reasonably, accommodate disabled individuals, However, no accommodation will be made which may pose serious health or safety risks to the employee or others or which impose an undue hardship on the company. 

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The term "qualified individual with disabilities" means an individual with a disability who, with or without reasonable accommodation, can perform the essential job functions. 

Physical Activities:

• Reading, writing, and communicating fluently in English
• Hearing and speaking to express ideas and, or exchange information in person or over the telephone 
• Seeing to read labels, posters, documents, PC Screens, etc. 
• Sitting, standing, climbing, moving about, or walking for occasional or frequent periods
• Dexterity of hands and fingers to operate a computer keyboard, as well as other equipment and tools
• Kneeling, bending at the waist, stooping, and reaching overhead
• Retrieving and storing files and supplies; occasionally carrying and, or lifting light objects. 

Working Conditions: 

• Campus and general office setting
• Indoor and outdoor environment
• Exposure to dust, chemicals, cleaning products, temperature variance, and equipment with moving parts. 
• Possible confrontation with students 

Oneonta Job Corps provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related condition), age, national origin or ancestry, citizenship, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression (including transgender status), genetic predisposition or carrier status, military or veteran status, familial status, status a victim of domestic violence, or any other status protected by law.

As of September 17, 2023 - Under the NYS DOL Pay Transparency Law, employers are prohibited from retaliating against employees who discuss their compensation with coworkers.

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