Custodian

Position Description

Work. Serve. Thrive. With the City of Durham

Advance in your career while making a real difference in the community you serve.

The General Services Department's innovative, highly qualified, service-oriented individuals support the City we love. Building and maintaining city facilities and public spaces is what we do. Promoting our enviable quality of life and serving as a foundation of a healthy economy is why we do it. If you're interested in applying your unique skills to meaningful work while growing in your career, our team is for you!

Workdays/Hours: Monday Friday / 5:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

Position is devoted to providing custodial services through the performance of semi-skilled and skilled labor and technical work. Incumbents perform standardized work following prescribed procedures and instructions, requiring minimal prior training or experience. There is an established and specified routine to be followed and limited decision-making, restricted to choosing and safely using the proper work tools. As assigned, work may include an assignment to any City department performing maintenance activities and projects that include cleaning facilities and/or equipment; basic maintenance of equipment; providing customer service; and keeping records and reporting maintenance needs to higher authority that fall outside of the scope of the work assigned.

Duties/Responsibilities

Provide janitorial, housekeeping and custodial functions for multiple City buildings and/or recreation centers

Cleaning and maintaining floors

Emptying trash

Dusting

Sanitizing bathrooms

Cleaning mirrors and windows

Replenishing sanitation items

Setting up and breaking down facilities for special events

Inspecting equipment and reporting issues

Generating work orders

Opening and closing facilities

Pressure washing surfaces and buildings

Cleaning outdoor facilities

Other related duties as assigned

Minimum Qualifications & Experience

High School Diploma or equivalent.

One year of experience performing custodial or janitorial services.

Valid North Carolina Class C Driver's License with a satisfactory driving record.

This position is critical to emergency operations and will report to work in spite of or because of an emergency or disaster event.

The City of Durham Encourages Diversity in The Workplace.

Additional Preferred Skills

Experience sanitizing and disinfecting surfaces.

Experience operating floor care equipment, such as burnishers, auto scrubbers and carpet extractors.

Experience providing custodial services in a commercial building.