Town Of Norwood is hiring: Junior Custodian in Norwood

Overview

Title: Junior Custodian - Requisition #2025-011
Department: Facilities
Location: George F. Willett Early Childhood Center, 100 Westover Parkway Norwood, MA 02062
Status: FLSA Non-Exempt Full-Time 40 hours/week, union position (LOCAL 1451)
Hours: Monday - Friday 2:00pm - 10:30pm
Salary: FY25 Salary $24.46 - $26.75 per hour

General Summary

The purpose of this position is to perform daily cleaning of buildings. This is routine manual labor. Employees in the classification are under immediate supervision and perform various duties requiring moderate strength.

Responsibilities

• The work required is performed indoors and outdoors.
• Routine Work: This is routine manual labor associated with daily cleaning of buildings. Employees in this classification are under immediate supervision and perform various duties requiring moderate physical strength. Typical duties include but are not restricted – dust mopping, sweeping, wet mopping, vacuuming, dusting, waxing, cleaning restrooms, removing trash, polishing furniture and operation of basic mechanical cleaning equipment.
• Non Routine Work: This is manual labor associated with the recurring but non-routine cleaning and maintenance of buildings. Employees will be under immediate supervision and perform various tasks requiring moderate physical strength. This work is normally of the project type nature.
• Ability to perform manual tasks requiring moderate physical strength.
• Knowledge of cleaning materials, methods, and equipment.
• Ability to operate mechanical cleaning equipment.
• Ability to operate mechanical building equipment.
• Ability to follow simple oral and written instructions in conduct of the job.
• Ability to establish and maintain working relations with supervisors, fellow workers, students, and people in general within school property.
• Ability to recognize and work within the administrative authority of the individual building principals.
• Valid Driver's License.

All work areas and schedules are subject to change as per approval of the Director of Facilities.

Qualifications

• Ability to perform manual tasks requiring moderate physical strength.
• Knowledge of cleaning materials, methods, and equipment.
• Ability to operate mechanical cleaning equipment.
• Ability to operate mechanical building equipment.
• Ability to follow simple oral and written instructions.
• Ability to establish and maintain working relations with supervisors, fellow workers, students, and people in general within school property.
• Ability to recognize and work within the administrative authority of the individual building principals.
• Valid Driver's License.

*This posting is not meant to be inclusive of all job duties or qualification requirements. Complete job description is available by emailing the contact below.

Contact & Application Deadline

Interested candidates, meeting the qualifications and expectations as noted above, should submit a cover letter and resume to the email address listed below no later than May 19, 2025.

The Town of Norwood is an equal opportunity employer. M/F/D/V and does not discriminate based on race, creed, gender, national origin, age, disability, marital or veteran status, sexual orientation or any other legally protected status. Posted May 5, 2025.