State of Rhode Island is hiring: JANITOR in Providence

Overview

JANITOR role at State of Rhode Island

General duties include cleaning, custodial and simple maintenance work in a public building or state institution, and related duties as required.

Responsibilities

• Clean floors, walls, windows, woodwork, furniture and equipment in offices, halls, wards, staff quarters, dining rooms, kitchens, bathrooms, restrooms, operating rooms and laboratories (sweeping, stripping, dusting, scrubbing, mopping, washing or vacuuming; polishing or waxing as needed).
• Clean plumbing fixtures; collect and dispose of trash and garbage; move or assist in moving furniture and equipment.
• Service water coolers and iceboxes; provide washrooms with soap, towels and supplies.
• Spray, fumigate or exterminate vermin and rodents as directed; perform minor repair work on buildings or equipment or assist a maintenance man.
• Run errands; maintain watch over property and grounds; clean sidewalks and participate in lawn and garden maintenance; operate passenger and freight elevators as needed; operate buffer and floor scrubbing machines.
• Perform other related work as required.

Qualifications

• Knowledge, Skills and Capacities: A working knowledge of equipment and methods used in cleaning and custodial work; ability to understand and follow simple verbal directions; related capacities and abilities.
• Education: Sufficient to follow simple verbal directions.
• Special Requirements: Physically qualified to perform assigned duties at the time of appointment, as evidenced by a physician’s certificate.

Additional Information

For information regarding state employee benefits, please visit the Office of Employee Benefits website: http://www.employeebenefits.ri.gov/.

Note: A provision in RI General Law 35-6-1 requires direct deposit for all employees. New hires after September 30, 2014 must participate in direct deposit, and will identify a financial institution to serve as their depository agency at the time of hiring.

Employment type: Full-time; Seniority level: Entry level; Industry: Government Administration; Job function: Management and Manufacturing.