City of Calabasas is hiring: Custodian in Calabasas

Job Duties:

Under general supervision, performs general custodial maintenance duties related to cleaning and maintaining assigned buildings, facilities and adjacent grounds; sets up and removes tables, chairs, and equipment for special events, meetings, and activities; and performs related duties as required.

Essential Job Duties:

• Performs general custodial duties in cleaning and maintaining assigned area; cleans, sanitizes, and maintains buildings, offices, and restroom facilities.
• Sweeps, mops, scrubs, strips, seals, waxes, buffs, and polishes floors; vacuums and shampoos rugs and carpets; operates equipment such as floor buffers, polishers, power washing units, and vacuum cleaners.
• Dusts and polishes furniture, woodwork, counters, desks, tables, fixtures, walls, and office equipment.
• Empties, cleans and lines waste receptacles and disposes of trash; collects paper, cans, and bottles for recycling.
• Washes doors, windows, walls, ceilings, blinds and furniture.
• Cleans and disinfects restrooms; replenishes and maintains restroom supplies including to refill soap, paper, and other sanitary dispensers; cleans and polishes metalwork such as door panels and hand railings.
• Cleans lighting fixtures and replaces light bulbs and fluorescent tubes.
• Moves, rearranges, and sets up office furniture and equipment for special events, meetings, and activities; performs tear down duties after events.
• Opens assigned doors and gates during business hours.
• Closes windows, turns off lights, and locks doors to secure buildings; reports unauthorized persons and other security problems.
• Picks up paper, removes cobwebs and sweeps and washes areas around municipal buildings.
• Maintains equipment and materials in proper condition; reports the need for maintenance and repair.
• Performs basic general maintenance work using hand tools.
• Performs related duties as required.
• Assists Maintenance Division staff with diagnosing and repairing building equipment and fixtures.
• Replaces lights bulbs.
• Under supervision, makes repairs to restroom fixtures, patches holes in walls, performs interior painting.
• Performs related duties as assigned to support the maintenance staff.
• Safely drives City vehicles between facilities. Monitor and clean vehicles and assist with related preventative maintenance.
• Maintains the inventory of janitorial supplies and City supplies related to restrooms and breakrooms.

Minimum Knowledge, Skill And Ability:

• Methods, materials, tools, and equipment used in custodial and general building maintenance work.
• Methods and techniques of cleaning and preserving floors, furniture, walls, and fixtures.
• Use and minor maintenance of hand and power tools and equipment used in janitorial work.
• With supervision, use and safely operate power tools and hand tools to make minor repairs to facilities.
• Safe use of cleaning chemicals.
• Proper methods of storing equipment, materials, and supplies.
• Proper lifting techniques.
• Occupational hazards and standard safety practices.
• Use and monitor the need for a variety of custodial equipment and materials.
• Complete assignments independently without immediate supervision.
• Learn and apply new information or new skills.
• Understand and carry out oral and written directions.
• Safely use of a foot ladder to replace light bulbs, and perform basic building maintenance and cleaning.
• Communicate effectively with staff and the public.
• Training and Experience: Any combination equivalent to training and experience that could likely provide the required knowledge, skills and abilities would be qualifying.
• Licenses and Certificates: Possession of a valid California driver's license.
• Physical Requirements and Working Conditions: Stand, walk, use hands to handle or operate objects, tools, or controls. Reach, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. Frequently use arms, legs and back to lift and/or move up to 100 pounds. Works outdoors and is subject to variable weather conditions. May be exposed to wet and/or humid settings, fumes, smoke and/or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals.