Custodian

Custodian

Performs a broad range of custodial services necessary to maintain a college campus or facility in a clean and orderly condition for effective use by students, faculty, staff, and the public.

Typical duties include:

• Cleans, dusts, scrubs, and disinfects restrooms, offices, classrooms, and hallways.
• Gathers and disposes of rubbish, paper and debris; empties and washes refuse containers from interior and exterior locations.
• Collects materials deposited in interior and exterior recycling receptacles; transports the materials to a recycling farm on campus; sorts recyclables in specific containers and discards foreign non-recyclable debris.
• Services soap dispensers, paper towel and toilet tissue boxes, toilet seat covers, and similar fixtures.
• Cleans chalkboards/whiteboards, trays, and erasers.
• Washes, spot cleans, and disinfects walls, windows, furniture, plumbing, light fixtures, window coverings, sinks, and related items.
• Vacuums, shampoos, cleans, and treats carpeting.
• Sweeps, dust mops, wet mops, scrubs, strips, seals, waxes, and polishes floors.
• Sweeps and cleans outdoor tennis courts, lunch areas, walkways, parking lots, stadiums, and other paved areas using manual and power equipment.
• Washes interior and exterior ground level windows.
• Hoses down and/or power washes exterior paved areas and building exteriors as required.
• Moves, sets-up, arranges, and adjusts chairs, desks, tables, and other furniture and equipment as required for classrooms, offices, and special activities.
• Replaces various types of existing light fixture lamps.
• Unlocks, locks and secures assigned areas.
• Refinishes hardwood floors.
• Provides information in regard to locations of various campus facilities and otherwise assists students, faculty, staff, and the general public using the campus facilities.
• Removes graffiti.
• May operate a trash compactor and other equipment such as sweepers, blowers, power washers, electric carts, scrubbing machines, and steam cleaning machines.
• May perform flag care and etiquette duties.
• May operate college-owned vehicles on public streets.
• Performs related duties as assigned.

Distinguishing characteristics:

A Custodian performs a wide variety of custodial duties to keep assigned areas of buildings and paved areas in a clean, safe, sanitary, and orderly condition.

Supervision:

Immediate supervision is received from higher-level custodial supervisory staff. No supervision is exercised.

Class qualifications:

Knowledge of:

• Proper and safe use of cleaning materials such as soaps, detergents, ammonia, disinfectants, and multi-purpose cleaning agents or chemicals
• Types of floor sealers, floor finishes, and floor dressings
• Sterilization and sanitation methods and techniques used in custodial work
• Carpet cleaning methods and techniques
• Safety and health practices relating to custodial work

Ability to:

• Use the recommended materials, tools, and equipment
• Safely use floor machines, vacuums, blowers, power washers, and other power equipment used in custodial work
• Safely use chemical and cleaning agents used in custodial work
• Safely lift and move heavy supplies, equipment, and furniture
• Understand and follow written and oral instructions in carrying out assignments
• Work effectively and harmoniously with college students, faculty, fellow employees, and community members

Entrance qualifications:

Education and experience:

A. Graduation from high school or its equivalent AND successful completion of a custodial training course of at least 60 hours.

OR

B. Graduation from high school or its equivalent AND one year of full-time, paid janitorial or custodial experience with a single employer.

Special:

A valid Class "C" California driver's license may be required for some positions.

Travel to locations throughout the District may be required for some positions.

Physical requirement:

Ability to lift and move items weighing up to 50 pounds

Benefits:

• Medical and dental insurance and vision care plans are provided for employees and their dependents.
• A $50,000 life insurance policy is provided free of charge for each employee.
• New employees receive 12 full-pay days and 88 half-pay days of illness leave.
• 19 paid holidays per year.
• Vacation days accrue annually beginning at 10 days and increasing incrementally to 24 days depending on years of service with the District. Vacation days for management and confidential positions begin at 15, 20, or 24 days.
• Other paid time off includes: bereavement leave, personal necessity leave, court subpoena, and jury duty.
• Employees become members of the Public Employees Retirement System. Employees are also covered by Social Security.
• Employee Assistance Program

Selection process:

The examination process may consist of one or more parts which may include a training and experience evaluation, written test, performance test and/or oral interview.

Reasonable accommodations:

In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the Los Angeles Community College District provides reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with covered disabilities on a case-by-case basis throughout the application, examination, and hiring processes and throughout employment. If an individual is in doubt about their ability to perform the duties and responsibilities of a position or possession of any other requirement noted in a class specification or job announcement, they should always apply for a position and request reasonable accommodation at the appropriate time.