Examples of Duties

• Performs custodial tasks and maintenance of areas such as dormitories, classrooms, offices, auditoriums, wards, kitchens, dining rooms, and lavatories, including outdoor areas (i.e., trash around buildings).
• Dusts, mops, sweeps, scrubs, strips, waxes, and polishes floors using appropriate equipment such as floor polishers and buffers.
• Washes, dusts, and polishes glass including windows, woodwork, walls, furniture, and metal equipment.
• Makes beds; checks, marks, stores, and issues linens, blankets, and clothing (limited to individual’s work area, not to include counting and inspection for a larger area).
• Collects and counts soiled laundry; distributes, empties, and sterilizes glassware, wash basins, and bedpans.
• Reports needs for repairs; performs minor maintenance.
• Runs errands; inspects buildings for damage and reports conditions to supervisor.
• May change light bulbs and replace fuses, lubricate or tighten door hinges, drawers, cabinets, etc.
• May remove snow and ice from stairways and walkways around buildings.
• May move furniture and/or set-up classrooms; performs related duties as required.

Knowledge, Skill and Ability

• Some interpersonal skills.
• Some oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to follow oral and written instructions.
• Ability to operate, care for, and perform minor maintenance on tools and equipment used in daily work.
• Some ability in simple record keeping.