Custodian

General Summary/Purpose

Cleans office buildings, laboratories, classrooms, and/or outside areas. Moves furniture, appliances and/or equipment when requested.

Specific Duties & Responsibilities

• Cleans, sweeps, vacuums, and polishes floors. Uses various tools, equipment, and cleaning
• materials to include, but not limited to hand and power scrubbing and polishing equipment,
• small and large vacuum cleaners, large commercial type buffer, broom, dust brush, dust pan, wet and dry mop, bucket mop wringer, special cleaning solution, and chemical cleaners.
• Cleans identified or assigned areas/spaces with required cleaners and disinfecting solutions.
• Cleans walls, windows, window blinds and shades, ceilings, and doors. May work from ladders or scaffolding.
• Replenishes towels, soap, toilet tissue, linen, and other supplies as required.
• Inspects exterior and interior of building for service issues and report all damages, malfunctions and needed repairs to supervisor.
• Removes trash from assigned areas. Moves furniture, miscellaneous equipment, supplies and/or recyclable materials, empties large and small trash containers, removes miscellaneous debris and discarded building materials such as broken plaster, wood, and brick.
• Removes recyclable materials and maintains appropriate separation.
• Transports biohazard containers to designated area.
• Removes snow, ice and debris from building entrances, sidewalks and other areas as required
• Maintains equipment and work areas in clean and orderly condition.
• Observes safety precautions and properly uses equipment and products.
• Sets up and removes furniture, miscellaneous equipment and supplies required for meetings and special events.

Minimum Qualifications

• High school education or GED equivalent preferred.
• One year or more years of experience preferred.
  

Special Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Ability to understand and follow oral and written instructions.
• Operate large powered vacuum cleaners, cleaning and buffing equipment.
• Interact and/or work with faculty, students, staff, and visitors in a respectful and courteous manner.
• Lift, carry or otherwise move and position objects and materials weighing up to 50 lbs.
• Stand, walk or otherwise move about campus on a continuous basis.

Classified Title: Custodian
Working Title: Custodian ​​​​​
Role/Level/Range: SWORKER2/01/BU
Starting Hourly Pay Rate Range:$13.66 hour, increases to $16.74 after 12 months
Employee group:Casual / On Call until 90 day probationary period completes, then full time. 40 hour work week from start date.
Schedule:Monday - Friday 2nd shift, 3:00pm-11:30pm
Exempt Status: Non-Exempt
Location:05-MD:School of Public Health
Department name: 10001053-Custodial Services
Personnel area: School of Public Health

The successful candidate(s) for this position will be subject to a pre-employment background check.

If you are interested in applying for employment with The Johns Hopkins University and require special assistance or accommodation during any part of the pre-employment process, please contact the HR Business Services Office atjhurecruitment@jhu.edu. For TTY users, call via Maryland Relay or dial 711.

The following additional provisions may apply depending on which campus you will work. Your recruiter will advise accordingly.

During the Influenza ("the flu") season, as a condition of employment, The Johns Hopkins Institutions require all employees who provide ongoing services to patients or work in patient care or clinical care areas to have an annual influenza vaccination or possess an approved medical or religious exception. Failure to meet this requirement may result in termination of employment.

The pre-employment physical for positions in clinical areas, laboratories, working with research subjects, or involving community contact requires documentation of immune status against Rubella (German measles), Rubeola (Measles), Mumps, Varicella (chickenpox), Hepatitis B and documentation of having received the Tdap (Tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis) vaccination. This may include documentation of having two (2) MMR vaccines; two (2) Varicella vaccines; or antibody status to these diseases from laboratory testing. Blood tests for immunities to these diseases are ordinarily included in the pre-employment physical exam except for those employees who provide results of blood tests or immunization documentation from their own health care providers. Any vaccinations required for these diseases will be given at no cost in our Occupational Health office.

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