Part-time Set Crew/Custodian na City of Brooklyn Center, MN

About the Department

The set crew/custodians work various shifts under the direction of the Operations Director.  This position includes routine manual labor associated with the set-up of various events and the daily cleaning of buildings.  Employees in this position perform various duties requiring moderate physical strength.  This position includes recurring but non-routine cleaning and maintenance of buildings.  This work is normally, but not always, of the project type nature.  

Position Duties

General

• Responsible for set-up of facility rooms as directed by the Operations Director and/or Crew Chief, including staging, dance floor, audio/visual, and miscellaneous equipment.
• Sets up rooms for conferences, lectures and special events. 
• Discards trash from waste receptacles.
• Dust mops, sweeps, and wet mops.
• Uses floor scrubber and buffer on all tile floor and wall areas.
• Spot cleans rugs and carpets.
• Scrubs and cleans rest room and locker room fixtures and keeps rest rooms supplied with towels, soap and other items.
• Dusts and cleans walls, doors, woodwork, and other above floor surfaces.
• Keeps janitor’s supply closet and cleaning equipment clean.
• Cleans windows.
• Washes walls, vents and ceilings.
• Vacuums and washes light fixtures.
• Washes waste receptacles.
• Cleans carpets with extractor or shampoo machine.
• Shovels snow.
• Does gardening.
• Performs other duties as assigned or apparent.

Minimum Qualifications

• Currently enrolled in High School OR
• High School Diploma, GED, or equivalent.

• Ability to speak, read or write any language other than English, including sign language.

Other Qualifications

Communications:  Must be able to read and understand correspondence, memoranda, and directives, and follow such directives. Ability to read labeling on products in accordance with safety regulations. Must have the ability to communicate effectively with persons who do not speak English and are from a variety of different cultures.  

Decision Making:  Must be able to act in a decisive manner, using good judgment.  Must be able to assess problems and situations, anticipate needs and evaluate alternatives.  Must have knowledge of the utilization of appropriate resources and the willingness to communicate the use of available resources.

Interpersonal Relationships:  Must be able to work in cooperation with other staff members.  Must be consistent in dealing with people; must have the ability to accept criticism and/or discipline.  Must be able to establish and maintain effective relationships with other employees and positive public service relationships with members of the general public. 

Professional Attitude:  Must have commitment to the organization; willingness to take initiative; dependability; maturity in relationships with others; and self-confidence.  Must represent the organization to other agencies and citizens with a courteous, helpful, and accurate business-like attitude.  Must be able to exemplify leadership by encouraging initiative, effective completion of work assignments, and appropriate resource utilization.  Must have the ability to keep management informed of matters he/she must know to adequately perform the responsibilities of the position.  Ability to work as a team member.

Quality of Work:  Must be able to operate in an efficient and safe manner all equipment required in accordance with City policy and direction.  Must be able to demonstrate initiative and independence in completion of work responsibility.  Must be able to produce quality, accurate work, detect and correct errors; utilize work time properly and productively.

Technical Knowledge: Must have working knowledge of cleaning methods, materials, and equipment.  Ability to perform manual tasks requiring moderate physical strength. Ability to operate mechanical cleaning equipment.  

Physical Abilities:  Must have the ability to frequently lift objects up to 35 pounds from floor to shoulder height.  Must occasionally lift over 35 to 75 pounds from floor to waist.  Must be able to infrequently lift items from floor to shoulder height that weigh up to 100 pounds.  In order to complete the essential duties, this position requires constant standing, walking, bending, stooping, crawling, reaching above shoulder level and away from body, kneeling, twisting, turning, accurate balance, pushing, pulling, and lifting on a regular basis.  Must be able to use hands for simple and firm grasping frequently, occasionally for fine manipulation.  Must have the ability to read and discern visual images and written documentation. May work with a wide variety of equipment essential to complete assigned duties.  Frequently uses chemicals in all areas of work.  Ability to work varied schedule as assigned.