Job Opening: Custodian
Department: County Facilities Management
Posting Date: May 9, 2025
Salary: $13.74 Hourly
This position performs work of a routine and repetitive nature in maintaining the cleanliness, safety, and sanitary conditions in County Facilities. This position performs cleaning, grounds work and ice and snow removal as directed outside the Courthouse Complex buildings and satellite locations if necessitated.
Normally employees in this classification work in the Courthouse Complex in Media but may be assigned to work in any County Facility. Work in this classification involves the use of hand tools such as shovels, dollies, flat beds, brooms, and other miscellaneous tools. Employee works with various chemical products including strong detergents, mild acids, mild caustics, and drain cleaners. Employee may be exposed to dust, dirt, fumes and adverse work and weather conditions. Employee works in all building areas. Duties are typically performed weekdays in an 8-hour shift determined by the Director; however, employee may be required to work evenings, weekends and holidays.
Work involves but is not limited to the following:
Performs daily cleaning, minor repairs, trash removal, and outside clean-up of County Facilities.
Runs vacuum cleaners on all carpet areas and cleans and mops all tile floor areas.
Removes trash (up to 50 lbs., mechanical assistance available for heavier weights) from all office areas to central trash locations.
Cleans all rest rooms daily and understands the proper safety and cleanliness protocol.
Lightly dusts, cleans windows, cleans fluorescent lenses, and changes light bulbs.
Cleans all air vents.
Unlocks and locks all exterior doors and some interior doors daily.
Operates yard sweeper to clean garage areas and outside alleyways.
Performs grounds work and ice and snow removal as directed.
Unloads supplies up to 50 lbs. and various pieces of office equipment from trucks for storage and placement in all buildings.
Performs inventory of cleaning and lighting supplies.
Cleans walls and performs special cleaning procedures on brick work and other specialty surfaces.
Maintains regular, punctual and predictable attendance.
Reports to work and remains at work in a productive condition which includes not being under the influence or impaired by the use of alcohol and/or drugs.
Establishes and maintains an effective working relationship with supervisors, co-workers and the general public.
Completes all assignments in an efficient, consistent and timely manner.
Delivers bulk materials throughout the building.
Occasionally assists building maintenance mechanics with non-skilled tasks.
Performs other reasonably related duties in equal or lower classifications as assigned by supervisory personnel.
Performs work as directed by supervisors in accordance with the Labor Agreement between the County of Delaware and County of Delaware Public Employees’ Association Local 3107 and of AFSCME, District Council 88. Article 1, Section 1.
High school diploma or equivalent.
Minimum two (2) years previous janitorial experience.
Experience with operating and maintaining commercial cleaning equipment.
Has an in-depth understanding of the proper chemicals to use in certain situations and all aspects of safety that are involved for both themselves and others.
Knowledge of sanitary cleaning techniques.
Ability to understand instructions in oral and written forms.
Ability to perform manual work requiring physical dexterity and/or balance for extended periods of time.
Understanding of the proper techniques to service and maintain carpet and any type of hard surface floor.
Ability to be on call as needed.
While performing the duties of this position, the employee is frequently required to stand; walk; reach or work with arms above shoulders; bend, twist or rotate at the waist; kneel, stoop, crouch or squat; climb stairs; push, lift or carry items up to 50 lbs.; work with machinery; work with an uncommon level of noise; taste or smell; and talk or hear. Occasionally, the employee will need to climb or work on ladders. On rare occasions, the employee will need to crawl. Work requires light to moderate physical exertion.
There are specific vision requirements for this job:
Close vision (clear vision at 20 inches or less).
Color vision (ability to identify and distinguish colors).
Specific focus – ability to adjust focus of the eye to bring an object into sharp focus.
The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
Will work with and be exposed to chemicals.
Ability to work extended hours, as necessary.
Delaware County provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, age, marital status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetics, membership in an employee organization, political affiliation, or status as a veteran in the recruitment, selection, or hiring of its workforce.
Reasonable accommodations are available to persons with disabilities during the application and/or interview processes per the Americans with Disabilities Act. EEO/AA.
To apply, please go to Neo.gov.