Custodian - Merritt College

Cleans, sweeps, scrubs, strips, mops and waxes floors.
 Vacuums, shampoos and extracts dirt from rugs and carpets.
 Cleans rest rooms, offices, shops, classrooms, kitchens, labs, theater, locker rooms and gym areas.
 Washes walls and removes graffiti.
 Cleans windows and drinking fountains.
 Empties and cleans waste containers.
 Cleans chalkboards, white boards and erasers.
 Replaces lights and cleans diffusers.
 Empties garbage and trash cans.
 Secures buildings having an alarm system.
 Reports needed repairs, hazardous materials or safety violations to supervisors.
 Assists in moving supplies and arranging furniture and equipment.
 Sets up facilities for special events.
 May assist in ordering, receiving, storing and inventorying of working supplies from college stores.
 May make minor non-technical repairs.
 Performs other related duties as assigned.

1. Equivalent to one (1) year of custodial or janitorial experience, or an equivalent combination of training and experience that could likely provide the desired knowledge and abilities.
2. Applicant must have demonstrated cultural competency, sensitivity to and understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability, and ethnic backgrounds of community college staff, faculty, and students

Knowledge of:
 Methods of cleaning and preserving floors, walls, furniture, and fixtures;
 Cleaning materials, disinfectants, hazardous materials, and equipment used in custodial work;
 Common tools and their uses.
Ability to:
 Use cleaning materials and equipment safely and with skill and efficiency;
 Understand and carry out oral and written instructions;
 Move supplies and furniture and set up rooms and buildings for special occasions;
 Use common electrical cleaning equipment.

Work performed indoors and outdoors often in uncontrolled areas.
 Noise and vibrations are experienced in the operation of cleaning and maintenance equipment.
 Frequent exposure to bleach and other chemical and cleaning agents.

Physical Requirements
 Frequent lifting up to 75 lbs.
 Frequent carrying up to 75 lbs.
 Frequent pushing up to 100 lbs.
 Frequent stooping, squatting and body twisting.
 Constant standing and walking.
 Reaching at high and low levels.

Mental Requirements
 Must be able to communicate in English (speaking, reading and writing) at a level to safely and effectively perform the essential functions of the Custodian position.

Frequent use of ladders that meet safety regulations, brooms, squeegees, brushes, mops, vacuum cleaners, high and low speed floor machines, yard blowers, pressure washers and yard vacuums; operates gas tractor or electrical vehicles.