Custodian, Pt

The Position

The City of Oakland is an equal opportunity employer that values workforce diversity, inclusion, and equity. Oakland has a long history of activism around issues of justice and equity. Both oppression and this resistance to oppression have shaped the city’s historical roots and the lives of its residents to this day. As public servants to one of the most diverse cities in the nation, we strive to develop employees who understand the harm and impacts of systemic inequity to create lasting, meaningful outcomes for everyone. Oakland strives to establish an environment that embraces the richness of culture, community, and individualism of employees.
The City of Oakland is currently recruiting to fill multiple Custodian, PT (Part-Time) vacancies within the Public Works Department. Incumbents perform a variety of custodial duties in assigned buildings and perform minor maintenance as required, they respond to request for enhanced cleaning and sanitizing to prevent the spread of germs and virus and ensure clean safe and healthy buildings. Incumbents perform heavy routine cleaning, recycling, moving and setting-up of furniture, and other general custodial duties. The Custodian receives general supervision from a Custodian Supervisor & Custodial Supervisor I.
This is an at-will position, exempt from the provisions of the City of Oakland Civil Service Rules (per Charter Section 902f).
This recruitment may close without notice once a sufficient number of applications have been received.
We are looking for someone who is:

• Knowledgeable of health and safety standards and cleaning methods, custodial tools, equipment and best practices. Someone that is timely, reliable, dependable, consistent and thorough.
• Timely, reliable, dependable, consistent and thorough.
• A team player, self-motivated, and able to work independently, but can collaborate on shared tasks or projects.
• Share their knowledge and expertise in a positive way to help boost morale and productivity.
• Able to multi-task and complete various duties including cleaning and disinfecting of offices, bathrooms kitchens, stripping and waxing of floors, and performing trash and recycling duties.
  Flexible and able to shift priorities to respond to urgent requests or tasks.
• An active listener, and can take directions in verbal or written form.
• Able to communicate respectfully and effectively with theirpeers, supervisor, officials and customers.
• Adaptable to change and demonstrate a willingness to learn and grow custodial work for ways to be more effective and efficient.

• Cleaning and stocking restrooms
• Cleaning and restocking supplies in common areas
• Cleaning the outside perimeter of the building
• Dumping trash
• Stripping, waxing, and buffing floors
• Other duties as assigned by the Supervisor

• You will be a part of a professional team responsible for maintaining clean, safe and healthy facilities.
• Your work will support programs at City facilities which positively impacts the quality of life for Oakland residents including children, seniors and adults.
• You will be satisfied knowing that the work you perform is appreciated and respected by your colleagues, they are able to do their work and serve the citizens, because of the pride you take in the work that you do.

• You are expected to be flexible and to be able to prioritize your workload to address unexpected situations.
• You may encounter vandalism, damage, graffiti and other challenges in your day- to- day work.
• You may be asked to cover a shift or area that you are not familiar and you may be asked to work longer hours to focus on certain tasks to provide the basic service to both areas that you will need to cover.

• Time Management: Punctuality, prioritizing tasks, and managing schedules
• Organizational skills: managing supplies, storing tools and equipment
• Customer Service: the ability to address complaints and know when to elevate to your supervisor
• Adaptability-being open to new changes, taking on last-minute tasks
• Teamwork skills: collaboration and networking
• Administrative skills: filing documents for repairs and maintenance requests, and tracking inventory
• Attention to detail: observation, inspections, and quality control
• Safety: safe use of chemicals, tools and equipment
• Technical Skills: operating cleaning equipment, sanitation and disinfection, trash disposal and recycling management

Minimum Requirements for Application

The following qualifications are guidelines, as the appointing authority has broad discretion in filling positions in this classification.

Any combination of experience and education that demonstrates possession of the required knowledge and abilities is qualifying. A typical way to obtain the knowledge and abilities would be:

Education:

Successful completion of the eighth grade.

• (2) years of custodial/ janitorial experience with custodial methods, principles, chemicals and supplies

• Experience with floor care equipment( i.e. buffer, scrubber, hi-speed buffer)
• Custodial training certificate in healthcare or building maintenance

Supplemental Information

The Recruitment Process:
All applications received will be forwarded to the hiring division for further consideration.
Applicants are required to submit criminal history information upon request after receiving a conditional offer of employment. If the requested information is not furnished in a timely manner, applicants will not qualify for further consideration and will be removed from the eligible list.