Corridor Cleaning Ambassador

Nueva Esperanza; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 17,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

Nueva Esperanza is seeking Corridor Cleaning Assistants to support cleaning of sidewalks along the Esperanza Corridor in Philadelphia. The role includes sweeping sidewalks, clearing litter, and coordinating with local businesses and residents to maintain public spaces.

Training will be provided; some weekends may be required. Lifting 20–50 lbs and having reliable transportation are important for daily duties.

Qualifications

• Bilingual preferred: Spanish/English.

Responsibilities

• Clean sidewalks and area out to 18 inches from the curb and street in the corridors.
• Clean all four corners of intersections at the end of cleaning routes.
• Clean a minimum of 20 feet along secondary streets that intersect with primary corridors.
• Ensure weeds on sidewalks do not exceed 4 inches.
• Remove posters, stickers and debris from street furniture and signs.
• Assist with cleaning of other public spaces and vacant lots.
• Maintain overfilled city trash cans to prevent overflow.
• Promote litter reduction campaigns and engage with the community.
• Track blocks cleaned and bags used during tours.
• Submit 311 reports for city issues (graffiti, potholes, dumping).
• Support neighborhood cleanups and beautification projects.
• Serve as liaison between businesses, residents, and corridor management.
• Attend greening and cleaning trainings; some weekends may be required.
• Must lift 20–50 lbs.
• Bilingual preferred: Spanish/English.
• Must have transportation.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Bilingual

Job description

Description

The Esperanza Corridor Cleaning Assistance program assists in the cleaning of sidewalks on the 5th Street, Hunting Park Avenue and Wyoming Street commercial corridors. Under this program, Esperanza also undertakes public space maintenance activities, litter reduction campaigns and community engagement.

Duties of Corridor Cleaning Assistants:

• Clean the sidewalks and out to eighteen (18) inches in the streets; this area shall cover the curb and storm inlets.
• Clean all four (4) corners of any intersection found at the end of cleaning routes.
• Clean a minimum of twenty (20) feet along any secondary side streets that intersect with the primary commercial streets to be cleaned.
• Ensure that weeds or grass are no higher than four (4) inches on all sidewalks along each route.
• Remove posters, stickers and other debris off street furniture including parking, telephone/electric poles and traffic signs.
• Assist with cleaning and maintenance of other public spaces and vacant lots on all three corridors.
• Maintain over filled city trash cans to prevent trash from flowing over.
• Assist with promotion of litter reduction campaigns and community engagement.
• Track number of blocks cleaned, and number of bags used during cleaning tour.
• Make 311 reports for all city related issues (i.e., graffiti, potholes, illegal dumping, etc.)
• Assist with community block clean ups and beautification projects.
• Serve as liaison between the businesses, residents, and corridor management team.
• Attend greening and cleaning trainings and workshops some weekends required.
• Must be able to lift 20 lbs. – 50 lbs.
• Bilingual preferred: Spanish/English
• Must have transportation.
• Other duties as assigned.