Custodian

Reata Glen; California; On-site; USD 28,000 - 29,000; Full time

Job summary

Reata Glen is seeking a Full Time Custodian to maintain cleanliness and safety across our community. The role includes indoor cleaning, floor care, window washing, trash removal, and basic maintenance tasks within a residential setting.

Schedule is Friday–Tuesday 2:00pm–10:30pm with an hourly rate of $20–$21. This position is essential for resident and staff safety and requires dependable, physically capable candidates.

Qualifications

• Previous janitorial experience strongly preferred.
• Ability to understand and follow instructions in English, communicate effectively, and perform simple arithmetic.
• Previous floor maintenance experience strongly preferred.
• Knowledge of floor care procedures, techniques, and supplies preferred.
• Willingness to perform routines, repetitive tasks.
• Ability to drive utility vehicles.

Responsibilities

• Maintains floors, mats, and carpets within the Community.
• Picks up and removes trash and recycling from trash rooms, offices and other locations within the Community.
• Cleans all public areas including window cleaning as assigned, and pressure washing entrances and sidewalks.
• Provides preventive maintenance to housekeeping machines such as vacuums, carpet shampooers and floor machines.
• Completes all meeting room setups in auditorium, arts and crafts room, lobby, roll away beds, etc.
• Maintains all grounds, golf courses, tennis courts clean throughout shift.
• Involved in resident annual deep cleaning and cleaning turnover units as assigned.
• Protects Community property/equipment and make sure there are no defects.
• Notify supervisors on any damages, deficits and disturbances.
• Attends daily shift kick-off meeting and participates in daily stretches.
• Assist other co-workers as assigned.
• Deal with reasonable complaints/requests with professionalism and patience.
• Observes and notifies supervisor about noticeable changes in a Residents health, demeanor or disposition.
• Other duties as assigned by Department Director.

Skills

Janitorial experience

English comprehension

Following instructions

Arithmetic basics

Drive utility vehicles

Job description

Reata Glen is hiring a Full Time Custodian!

Schedule

Full Time: Friday-Tuesday 2:00pm-10:30pm

Hourly Rate: $20- $21

GENERAL SUMMARY:

Custodians work to make sure that all types of buildings are neat, clean, free from clutter and are safe. Custodians spend their days picking up trash, sweeping, mopping, vacuuming, or using industrial cleaning equipment to clean floors, cleaning and stocking bathrooms, making sure buildings are secure, cleaning windows, and minor maintenance. While the majority of the work is inside buildings, some work will involve keeping lawns or sidewalks clean, tending to ornamental gardens, trash removal and parking lot cleaning.

PRINCIPLE DUTIES:

• Maintains floors, mats, and carpets within the Community.
• Picks up and removes trash and recycling from trash rooms, offices and other locations within the Community.
• Cleans all public areas including window cleaning as assigned, and pressure washing entrances and sidewalks.
• Provides preventive maintenance to housekeeping machines such as vacuums, carpet shampooers and floor machines.
• Completes all meeting room setups in auditorium, arts and crafts room, lobby, roll away beds, etc.
• Maintains all grounds, golf courses, tennis courts clean throughout shift.
• Involved in resident annual deep cleaning and cleaning turnover units as assigned.
• Protects Community property/equipment and make sure there are no defects.
• Notify supervisors on any damages, deficits and disturbances.
• Attends daily shift kick-off meeting and participates in daily stretches.
• Assist other co-workers as assigned.
• Deal with reasonable complaints/requests with professionalism and patience.
• Observes and notifies supervisor about noticeable changes in a Residents health, demeanor or disposition.
• Other duties as assigned by Department Director.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Previous janitorial experience strongly preferred.
• Ability to understand and follow instructions in English, communicate effectively, and perform simple arithmetic.
• Previous floor maintenance experience strongly preferred.
• Knowledge of floor care procedures, techniques, and supplies preferred.
• Willingness to perform routines, repetitive tasks.
• Ability to drive utility vehicles.

CRITICAL FUNCTION:

• This position is essential to the safety of our residents and staff; and to the operation and function of the community. Employee may be recalled to report to work for an emergency, unusual occurrence, resident care need, visit from regulatory/governing agencies or any other event deemed necessary by the Executive Director, Administrator, and designee.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS/WORKING CONDITIONS:

Moderate to heavy physical effort 95% of the work day. Must be able to stoop, bend, stretch, squat, stand, and walk for up to up to 8 hours per day. Must be able to stoop and work from a kneeling position, perform repetitive bending, reaching and stretching. Must be able to operate a vacuum, work in confined spaces around furniture and breakable objects, and have constant contact with Residents. Must be able to lift up to 50 lbs. When lifting loads over 50 lbs., use two or more people. It is your responsibility to ask for assistance. Must be able to push and/or pull wheeled carts and equipment generally weighing up to 300 lbs. over tiled and carpeted surfaces for long distances. May be exposed to communicable diseases including HIV and Hepatitis B viruses; industrial and household chemicals; offensive odors; and elevated heat levels.