Custodian 2

Grambling State University; New Orleans (LA); On-site; USD 30,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

Louisiana State Museum is seeking a dedicated custodial professional to maintain sanitary conditions across museum complexes in New Orleans. The role involves cleaning exhibits, restrooms, and offices while adhering to safety protocols and handling blood-borne pathogens.

Responsibilities include supervision of external contractors and volunteers, inventory management, and daily safety walk-throughs. The position requires six months of related experience and the ability to lift up to 45 pounds.

Qualifications

• Six months of custodial, housekeeping, groundskeeping, or food service experience.
• Must be able to lift 45 pounds.
• Ability to work evenings, weekends, holidays, and overtime.
• Must follow museum cleaning protocols and safety rules.

Responsibilities

• Perform daily custodial duties to maintain sanitary conditions.
• Clean exhibit areas, restrooms, kitchens, offices and other areas.
• Address safety hazards, conduct walk-throughs, report damaged items.
• Dispose of trash and debris; keep restrooms stocked and disinfected.
• Operate vacuums and cleaning equipment for carpeted areas.
• Provide high-quality customer service and guide visitors as needed.
• Train external caterers and contractors on museum cleaning procedures.
• Coordinate with administration to purchase supplies and maintain stock.
• Inspect equipment and ensure timely maintenance or replacement.
• Perform quality checks of exhibits and notify staff of any issues.

Skills

Cleaning and sanitization

Safety compliance

Customer service

Contractor supervision

Tools

Cleaning equipment

Job description

This is a full-time position located at the State Museum in New Orleans, LA.

This position ensures that the museum complexes and adjacent grounds are maintained in a clean, orderly, and safe condition. This position is trained for the proper use of chemicals and cleaning equipment. This position supervises and trains outside contracts and volunteers with the museum's cleaning procedures and protocols, making sure that they adhere to museum standards. This position has to perform daily duties that expose them to the public in and around the museum complexes, potentially dealing with blood-borne pathogens.

The Louisiana State Museum’s collections and educational programs stimulate awareness and appreciation of our state’s rich and diverse history and culture.

Six months of experience in custodial, housekeeping, groundskeeping, or food service work.

The official job specifications for this role, as defined by the State Civil Service, can be found here.

Job Duties

• Perform daily any and all custodial duties to maintain sanitary conditions in the museums and adjacent areas.
• Clean the museum’s exhibit areas, restrooms, kitchens, office spaces, and any other assigned areas by sweeping, mopping, dusting, scrubbing, and polishing (without disturbing the artifacts and/or any items on display in the exhibits.)
• Resolve safety hazards, complete walk-throughs of the museum complex and report any and all broken, damaged, or no working items. If any safety issue is found, barricade or rope off area and reports immediately to supervision.
• Pick up, empty, disinfect, and dispose of all trash and debris in the trash containers and place in dumpsters provided.
• Clean, disinfect, and stock restrooms at intervals throughout the day to keep up with the flow of visitors and guests visiting the museum.
• Operate vacuums for cleaning carpeted areas throughout the museum.
• Provide feedback on materials and supply’s performance.
• Perform customer service to a high standard of excellence (answering questions, guiding visitors and guests to the proper location and/or museum staff that can help with answers when necessary.)
• Performs cleaning of blood-borne pathogens. Must be able to mix cleaning agents and know protocol and procedures on how to clean properly.
• Maintain an inventory of supplies and materials needed to complete museum tasks, report to supervisor when any equipment/supplies are needed to avoid downtime.
• Coordinate with administration for purchase of cleaning supplies and replacement items to keep adequate stock on hand.
• Train caterers and/or outside contractors of museum policies as to cleanliness of the museum procedures during events and functions (reminding them of trash responsibilities, cleaning products that can and cannot be used inside the museum complex.)
• Train and notify outside vendors of SDS sheets and locations in the event of an emergency as well as the museum’s policies for cleaning in and around artifacts and paintings.
• Complete daily inspections of all equipment and report any items that need to be replaced to supervision throughout the museum complexes.
• Perform quality control checks and walk throughs of museum exhibit areas and notify curatorial staff of any artifacts, labels, lighting, or damage to any museum exhibits or artifacts in a timely manner.
• Accept security responsibility for designated facilities.
• Train in proper chemical and equipment usage and proper facility maintenance.
• Ensure and execute all established safety requirements according to museum policy.

Position-Specific Details

• Location: This position is based in New Orleans, LA.
• Appointment Type: Probational, Promotion, or Detail to Special Duty. Current permanent status state employees may be required to accept a probational appointment.
• Work Schedule: This is a full-time position that reports in-office for an average of 40 hours a week. This position may be required to work evenings, weekends, holidays, and/or overtime. This position may be required to travel between various museum locations.
• Compensation: Compensation offered will be dependent on level of experience and/or certification, so please be sure to include all education and work experience for consideration.
• Special Requirements: May be required to stoop, bend, climb, balance, kneel, crouch, sit, and stand on a daily basis. Must be able to lift 45 pounds.

Louisiana is a State As a Model Employer (SAME) that supports the recruitment, hiring, and retention of individuals with disabilities.

For further information about this vacancy contact:

Pacee Wallace

Department of Culture, Recreation, & Tourism

1051 N. 3rd Street

Baton Rouge, LA 70802

Phone: [phone]

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