CUSTODIAN (PT)

City of Dearborn Career Opportunities; Dearborn (MI); On-site; USD 17,000 - 24,000; Part time

Job summary

City of Dearborn Career Opportunities seeks a Custodian‑Lead for the Ford Community and Performing Arts Center in Dearborn, MI. This year‑round, part‑time role covers setup/tear down, cleaning, and light maintenance for events and daily operations.

You will work nights in a 7‑day operation with midnights shifts, requiring ladder use and operation of cleaning equipment. Attendance and reliable transportation are essential to success.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of janitorial equipment and supplies.
• Ability to perform physical labor for cleaning duties.
• Ability to read diagrams and instructions.
• Ability to communicate courteously with staff and the public.

Responsibilities

• Set up and breakdown tables and staging units.
• Operate cleaning machinery and maintain floors.
• Clean restrooms and facilities; remove trash.
• Maintain outdoor grounds as needed; snow shoveled when required.
• Demonstrate reliable attendance and report hazards.

Skills

Ladder safety

Event setup

Cleaning equipment

Job description

Job Details

Job Location: Ford Community and Performing Arts Center - Dearborn, MI 48126

Position Type: Part Time

Salary Range: $15.00 Hourly

Rate of Pay: $15.00 per hour

Minimum Age: 18 years of age

Hours of Work: This is a year-round part‑time position at 28 hours per week. The Ford Community and Performing Arts Center is a 7‑day operation. Currently the available shifts are midnights.

Description of Work

An employee in this position performs a variety of custodial, janitorial, set‑up and light maintenance duties. Duties will include the facilitation of conference/banquet and theater events through the set up and tear down of furniture and various pieces of production equipment. The employee may receive specific assignments from a supervisor, but must assume some responsibility for achieving desired results. The Custodian‑Lead will be assigned additional crew leader duties.

Essential Functions

• Set up and breakdown 8 foot rectangle tables and 6 foot round tables.
• Set up and breakdown portable staging units.
• Set up and breakdown pipe and drape.
• Set up and breakdown stacking chairs.
• Able to climb at least a 6 foot ladder.
• Sweeps, scrubs, buffs, and waxes floors; operates cleaning machinery such as a rider/scrubber, walk‑behind carpet extractor, high speed buffer, and high pressure washer.
• Cleans restroom facilities and drinking fountains.
• Dusts surfaces, washes walls, washes windows, collects and carries out trash.
• Performs other custodial and cleaning tasks as necessary to maintain a clean, sanitary complex and grounds.
• Maintains outdoor grounds as needed; shovel snow, salt walkways, and trash pick‑up.
• Reports all obvious safety hazards to supervisor.
• Performs related work as required.
• Must be able to perform essential functions either with or without reasonable accommodation.
• Mandatory participation with maintenance week – traditionally occurs last week in August.
• Crew leader position will assign duties and monitor the staff in the absence of a full‑time Custodian.
• Demonstrates predictable and regular attendance; reliable transportation required.

Qualifications

Desirable Qualifications:

• Knowledge of janitorial equipment and supplies, and of their efficient and effective use in cleaning a large office complex.
• Ability to perform physical labor required for cleaning duties.
• Ability to read written diagrams and instructions.
• Ability to interpret and follow oral and written instructions.
• Ability to communicate effectively and courteously with other employees and the public regarding janitorial and minor maintenance needs.

Post‑Employment Offer Requirements

• Satisfactory completion of background check (sex offender registry if applicable) and a pre‑employment physical and drug screen that tests for illegal drugs as defined by the Federal Drug Free Workplace Act but not those legalized under Michigan law.