Grounds/Custodial Team Member (Full Time)

Kansas City Zoo & Aquarium; Kansas City (KS); On-site; USD 33,000 - 37,000; Full time

Job summary

Kansas City Zoo & Aquarium seeks a Grounds/Custodial Team Member to ensure a clean and safe environment for visitors. Responsibilities include litter control, facility cleanliness, and guest assistance. The role requires operational skills for cleaning equipment and the ability to work flexibly in various weather conditions.

Applicants must be at least 18 years old and are subject to a background check. Starting pay is $16.50 per hour with essential responsibilities in maintaining the zoo's environment and guest services.

Qualifications

• Ability to interact professionally with visitors.
• Comfortable with bodily fluids exposure.
• Must pass background and drug screening.
• Can move equipment weighing up to 50 pounds.

Responsibilities

• Maintain cleanliness in all zoo facilities.
• Control litter in various areas across the zoo.
• Empty trash and recycling receptacles frequently.
• Safely operate cleaning and maintenance equipment.
• Assist guests with inquiries and directions.
• Participate in snow removal as necessary.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Ability to operate cleaning equipment

Decision-making skills regarding safety

Physical stamina to move equipment

Flexibility to work various schedules

Education

Must be 18 years of age or older

Tools

Trash compactors

Floor scrubbers

Pressure washers

Leaf blowers

Snow blowers

Job description

GROUNDS/CUSTODIAL TEAM MEMBER (FULL TIME)

DEPARTMENT: Grounds/Custodial
CLASSIFICATION: Non-Exempt
REPORTS TO: Grounds Manager, Grounds Assistant Manager, Grounds Supervisor
DIRECT REPORTS: N/A
STARTING PAY: $16.50/Hour

POSITION DESCRIPTION

The Grounds/Custodial Team Member is responsible for maintaining a clean and safe environment for Zoo & Aquarium visitors. Duties will include, but are not limited to, working independently while sweeping, mopping, vacuuming floors, cleaning surfaces with disinfectant, and emptying trash and recycling cans. Additionally, Grounds/Custodial Team Members will attend to eating areas and playground equipment.

POSITION DUTIES & ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

Daily responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Litter control in all areas of the Zoo & Aquarium including but not limited to parking lots, walking paths, grassy areas, buildings, and event spaces.
• Maintaining cleanliness of all facilities, including but not limited to restrooms, administrative areas, buildings, and event spaces.
• Frequently emptying trash receptacles and recycling.
• Organizing and cleaning outside eating areas.
• Regularly working with bodily fluids.
• Setting up, cleaning, monitoring, and tearing down special events.
• Greeting and welcoming all guests.
• Assisting with all guests’ needs, including questions, inquiries, and directions.
• Safely operating equipment such as trash compactors, floor scrubbers, pressure washers, orbital buffers, leaf blowers, snow blowers, and extractors.

Performs snow removal, as necessary.

*This position may at times be requested to perform other duties or special projects as assigned, which are in the best interest of the Kansas City Zoo & Aquarium. Duty percentages are an approximation and may vary based on department needs.

*All employees must be able to perform the essential functions of this position satisfactorily and, upon request, reasonable accommodations will be made to enable employees with disabilities to perform the essential functions of their job, absent undue hardship.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

1. EDUCATION & FORMAL TRAINING:
   1. Must be 18 years of age or older.
2. EXPERIENCE:
   1. Ability to interact with all types of people professionally and effectively.
3. OTHER MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:
   1. Valid driver’s license desired.
   2. Must be able to make immediate decisions pertaining to safety.
   3. Can move equipment weighing up to 50 pounds with or without assistance. Assistance depending upon task or role.
   4. Must be able to constantly move and position oneself to complete work for extended periods of time.
   5. Comfortable with possible exposure to bodily fluids, including blood, vomit, urine, etc.
   6. Must be able to work a flexible schedule, including weekends, holidays, and evening hours, in all weather extremes.
   7. Must pass a background and drug screening.