Janitor

The Salvation Army; Wilmington (DE); On-site; USD 31,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous paid time off

Pension plan

Health care coverage

Disability insurance

Flexible Spending Accounts

Tuition program

Public Student Loan Forgiveness

Job summary

The Salvation Army is seeking a dedicated Janitor for the Delaware State Facility. This full-time role runs Monday through Friday with immediate availability and a starting pay of $15 per hour.

The position involves cleaning indoor and outdoor areas, maintaining rooms, and supporting program operations to ensure a safe, sanitary environment. Responsibilities include waste disposal, outdoor maintenance, and assisting with setup and breakdown for activities.

Qualifications

• Ability to follow directions and operate cleaning equipment.
• Legal age to work and working papers if required.
• Must be able to obtain clearances for program safety.

Responsibilities

• Clean all assigned areas in the Delaware State Facility indoors and outdoors as required.
• Ensure rooms are clean and sanitized within your zone.
• Empty trash, manage receptacles, and dispose of waste properly.
• Maintain outdoor areas: snow, grass, weeding, litter pickup.
• Keep supplies and equipment stocked and report shortages.
• Assist with transporting supplies and donations around the facility.
• Report maintenance and safety concerns to the supervisor.

Skills

Follow directions

Tools

Buffer

Vacuum cleaner

Mops

Shovels

Lawn mower

Job description

Overview

Position: Janitor

Department/Location: Janitorial

Availability of Position: Immediate

Schedule: Full Time – Monday thru Friday

Reporting Relationship: Facility Manager/Assistant Facility Manager/State Coordinators

Salary/Grade: $15 per hour/70 Non-Exempt

The Salvation Army is hiring and offers truly excellent benefit package to eligible employees including:

• Generous paid time off every year that includes holidays, up to 3 personal days, vacation time and sick time.
• Employer funded Pension Plan (company contributions begin after 1 year of employment)
• Comprehensive health care coverage with low-cost employee premiums, co-pays and deductibles
• Eligibility for supplemental insurance plans including Short Term Disability, AFLAC and Voluntary Term Life
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Remitted Tuition Program
• Eligibility for the Federal Government’s Public Student Loan Forgiveness Program
• Most importantly – a job with a good purpose!

Description of Position: This individual will clean and maintain assigned areas in the Delaware State Facility indoors and outdoors as required for the efficient and effective operation of Salvation Army programs.

Responsibilities

Duties Include:

• Clean all assigned areas.
• Rooms – You are responsible for the cleanliness and sanitation of every room in your zone.
• Empty trash and clean trash receptacles in and out as needed. Discard trash in parking lot dumpster.
• Help to maintain outdoor areas as directed to include shoveling snow, cutting/trimming grass, weeding, litter to be picked up and taken to parking lot dumpster.
• Maintain supplies and equipment and notify supervisor when in need of additional supplies.
• Respond to staff and leadership to assist with carting supplies, materials in and around the facilities for regular and seasonal activities. This may include unloading trucks, donations of toys and canned food and assisting with toy shop set up, breakdown and operations.
• Assist with driving to pick up supplies, donations, etc.
• Report on maintenance and safety concerns to the supervisor.
• Perform additional duties assigned by the State Coordinator necessary for the normal, safe, efficient, clean operations of The Salvation Army programs under the Delaware State Offices.

The above list of job duties is not exclusive or exhaustive and the candidate will be required to undertake such tasks as may reasonably be expected within the scope of the post.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

• Ability to follow directions and operate cleaning equipment (buffer, vacuum cleaner, mops, shovels, lawn mower
• Valid Driver’s License preferred.
• Legal age to work or have working papers
• You must be able to obtain clearances required by the Joseph R. Biden III and the Child Protection Act.
• Must have an understanding of and support for the Mission of The Salvation Army.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

The Salvation Army’s Mission Statement

The Salvation Army, an international movement, is an evangelical part of the universal Christian church.

Its message is based on the Bible. Its ministry is motivated by the love of God.

Its mission is to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ and to meet human needs in His name without discrimination.

Requisition No. 2670