JANITOR (DA) 7:00 am - 2:30 pm

Melwood; West Falls Church (VA); On-site; USD 21,000 - 29,000; Full time

Job summary

Melwood in Falls Church, VA seeks a temporary full-time custodial worker for Sept 1–Nov 6. Core hours are 7:00 am–2:30 pm, Monday–Friday, with duties including sweeping, mopping, dusting, trash disposal, floor care, windows, and cleaning bathrooms at the Falls Church site.

Responsibilities also cover snow removal from outside steps, maintaining equipment, and reporting supply needs to the Custodial Foreman.

Qualifications

• Must have three to six months of training or experience.
• Must be able to pass security clearance for designated contracts.
• Must be able to pass required pre-employment criminal history background check.

Responsibilities

• Sweep and mop hallways, stairs, and offices
• Empty wastebaskets and dispose of the trash in a prescribed manner
• Dust horizontal surfaces
• Empty and wash ashtrays
• Clean bathrooms
• Wax and buff floors with prescribed buffers
• Clean glass and windows
• Wash walls and other vertical surfaces
• Sweep and clear snow from outside steps and sidewalks
• Polish kick panels, doorknobs, and other designated fixtures
• Strip and wax floors
• Vacuum rugs
• Mix cleaning solutions
• Maintain issued equipment
• Notify the supervisor when supplies and equipment are needed to perform tasks
• All other duties assigned by Custodial Foreman

Job description

INTRODUCTION

This is a temporary position, lasting from Sept 1 to Nov 6

This position is set aside for a person with a disability.

• The core working hours are 7:00 am - 2:30 pm, Monday through Friday
• This position is located in Falls Church, VA
• The hourly wage is $17.84 per hour
• This is a full-time position
• This position requires a pre-employment criminal history background check and government security clearance.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Sweep and mop hallways, stairs, and offices
• Empty wastebaskets and dispose of the trash in a prescribed manner
• Dust horizontal surfaces
• Empty and wash ashtrays
• Clean bathrooms
• Wax and buff floors with prescribed buffers
• Clean glass and windows
• Wash walls and other vertical surfaces
• Sweep and clear snow from outside steps and sidewalks
• Polish kick panels, doorknobs, and other designated fixtures
• Strip and wax floors
• Vacuum rugs
• Mix cleaning solutions
• Maintain issued equipment
• Notify the supervisor when supplies and equipment are needed to perform tasks
• All other duties assigned by Custodial Foreman

PHYSICAL QUALIFICATIONS

• The incumbent must be able to stand 80% of the work time, walk 15%, and sit 5%
• Must be able to lift/carry 50 pounds and push/pull 50 pounds in order to clean work areas and handle supplies and equipment
• Must be able to climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, reach, and handle
• All of these requirements are necessary for using ladders and stairs, cleaning low areas, high areas, benches, and corners
• Must be able to communicate with supervisors and co-workers
• Must be able to see, have depth perception and tell colors for safety reasons, and to distinguish between chemicals

QUALIFICATIONS

• Must have three to six months of training or experience, or be capable of learning to perform the essential functions.
• Must be able to pass security clearance for designated contracts.
• Must be able to pass required pre-employment criminal history background check, and government security clearance.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

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