Custodial Worker Ii (department Of Facilities Management) Tmstr 700 - 2323 S. Rockwell Street

Cook County Offices

Under The President

Administrative Hearings

Auditor

Bureau of Administration

Bureau of Economic Development

Bureau of Finance

Bureau of Human Resources

Bureau of Technology

Facilities

Office of the President

Job Summary

Performs strenuous custodial tasks in designated county buildings and institutional facilities.

Tasks involve considerable moving and lifting of heavy objects or materials, climbing and reaching and possible working outside in the maintenance of building surroundings.

Scrubs, waxes and polishes floors of rooms and corridors using electrically powered equipment; sweeps and hand mops corridors; washes walls and windows.

Vacuums rugs; dusts and polishes furniture; cleans cabinets and shelves.

Cleans and sanitizes bathrooms.

Loads, unloads and moves furniture, material and equipment.

Carries out refuse, shovels snow, sweeps parking lots and performs other manual tasks related to maintenance of buildings and grounds.

Sets up chairs, platforms and other equipment for various assemblies, conferences and meetings.

Minimum Qualifications

• High School Diploma or General Education Development Test Certificate is required.

• One (1) year full-time experience performing cleaning duties with various types of solutions via hand and power driven equipment in an institution or office building is required.

• Position involves considerable standing, walking, lifting, pushing, and other types of physical exertion is required.

Candidates who are contacted will be required to produce original required documents (e.g., current driver's license, diploma, school transcript, certifications, etc.) listed on the Notice of Job Opportunity within five (5) days of being extended an offer, in writing, by the Bureau Chief of BHR (or designee).

Candidates will be notified of how to submit required documents.



*Degrees awarded outside of the United States with the exception of those awarded in one of the United States territories and Canada, must be credentialed by the World Education Services (WES), Educational Credential Evaluators (ECE) or a National Association of Credential Evaluation (NACES) member organization.

Knowledge , Skills, Abilities, and Characteristics:


* Knowledge of institutional cleaning methods, types of cleaners to be used on various materials and surfaces.


* Knowledge of and the ability to use brooms, mops, electric floor waxers, and other hand and power-driven cleaning and polishing equipment.


* Ability to do strenuous work which includes but is not limited to moving and lifting furniture, equipment and refuse, operating power waxers, etc.


* Ability to function independently in meeting high standards of cleanliness in an assigned building area.


* Proficiency in the care of assigned tools and materials, economical use of all soaps, powders, waxes and other custodial supplies.


* Ability to follow oral and written instructions and to learn simple repetitive tasks.
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