Custodian

Job Title: Custodian   

Reports To: Facilities Coordinator

Department: Resale Store  

Employment Status: Part time 26-28 hours per week, non-exempt

Department Description:

MAM’s Resale Store was established in 1983 as a core aspect of its programming.  The purpose of the store is to provide income for MAM client programs.  In any given year, 50% of the store revenues provide funds for programs at MAM.  Additionally, the store is the venue for distribution of no-cost items to clients who are enrolled in service programs at MAM.  These clients shop with vouchers issued by their service provider and purchase necessary items like clothing, shoes, and household goods. MAM Resale also contracted with the city of Houston and Harris County to provide Community Service Workers (CSW) a place to serve. 

Job Summary: 

To carry out cleaning and associated duties including but not limited to small repairs at establishments throughout the building and grounds.

Responsibilities/Duties:

·         Cleaning, washing, sweeping, mopping, dusting, polishing and vacuum cleaning of designated areas to the required standard.

·         Emptying litter bins, etc., and removing waste to designated areas.

·         Cleaning of toilets and washrooms to the required standard where allocated.

·         Spray cleaning, scrubbing floors and re-sealing with polish.

·         Using powered equipment where necessary (scrubbing machines, wet pick-up machines, vacuum cleaners).

·         Cleaning of working surfaces and other furniture as directed.

·         Clearing up after flooding and/or any other emergency cleaning.

·         Pick up trash or blow away organic debris from the parking lot and sidewalks. 

·         Small repairs as needed including clearing debris from drains, changing HVAC unit filters, changing light bulbs, etc.

·         Additional tasks may be assigned by the supervisor.

·         Function as a member of the Resale Store and Warehouse teams as needed to move furniture, restock areas, or change displays.

·         Performs other duties as assigned, including working in other areas to cover absences or relief to equalize peak work periods.

Qualifications: 

·         Commitment to MAM mission. 

·         Willingness to work with people from all levels of society and treat them with dignity. 

·         Ability to work with equipment, follow directions, read instructions.

·         Able and willing to work from a ladder as needed.

·         Ability to lift twenty-five pounds safely.

Physical Demands:

·         Regularly required to talk or hear.

·         Regularly required to stand for extended periods of time, walk, sit, use keyboard, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; and reach with hands and arms.

·         Required to have the ability to lift and/or move up to twenty-five pounds.

·         Required to remain at their workstation for prolonged periods of time.

·         Regularly required to work from a ladder as needed.

The physical demands described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 

All other tasks as requested by the Resale Store Manager or Floor Manager. Substitutes in absence of Custodian

The custodian performs other duties as assigned including working in other areas to cover absences or relief to equalize peak work periods.

Working Conditions/ Work Environment:

·         The primary work location is a climate-controlled indoor warehouse, but regularly requires working outside in a variety of weather conditions such as cold, rainy, heat, etc.

·         Flexibility for travel related to job requirements.

·         Provide own reliable transportation with proof of valid driver’s license and TX minimum requirements of auto insurance.