What are the responsibilities and job description for the Janitor position at Alliance for Community Empowerment?
Join Alliance for Community Empowerment as a Janitor, where you'll take responsibility for meeting janitorial needs and services across all ACE-operated buildings. Your work will ensure a clean and well-maintained environment, making a significant impact on the daily operations and overall atmosphere of our organization.
DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Performs janitorial duties across multiple locations in the Canoga Park and Woodland Hills areas.
- Performs general cleaning tasks (dusting, wiping, sanitizing, vacuuming, and mopping), including hard-to-reach and less-visible areas.
- Collects and disposes of all trash and recycling.
- Replaces all consumables in bathrooms and kitchen areas.
- Deep cleans kitchen equipment, including microwaves, refrigerators, freezers, air fryers, stovetops, ovens, and others, on a weekly basis, disposing of any unwanted or expired items.
- Ensures sinks are cleared and dishes are washed daily.
- Deep cleans entryways, passageways, and work areas, including windows, doors, carpets, hard floors, and furniture, on a weekly basis, using appropriate cleaning equipment.
- Maintains cleanliness and organization of outdoor spaces, including watering of plants, leaf-blowing of lots, and ensuring the spaces are free of trash, items, and debris.
- Maintains cleanliness and organization of supply room and janitorial closet; monitors janitorial inventory levels and alerts supervisor when supplies are low.
- Conducts set-up and break down for A-Team Meetings, Professional Development, and other ACE Events.
- Helps move supplies, furniture, and equipment into or out of shared spaces.
- Responds to immediate Janitorial needs as they arise, including spills, cleanups, and other incidents.
- Supports minor maintenance tasks as needed, including bulb replacements, the reporting of facility damage via ticket, and more as needed.
- Washes and cleans rags, tablecloths, and other equipment (canopies, flags, etc) and furniture.
- Ensures doors are locked after hours.
- Completes tasks in a timely manner with minimal supervision.
- This is a part-time role, typically scheduled between 3:00 PM and 7:00 PM, Monday through Friday.
- Other duties as assigned.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:
- Operates as a reliable, flexible team player who works well with minimal supervision; has a good work ethic; is able to work effectively with team members demonstrating creativity, initiative, adaptability, and the ability to accept accountability and critical feedback. Is receptive to learning and responsive to supervision. Follows established procedures and is able to contribute to their improvement with a solution-oriented approach. Willing to take direction and learn from others.
- General proficiency in navigating and using technology.
- Possesses the interpersonal skills needed to promote a safe, positive, and inclusive professional work environment conducive to effective service delivery; communicates effectively both orally and in writing.
- Demonstrates cultural competence/cultural humility in community relations and service delivery.
- Physically capable of handling the duties of the role, including significant periods on foot for sweeping, mopping, litter control, etc, bending and lifting, emptying trash cans, detail cleaning of carpets, walls, windows, furniture, etc.
- Familiar with safe use practices for common cleaning equipment and supplies.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
- Prolonged periods standing and walking throughout facilities.
- Must be able to lift, bend, stoop, climb, reach, and lift up to 50 pounds at a time.
- Must be able to perform work in a variety of weather conditions.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Ability to lift at least 50 pounds.
- Possess a current California Driver’s License, clean DMV record & adequate auto insurance.
- Must submit to a Department of Justice Criminal background check.
Alliance for Community Empowerment provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.
The anticipated pay range for candidates who will work in California is $26.44 hourly . The offered pay to a successful candidate will be dependent on several factors that may include but are not limited to years of experience within the job, years of experience within the required industry, education, etc.
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