Janitor

ABOUT THE COMPANY

American GI Forum - National Veterans Outreach Program is a nonprofit organization. Our mission is to establish and maintain a comprehensive community service agency with a diversified funding source serving the needs of Veterans, their families, and other individuals of the community who are in need. Our goal is to establish innovative programs of service for the contemporary needs, through an expansion and growth policy that will seek complimentary services that will generate self-sustaining mechanisms for the organization.

SUMMARY

The Janitor will perform a variety of building cleaning tasks to keep the facility dirt free and sanitized. It is essential for the janitor to be thorough in cleaning and maintaining the premises in a sanitized manner. The ideal candidate for this position is detail-oriented, flexible and willing to take a non-routine cleaning and special projects as the need arises. The Janitor will be responsible for cleaning and sanitizing offices, meeting rooms, bathrooms, center cafeteria, lunchroom and all other facility areas. 

JOB DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

NOTE: These job duties are not all-encompassing of the responsibilities and duties (or other terms) that are required of the employee and may change at any time with or without notice.

• Remove garbage from all trash bins daily. 
• Clean building floors by sweeping, mopping and waxing floors. 
• Wash and sanitize toilets, sinks, and restock soap dispensers. 
• Wipe mirrors, windows, doorknobs, rails, elevators to sanitize the areas. 
• Maintain outer premises by watering plants, cleaning entrances 
• Maintain the supply and equipment needed for cleaning duties. 
• Meet with the supervisor to make timely requests for items needed to perform the cleaning duties. 
• Dust furniture and other office items. 
• Must be familiar with the safety requirements of cleaning products.
• Submit Work Orders for any repairs that need to be made by facilities

EDUCATON and/or EXPERIENCE: 

High school diploma or GED, at least 2 years of work experience in cleaning buildings. Ability to work well under minimal supervision. Must be able to complete supply orders to replenish cleaning products. 

JOB REQUIREMENTS

• Must have access to reliable transportation 
• Must always have a current Texas driver’s license
• Must always have applicable automobile liability insurance
• All personnel of the organization must be bondable 
• Must pass drug testing and background check

SKILLS & COMPETENCIES

• Must be able to work independently. 
• Must be able to walk the facility of over 35,000 square feet, lift heavy mops, large bags of trash, and pick up large buckets of water.
• Must exercise initiative, professionalism. Must have good knowledge of cleaning practices

TRAVEL

Primarily local during business day although some out-of-area travel may be expected via airline or automobile based on the discretion of management.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS 

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee will regularly be required to bend, lift, walk, and carry items. Physically capable of lifting and/or moving objects up to 75 pounds as necessary. 

BENEFITS

• $600, company-provided, monthly allowance for:
  • Dental insurance
  • Health insurance
  • Vision insurance
  • Base 25K Life insurance (employer paid) 
  • Voluntary Life and AD&D insurance for employee (employee, spouse, and child (ren) (employee paid)
  • Short term & Long-term disability insurance (employee paid)
  • Supplemental insurance
• Retirement Program
  • 6% Employer matching (after 1 year of employment; 100% vested)
• 12 hours (monthly) of PTO (after completed probationary period)
• 5% salary increase after completing probationary period
• Cell phone stipend (paid quarterly)
• 14 paid holidays

It is the policy of the Company to be an Equal Opportunity Employer that protects applicants and employees from discrimination in hiring, promotion, discharge, pay, fringe benefits, job training classification and other aspects of employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, (including pregnancy), disability, age, national origin and genetics. It’s also the policy of the Company to hire individuals solely upon the basis of their qualifications and ability to do the job to be filled. The American GI Forum National Veterans Outreach Program (NVOP) is committed to assuring equal opportunity and equal access to services, programs and activities for individuals with disabilities. It is the policy of NVOP to provide reasonable accommodation to a qualified individual with disabilities to enable such individual to perform the essential functions of the position for which the individual is applying and for which the individual is employed. Additionally, it is the policy of the NVOP to provide reasonable accommodation for religious observers. The policy applies to all employment practices and actions. It includes, but is not limited to, recruitment, job application process, examination and testing, hiring, training, disciplinary actions, rate of pay or other compensation, advancement, classification, transfer, reassignment and promotions.