What are the responsibilities and job description for the Community Center Attendant I position at City of Sacramento?
THE POSITION
To perform a variety of custodial, set-up, and maintenance work in preparing for and cleaning up after events throughout the City of Sacramento.
DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS
A Community Center Attendant I is distinguished from a Community Center Attendant II in that the former is part of a crew performing various custodial, set-up, and maintenance duties throughout the City of Sacramento.
SUPERVISION RECEIVED AND EXERCISED
Immediate supervision is provided by higher level Community Center Attendant personnel staff.
Essential Duties And Responsibilities
Knowledge of:
Any combination of education and experience that would provide the required knowledge and abilities is qualifying. A typical way to obtain the knowledge and abilities would be:
Experience
One year of experience in custodial and building maintenance work.
OR
Education
Successful completion of an approved custodial skills training program.
PROOF OF EDUCATION
Should education be used to qualify for this position, then proof of education such as, but not limited to, university/college transcripts and degrees should be submitted with your application and will be required at the time of appointment. Unofficial documents and/or copies are acceptable.
An applicant with a college degree obtained outside the United States must have education records evaluated by a credentials evaluation service. Evaluation of education records will be due at time of appointment.
Special Qualifications
Possession of a valid California Class C Driver’s License at the time of appointment. Loss of the Class C License is cause for discipline. Individuals who do not meet this requirement due to physical disability will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis.
Probationary Period
Employees must complete twelve (12) months of probation at a satisfactory performance level prior to gaining permanent status.
THE SELECTION PROCEDURE
Please note, the City of Sacramento's preferred method of communication with applicants is via e-mail. As such, please ensure you verify the e-mail address on your application, and check your e-mail frequently, including your spam and junk folders. All e-mail notifications can also be accessed through the governmentjobs.com applicant inbox.
To perform a variety of custodial, set-up, and maintenance work in preparing for and cleaning up after events throughout the City of Sacramento.
DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS
A Community Center Attendant I is distinguished from a Community Center Attendant II in that the former is part of a crew performing various custodial, set-up, and maintenance duties throughout the City of Sacramento.
SUPERVISION RECEIVED AND EXERCISED
Immediate supervision is provided by higher level Community Center Attendant personnel staff.
Essential Duties And Responsibilities
- Sets up and takes down heavy equipment such as boxing and wrestling rings, basketball standards and related equipment for various athletic events.
- Sets up and arranges chairs, tables, and other furniture for banquets, conventions, concerts, and other events according to specified arrangement charts and plans or oral directions.
- Performs various custodial duties such as sweeping, scrubbing, stripping, waxing, washing windows, cleaning restrooms, and vacuuming carpets.
- Performs minor repair on equipment and facilities involving simple carpentry, plumbing, painting, and electrical work.
- Operates a variety of hand and power tools used in event set-ups and in maintaining and cleaning buildings and facilities.
- Operates a forklift, pick-up truck or other City equipment.
- Starts and stops low pressure boilers; and heating and ventilating systems.
- Cleans filters on air conditioning and heating units.
- Prepares and maintains inventory of custodial and maintenance parts and supplies and may order office supplies.
- Provides assistance as necessary to temporary maintenance personnel.
- Assists with traffic control set-up as needed during events.
- Provides exceptional customer service to those contacted in the course of work.
- Other related duties may also be performed; not all duties listed are necessarily performed by each individual holding this classification.
Knowledge of:
- The materials, methods, tools, and equipment used in cleaning buildings.
- Use and purposes of common hand and power tools used in custodial and maintenance work.
- Cleaning solvents, soaps, waxes, and other related chemicals used in custodial work.
- Perform heavy manual labor for extended periods of time.
- Set up various items of equipment such as staging, rings, flooring, seating, traffic barriers, and other related equipment.
- Perform routine building maintenance tasks, involving minor repairs on equipment and facilities.
- Learn to perform "fly" work and work at considerable heights, climb ladders to fly floors and grids.
- Learn to operate forklift and flying tiger.
- Follow simple oral or written instructions.
- Establish and maintain effective working relationships with other employees and the general public.
- Read and write the English language at a level necessary for efficient job performance.
Any combination of education and experience that would provide the required knowledge and abilities is qualifying. A typical way to obtain the knowledge and abilities would be:
Experience
One year of experience in custodial and building maintenance work.
OR
Education
Successful completion of an approved custodial skills training program.
PROOF OF EDUCATION
Should education be used to qualify for this position, then proof of education such as, but not limited to, university/college transcripts and degrees should be submitted with your application and will be required at the time of appointment. Unofficial documents and/or copies are acceptable.
An applicant with a college degree obtained outside the United States must have education records evaluated by a credentials evaluation service. Evaluation of education records will be due at time of appointment.
Special Qualifications
Possession of a valid California Class C Driver’s License at the time of appointment. Loss of the Class C License is cause for discipline. Individuals who do not meet this requirement due to physical disability will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis.
Probationary Period
Employees must complete twelve (12) months of probation at a satisfactory performance level prior to gaining permanent status.
THE SELECTION PROCEDURE
Please note, the City of Sacramento's preferred method of communication with applicants is via e-mail. As such, please ensure you verify the e-mail address on your application, and check your e-mail frequently, including your spam and junk folders. All e-mail notifications can also be accessed through the governmentjobs.com applicant inbox.
- Application: (Pass/Fail) – All applicants must complete and submit online a City of Sacramento employment application by the final filing deadline;
- Employment applications must be submitted online; paper applications will not be accepted.
- Employment applications will be considered incomplete and will be disqualified:
- If applicants do not list current and/or past job-related experience in the duties area of the "Work Experience" section. Note: Qualifying experience is based on full-time experience (40 hours per week). Qualifying experience is calculated to the full-time equivalent (pro-rated if less than 40 hours/week).
- If "see resume" is noted in the "Work Experience" section; a resume will not substitute for the information required in the "Work Experience" section.
- Proof of education such as, but not limited to, university/college transcripts and degrees should be submitted online with your application. Proof of education will be required at time of appointment.
- Position/job titles will not be considered in determining eligibility for meeting the minimum qualifications for this position.
- If you’re requesting Veteran’s credit, a copy of your DD214 must be submitted online with your application or emailed to the Employment Office by the final filing deadline. Information regarding the use of Veteran’s credit can be found in the Civil Service Board rules under rule4.9C.
- Applicants are responsible for attaching a copy of their DD214 to each position for which they apply.
- Training and Experience Exam: (Weighted 100%) –The questions located at the end of the application are the Training and Experience (T&E) Exam. Responses to the T&E questions will be rated and scored. This exam will evaluate the relevance, level, and progression of a candidate's education, training and experience. The exam score will determine your ranking on the eligible list for this job. When completing the T&E questions, please note:
- Responses to the T&E questions must be submitted online; paper questionnaires will not be accepted.
- A resume will not substitute for the information required in the T&E questions.
- Eligibility: Candidates who pass the Training and Experience Test will be placed on the eligible list. The hiring department may contact candidates for interview at any time during the life of the one-year list. Candidate’s eligibility expires one year from the date of notification of a passing score for the Community Center Attendant I examination.
- Screening Committee:(Pass/Fail)– All candidates that pass the examination and are in one of the top three ranks will have their application forwarded to the hiring department for review. The hiring department will select the most competitive applications for further consideration. Human Resources will only evaluate employment applications for the minimum qualifications, as stated on the job announcement, for applications selected by the hiring department.
- Conditional Hire: Upon receipt of a conditional offer, the selected candidate must complete and pass Live Scan/fingerprinting. If applicable, candidates may also need to pass a pre-employment medical exam, controlled substance and/or alcohol test, and possess any required licensure or certification prior to receiving a start date from the Department. Failure to meet these prerequisites will be grounds for withdrawal of your conditional offer of employment.
- Please visit https://www.governmentjobs.com/Home/ApplicationGuide for a comprehensive, step-by-step guide to the application process.
- For technical support between 6 AM - 5 PM PT, contact Live Applicant Support at (855) 524-5627.
- Visit the City of Sacramento Human Resources Department website at https://www.cityofsacramento.gov/HR/employment;
- Send an email to employment@cityofsacramento.org; or
- Call the Human Resources Department at (916) 808-5726
- Yes
- Yes
- No units from an accredited college or university
- Less than 30 semester or 45 quarter units from an accredited college or university
- 30 semester or 45 quarter units from an accredited college or university
- 60 semester or 90 quarter units from an accredited college or university
- Associates Degree
- 90 semester or 135 quarter units from an accredited college or university
- Bachelors Degree
- Masters Degree
- Doctorate
- Yes
- No
- Yes
- Two years or more
- At least eighteen months, but less than two years
- At least one year, but less than eighteen months
- At least six months, but less than one year
- Less than six months
- Chairs
- Tables
- Staging
- Airwalls
- Flooring
- Traffic Barricades
- Guidance Stanchions
- Event Signs or Banners
- Lighting
- Tents or Canopies
- None of the above
- Two years or more
- At least eighteen months, but less than two years
- At least one year, but less than eighteen months
- At least six months, but less than one year
- Less than six months
- Sweeping
- Scrubbing
- Stripping Floors
- Waxing Floors
- Washing Windows
- Cleaning Restrooms
- Vacuuming Carpets
- Changing Light Bulbs
- Emptying Trash
- Mixing cleaning solutions and chemicals in preparation for cleaning.
- None of the above
- Required Question
Did you know that the City offers bilingual pay? That's right, most labor agreements offer the option of providing employees with bilingual pay if the department deems it to be operationally necessary.
Pension Reform Act
The City of Sacramento is covered by the California Public Employees' Retirement System, and as such, must adhere to the California Public Employee's Pension Reform Act (PEPRA) of 2013. Please note that the provisions within this act may affect or impact an applicant's eligibility and/or selection for open vacancies at the City of Sacramento.
Equal Opportunity Employer
The City of Sacramento is an equal opportunity employer to all, regardless of age, ancestry, color, disability (mental and physical), exercising the right to family care and medical leave, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, military or veteran status, national origin, political affiliation, race, religious creed, sex (includes pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding and related medical conditions), and sexual orientation.
Additional Information
Civil Service Rules: https://www.cityofsacramento.gov/content/dam/portal/hr/documentlibrary/CivilServiceBoardRules62012.pdf
Union Contracts:https://www.cityofsacramento.gov/HR/labor-agreements.html
Salary Schedule: https://www.cityofsacramento.gov/content/dam/portal/hr/documentlibrary/SalarySchedule.pdf
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APPLICATION: I understand my application must meet the minimum qualifications for consideration of employment with the City of Sacramento. The experience I list in the duties area of the "Work Experience" section of the employment application will be used to determine if I meet the minimum qualifications as stated on the job announcement. A resume, responses to the supplemental questions requiring a narrative response, employment history listed elsewhere in the application or attachments will not substitute for the information required in the "Work Experience" section of the employment application. Position/job titles will not be considered in determining eligibility for meeting the minimum qualifications for this position. Note: Qualifying experience is based on full-time experience (40 hours per week). Qualifying experience is calculated to the full-time equivalent (pro-rated if less than 40 hours/week). Please refer to the City of Sacramento's Applicant Resources Page for Screening Instructions: https://www.cityofsacramento.gov/HR/employment
PROOF OF EDUCATION: To qualify for this classification you may use any combination of education and/or experience as listed to provide required knowledge, skills, and abilities. I understand proof of education such as, but not limited to, university/college transcripts and degrees should be submitted with my application and will be required at the time of appointment if I am using education to qualify for this position. Please refer to the City of Sacramento's Proof of Education Requirements (https://www.cityofsacramento.gov/HR/employment) for information on accepted documentation.
EDUCATION CONFIRMATION: If I am using education to qualify for this position, I attest I possess or will possess the following level of education by time of appointment if I am selected for this position.
DRIVER'S LICENSE CONFIRMATION: I attest I possess or will possess a valid California Class C Driver's License by the time of appointment if I am selected for this position.
TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE EXAMINATION: The following questions are the Training and Experience (T&E) Examination. In addition to the City of Sacramento employment application, applicants must complete and submit online responses to the T&E questions. This exam will evaluate the relevance, level, and progression of a candidate's education, training and experience. Therefore, your responses to the T&E Exam questions should be thorough and complete because the exam score will determine your ranking on the eligible list for this job. In accordance with the City of Sacramento's Racial and Gender Equity Action Plan (RGEAP), this examination contains non-binary names and pronouns. For additional information regarding the City's RGEAP, please copy and paste the following link into a web browser: https://www.cityofsacramento.gov/content/dam/portal/hr/Divisions/ode/workforce-equity-documents/Full-RGEAP.pdf I understand and agree to the above instructions.
Select the one option that best describes your experience working with common hand and power tools related to custodial and maintenance work.
Select all the boxes that best describe the type of equipment you have experience setting up and arranging for various events.
Select the one option that best describes your experience with reading diagrams, following schedules, and timelines for various events.
Select all the boxes that best describe the type of custodial related duties you have experience performing.