Demo

Custodian

Greater Peoria Family YMCA
PEORIA, IL Full Time
POSTED ON 5/13/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 7/13/2026

Description

25 hours/week | Evening/Weekend Schedule


Responsible for maintaining cleanliness and sanitation of all areas, including sweeping, vacuuming, mopping, and trash removal. Duties include cleaning restrooms and locker rooms (toilets, urinals, sinks, and showers), replenishing dispensers, dusting, cleaning windows, mirrors, and surfaces. Ensures high-touch areas are sanitized, and reports maintenance or safety issues as needed 

Requirements

  1. Gather supplies and inspect areas
  2. Empty trash and replace liners
  3. Dust and wipe surfaces, windows, and mirrors
  4. Clean and disinfect restrooms and locker rooms
  5. Refill dispensers (soap, paper towels, toilet paper)
  6. Sweep, vacuum, and mop floors
  7. Spot clean walls, doors, and high-touch surfaces
  8. Restock supplies and report maintenance issues

QUALIFICATIONS:

  1. Age 18
  2. CPR, First Aid, AED certifications; Bloodborne Pathogens and Child Abuse Prevention training. (Within 30 days of hire date).
  3. Previous experience with diverse populations preferred.
  4. Excellent communication skills, with the ability to communicate effectively with adults and youth.
  5. Comprehension of cleaning compounds and chemicals, and their safe, efficient use.


YMCA COMPETENCIES (Leader):

Mission Advancement: Accepts and demonstrates the Ys values. Demonstrates a desire to serve others and fulfill community needs. Recruits volunteers and builds effective, supportive working relationships with them. Supports fund-raising.

Collaboration: Works effectively with people of different backgrounds, abilities, opinions, and perceptions. Builds rapport and relates well to others. Seeks first to understand the other person’s point of view and remains calm in challenging situations. Listens for understanding and meaning; speaks and writes effectively. Takes initiative to assist in developing others.

Operational Effectiveness: Makes sound judgments, and transfers learning from one situation to another. Embraces new approaches and discovers ideas to create a better member experience. Establishes goals, clarifies tasks, plans work, and actively participates in meetings. Follows budgeting policies, procedures, and reports all financial irregularities immediately. Strives to meet or exceed goals and deliver a high-value experience for members.

Personal Growth: Pursues self-development that enhances job performance. Demonstrates an openness to change and seeks opportunities in the change process. Accurately assesses personal feelings, strengths, and limitations and how they impact relationships. Has the functional and technical knowledge and skills required to perform well; uses best practices and demonstrates up-to-date knowledge and skills in technology.


WORK ENVIRONMENT & PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

  1. 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. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
  2. Ability to perform all physical aspects of the position, including pushing, pulling, walking, standing, bending, reaching, and lifting.
  3. Ability to work with cleaning equipment, chemical compounds, solvents, cleaners, and solutions in dry, liquid, powder, spray, and aerosol forms.
  4. Ability to clean the facility, and operate motorized equipment as needed.

Salary : $15 - $16

If your compensation planning software is too rigid to deploy winning incentive strategies, it’s time to find an adaptable solution. Compensation Planning
Enhance your organization's compensation strategy with salary data sets that HR and team managers can use to pay your staff right. Surveys & Data Sets
Employees: Get a Salary Increase
View Core, Job Family, and Industry Job Skills and Competency Data for more than 15,000 Job Titles Skills Library

Not the job you're looking for? Here are some other Custodian jobs in the PEORIA, IL area that may be a better fit.

  • Morton College Morton, IL
  • Morton College is a public community college located in Cicero, Illinois, just minutes from downtown Chicago. Founded in 1924, Morton College is the second... more
  • 16 Days Ago

  • Inside Higher Ed Bloomington, IL
  • This position is responsible for routine custodial duties. This is a full time, on-campus position. Generous benefits include health, retirement, tuition a... more
  • 28 Days Ago

AI Assistant is available now!

Feel free to start your new journey!