Building Services Custodian - Animal Shelter

Description

Join Humane Colorado as a Building Attendant and play a vital behind the scenes role in supporting animal welfare and community care. In this position, you will help maintain clean, safe, and welcoming spaces for both people and animals, directly contributing to the health, comfort, and well being of every pet and person who walks through our doors.

From caring for facility spaces and managing supplies to supporting daily operations and assisting with grounds upkeep, your work ensures our teams can focus on lifesaving and life changing services. This role is ideal for someone who takes pride in hands on work, values teamwork, and brings a strong sense of responsibility and attention to detail.

At Humane Colorado, every role matters. As a Building Attendant, you are not just maintaining a facility, you are helping create an environment where compassion thrives, communities are supported, and animals receive the care they deserve.

Purpose of Position: Performs custodial work in public areas, staff areas and facility grounds. Performs cleaning and light maintenance while also maintaining the supplies for those tasks.

Responsibilities

• Clean and maintain all areas of facilities. 
• Handle all trash collection including interior and exterior areas, recycling containers, and pet waste stations.
• Coordinate supply management including stocking bathrooms, animal rooms and ensuring adequate levels of food, cleaning and maintenance supplies.
• Operate and perform basic maintenance on cleaning equipment.
• Trash removal and cleaning up of the grounds. 
• Contribute to and lead initiatives to improve processes and procedures.
• Occasional snow removal and light landscape tasks.
• Assist with receiving area to include organizing, responding to delivery arrivals, and assisting with restocking supply closets throughout the facility.
• Assist with coordinating community services workers and third party vendors as needed.

People Care

People are the key to fulfilling our mission. Making internal and external patrons and their needs a primary focus is expected in all situations. This position interacts with and collaborates with employees at all levels of the organization. Communication occurs through face to face, telephone, and electronic interactions and may also include contact with the general public and business partners. Communication and contact must be clear, understandable, cooperative, professional, and respectful in all circumstances. Employees are expected to actively support a positive team environment, directly address conflict, and appropriately express concerns.

Competencies

Competencies are work behaviors and expectations necessary for successful job performance. They encompass knowledge, skills, abilities, attitudes, and actions. Additional definitions for competencies may be obtained from Human Resources.

Organizational Key Competencies

• Job Knowledge
• Excellence
• Adapting to Change / Agility
• Dependability
• People Care

Position Core Competencies

• See Organizational Competencies

Supervisory or Managerial Responsibility

• Volunteers

Compensation: Starts at $20.00 - $20.90 per hour (Starting pay commensurate with market, experience, and equity.)

Full Time Benefits – Please visit our website for a comprehensive list of all offered benefits

• Benefits (medical, dental, and vision)
• Flexible spending accounts (FSA)
• Life and Short-Term Disability Insurance
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Paid Sick Time
• Holiday Pay
• 401(k) with matching
• Sabbatical program
• Employee discounts
• Discounted Pet Insurance
• And more!

Shift Details: 40 hours per week, four 10-hour shift;  Wednesday through Saturday 6am to 430pm

Work Conditions and Physical Requirements

Performs work primarily in an office setting and around animals. Potentially prolonged periods of sitting and repetitive motion. May work in an area with high noise level. Potentially subject to animal bites and scratches. Exposure to cleaning chemicals, fumes, dust, animal dander, and feces. Occasional lifting with reasonable accommodation. Will be exposed to the elements (cold, rain, etc.) while performing duties outside. Must be able to operate and push floor cleaning machine.

Posting will remain open until filled, with a minimum posting period of 5 days.  

Requirements

Position Qualifications

  Knowledge/Skills/Abilities

• Ability to work independently while following specific procedures and protocols. 
• High level of personal responsibility, detail orientation, and punctuality. 
• Good interpersonal communication skills and ability to operate in a team environment.

Required

• Education: High school diploma or equivalent
• Work Experience: One year experience in custodial work

Desired

• One year of building maintenance experience working with variety of custodial equipment such as floor machines and commercial steamers.

Salary : $20 - $21