This is custodial and grounds keeping work at the semi-skilled level.  Work includes performing routine cleaning of office buildings and community rooms; apartment turnovers; grounds keeping and pick-up; operating custodial and grounds keeping equipment; mixing proper amounts of water and chemicals for cleaning, sanitizing, and/or yard care solutions; and does related work as required.  Assignments are stable and routine in nature and are carried out in accordance with instruction and established routines.

Essential functions are fundamental, core functions not intended to be an exhaustive list of all job duties. Since specifications are descriptive and not restrictive, incumbents can complete job duties of similar kind not specifically listed here.

• Cleans walls, floors, carpets and other interior building components by washing, mopping, scrubbing, waxing and shampooing or vacuuming;
• Dusts and polishes furniture and fixtures; wash windows;
• Empties and cleans waste baskets and ashtrays;
• Transports trash to disposal area;
• Cleans and disinfects bathrooms and replenishes soap and paper supplies;
• Operates a variety of custodial and grounds keeping equipment such as wet/dry mops, vacuums, scrubbers, carpet shampooers, buffers, brooms, ladders, brushes, trimmers, sheers, mowers, sprayers, etc.
• Mixes and uses chemical solutions;
• Sweeps sidewalks, shovels snow and picks-up trash;
• Performs related work as required;
• Assists maintenance staff in cleaning out residential units;
• Sets up or takes down community rooms, lifts and carries furniture and equipment, etc.

• Performs grounds keeping duties including mowing, spraying, pruning, edging, grass shearing, trimming, mulching, etc.

• Inventories, orders, tracks, and safely and securely stores equipment and supplies.
• Cleans exterior buildings
• Uses vehicles when assigned, logs usage, processes receipts, and safely secures vehicles

The intent of the listed knowledge, skills and abilities is to give a general indication of the job. Therefore, the KSA's listed are not exhaustive or necessarily all inclusive.

• Knowledge of custodial and grounds keeping safety practices and procedures.
• Knowledge of custodial and grounds keeping materials, methods and practices.
• Knowledge of the operation and care of vacuums, scrubbers, buffers, and other custodial and grounds keeping equipment.
• Ability to mix proper amounts of water/chemical solutions.
• Ability to understand and follow oral and written instruction.
• Ability to operate custodial and grounds keeping equipment.
• Ability to lift and transport packages, equipment, & items up to 70 lbs and perform manual tasks.