General Cleaner SY 26-27

DISCLOSURE: This position requires an open-competitive written exam for consideration.  Internal candidates must apply through your Employee Portal for consideration. This position is a FULL-TIME, Monday-Friday role.  The general shift hours during the school year are either 10am-6:30pm or 12pm-8:30, though hours vary by location.  Summer hours are 7am-3:30pm, unless otherwise specified. Three days of paid training are also required before reporting to your school assignment. The starting rate is $34,910/yr.  School assignments will depend on available vacancies at the time of school placement.

Title:   General Cleaner, 8 Hours                       

Department: Cleaning  

Reports To: Building Engineer/Cleaning Leader   

The School District of Philadelphia is committed to becoming the fastest improving District in the country and transforming the educational opportunities it offers to our city’s more than 198,000 students. The District seeks leaders who have a passion for working with schools and communities who are committed to ensuring all students achieve. Serving a population as diverse as ours requires creativity, commitment and vision. Will you join us? 

Job Summary 

Performs a variety of custodial tasks in an effort to maintain cleanliness of the facility where assigned. Cleans School District buildings and grounds which may require the use of power equipment. 

Essential Functions

•  • Performs general housekeeping tasks in the cleaning and maintaining of offices, classrooms, cafeterias, auditoriums, shops, multipurpose rooms, lavatories and laboratories, as well as the schoolyard and walkways.
•    • Sweeps, scrubs, mops, cleans and waxes floors, hallways, stairways, and fire escapes; oil mops floors; removes gum and debris from all surfaces, cleans and dusts walls, lockers, internal/external surfaces, window sills, railings, furniture, fresh air louvers, heating vents, wall trim, locker tops and plumbing fixtures; cleans tiles and windowsills throughout the building. 
• • Dust mops all vertical and horizontal surfaces; strips, refinishes, buffs and polishes floors and shampoos carpet using equipment such as a vacuum cleaner, foam shampoo scrubber, or carpet extractor; washes walls when required; may be required to climb ladders while performing tasks; polishes brass and cleans glass; washes chalkboards and chalk rails; cleans water fountains.  
•  • Empties wastebaskets and pencil sharpeners; removes graffiti in the interior or exterior of the building when necessary.
•  • Cleans shower rooms and water fountains; disinfects floors, walls and toilet bowls; polishes fixtures and mirrors; replenishes lavatory supplies such as tissues, towels and soap.
•   • Locks and unlocks doors and fire tower; may be directed to open/secure building
• . • Maintains janitorial service areas and cleaning equipment.
•  • Outside ground maintenance includes, but is not limited to the following:  picking up of broken glass and debris in the schoolyard, sidewalk, entrances and egresses; empties trash cans inside and outside of buildings.  
• • Reports all health/life and safety related maintenance concerns, including leaking and non-operating fixtures to their immediate supervisor.  
•  • May utilize equipment to perform duties such as weed, snow and ice removal (seasonal). 
• • Assists in set-up and breakdown of cafeteria tables.
•  • May be required to paint over graffiti as instructed.
•  • May carry a single ladder up to 8 feet in length and can assist in carrying ladders in excess of 8 feet.