Custodian - Berkeley City College

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Berkeley City College

Berkeley City College (BCC), one of California's 112 community colleges, is centrally located in downtown Berkeley, only 1-1/2 blocks from the U.C. campus. The college's mission is to contribute to the success of all students and to the well-being of the community by offering the best possible education which promises intellectual growth, social mobility, economic development and an understanding of diverse ideas and peoples. BCC is ranked second in the state in the percentage of students who transfer to U.C. Berkeley.

BCC serves students who seek general education, transfer to four-year universities, associate degrees and certificates in liberal arts, the sciences, career/technical areas, or foundational skills. BCC students represent a diverse mix of ethnic, cultural and economic backgrounds. Many are the first in their families to attend college. The college is an active partner in local economic development and employment training endeavors and maintains a strong and unique collaboration with U.C. Berkeley. Berkeley City College's world-class faculty has created a student-centered learning community dedicated to academic excellence and student success. They have won distinction in the sciences, arts, English, humanities, multimedia arts, and the social sciences.

Position Information

Job Title
Custodian - Berkeley City College

Time Base
40 hrs/week 12 months/year

Compensation
Salary Range: $3,562.62 - $4,543.39/mo, Hiring Range: $3,562.62 - $3,919.73/mo - The maximum initial placement is Step 3 depending on experience.

Position Type
Classified

Department
Business Office (831)

City
Berkeley

State
CA

Job Description Summary

Work Schedule:
Monday - Friday
Current hours: 4:30pm to 1:00am
Future hours: 9:00pm - 5:30am

Under general supervision, the Custodian performs a wide variety of custodial duties for cleaning assigned areas, rooms, buildings, or office space.

Duties & Responsibilities
• Cleans, sweeps, scrubs, strips, mops and waxes floors.
• Vacuums, shampoos and extracts dirt from rugs and carpets.
• Cleans rest rooms, offices, shops, classrooms, kitchens, labs, theater, locker rooms and gym areas.
• Washes walls and removes graffiti.
• Cleans windows and drinking fountains.
• Empties and cleans waste containers.
• Cleans chalkboards, white boards and erasers.
• Replaces lights and cleans diffusers.
• Empties garbage and trash cans.
• Secures buildings having an alarm system.
• Reports needed repairs, hazardous materials or safety violations to supervisors.
• Assists in moving supplies and arranging furniture and equipment.
• Sets up facilities for special events.
• May assist in ordering, receiving, storing and inventorying of working supplies from college stores.
• May make minor non-technical repairs.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

1. Equivalent to one (1) year of custodial or janitorial experience, or an equivalent combination of training and experience that could likely provide the desired knowledge and abilities.

2. Applicant must have demonstrated cultural competency, sensitivity to and understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability, and ethnic backgrounds of community college staff, faculty, and students.

Desirable Qualifications

Knowledge of:
• Methods of cleaning and preserving floors, walls, furniture, and fixtures;
• Cleaning materials, disinfectants, hazardous materials, and equipment used in custodial work;
• Common tools and their uses.
Ability to:
• Use cleaning materials and equipment safely and with skill and efficiency;
• Understand and carry out oral and written instructions;
• Move supplies and furniture and set up rooms and buildings for special occasions;
• Use common electrical cleaning equipment.

Environmental Demands
• Work performed indoors and outdoors often in uncontrolled areas.
• Noise and vibrations are experienced in the operation of cleaning and maintenance equipment.
• Frequent exposure to bleach and other chemical and cleaning agents.

Other Requirements

Physical Requirements
• Frequent lifting up to 75 lbs.
• Frequent carrying up to 75 lbs.
• Frequent pushing up to 100 lbs.
• Frequent stooping, squatting and body twisting.
• Constant standing and walking.
• Reaching at high and low levels.

Mental Requirements
• Must be able to communicate in English (speaking, reading and writing) at a level to safely and effectively perform the essential functions of the Custodian position.

Tools & Equipment Used
• Frequent use of ladders that meet safety regulations, brooms, squeegees, brushes, mops, vacuum cleaners, high and low speed floor machines, yard blowers, pressure washers and yard vacuums; operates gas tractor or electrical vehicles.

Application Deadline Date
Open until filled

Open Date
07/12/2023

First Review Date

Special Instructions to Applicants

APPLICATION PROCEDURES

1. Required documents will include:
• Current resume of experience, formal education/training and qualifications.
• Copies of supporting credentials, if applicable.
• Copies of transcripts from fully accredited colleges or university institutions.

(Copies of diplomas will not substitute for transcripts.) (If hired, it will be required to submit official transcripts from fully accredited college or university.)

Information on transcripts must include degree awarded and confer date. Transcripts without this information and online applications without transcripts will be disqualified. PLEASE DO NOT SUBMIT AN APPLICATION IF YOUR DEGREE WILL NOT BE CONFERRED UNTIL A LATER DATE.

Note: A written evaluation by an official foreign credentials/transcripts evaluation and translation service must be submitted for Foreign Degree(s)(non-U.S. degrees) by the application deadline date.

2. Applications and attachments (resume, cover letter, copies of transcripts, letters of recommendation, etc.) will ONLY be accepted through the online process. WE DO NOT ACCEPT MAILED OR FAXED APPLICATIONS OR ITS ATTACHMENTS.

3. Travel expenses for the interview and selection process will be borne by the candidates.

4. Skype and phone interviews are not permitted.

Appointment to the position is conditional upon the approval of the Chancellor.

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT

Employees must satisfy all pre-employment requirements to work for the District which include, but are not limited to, the following items:

REQUIRED FOR ALL EMPLOYEES

Tuberculosis Examination: Prior to employment, the successful candidate will be required to submit evidence (either skin test or X-ray report) of being free of tuberculosis within the past sixty (60) days. The TB test is a condition of employment and any expense must be borne by the successful candidate.

Fingerprinting Requirement:

As a condition of employment, all employees working for community colleges in the State of California are required to be fingerprinted within the first ten (10) working days of the date of employment pursuant to Education Code Section 88024. The District Office of Human Resources processes fingerprints electronically. During the employment intake process, new employees will be given information to have their fingerprints taken at another location.

Immigration Requirement: According to the Immigration Reform and Control Act, the Peralta Community College District is required to verify that all new employees are:

1) A citizen or national of the United States;

2) An alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence in the United States; or

3) An alien authorized by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service to work in the United States.

All new employees are required to complete and sign a verification form and provide documentation attesting that he/she is a United States citizen, national, or an alien lawfully authorized to work in the United States.

District Policy: A Social Security Card will be required following selection and prior to completion of the hiring process. The employment process cannot be completed without a copy of the Social Security Card on file in the Office of Human Resources.

MAY BE REQUIRED

Medical Examination: Under state regulations and as a condition of employment, certain positions may require a medical examination prior to employment. Expenses incurred will be borne by the employee.

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