Custodian

Posting Date

Application Deadline

Pay Range

Job Type

Department

About the Position

The Custodian performs routine custodial and cleaning tasks in designated areas of County buildings on an assigned shift. The principal duties are performed in a public building environment and include the use of electrically powered cleaning equipment and cleaning substances that may involve related hazards.

About the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office:

Do you possess integrity, strong interpersonal skills, and do you have a desire to serve your community? The Maricopa County Sheriff's Office (MCSO) invites you to become part of Arizona's leading law enforcement agency. We are seeking passionate individuals to join our team with a variety of openings for Civilian, Detention and Sworn personnel. We come together as a team to support and provide public safety. We are OneMCSO - become one with us!

Position Qualifications

We recognize your time is valuable, so please apply if you meet the following required qualifications:

Minimum requirements

• Must be at least 18 years old and eligible to work in the United States.
• Must possess a valid Arizona driver's license or have the ability to obtain by the time of hire.
• Training that may be provided on-the-job: FEMA NIMS - IS100 and 700; Safety; Payroll; PREA.
• Prior to hiring, the Sheriff's Office requires that all candidates pass a background review.

Our Preferred Candidate has

• Custodial work experience.
• Experience working in a corrections/detention environment.
• Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) training and knowledge.

Compensation is more than a salary with MCSO:

• Growth and stability since 1871
• Choice of three medical plans - starting as low as $70/month
• Holidays - 10/year + 1 personal day
• Enrollment in Arizona State Retirement System
• Paid sick and parental leaves (birth/adoption)
• 10% discount at KinderCare facilities in the Valley and upcomingMCKids Club to serve County employees and their families exclusively
• MCSO Mentoring program to provide personal and professional growth opportunities for all employees
• Access to free County gyms
• Learn more at Benefits Overview

Essential Job Tasks

(This is not an all-inclusive list of all job duties that may be required; employees will be required to perform other related duties as assigned.)

• Ensures the cleanliness and sanitary conditions of County facilities including jails, visitor areas, high-traffic, common, and employee areas.
• Works with cleaning fluids, chemicals, cleaning agents or similar solutions using standard protective equipment to maintain County facilities.
• Operates, maintains, and performs minor repairs to power-driven custodial equipment.
• Maintains the safekeeping of keys used to lock/unlock secure areas to be cleaned.
• Keeps and maintains work logs and records.
• Inventories all cleaning supplies and equipment on a periodic basis.
• Makes recommendations for purchases to management.
• Coordinates and participates in training programs for custodial personnel.
• Inspects assigned work areas.
• Analyzes field problems and develops proactive solutions.
• Operates a county vehicle following safety protocols.
• Performs ad-hoc projects as directed.
• Performs job duties with exemplary customer service.
• Works in a high-security jail environment, inmate housing, and holding areas and follows all safety protocols.
• Must be willing to work days, evenings, nights, weekends, and rotating shifts and weekends.
• Maintains good attendance to perform assigned tasks as scheduled and assigned by the supervisor.

Working Conditions

Maricopa County is an EEO/ADA Reasonable Accommodation Employer.

The following environments described are only representative of how the essential job tasks are currently performed or envisioned. As such, in order to accommodate a disability or limitation, the essential job tasks may be performed in ways other than described on these pages.

Work occurs indoors and outdoors.Tasksrequire dexterity of hands and body to manually operate cleaning equipment. Position requires the ability to work days, evenings, nights, weekends, and rotating shifts/weekends in a 24/7 operation, and may involve contact with inmates.

Work environment

• Outdoors, frequently indoors
• Frequently in temperatures of 90 degrees or higher, occasionally in temperatures below 40 degrees
• Exposure to chemicals, fumes, smoke, and dust
• Conditions frequently include use of stairs or ladders, exposure to wet, damp, confined areas
• Conditions rarely include unprotected heights, high noise level, dim lighting, bright lighting
  

Physical environment

• Sitting, standing, walking
• Driving a vehicle
• Speaking, hearing, seeing, reading
• Distinguishing colors
• Bending/kneeling, reaching, twisting, climbing
• Wearing protective gear
• Lifting floor to waist fifty (50) pounds
• Lifting waist to shoulder fifty (50) pounds
• Lifting shoulder to overhead fifty (50) pounds
• Carrying a weight of five (5) to ten (10) pounds for a distance of 50 feet
• Pushing/pulling a weight of fifty (50) pounds for a distance of 50 feet
  

Social environment

• High volume of work
• Handling multiple or complicated tasks, frequently changing or unscheduled tasks
• Accuracy
• Concentration/vigilance
• Teamwork, workingin close proximity with others
• Public contact
• Overtime with approval and rotating shifts
• Conditions frequently include emergencies, interruptions, time pressures, decision making
• Conditions may rarely include traumatic subject matter, dangerous environment, isolation

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Knowledge of

• Janitorial chemicals and how to safely use them.
• Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), HAZMAT, Arizona safety and health law regulations.
• Microsoft 365 and applications.
• Procedures related to mixing chemicals and the materials used in custodial work.

Skill in

• Operating commercial janitorial equipment (e.g., vacuum cleaner, wet/dry vacuum, floor machines, mop/mop wringer).
• Maintaining logs and records.
• Performing and prioritizing multiple tasks.

Ability to

• Communicate effectively in English (verbal and written).
• Learn how to operate powered cleaning equipment and how to work with occupational hazards using safety precautions.
• Transport and deliver documents and packages between MCSO facilities and safely operate a county vehicle.
• Follow routine verbal and written instructions.
• Work independently and be self-motivated.
• Work effectively and safely in a high-security environment, which may include the presence of inmates.
• Direct the workflow of working inmates assigned to custodial duties performed inside and outside the secured jail perimeters.

Selection Procedure

• Only the most qualified candidates will be considered

• Consideration will only be given to candidates who submit online applications

• Candidates will be contacted primarily through email and their Workday online application profile

• Must pass a pre-employment background and/or fingerprint investigation as required by statute or policy, including drug and alcohol testing requirements for positions designated as safety-sensitive

Maricopa County is an equal opportunity employer.

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