Maintenance Personnel

General Position Summary:  

The Custodian position provides cleaning services, e.g. trash removal, mopping, vacuuming, restroom cleaning etc. in the church, chapel, rooms, cafeteria, Kitchen, and Parish Offices

Principal Accountabilities:

• Deactivate the alarm system before anyone needs access each day.
• Ensure the facility is vacated and all doors are locked at the end of each day or when evening activities are completed.
• Assists in keeping the building, including restrooms/hallways clean throughout the day.
• Cleans church restrooms
• Cleans restrooms, vacuums carpeted areas and dust all surfaces in the building.
• Cleans kitchen sink, counters, coffee maker, and microwave in breakroom
• Empties trashcans in public areas; vacuums all floors in public areas, cleans office doors and windows in Parish Office.
• Dusts all furniture in public areas, mops kitchen, bathrooms and front office entrance floors, cleans bathrooms and windowsills in public areas in Parish Office.
• Wipes out refrigerator, wipes baseboards, dusts blinds and ceiling corners, vacuums along baseboards and in corners in Parish Office.
• For individual offices: empties trashcans, and vacuums floors.
• Dusts individual offices on a rotating schedule.
• Cleans restrooms.
• Activate the alarm system each night after assuring the facility is completely vacated.
• Be familiar with the weekly schedule and who will be using the facility.
• Assist other areas related to overall maintenance of the system when assigned. 
• The above does not exhaust duties. Other duties may be requested from time to time from the Business Manager
• Regularly inspects all facilities for cleanliness, safety and status
• Maintains classroom furniture placement and sets up for regular or special meeting as needed.
• Responsible for executing safety precautions to minimize security threats in the Church building by assessing/inspecting the entire building at the beginning of each work day for any security breach and at the end of each work day before locking/securing doors upon exiting the Church grounds.   
• Responsible for all other projects, tasks, etc., as assigned.

Supervision Given and/or Received:

• Received: moderate supervision given to this position from Parish Pastor, Business Manager 

Internal Contacts:

• Diocese Pastors, Priests, Business Managers, and employees.

External Contacts:

• Parishioners, diocese vendors, local, state, and federal agency representatives, and auditors.

Working Conditions and/or Physical Requirements:

• Required to work some on weekends.
• This position works in a typical office environment but is subject to stress due to the evolving and quickly expanding business needs, tight deadlines and heavy workloads.
• Lifting: Safely lifting 35 lbs. on a regular basis, 50 lbs. on an occasional basis.  
• Balancing: Maintaining body equilibrium to prevent falling when walking, standing or crouching on narrow, slippery or erratically moving surfaces.
• Standing: Particularly for sustained periods of time.
• Walking: Moving about on foot to accomplish tasks, particularly for long distances or moving from one work site to another.
• Use of Fingers: Picking, pinching, typing or otherwise working, primarily with fingers rather than with the whole hand or arm as in handling.
• Grasping: Applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palm and being able to turn a key and doorknob and operate work tools.
• Communicating: Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word.  
• Repetitive Motions: Substantial movements (motions) of the wrists, hands, and/or fingers.
• Visual Acuity: Close visual acuity to perform an activity such viewing a security alarm or computer monitor; expansive reading; Visual acuity to determine the accuracy, neatness, thoroughness of work assigned (i.e., custodial, general labor, etc.). or to make general observations of facilities or structures (i.e.,