Job Description

About Share  

Share provides a wide spectrum of services ranging from street outreach, hunger response, and emergency shelter to housing and asset building. We offer individuals services, resources, and the tools they need to end their homelessness, secure housing, and maintain that housing. Each year, we assist more than 8,000 people experiencing poverty, hunger and/or homelessness. 

We seek bright, driven people who are passionate about social justice and who want challenging career opportunities that deliver personal and professional fulfillment. Our dedicated and energetic employees provide essential services to a vulnerable population. We take pride in making a difference in the lives of so many every day. 

Share recognizes that our employees are the foundation for our organization as well as our heart and soul. Share has a generous and robust benefit package including 4 weeks of PTO, paid sick leave, a wellness program, 401(k) with match, and health/ dental and life insurance. We encourage a culture of supportive compassion for our participants, co-workers, and volunteers. 

Share's Mission  

Share believes every person counts. Together we pursue a stronger community by building relationships, advocating for equitable access to housing and food stability while empowering every individual to grow and thrive. 

DE&I Statement  

Share wants to be part of a community that brings about change. We are committed to actively working to dismantle racist systems, focusing on sustainable solutions to structural racism, police violence, and inequitable economic, health care, and education systems. It requires all institutions, including ours, to ask what more we can and should do to live our commitments to diversity, equity, and inclusion – and we must be brave enough to make changes.

Job Summary  

The job of Custodian & Maintenance Manager is done for the purpose/s of maintaining facilities in safe operating condition; maintaining a preventive maintenance program; documenting information, resolving immediate operational and/or safety concerns, ensuring assignments are completed in a safe, proper and timely manner. There are two major categories of cleaning responsibility. One level of responsibility, for Share's main office location - the Fromhold building, requires deep cleaning of the entire facility twice a week. The second level of responsibility, for the shelters and other facilities Share operates, requires general light cleaning/maintenance and deep cleaning of the bathrooms only. Other Share staff are responsible for daily cleaning of Share's shelter and other facilities. This position is also responsible for general maintenance and repair of all Share facilities. General maintenance includes such items as replacing light bulbs, replacing air filters, repairing dripping/leaking faucets/running toilets, tightening loose fixtures, replacing broken fixtures, replacing blown fuses, replacing broken outlets/switches, etc. This maintenance list is not exhaustive or complete and is for illustrative purposes only. 

Major Duties and Responsibilities at Each Site / Scope of Work 

Lobby/Hallways/ TV Room/Computer Room/Playroom /Offices - Daily 

• Keep furniture free of dust and debris and windowsills free of dust/bugs. 

• Vacuum 

• Spot clean furniture removing spillage, marks, and rings. Spot clean entrance door glass and interior door glass. 

• Spot clean interior relight glass, as necessary. 

• Dust mop and damp mop all hard surface floors. 

• Disinfect high touch surfaces such as door handles and light switches 

• Empty trash and recycling receptacles. Replace liners if soiled. 

Dining Room – Daily  

• Dust mop and damp mop hard surface flooring. 

• Clean and disinfect countertops, sink, tables, and chairs. 

• Spot clean exterior of appliances. 

• Clean interior of microwaves. 

• Empty and clean all waste receptacles and replace liners. 

• Remove waste material to trash bin. 

Restrooms – Daily  

• Mop all floors with germicidal disinfectant and remove all spots and stains 

• Clean and polish all mirrors and bright work. 

• Clean and wipe dry all plumbing fixtures. 

• Clean and disinfect all toilet seats, toilets, sinks and urinals. 

• Clean and disinfect showers and bathtubs. 

• Empty trash receptacles and dispose in building trash receptacles. Replace trash liners. 

• Fill soap dispensers, toilet tissue and paper towel dispensers. 

• Clean and wash the receptacles and dispensers. 

• Remove fingerprints and spots from the walls. 

• Disinfect the door handles and light switches. 

• Report all maintenance problems to the building manager (dripping faucets, broken fixtures, etc.) 

Kitchen – Daily  

• Dust mop and damp mop hard surface flooring. 

• Clean the front and sides of the stove and refrigerator. 

• Empty and clean all waste receptacles and replace liners. Remove waste material to building trash bin. 

General Areas – Monthly  

• High and low dust to remove cobwebs. 

• Dust all baseboards. 

• Dust window treatments. 

• High dust lighting and ventilating ducts. 

• Clean relight glass. 

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities 

• Prior job-related experience is a must 

• Regular attendance needs to be maintained 

• Adhere to all health and safety policies, including all precautions of the Blood Borne Pathogens Control Plan and Personal Protective Equipment 

• High School diploma or equivalent 

• Multicultural Competency 

Minimum Qualifications  

• Good communication skills 

• Knowledge of various cleaning products and when to use them 

• Ability to clean and disinfect various surfaces 

• Ability to lift and move at least 75 pounds 

• Good organization skills 

• Knowledge of safety guidelines when working with chemical cleaners 

• Excellent time-management skills 

• Ability to work independently and make mature, responsible decisions. 

• Skills to use cleaning agents; supplies and equipment; perform basic math to calculate accurate dilution of cleaning agents. 

• Knowledge of methods and use of cleaning materials, equipment, supplies, safe work practices and HVAC operation. 

• Ability to push or pull a minimum of 75 pounds 

• Abilities to stand for prolonged periods, follow oral and written instructions, adhere to safe work practices, work independently with minimal supervision, perform a variety of tasks, and adjust to flexible assignments lifting/carrying/pushing/pulling/stooping / reaching/handling, near/far visual acuity/depth perception 

• Keeps updated MDS books with chemicals used at each site 

License, Certifications, Bonding, and/or Testing Required:  

• Current Driver's License and Proof of Insurance 

• Blood Borne Pathogen Training Required – If not taken, employee must participate in Blood Pathogen Training in house within two months of hire. 

• Must pass criminal background checks. 

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