Position Title: Facilities Custodian
Reports to: Facilities Manager
Classification
Type: full-time, non-exempt position
Schedule: Approximately 40 hours a week with occasional weekends, events, and holidays; shift hours are Saturday 8-4, Sunday/Monday 2-10, Tuesday 8 -4, and Wednesday 3-11.
Minimum starting hourly rate OR Salary: $17.00/hr
Scott Family Amazeum Overview
The Scott Family Amazeum is a hands-on, interactive museum in Northwest Arkansas and recognized as a 501 (c)(3) non-profit organization. We create a fun environment where risk taking, imagining, problem solving, discovery, collaboration, and exploration bring children and adults together to learn and grow.
Core Purpose: The Amazeum exists to spark and nurture the curious and creative spirit in all of us.
Through experiences with the Amazeum, individuals and the community are engaged in building relationships and developing identities as creative, curious, and innovative shapers for the region. Learning at the Amazeum is an active, playful exploration that inspires curiosity. It is rooted in inquiry-based discovery and involves an element of risk. Hands-on learning opportunities allow guests to exercise critical thinking in the context of play.
The Amazeum facility includes approximately 50,000 square feet of indoor space and one acre of outdoor exhibition and activity space. The museum is located at the intersection of Museum Way and J Street in Bentonville, AR.
Position Summary
The Facilities Custodian ensures that the building and grounds are well maintained and kept in excellent condition. This individual is responsible for cleaning offices, common areas, restrooms, meeting rooms, and public spaces including the exhibition galleries.
Daily tasks will include dusting, emptying waste containers, cleaning glass, cleaning a variety of floor surfaces, and ensuring restrooms are clean and stocked. Weekly and monthly duties will include cleaning, dusting and vacuuming of baseboards, ledges, high-reach areas, spot cleaning floors and walls, washing carpet mats and cleaning other areas as needed.
Essential Functions
Daily Duties
- Clean and maintain facilities according to prescribed procedures.
- Sweep, mop, scrub, and/or vacuum floors.
- Gather and empty trash.
- Restock toilet paper, paper towels, hand soap, and other supplies.
- Clean and sanitize sinks, counters, and restroom fixtures including toilet bowls, toilet seats, and urinals.
- Clean or polish windows, building fixtures, walls and ceilings.
- Dust furniture, equipment, and museum exhibits.
- Clean walkways, parking lots, and entrances.
- Notify Facilities Manager of need to order materials/supplies, need for major repairs, or additions to building operating systems.
- Promptly respond to spills and other accidents.
- Assist in building security, locking and unlocking.
Weekly and Monthly Duties
- Dust window ledges, tops of partitions and other low reach areas.
- Remove spots from carpeted areas.
- Dust high reach areas including shelves, ledges, vents, and HVAC grills.
- Dust all blinds.
- Remove cobwebs.
- Clean baseboards, carpet edges and corners.
- Department Support
- Perform necessary room set-‐ups for scheduled meetings and classes.
- Assist with special events as needed.
General Duties
The responsibilities listed above are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work that may be performed. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related, or a logical assignment to the position. The Amazeum reserves the right to revise or change position duties and responsibilities as necessary to accommodate changing organizational needs.
