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Custodian 

UCI Series Concepts

Class Specifications - G.35
Senior Custodian - 5116
Custodian - 5117

May, 1973

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SERIES CONCEPT


Custodians perform cleaning, housekeeping and/or general maintenance duties 
in offices, classrooms, laboratories, auditoriums, gymnasiums, operating 
rooms, patient wards, private roams, restrooms, lounges, hallways and/or other 
designated public or private areas of a campus facility; and perform other 
related duties as required. A campus facility may include but is not limited 
to buildings under the jurisdiction of the Physical Plant, Residence Hall and 
Hospital Divisions. Custodians may work individually or as part of a team in 
cleaning and/or maintaining assigned work areas. Incumbents may experience 
varying degrees of contact with the public depending on the nature, location 
and assigned hours of work.

Incumbents typically sweep, mop, wax, dust, clean and/or polish floors, 
stairs, hallways, corridors, walls, moldings, outside steps, terraces, 
windowsills and other designated areas; dust, clean, wax and/or polish 
furniture, woodwork, light fixtures, venetian blinds, radiators, grills, 
ducts, blackboards, filing cabinets and other designated areas of equipment; 
mop, clean and/or disinfect restrooms, shower rooms and/or locker rooms with 
responsibility for replenishing supplies; wash doors, partition glass, 
mirrors, showcases, glass panels, inside windows, and outside windows at 
ground level; polish metal fixtures; empty and clean ashtrays, wastebaskets, 
and other receptacles; unstop minor drain stoppages; and vacuum rugs, 
draperies, upholstered furniture, mattresses, pillows and other designated 
materials.

Classes in the Custodian series are distinguished from classes in the 
Custodian and Assistant Custodian Supervisor series in that incumbents perform 
unskilled, semi-skilled and/or skilled tasks typically without any supervisory 
responsibilities.

The series consists of two levels. Custodian is the sub-operational entry
level, and Senior Custodian is the operational level.


                           CLASS CONCEPTS


Senior Custodian

Under supervision, incumbents perform semi-skilled and skilled cleaning, 
housekeeping and/or general maintenance duties for the majority of their time 
which require a greater degree of training, skill, independence of action, 
physical effort and/or experience than that typically found at the Custodian 
level.

Incumbents operate vacuum cleaners, buffers, wall washing machines, shampoo
machines, wet/dry vacuums, waxers, floor scrubbing and/or polishing machines
during stripping, waxing, buffing and/or other related cleaning operations;
make reports on building and/or equipment needs; have security responsibility
for one or more assigned areas; may assist in the setting up and dismantling
of special equipment at functions; may load and/or unload large trash 
receptacles; may perform specialized cleaning in laboratories, surgical and/or 
operating areas, isolation and terminal areas as required; may act as work 
leaders for a small group of Custodians (usually less than 5); and may in 
addition perform the range of duties outlined in the Series Concept.

Custodian

Under close supervision, incumbents typically perform unskilled and semi-
skilled duties as outlined in the Series Concept.  In addition incumbents may
make beds, turn mattresses, and change linen as required; may collect, prepare
and transport soiled linen for laundering; and may assist in the moving and
arranging of desks, chairs, beds, benches, tables and other types of furniture
as requested.


                         MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Senior Custodian

Ability to read, write, follow oral and written instructions and six months of
experience in a custodial cleaning operation; or an equivalent combination of
training and experience.

Custodian

Ability to read, write, follow oral and written instructions.

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