The Littleton Museum has an opening for a Part-Time Custodian. This position maintains the cleanliness and physical appearance of the Littleton Museum, which may include museum buildings, collections building, two historic farm site buildings, and other areas as needed.

The Littleton Museum offers visitors a unique link between Littletons past and present. Located on 40 acres adjacent to Ketring Lake, it encompasses three exhibition galleries, a childrens interactive gallery, research center, lecture hall, and two 19th-century living history farm sites.

The City of Littleton is a vibrant community south of Denver and is consistently voted as one of America’s Best Small Cities, and a top place to raise a family. Learn more about everything Littleton has to offer at VisitLittleton.org. Home to a vibrant and historic downtown, and a variety of shopping venues, restaurants, parks and trails, there is a lot to offer to the wonderful people who live and work here. The City of Littleton offers outstanding benefits and perks to our employees. For more information, please see the 2024 Benefit Guide.

This part-time position will work 24 hours per week and is eligible for benefits, which includes medical, dental, vision, and paid time off, at 24-hour part-time rates.

The City of Littleton believes in attracting and retaining the best talent and our strategies include hiring in at market pay and creating career development opportunities. In addition to your application, please submit a cover letter that describes why you are the best candidate for this position with the City of Littleton.

Hiring pay range $18.77 - $20.75 per hour

This part-time position is non-exempt per FLSA and is eligible for overtime compensation.

Work Schedule: The schedule can be flexible, with a minimum of 24 hours (8 am to 6 pm). Preference to Saturday and Sunday availability.

Application Deadline: Applications will be accepted until finalists are identified or the position is filled, but preference will be given to complete applications received by September 2, 2024. Those who do not apply by this date may or may not be considered.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Sweeps and mops floors and/or vacuums carpet.

• Dusts and washes surfaces. Surfaces include desks, counter tops, fixtures, historic furniture, historic buildings, antiques, appliances, and other cleanable objects in assigned buildings.

• Cleans and disinfects restroom floors, sinks, toilets, counters, waste bins, and mirrors.

• Disposes of trash and recyclables in appropriate receptacles.

• Cleans windows, glass, and mirror surfaces to remove dirt, grease, or fingerprints, etc.

• Works with supervisor to order cleaning supplies.

• Observes and follows established City and department policies and procedures in the daily conduct of the job.

• Plans and arranges work schedule and establishes priorities to complete assigned work within parameters assigned by the supervisor.

• Moves cabinets, boxes, furniture, crates and equipment to clean areas.

• May remove stains from surfaces such as rugs, drapes, walls, and floors using chemicals and cleaning solutions.

• Addresses custodial concerns identified by customers.

• Provides outstanding customer service to visitors and staff.

• Light yardwork in flowerbeds as needed.

• Performs other similar assignments and projects as required.

• May serve as an Emergency Worker.

SECONDARY DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Works during special events such as crafts fair, harvest festival, and all other museum events as assigned.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• High school graduate or equivalent, and

• A minimum of six months experience as a building custodian, or

• An equivalent combination of education, training and work experience that produces the knowledge, skill, and ability to perform the essential duties and responsibilities of the position may be considered.

• Must be able to pass a pre-employment criminal background check.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Previous custodial work in a public-facing environment.

• Customer service experience in retail, hospitality, childcare, or other similar environments.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES:

• Requires knowledge of the principles and techniques of cleaning floors, restrooms, glass, mirrors, objects, and surfaces within assigned areas.

• Requires sufficient skill and the ability to: operate push and hand brooms, electric vacuums and buffers; prepare and apply cleaning solutions and waxes; remove dirt, grease, dust, and fingerprints from surfaces.

• Ability to operate hand and power cleaning equipment; skill, and ability to properly mix cleaning solutions according to manufacturers instructions.

• Ability to take initiative and use good judgment when determining when and how to clean specific areas during the shift.

• Strong attention to detail; ensures that areas are clean and sanitary for visitors and staff.

• Ability to understand verbal information and instruction.

• Ability to exchange information with others and to develop and present recommendations.

• Ability to read and understand written information.

WORKING ENVIRONMENT & PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES:

• The work is performed mostly indoors in the Littleton Museum.

• Long periods of standing or walking may be required.

• Requires frequent lifting, carrying, pushing, or pulling objects weighing up to 70 pounds with or without assistance; climbing stools and ladders to clean windows and walls; kneeling, bending, stooping, reaching, crouching, and handling to perform essential duties.

• Work environment includes exposure to noise from vacuums and buffers; odors from cleaning solutions; dust, dirt, grease, water, and chemical compounds.

• Personal Protection Equipment is mandatory while performing hazards duties.

Equal Employment Opportunity

The City of Littleton is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and intends to provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and job applicants regardless of age, ancestry, color, disability, gender expression, genetic information, marital status, national origin, pregnancy, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status or any other non-job related characteristic, and to hire and retain the best-qualified individuals without regard to any of these factors. This prohibition includes unlawful harassment based on a protected class.

The City of Littleton will consider reasonable accommodations throughout the recruitment process and employment. Applicants and employees can request an accommodation by contacting Human Resources at 303-795-3857 or emailing hr@littletongov.org.

Drug- and Alcohol-Free Workplace

The City of Littleton is committed to the health and safety of all its employees. To ensure a safe and productive work environment the city prohibits the use, sale, dispensation, manufacture, distribution or possession of alcohol, drugs, controlled substances or drug paraphernalia on any city premises or worksites. No employee shall report to work or be at work with alcohol or with any detectable amount of prohibited drugs in the employees system. A detectable amount refers to the standards generally used in workplace drug & alcohol testing. This prohibition specifically includes marijuana, and decriminalized psychedelics whether used for medical purposes or obtained legally under state law.