Summary
Location
Poughkeepsie
Type
part-time
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About this role
Overview
We are looking for a dependable and hardworking individual to join our team at The Salvation Army. This role is responsible for ensuring our facility remains clean, safe, and welcoming for all who enter. In addition to providing cleaning and basic maintenance services, you will assist with regular pick-ups of food and other supplies to support our community programs.
Your work will play an important part in creating a positive environment and helping us serve those in need.
Schedule & Hours:
- Part-time position: 28 hours per week
- Regular hours: Monday- Friday – 8:00 AM to 1:30 PM
- Schedule may be temporarily adjusted in response to weather conditions or other operational needs.
Responsibilities
- Pick up outside garbage/debris around building daily as needed.
- Ensure that side gate & dining room door is open at 8:30am.
- Ensure that trash is emptied from all rooms and placed in dumpster daily.
- Help to pick up, load & unload donations as needed.
- Breakdown cardboard boxes and discard daily
- Ensure dumpsters are locked after use.
- Sweep and mop all hard floor surfaces on a daily basis.
- Wash all glass surfaces as needed.
- Wash out garbage bins on a weekly basis.
- Clean and/or sanitize all bathroom restrooms daily (including floors, walls, doors, sinks, toilets, fixtures and partitions).
- Replace paper supplies and soap in restrooms as needed.
- Snow removal and salting as needed on walkways.
- Keep back driveway clear of any debris as needed (Fall leaves, branches etc.)
- Vacuum all carpeted areas daily.
- Change light bulbs as needed.
- Perform other light maintenance as needed.
- Periodically strip, wax and buff floors as needed.
- Set up rooms as needed.
- Keep the janitorial room and sheds clean and in order.
- Clean & maintain chapel weekly in preparation for Sunday church service.
- Must keep inventory of janitorial supplies and advise Commanding Corps Officer(s) when supplies are needed.
- The Custodian is responsible to the Corps Commanding Officer(s) to perform any additional assignments under their direction.
- The Salvation Army has the right to modify, delete or add to this job description.
Qualifications
- Must have a valid New York State driver's license with clean driving record
- Must have prior maintenance experience
- Must have completed High School or Equivalent
- Must be able to lift heavy items
- Must have basic knowledge of tools and maintenance routines.
Other facts
About The Salvation Army Eastern Territory
Every year, The Salvation Army helps more than 27 million people in nearly every ZIP code in America overcome poverty, addiction, and economic hardships through a wide range of social services. By providing food for the hungry, emergency relief for disaster survivors, rehabilitation for those suffering from substance abuse, and clothing and shelter for people in need, The Salvation Army is doing the most good at our more than 6,400 centers of operation around the country. In 2024, Forbes ranked The Salvation Army 6th in its list of America’s Top 100 Charities. And in 2021, The Chronicle of Philanthropy ranked The Salvation Army 2nd on its list of “America’s Favorite Charities.”
What you'll do
- The Custodian & Distribution Assistant is responsible for maintaining a clean and safe facility while assisting with the pickup and unloading of donations. This role includes daily cleaning tasks, light maintenance, and ensuring the facility is welcoming for visitors.
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