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SENIOR BUILDING SERVICE WORKER

Code: 03229 Local Competitive

New Jersey treats Senior Building Service Worker as a competitive-class job, so the gate is an examination and the ranked list it produces rather than a direct offer.

Eligibility comes down to 1 year of relevant experience.

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Where this title is used

Senior Building Service Worker is a local service title. It is filled by the counties, municipalities, authorities and other employers that have adopted civil service under Title 11A, not by State departments. Those employers set pay by ordinance or contract rather than from a State salary schedule, which is why most local titles carry no salary range here.

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Official job specification

The text below is the official specification published by the New Jersey Civil Service Commission. The plain-language summary and analysis above are derived from it by NJ Civil Service Navigator. Source: the official specification page at NJ CSC.

Definition

Under direction, takes the lead over one or more workers and performs simple, routine tasks involved in cleaning buildings; does other related duties as required.

Examples of work

  • Takes the lead over other workers in the performance of their duties.
  • Relays instructions received from the supervisor and initiates work activities to ensure that other workers in the group carry out their assignments..
  • Demonstrates proper work methods.
  • Ensures availability of supplies and equipment.
  • Obtains information or decisions from supervisor on problems that arise during the course of the work.
  • Answers other workers= questions pertaining to the manner in which the work is to be accomplished.
  • Checks on work in progress to ensure that supervisory instructions are being followed and that proper safety precautions are being exercised.
  • Advises supervisor concerning status, problems, and progress of work being performed.
  • Cleans offices, storerooms, corridors, stairways, dormitories, and hospital rooms and wards as well as other areas.
  • Sweeps, dry mops, scrubs, waxes, and polishes floors using brooms, mops, lightweight vacuum cleaners, and lightweight floor scrubbers and buffers.
  • Dusts, waxes, and polishes furniture.
  • Empties ashtrays and waste baskets.
  • Polishes door knobs and other metal fixtures.
  • Washes walls, windows, and blinds that can be reached without climbing ladders or scaffolds.
  • Collects soiled linen from living quarters, hospital rooms, and wards and places it at a pickup point.
  • Receives clean linen and delivers it using a hand truck.
  • Makes beds and changes linens.
  • Keeps restrooms in clean, orderly, sanitary condition.
  • Cleans, disinfects, and deodorizes lavatories, urinals and toilet bowls.
  • Cleans mirrors, sinks, and waters fountains.
  • Dusts ledges and woodwork.
  • Replaces deodorizers, toilet tissue, hand towels. and soap.
  • Notes condition of restroom and reports to supervisor any conditions requiring maintenance such as broken windows, water leaks, or clogged drains.
  • Keeps a stock of clean materials/equipment necessary to do the work.
  • Advises supervisor when more materials are needed or when equipment is in need of repair/replacement.
  • Receives and adjusts complaints.
  • Gives assignments to assigned employees.
  • Maintains records.
  • Will be required to learn to utilize various types of electronic and/or manual recording and information systems used by the agency, office, or related units.

Experience

One (1) year of experience in the cleaning of furniture, offices, and buildings.

License

Appointees will be required to possess a driver's license valid in New Jersey only if the operation of a vehicle, rather than employee mobility, is necessary to perform essential duties of the position.

Knowledge, skills and abilities

  • Knowledge of problems, procedures, methods, equipment, and supplies used in cleaning/washing windows.
  • Knowledge of problems, procedures, methods, equipment, and supplies used in polishing floors.
  • Knowledge of problems, procedures, methods, equipment, and supplies used in dusting desks, chairs, and other furniture.
  • Ability to comprehend established cleaning and maintenance procedures.
  • Ability to understand, remember, and carry out oral and written directions.
  • Ability to learn quickly from oral and written explanations and from demonstrations.
  • Ability to maintain records.
  • Ability to lift and move lightweight objects. Ability to use common cleaning tools such as mops, brushes, brooms, and lightweight vacuum cleaners.
  • Ability to utilize various types of electronic and/or manual recording and information systems used by the agency, office, or related units.
  • Ability to read, write, speak, understand, and communicate in English sufficiently to perform duties of this position. American Sign Language or Braille may also be considered as acceptable forms of communication.
  • Persons with mental or physical disabilities are eligible as long as they can perform essential functions of the job after reasonable accommodation is made to their known limitations. If the accommodation cannot be made because it would cause the employer undue hardship, such persons may not be eligible.

Note

The examples of work for this title are for illustrative purposes only. A particular position using this title may not perform all duties listed in this job specification. Conversely, all duties performed on the job may not be listed.