Housekeeper

Tuolumne County • Full-time • CA, US • $69.49k - $84.47k / year • 3w ago

Description

Interview Date: November 7, 2024

Schedule: Monday-Friday 5pm - 1:30am

Under general supervision, performs the full range of housekeeping and janitorial duties related to the care, routine maintenance, and cleaning of County buildings and facilities; moves furniture and equipment to set up for meetings, activities, and functions; interacts with and provides basic information and assistance to the public; and performs related work as required.

SUPERVISION RECEIVED AND EXERCISED

Receives general supervision from assigned supervisory or management personnel. Exercises no supervision of staff.

CLASS CHARACTERISTICS

Incumbents perform the full range of housekeeping duties required to ensure that County buildings and facilities provide the highest level of safety for public and staff use. Work is often performed in an assigned area and may involve working around other County staff and/or the public, depending upon assignment. This class is distinguished from the Lead Housekeeping Worker in that the latter is responsible for technical and functional supervision of lower-level housekeeping staff and is capable of performing the most complex duties assigned to the function.

Examples of Duties

(Illustrative Only)
Management reserves the right to add, modify, change, or rescind the work assignments of different positions and to make reasonable accommodations so that qualified employees can perform the essential functions of the job.

Performs various housekeeping duties, including sweeping, mopping, vacuuming, dusting, and polishing stairways, floors, patios, and other surfaces to ensure that County buildings and facilities provide the highest level of safety for public and staff use.
Wet mops stairways and floors; strips, waxes, buffs and polishes appropriate floor surfaces; vacuums and shampoos carpeted surfaces; vacuums other upholstered surfaces; spot cleans as necessary.
Cleans and sanitizes restroom facilities and fixtures including sinks, urinals, and toilets; replenishes supplies in restrooms.
Changes and collects soiled bed linens, towels, curtains, etc.; launders and delivers linens; launders cleaning rags and mop heads.
Cleans and sanitizes countertops, table tops, furniture, exercise equipment, wheelchairs, hand railings, etc.; waxes furnishings as needed.
Dusts furniture, window blinds, baseboards, walls, window frames, picture frames, bookshelves, office and other equipment and other surfaces as needed.
Washes windows, glass doors, mirrors and other glass surfaces.
Empties wastepaper baskets and replaces liners.
Collects and transports medical and body waste for disposal.
May defrost and clean patient care refrigerators; cleans air vents.
May replace light bulbs and perform other minor building maintenance tasks.
Assists in stocking and maintaining adequate inventory of housekeeping supplies.
Locks and secures offices, buildings, exit doors and garage gates.
Maintains assigned equipment and vehicle.
Prepares and submits work records as required.
Interfaces with the public in a non-disruptive manner; answers questions and provides standard information to the public if working in a public facility.
Performs all duties in accordance with policies, procedures, regulations and standards of quality and safety.
Performs other related duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

Knowledge of:

Methods, materials, and equipment used in housekeeping work, and basic and preventative building maintenance.
Proper cleaning methods and the safe usage of cleaning materials, disinfectants, housekeeping tools, and equipment.
Basic facility maintenance techniques and materials.
Basic principles and procedures of record keeping.
Safe work methods and safety practices pertaining to the work.
Safe driving rules and practices.
Techniques for providing a high level of customer service by effectively dealing with the public, vendors, contractors, and County staff.

Ability to:

Use and operate a variety of custodial equipment, including high-pressure washer, vacuum cleaner, wet/dry vacuum, carpet extractor, buffer, mop, and broom.
Clean and care for assigned areas and equipment.
Learn, understand and apply pertinent policies, rules, procedures, and regulations.
Understand and follow written and oral instructions.
Perform general housekeeping duties safely and properly.
Use cleaning products, chemicals and housekeeping equipment safely and properly.
Learn to operate floor maintenance equipment.
Select appropriate devices for various housekeeping duties.
Establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with those contacted during the course of work.
Maintain basic records.
Effectively communicate with others.
Organize own work, set priorities, and meet critical time deadlines.
Use tact, initiative, prudence, and independent judgment within general policy and legal guidelines in politically sensitive situations.
Establish, maintain, and foster positive and effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of work.

Education and Experience:
Any combination of training and experience that would provide the required knowledge, skills, and abilities is qualifying. A typical way to obtain the required qualifications would be

Equivalent to the completion of the twelfth (12th) grade.

Licenses and Certifications:

Possess and maintain a valid California class C driver's license by time of appointment.

RELIEF POSITIONS DO NOT QUALIFY FOR BENEFITS

Employee Benefits WebpageUnion Memorandums of Understanding

PERSONAL PAID LEAVES

12 paid holidays
16 hours of floating holiday awarded on July 4th
80 – 160 hours
96 hours of sick leave annually
12 paid Personal Flex Days

MONTHLY COUNTY CONTRIBUTION TOWARDS BENEFITS
The County contributes monthly:

$1,050 towards single employee benefits
$1,794 towards employee + one dependent
$2,384 towards family benefits
$150 if you opt out of health insurance due to being covered under another qualifying plan.

BENEFITS AND ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION

Available Medical Plans: Anthem Blue Cross CARE PPO, Anthem Blue Cross CHOICE PPO, and Kaiser for those within their service area. Law Enforcement Anthem Blue Cross plan available for specific positions. Tuolumne County is not within the Kaiser service area.
Dental Plan: Delta Dental
Vision: VSP Vision Care
Life Insurance: $50,000 + option life insurance plan for purchase
Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance: $50,000
Retirement: Social Security and CalPERS
Retirement: Voluntary Deferred Compensation plan (457b)
Longevity/Retention Pay:
- 5 years = 2.5%
- 10 years = 5%
- 15 years = 10%
- 20 years = 15%
- 25 years = 20%
Education Incentive Pay: 1 Certificate 2.5%, 2+ Certificates 5%
Probation: 13 or 26 completed pay periods

VOLUNTARY BENEFITS

Short-Term Disability
Long-Term Disability
Life Insurance
Accident Insurance
Critical Illness Insurance

ADDITIONAL MISCELLANEOUS BENEFITS

Gym Membership for approved gyms
Credit Unions
California 529 College Savings Program
Propane Discounts
Verizon & AT&T Wireless Discounts
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Employees may qualify for:

Employee down payment and closing cost assistance
Student loan forgiveness
Educational assistance program

COMMITMENT TO EMPLOYEE DEVELOPMENT

The County has a “Learning Forward” commitment to staff. We are dedicated to our employee’s growth and provide access to a career coach/employee development professional and provides an educational assistance program.

PAY AND/OR SHIFT DIFFERENTIAL

A Road Worker shall receive a twenty-five ($0.25) cent per hour pay differential for each hour assigned to perform as a heavy equipment operator, when that assignment exceeds five (5) hours in any given standard tour of duty.* Employees who work four (4) hours or more in a shift beginning between 8:00 pm and 4:00 am receive a shift differential of $8.00 per shift. *Upon successful completion of 160-hour training program.
Social Workers, Social Service Supervisor I/II, Program Managers, and Deputy Directors receive a five (5%) percent salary differential.
HCU employees who work between 6:00 pm and 7:00 am receive a shift differential of $3.00 per hour. The shift must start at 2:00 pm or later and applies to hours actually worked between 6:00 pm and 7:00 am.
An IT Technician required to return to work or return to work on a day not regularly scheduled and work four (4) hours or more in a shift receive shift differential at the following rates:
- 3:00 pm to 11:00 pm shift - $6.50 per shift
- 11:00 pm to 7:00 am shift - $9.00 per shift
OE3 employees who work four (4) hours or more in a shift receive shift differential at the following rates:
- 3:00 pm to 11:00 pm shift - $6.50 per shift
- 11:00 pm to 7:00 am shift - $9.00 per shift

ON-CALL PAY

Assigned personnel shall receive on-call pay of sixdollars and fifteen cents ($6.15) per hour for each hour served on on-call duty. Assigned personnel become ineligible for on-call pay once activated to call back status.

Assigned Animal Control Officers receive on-call pay of two dollars and seventy-five cents ($2.75) per hour from the time they are released from active duty but not before the regular conclusion of shift, until they are back on active duty or the Animal Control workday starts. For each call back, the Animal Control Officers receive overtime pay from the time they leave their home until the time they return to their home or commence their workday.

CALL BACK PAY

Call-back compensation shall be paid for one and one-half (1½) hours at straight-time rates for each call-back occurrence and is in lieu of any travel time and expense to and from home and the first or last work contact point.

UNIFORM ALLOWANCE

Animal Control Officers receive an annual uniform allowance of five hundred dollars ($500.00). Fifty percent (50%) of the allowance is payable during the period of July through December and fifty percent (50%) is payable January through June of each fiscal year.

Fire Prevention Inspectors receive an annual uniform allowance of seven hundred dollars ($700.00). Fifty percent (50%) of the allowance is payable during the period of July through December and fifty percent (50%) is payable January through June of each fiscal year.

An annual uniform allowance of one hundred fifty dollars ($150) each fiscal year paid twice a year in January and July will be provided for the purchase of boots, coats, shirts, hats, uniforms, gloves, gators (snake proof), overalls or coveralls. Items of clothing will reflect the County logo or wording identifying the employee as a County employee. This section applies only to the following classifications: Appraiser, Building Inspector, Environmental Health Specialist, Planner, Solid Waste Technician, Solid Waste Specialist, Junior/Assistant/Associate Engineers, Engineering Technicians, Land Surveyors, Code Compliance Investigators and Agriculture & Air Pollution Inspector.

A uniform allowance of four hundred dollars ($400) per fiscal year paid twice a year July and January each fiscal year will be provided for the purchase of prescription safety glasses, safety boots, a safety coat, shirts with a County seal replica, trousers, hats and gloves.

Employees in the Road Operations Division, Skilled Trades and Maintenance Division who require corrective lenses for the normal execution of their job duties receive reimbursement towards safety glasses every two years.