Janitor

Job Announcement

Janitor

Position:                      Janitor

Program:                      Operations

Reports to:                   Operations Assistant Director

Compensation:            $23 per hour. Full-time, non-exempt position. Benefits include medical, dental, vision, long-term disability, life insurance, flexible spending account, commuter benefits, paid holiday, paid sick leave, generous vacation with Summer Recess and Winter Recess, and 401(K) with employer matching. 

About the Organization:

Mission Action has been growing rapidly, therefore, we have created a lot of new positions in different programs. Please consider joining our team to serve the communities.

Mission Action nurtures individual wellness and cultivates collective power among low-income and immigrant communities to create a more just society. As a multi-issue, multi-strategy organization, we work to improve lives on an individual level as well as affect broader social change by engaging in advocacy and community organizing. We work together across programs to address homelessness, lack of affordable housing, and to support immigrant rights in order to meet the complex needs of our communities and collectively address the root causes of suffering and injustice. To learn more about our organization's model and impact, we encourage you to watch the following video.

Primary responsibilities

• Sweep and mop floors.
• Clean buildings by emptying trash, sweeping, and cleaning surfaces.
• Clean and disinfect frames of beds, tables, chairs, and other furniture on a weekly basis.
• Monitor building security and safety by performing such tasks as locking doors after operating hours and checking electrical appliance use to ensure that hazards are not created.
• Use the less toxic or nontoxic cleaning solutions to remove stains and clean surfaces.
• Clean windows, bed partitions, and mirrors, using nontoxic products, sponges, and squeegees.
• Dust furniture and scrub surfaces clean.
• Clean and service restrooms with mops and disinfectants.
• Move equipment and furniture when necessary.
• Identify and report possible repairs.
• Carry out heavy cleansing tasks and special projects.
• Notify management of occurring deficiencies or needs for repairs.
• Stock and maintain supply rooms.
• Follow all health and safety regulations.

Other Organizational Duties

• Conduct business in accordance with the Mission Action Employee Handbook, exercising sound judgment and serving the best interests of the agency and the community
• Work within the framework of the agency’s mission, vision, values, theory of change, and organization’s commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion, restorative justice, trauma-informed work, and language justice.
• Commit yourself to treating each community member with respect and dignity.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications and Experience Desired

• Proven working experience as a janitor.
• Ability to handle janitorial equipment in a professional manner.
• Knowledge of cleaning with supplies and nontoxic products
• Integrity and ability to work independently.
• Be able to communicate with English, spoken and written.
• Organized, detail oriented.
• Basic computer knowledge, ability to use Windows and Microsoft Office

Essential Physical requirements

The physical demands of this position are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; each with hands and anus; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and talk or hear. The employee must lift and/or move up to 30 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Mission Action (www.dscs.org) is an equal-opportunity employer which values lived experience and seeks applicants of the greatest diversity possible. We encourage people of color, women, older people, members of the LGBTQ community, and individuals with disabilities, including HIV and community members who grew up in the Mission District. Pursuant to the SF Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment, qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.