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Maintenance Assistant (Custodial Services)-March 2024
Durham
Mar 28, 2026
About Maintenance Assistant (Custodial Services)

  Maintenance Assistant (Custodial Services)

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  Maintenance Assistant (Custodial Services)

  Salary

  $39,141.00 - $57,953.00 Annually

  Location

  Durham, NC

  Job Type

  Full time with benefits

  Job Number

  24-04718

  Department

  Parks and Recreation

  Opening Date

  01/19/2024

  Closing Date

  2/2/2024 11:59 PM Eastern

  Description

  Benefits

  Questions

  Position Description

  Work, Serve, Thrive. With the City of Durham

  Advance in your career while making a real difference in the community you serve.

  A nationally accredited team of passionate professionals devoted to building better lives and a better community through the power of parks and recreation. Our talented team at Durham Parks and Recreation (https://www.dprplaymore.org/27/ABOUT-US) is devoted to community service and provides a diverse range of programs, services, opportunities, and experiences while being united through our core pillars of creating equitable economic impacts; advancing conservation; rejuvenating health and wellness; enhancing quality of life and sustaining social equity.

  Hiring Range: $39,141.00 -$42,350.00

  Workdays/Hours: 6:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

  Monday - Friday (some evenings/weekends required)Position performs standardized work following prescribed procedures and instructions, requiring minimal prior training or experience. There is an established and specified routine to be followed and limited decision-making, restricted to choosing and safely using the proper work tools. Responsible for cleaning facilities and/or equipment; performing basic maintenance of equipment, grounds, and facilities; performing manual labor; assisting with projects that require semi-skilled labor; providing customer service; and keeping records and reporting maintenance needs to higher authority that fall outside of the scope of the work assigned.

  Primary responsibilities for incumbents assigned to indoor recreation facilities will include performing janitorial, housekeeping, and custodial duties; cleaning and maintaining floors and other indoor and outdoor areas; emptying trash, dusting, sanitizing bathrooms, cleaning mirrors and windows, replenishing sanitation items, pressure washing assigned areas; setting up and tearing down equipment for rentals, special events; and opening/closing facilities, as assigned. Completes special projects as assigned including vegetation management, storm cleanup, and athletic field maintenance.

  Duties/Responsibilities

  Performs janitorial, housekeeping, and custodial duties, as assigned to adopted maintenance standards.

  Cleans, and maintains floors and other indoor and outdoor areas.

  Empties trash, dusts, sanitizes bathrooms, cleans mirrors and windows, replenishes sanitation items, and conducts custodial inspections.

  Strips and waxes floors, cleans carpets, pressure washes assigned areas,

  Sets up and tears down equipment for rentals and special events, and opens/closes facilities, as assigned.

  Occasional special assignments may include blowing and clearing walkways as well as mowing and trimming grass/weeds.

  Minimum Qualifications & Experience

  High School Diploma or equivalent (GED, HiSet, TASC)

  One year of maintenance or customer service experience related to assignment.

  A valid North Carolina Class C Driver’s License with a satisfactory driving record

  Additional Preferred Skills

  Experience in cleaning, stripping, and waxing commercial floors.

  Available to work Monday-Friday from 6:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

  Ability to read and understand written instructions, understand simple processes, and understand the routine operation of machines.

  Benefits – General Full-Time Employees

  11-12 paid holidays per year

  12 standard work days of vacation per year

  12 standard work days of sick leave per year, which accumulates indefinitely; sick leave may be used toward early retirement

  2 weeks paid military leave per year

  Medical, dental, vision, and supplemental life insurance plans

  State and City retirement plans

  Short and long term disability plans

  Paid temporary disability leave for specified conditions

  City contribution of 10.15% into the N.C. State Retirement System

  Paid funeral leave

  Employee Assistance Program - personal and family counseling

  Paid life insurance equal to annual salary

  48 hours for volunteer work each year*

  4 hours parental leave each year

  Workman's Compensation Insurance

  457 Deferred Compensation Plans

  Benefits - Part-Time (1,000 hours or more per year)

  401(k) retirement plan (5.0% of salary)

  State retirement plan

  Benefits Part-Time (Average 30 hours per week over 12 month period)

  401(k) retirement plan (5.0% of salary)

  State retirement plan

  Health Insurance

  01

  Where did you first hear about this opportunity?

  City of Durham Website

  Walk in

  Job fair

  Employee referral

  Professional organization Please list the organization in "other" box below

  Internet posting Please list the specific web site in the "other" box below

  Craig's List

  Facebook

  LinkedIn

  GlassDoor

  governmentjobs.com

  Monster.com

  Indeed.com

  Employment Security Commission

  Magazine/Newspaper

  Other

  02

  If you listed "other" above please give specific web site, organization, or publication.

  03

  Please select your highest level of COMPLETED education.

  Less than a High School Diploma or Equivalent (GED, HiSET, TASC)

  High School Diploma or Equivalent (GED, HiSET, TASC)

  Associates Degree

  Bachelor's Degree

  Master's Degree

  PhD or Juris Doctorate

  04

  Do you have a valid, unrestricted, North Carolina driver's license? (If you have a license from a State other than North Carolina, you must be willing and able to obtain a valid, unrestricted NC driver's license within 60 days of hire)

  I have a valid, unrestricted NC driver's license.

  I have a valid license from another State and I am willing to obtain a valid, unrestricted NC driver's license within 60 days.

  I do not have a valid, unrestricted driver's license.

  05

  How many years of maintenance or customer service experience related to assignment do you have?

  No related experience

  Less than 1 year of related experience

  1 year but less than 3 years related experience

  3 years but less than 5 years related experience

  5 or more years related experience

  06

  I have . . . check all that apply):.

  experience in cleaning, stripping, and waxing commercial floors.

  the availability to work Monday-Friday from 6:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

  the ability to read and understand written instructions, understand simple processes, and understand the routine operation of machines.

  I have none of the above.

  Required Question

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