Crew Leader - Gateway Center Arena

Essential Functions: Independent judgment is required to identify, select and apply the most appropriate of available guidelines and procedures as well as interpret precedents. This position is responsible for leading and participating in the work of the housekeeping crew responsible for providing cleaning of the Gateway Arena on an assigned shift. The responsibilities include: Prioritizes, assigns, reviews, and participates in the work of the housekeeping crew responsible for the Arena. Provides staff training; works with employees to correct deficiencies. Oversees and inspects the work of assigned crew; ensures work is accomplished in a timely and appropriate manner. Reviews BEO; coordinates with Event Coordinators to determine proper requirements for event cleaning; organizes, plans, and directs housekeeping staff on facility cleaning to include interior and exterior of the Arena. Responds to emergency requests for service. Operates equipment used in cleaning work including but not limited to forklifts, power sweepers, electric carts, City vehicles and carts, and a variety of hand and power tools; trains others in the use of equipment. Ensures that all equipment is stored safely and in the proper location. Completes daily inspection of the Arena to ensure that housekeeping crews have completed work tasks as assigned. Orders and maintains adequate cleaning supply inventory. Performs a full range of cleaning duties as assigned. Performs other related duties as assigned. The omission of specific duties does not preclude the supervisor from assigning duties that logically relate to the position.

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: The position requires knowledge of procedures, methods, and techniques of event cleaning and use of chemicals in providing comprehensive cleaning services. It also requires knowledge of safe work practices, standard cleaning methods and equipment used in custodial work, ability to oversee the work and train assigned staff, ability to understand and carry out oral and written instructions, ability to perform routine, repetitive tasks continuously, ability to work independently in maintaining a clean and orderly area after a sufficient training period, ability to exert continuous physical effort including frequent bending, walking, manipulating, and heavy lifting of equipment, ability to work flexible hours to include weekdays and weekends based on programming needs, ability to maintain effective working relationships with other employees, ability to use tact and courtesy in dealing with the public, ability to analyze and evaluate procedures and work processes and to exercise appropriate judgment in establishing priorities and work methods, ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships and to deal effectively and courteously with others, to work independently and in team settings, ability to type or to use a personal computer with word processing and related software and to enter and retrieve information with reasonable speed and accuracy, moderate physical activity. Requires handling objects of average-weight up to fifty (100) pounds, standing, sitting, and/or walking for more than four (4) hours per day.

Note: In compliance with the American Disabilities Act (ADA), those functions of the job which are identified as essential are required to be performed with or without reasonable accommodations. Requests to facilitate the performance of essential functions will be given careful consideration.

Qualifications: The qualifications include a High School Diploma or equivalent, one (1) to two (2) years of supervisor experience, custodial or related experience; equivalent combination of education and experience, some experience in janitorial maintenance and supplies, strong organizational and communication skills, experience in communicating with diverse communities, and in establishing and maintaining cooperative working relationships, proficiency in MS Office Suite, as well as knowledge and understanding of the organizational structure, workflow, and operating procedures, extensive hours and weekends will be required at times, and pre-employment screening is required: criminal background check and drug testing.

Benefits: The City of College Park offers a complete benefits package to full-time employees including healthcare, dental care, vision care, Flexible Spending Account (FSA), life insurance, long-term disability insurance, short-term disability insurance, pension, holidays, vacation, sick leave, and Employee Assistance Program (EAP).