Caretaker

Purpose: The Caretaker maintains each property with exceptional cleanliness.

Caretaker Job Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provide customers with exceptional service and foster good resident relations.
• Be a valuable part of the effective on-site team.
• Know and adhere to standards of quality cleaning.
• Perform apartment turn-over duties within required timeframe.
• Keep all interior and exterior common areas clean on a daily basis, to include the following tasks:
  • Sweep, mop, polish and strip floors
  • Vacuum, spot clean and/or shampoo rugs and carpet using commercial vacuum cleaners and shampooing equipment
  • Clean windows
  • Spot-wash stained walls and doors
  • Remove garbage from receptacles and inset plastic liners
  • Assist with snow removal, sweeping, watering/weeding and debris pick up
• Report malfunctions of amenities, bath fixtures, lighting fixtures and/or damages to any common areas to supervisor.
• Replace light bulbs.
• Clean debris from vacant apartments and garages.
• Practice proper and safe use of material usage and equipment.
• Recommend purchase of cleaning materials and equipment; maintain supply room.

Non-Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities:

• Perform/prepare special projects
• Perform other duties, as assigned

Position Requirements:

• One year of previous caretaking or related cleaning experience preferred
• Knowledge of cleaning standards and techniques
• Excellent organizational skills and the ability to multi-task
• Ability to meet deadlines
• Ability to bend, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, pull and push
• Ability to lift 40 pounds to chest height
• Ability to work in extremes of climate/temperature (-20 to 110 degrees), rain, snow.