About the Role
Responsible for keeping assigned areas in a clean, safe, and orderly condition by performing daily cleaning in offices and common spaces, as well as periodic heavy-cleaning activities, servicing and restocking restrooms, moving furniture, and other assigned duties.
Responsibilities
- Clean building floors by sweeping, mopping, scrubbing, or vacuuming.
- Service, clean, and supply restrooms.
- Clean windows, glass partitions, and mirrors.
- Gather and empty trash.
- Follow procedures for the use of chemical cleaners and power equipment to prevent damage to floors and fixtures.
- Dust furniture, walls, machines, and equipment.
- Clean and polish furniture and fixtures.
- Requisition supplies or equipment as needed.
- Move heavy furniture, equipment, and supplies either manually or by using hand trucks.
- Shampoo carpets.
- Strip, seal, finish, and polish floors.
- Set up, arrange, or remove decorations, tables, chairs, and ladders as needed.
- Secure building by performing tasks such as locking doors and windows after operating hours.
- Replace lamps and ballasts as needed.
- Deliver packages to agency staff.
- Serve as assistant fire warden during fire drills and real emergencies.
- Other duties as assigned.
Requirements
- At least 2 years of experience stripping, sealing, finishing, burnishing, and buffing vinyl composition tile (VCT) required.
- At least 2 years of experience operating light and heavy-duty cleaning machines including, but not limited to, auto-scrubbers, floor machines, burnishers, and stand-up and shop vacuums required.
- At least 2 years of experience spotting and extracting carpets required.
- Knowledge of best cleaning practices required.
- Knowledge of cleaning chemicals and chemicals to maintain floors required.
- Ability to work independently while at the same time taking direction and keeping management informed.
- May require travel to other locations.
- Ability to lift and move up to 50 pounds.
Skills
- Cleaning
- Chemical handling
- Floor care
- Carpet care
- Equipment operation
- Customer service
Location
- Castle 3 [East Harlem] - Manhattan, NY 10035
- Castle III (107 E 123rd Street, New York, NY 10035)
Work Type
- Full-Time
- Regular
- Non-Exempt
Experience Level
- 2+ years of experience
Education Level
- High school diploma or GED/HSE preferred
Salary/Compensations
- $22.00 per hour (approximately $41,580 annually)
About the Company
- The Fortune Society, Inc. (Fortune) has been working for over 57 years in service to our mission: to support successful reentry from incarceration and promote alternatives to incarceration, thus strengthening the fabric of our communities.
- The organization has evolved into one of the nation’s preeminent reentry and justice-informed service organizations, providing formerly incarcerated people with the skills and wrap-around services needed to break the cycle of crime and incarceration and to build productive lives in their communities.
- Fortune has grown steadily over the years to an agency with close to $90 million in annual budget with just under 600 staff.
- Fortune has a dual mission: both advocacy and service.
- The advocacy portion of our mission focuses on building a more just criminal legal system and reducing the barriers to reentry into society.
- The service side of Fortune has evolved to encompass a broad range of programs that started with employment and education and now includes a robust array of services, among them: alternatives to incarceration, supervised release, court advocacy, discharge planning within correctional facilities, licensed substance use and mental health treatment, a housing continuum ranging from emergency and transitional through permanent congregate and scattered site housing, assistance in obtaining benefits, a care management unit, HIV services, a food and nutrition program, and an arts program.
- Each service we provide is informed by the needs of the population we serve.
- Fortune currently serves approximately 14,000 people a year.
- Our program models are recognized, both nationally and internationally, for their quality and innovation.
- We have locations in Brooklyn, The Bronx, Manhattan and Queens.
Equal Opportunity
- The Fortune Society is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
- All qualified applicants will be afforded equal employment opportunities without discrimination because of conviction history, race, religion/creed, color, national origin, sex, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, military status, predisposing genetic characteristics, victim of domestic violence status or marital status.
