Job Overview
Employment Type
Full-time
Compensation
Type:
Salary
Rate:
Range $46,113.60 - $53,000.00
Work Schedule
Standard Hours
Flexible
Weekend Shifts
Benefits
Health Insurance
Dental Insurance
Paid Time Off
Retirement Plan
flexible schedule
Life insurance
Employee assistance program
Job Description
Travis County Juvenile Probation Department is a key component of Travis County's criminal justice system, focusing on rehabilitation, education, and support services for youth offenders. It operates within a secure facility where maintaining cleanliness, hygiene, and safety is critical to its smooth operations and the well-being of its occupants. The department provides an essential environment that supports juvenile rehabilitation efforts, ensuring that all areas, from offices to living quarters, are maintained to the highest standards. This workplace is not only dedicated to the enforcement of juvenile probation but also strives to create a supportive and orderly setting in which juveniles... Show More
Job Requirements
- Must be at least 21 years of age
- One year of general housekeeping or laundry experience
- Ability to lift and carry up to 50 pounds
- Ability to stand, sit, walk, climb stairs or ladders, bend, stoop, crouch, kneel, push, pull, reach, twist, balance, squat, and perform repetitive motions
- Ability to work late shifts including holidays
- Successful completion of background check, physical exam, drug and alcohol tests
- Ability to follow safety procedures
- Ability to work in secure facility conditions
- Ability to handle contaminated articles
- Flexibility to work different shifts based on business need
Job Qualifications
- One year of general housekeeping or laundry attending experience
- Experience in custodial or manual labor demonstrating ability to perform the duties
- Knowledge of janitorial, custodian, and laundry functions, policies, practices, and safety regulations
- Skill in operating cleaning equipment such as buffers, strippers, waxers, vacuums, carpet cleaning machines, commercial washers and dryers
- Ability to understand, read, and follow instructions in English
- Ability to communicate effectively in English
- Ability to work independently and meet deadlines
- Ability to sort laundry items by color or type
- Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships
- Ability to safely operate cleaning and laundering equipment
Job Duties
- Performs general cleaning, sweeping, mopping, dusting, scrubbing, vacuuming, emptying waste baskets and recycling containers
- Cleans and disinfects restrooms
- Assembles, irons, folds laundry
- Maintains replacement clothing room
- Operates buffer, stripper, waxer, vacuum, and carpet cleaning machines
- Cleans walls, windows, light fixtures, air supply/return registers
- Operates laundry equipment and sorts soiled laundry, towels, and linens for commercial laundry
- Loads and unloads processed laundry and delivers as required
- Inspects clothing for cleanliness and mends torn clothing
- Monitors and maintains inventory of cleaning and laundry supplies
- Replaces laundry chemicals as required
- May secure and lock building
- Turns out lights in areas completed
- Replaces light bulbs, moves office furniture and other items as required
- May assist groundskeeper in yard work
- Performs other job-related duties as assigned
Job Qualifications
Experience
Entry Level (1-2 years)
Job Location
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