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City of Port Townsend Job Description
Facilities Seasonal Maintenance Worker
Classification title: Seasonal Maintenance
Worker
Working title: Facilities Seasonal
Maintenance Worker
Department: Community Services Union: No
FLSA status: Non-exempt Wage Classification: $24.52 hourly
Hours: 40 Effective date: Feb. 2024; Feb. 2025; Jan.
2026
Reports to: Crew Chief or Facilities
and Parks Manager
Civil Service: No
JOB SUMMARY
Under general supervision, performs custodial maintenance duties and general cleanliness procedures
for public buildings.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
• Custodial duties include but not limited to dusting, mopping, trash removal, sanitizing, cleaning
of windows, buffing of floors, vacuuming, shampooing carpets, litter pickup, cleaning restrooms,
and restocking paper and soap supplies.
• Performs maintenance and repair activities to City facilities including painting, plumbing,
carpentry, electrical, and concrete work.
• Safely operates portable equipment and small hand and power tools necessary to maintain City
properties.
• Performs routine maintenance tasks to custodial equipment and supplies.
• Cleans and maintains public restrooms, picnic shelters, picnic tables, garbage cans and other
facilities.
• Empties trash receptacles, disposes trash into compactors and/or dumpsters, and bags trash
for proper disposal.
• Unlocks doors, ensuring doors are locked after cleaning areas
• Tracks work activities in online work order system
• Other related duties as assigned by the Crew Chief or Facilities & Parks Manager.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES
• Knowledge of standard cleaning methods and procedures.
• Knowledge of occupational safety rules.
• Demonstrates integrity and ability to work independently.
• Communicates efficiently and effectively with team members, managers, and other
departments, both verbally and in writing, using tact, patience and courtesy to convey
instructions, provide feedback, receive feedback, and resolve issues.
• Collaborates with team members to resolve problems in a timely manner.
• Demonstrates communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to interact with diverse
groups of people.
• Demonstrates flexibility to adapt to changing circumstances, such as shifting priorities,
unexpected challenges, or variations in the workload, while maintaining composure and
effectiveness.
• Ability to learn and follow schedules, carry out instructions, and work cooperatively with other
staff.
• Ability to perform repetitive motion for long periods of time.
• Ability to use cleaning equipment and safely handle cleaning chemicals.
• Ability to perform duties and responsibilities in an efficient and satisfactory manner.
• Ability to identify safety, repair, and maintenance issues at each location worked.
• Ability to organize and enter work orders as necessary.
• Ability to establish and maintain cooperative and effective working relationships with co-
workers, management, peers, customers, and the public.
• Ability to interact tactfully and courteously with the public and co-workers.
• Ability to operate equipment and tools following oral and written instructions.
• Ability to adhere to WISHA and DOSH health and safety requirements in the workplace.
• Ability to maintain daily work activity records using a computer.
• Ability to work weekends throughout duration of seasonal term.
QUALIFICATIONS
Required
• Any equivalent combination of education and experience that provides the applicant with the
knowledge, skills and abilities required to perform the job.
• Must be at least 18 years old at the time of hire.
• Valid Washington driver's license and ability to maintain a driving record acceptable to the City’s
insurance carrier.
• Must pass criminal background check.
Preferred
• Experience working with basic janitorial equipment and hand tools.
• Experience using a maintenance management software program.
• Current First Aid/CPR/AED Certification.
• Current Bloodborne Pathogens Certification.
WORKING CONDITIONS
This position requires being onsite working indoors and outdoors during all types of weather; repeated
walking, bending, stooping, and lifting; standing for long periods of time; the ability to occasionally lift up
to 60 lbs.; vision and hearing at level required to perform essential functions (may be corrected); and a
full range of motor skills.
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee
to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be
made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
This job description in no way implies that these are the only duties to be performed. The employee
occupying the position will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any
other job-related duties requested by their supervisors. All employees must comply with all City
policies and procedures relevant to the position as a condition of City employment.
The City of Port Townsend is an equal employment opportunity employer. The City employs, retains,
promotes, disciplines and otherwise treats all employees and job applicants strictly based on job-
related qualifications and competence. These policies and all employment practices shall be applied
without regard to any individual's sex, race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sexual orientation
(including gender identity), pregnancy, age, marital status, military status, disability, genetic
information, or any other characteristic protected by law.
This job description does not constitute an employment agreement between the City and the
employee and is subject to change as the needs of the City and requirements of the job change.