Under supervision, a Cleaner performs a variety of routine manual tasks requiring light, medium, and heavy physical effort in cleaning and caring for an assigned area in public buildings and adjacent grounds and sidewalks.
Most of the positions in this class are located in the State University, the Department of Mental Hygiene, the Office of General Services in the Executive Department, and the Department of Health.
Cleaner is a non-supervisory class. A Cleaner usually works as a member of a crew, performing routine manual tasks requiring light, medium, and heavy physical effort in the cleaning and care of an assigned area on a full-time basis. In some instances, Cleaners may work in crews which specialize in certain cleaning activities, such as stripping and polishing floors or cleaning kitchens and lavatories, or may work alone in a specialized assignment, such as cleaning restrooms and attending to rest room users. In other instances they may have varied assignments ranging from light through heavy cleaning; however, incumbents of these positions perform duties covering the full range of physical exertion.
Cleaners are distinguished from Building Service Aides by the latter class's responsibility for performing only light cleaning duties, usually after hours in public buildings, and positions are usually part-time.
There are many classes in State service which perform varied cleaning and housekeeping tasks. Laboratory Caretakers clean areas containing scientific apparatus, laboratory supplies, experimental projects, and animals, and, in addition, perform simple, routine duties with ongoing experiments in their assigned area, such as feeding and watering animals, changing cultures in incubators, and accepting, sorting, and distributing laboratory specimens. These positions are distinguished from Cleaners by the additional duties Laboratory Caretakers perform and the nature of the work environment.
The class of Janitor performs the same tasks as Cleaner and, in addition, makes repairs and does maintenance work requiring handyman abilities; is responsible for the cleaning and care of one or more buildings or for major areas of the larger State office buildings; and usually supervises Cleaners. The class of Housekeeper is responsible for the cleaning, care, and upkeep of assigned buildings or areas of large buildings in State institutions, including employee or staff living quarters and administrative work areas, and supervises subordinate cleaning staff.
While the class of Window Washer also performs cleaning tasks, a distinguishing characteristic of this class is washing from the outside, the windows of multi-storied buildings, using safety apparatus.
Performs a variety of routine manual work under supervision including, but not limited to, the following in the cleaning and care of an assigned area.
The nature of a Cleaner's activities generally restricts relationships to employees working within the same organization section. The Cleaner has frequent verbal communications with the Supervisor and less frequently with other positions in the work crew. Written and/or verbal communications with the general public are not typical of this class, with the tasks being mainly thing- oriented. Relationships with others is not a factor in the grade level.
A Cleaner has no supervisory responsibilities. Positions in this class are supervised by a higher level custodial position, usually a Janitor or Housekeeper, who assigns tasks and gives detailed instructions. The work of the Cleaner is subject to close supervision in progress and upon completion, although some routine repetitive duties may progressively be performed with greater independence.
There are no education or experience requirements. Applicants must be physically able to perform medium to heavy physical labor.