Massachusetts Jobs

SUMMARY Maintains police buildings and related grounds in clean and orderly condition and tends furnace, air conditioner, and boiler to provide heat, cool air, and hot water performing the following duties. SALARY & HOURS: \$20.00 per hour; Up to 19 hours per week

• Sweeps, mops, scrubs, buffs, waxes and vacuums hallways, floors, stairs, office space and prison holding cells.
• Washes windows, changes light bulbs, polices grounds.
• Regulates flow of fuel into automatic furnace.
• Empties trash and garbage containers.
• Maintains building, performing minor and routine repairs to buildings, equipment, heating, lighting, ventilation and plumbing systems. Replaces air conditioner filters.
• Notifies supervisor concerning need for major repairs or additions to lighting, heating, and ventilating equipment.
• Cleans snow and/or debris from sidewalk.
• Mows lawn, trims shrubbery, and cultivates flowers.
• Sets up and dismantles chairs, tables and other office equipment.

QUALIFICATIONS To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. LANGUAGE SKILLS Ability to read a limited number of two- and three-syllable words and to recognize similarities and differences between words and between series of numbers. Ability to print and speak simple sentences. MATHEMATICAL SKILLS Ability to add and subtract two digit numbers and to multiply and divide with 10\'s and 100\'s. Ability to perform these operations using units of American money and weight measurement, volume, and distance. REASONING ABILITY Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out simple one- or two-step instructions. Ability to deal with standardized situations with only occasional or no variables. LICENSES, CERTIFICATES, REGISTRATIONS Current, valid driver\'s license is required. PHYSICAL DEMANDS 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. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and reach with hands and arms. The employee frequently is required to climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee is occasionally required to sit, talk or hear, and smell. The employee must frequently lift, carry and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, and ability to adjust focus. The City of Lowell is a smoke and drug free employer and requires physical with drug screen, CORI post offer.