Caretaker (Part-Time)

The Part-Time Caretaker is responsible for performing a variety of custodial, maintenance, and groundskeeping tasks to ensure the community is clean, safe, and operating efficiently for residents and visitors.

Location: Western Row Condominiums, 80 Western Ave N, St Paul, MN 55102 (in-person)

Schedule: Hourly, part-time (20 hours per week). Monday - Friday, 8am - 12pm

Wages: $20-25/hr

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain a regular cleaning and maintenance schedule for all common areas
• Perform routine housekeeping tasks, including sweeping, mopping, and vacuuming common areas
• Conduct day-to-day maintenance of building interiors and exteriors
• Maintain grounds upkeep, including landscaping-adjacent tasks and general outdoor tidiness
• Provide on-call coverage for urgent or after-hours building needs
• Perform minor repairs (e.g., fixtures, hardware, small mechanical issues) as they arise
• Inspect the property regularly to identify maintenance issues requiring more significant repair or professional attention, and report these to management/ownership in a timely manner
• Safely operate the on-site tractor to transport garbage and recycling bins to the designated outdoor pick-up area on scheduled collection days
• Maintain a log or record of completed tasks, identified issues, and any repairs performed
• Ensure common areas remain safe, clean, and in good working order on an ongoing basis
• Other duties as assigned

Knowledge and Skills

• Knowledge of general maintenance requirements, (documentation, safety, required reporting,
• regulations, etc.)
• Knowledge of State or local governmental safety requirements
• Knowledge of equipment associated with custodial trades.
• Interpretation and completion of verbal and/or written instructions at a proficient level.
• Professional customer service skills.
• Time management and time critical prioritization skills.
• Bilingual preferred (English/Spanish fluent)

Education and Experience

• High School Diploma or GED Required
• 0 – 3 years of directly related or closely related experience

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 and to reach above shoulders with hands and arms in order to file a variety of documents; use hands and fingers to input data to information system; and talk or hear in order to gather and provide information on departmental processes. The employee is often required to sit in order to process information and conduct data entry activities.

Environmental Demands
Work is performed in a climate-controlled office without exposure to adverse environmental conditions such as dirt, dust, pollen, odors, wetness, humidity, rain, fumes, temperature and noise extremes, machinery, vibrations, electric currents, traffic hazards, toxic agents, violence, disease, or pathogenic substances.

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