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Custodian

Little Island’s Custodians are key members of the Park Operations department, a dynamic team of collaborative and motivated individuals who collectively care for the park and its visitors. In addition to a beautiful park, Little Island’s facility includes performance spaces, public and indoor restrooms, indoor meeting rooms, staff and artist areas, food stalls, and equipment. Custodians will embody Little Island’s values by collaborating often across departments, jumping in to help solve problems and address immediate park needs, communicating park-related concerns or issues to Park leadership proactively, and fostering memorable visitor experiences and relationships in the park each day. The larger Operations department is also comprised of Park Supervisors, Park Attendants, Security, Maintenance, Horticulture staff, and administrators who work together to operate our park for the public every day.

The ideal Custodians are hardworking and proactive self-starters who thrive in the outdoors and have experience caretaking a facility or park. Our Custodial team cares deeply about balancing the details of their work with cultivating a memorable visitor experience.

About the Role

  • Hourly Rate: $23.00 (year-round) or $20.50 (seasonal)
  • Exempt Status: Non-exempt
  • Job Type: Full-time, part-time, year-round and seasonal positions available
  • Schedule Expectations: Custodians work a regular schedule spanning all operating hours of the park, with the flexibility to work early mornings, late evenings, and holidays

What You’ll Do

  • Clean the park, which includes performance spaces, public and indoor restrooms, indoor spaces, staff and artist areas, food stalls, and equipment
  • Monitor trash receptacles, refresh trash bags, and coordinate trash pick-up with carting service
  • Remove snow, ice, leaves, and debris using provided equipment
  • Report damage or hazards using an online work order system and communication channels
  • Set up and breakdown park furniture including folding tables, chairs, barricades or other objects as assigned in preparation for public events or inclement weather
  • Collaborate with other members of the Operations staff on a variety of tasks including:
    • Space management tasks such as communicating closures and changes to visitors as requested by Park Supervisors and leadership team
    • Welcome visitors to the park and provide them with information about the park, horticulture, and programming as needed
  • Support the employee experience in the park employee areas by ensuring spaces remain clean and stocked with relevant supplies, as well as coordinating supplies requests and package deliveries to the park with administrative personnel
  • Other duties and tasks related to the park and its operations as assigned

What You Bring

  • Knowledge of proper cleaning and sanitation techniques and products
  • Experience prioritizing safety while completing cleaning and maintenance work
  • Experience operating equipment such as power-washers or leaf blowers. If not yet comfortable, candidates should be willing to learn
  • Valid NY driver’s license with clean driving record preferred, but not required
  • Ability to transport or lift objects weighing up to 50 lbs
  • Possession of OSHA 10 or 30 preferred, willingness to complete OSHA 10 required
  • Ability to work in US

Full-Time Year-Round Benefits:

  • 15 days vacation, 7 sick, up to 3 personal days
  • Health Benefits: Medical, dental & vision care
  • 401(k) retirement plan
  • Commuter benefits
  • Flexible spending accounts
  • Basic Life Insurance, Short & Long-Term Disability
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Access to free tickets at Little Island

 

Full-Time Seasonal Benefits:

  • Eligible for accrued sick time (up to 7 days)
  • Health Benefits: Medical, dental & vision care
  • 401(k) retirement plan
  • Commuter benefits
  • Flexible spending accounts
  • Basic Life Insurance, Short & Long-Term Disability
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Access to free tickets at Little Island

 

Part-Time Year-Round & Seasonal Benefits:

  • Eligible for accrued sick time (up to 7 days)
  • 401(k) retirement plan
  • Commuter benefits
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Access to free tickets at Little Island

Life at Little Island

  • Park employees will spend time onsite at Little Island working in outdoor weather conditions, navigating the entire park multiple times a day, and interacting with park visitors to ensure operations are running effectively. Little Island is ADA compliant, and park employees are committed to fostering an inclusive environment for each other and our park’s visitors.
  • Little Island’s Headquarters, located near the park, provides an open floor plan office, shared work areas and kitchen, a locker room, and rehearsal space. It is a dynamic and multi-use space where employees and artists can collaborate, connect, and unwind in between shifts, meetings, and events.
  • Little Island is a proud equal opportunity employer and considers applicants for all positions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, familial or veteran status, sexual orientation, or any other legally protected status.  In short, you are welcome here no matter who you are, where you come from, or what you look like. Our park is for everyone, and so is our workplace.
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