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Goodwill of Delaware and Delaware County

Retail General Cleaner -P/T (Dover)

Entry-Level JobVerifiedNo experience needed

Pay: Not specified

Posted: 4 weeks ago

Location: Dover, DE (Onsite)

Last Updated: 3 weeks ago

Hours: Part-Time

Expires: 9/13/2026

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What they do

A Janitor or Cleaner provides cleaning and basic maintenance in buildings such as schools, offices, stores, hospitals or hotels. Cleans and polishes floors, removes trash, vacuums carpets, washes windows, cleans bathrooms, stocks building supplies such as light bulbs and paper towels and performs minor repairs as needed. Holds keys for rooms and building entrances and locks or unlocks them as needed.

$37,077 / year median in Delaware

+14% projected growth

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Job Description

POSITION PURPOSE

The Retail General Cleaner is responsible for performing housekeeping duties. These duties include but are not limited to: cleaning, sweeping, mopping, vacuuming, washing, and dusting.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND BASIC DUTIES 1.

Follow safety policies and procedures ensuring maximum safety, security, and protection of all customers and company assets. Report any hazards or known/suspected security violations to supervisor. 2. Provide janitorial services such as wet or dry mop of floors; clean, disinfect, and restock bathrooms; vacuum carpets and dust; cleaning and maintenance of interior and exterior of locations; and upkeep of assigned grounds areas. 3. Able to collect trash and clean trash containers. 4. Responsible for the use of proper methods and materials in cleaning and caring for buildings, equipment, and equipment storage area, along with informing supervisor when such supplies need to be replenished. 5. Ensure maximum customer satisfaction. Work cooperatively with all internal and external customers to promote the achievement of the company mission. 6. Ability to work varied hours/days as business dictates.

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE

High school diploma or GED equivalent preferred, along with a minimum of 1-3 months related experience and/or training.

WORKING CONDITIONS

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing 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 frequently exposed to chemicals. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. To ensure safe working conditions, personal protection equipment (PPE) required for this position includes: hand protection; eye protection when handling chemicals/cleaning equipment; any other PPE that can reduce the possibility of injury.