City Custodial Assistant

About the role

DCAS's mission is to make city government work for all New Yorkers. From managing New York City’s most iconic courthouses and municipal buildings, to purchasing over $1 billion annually in goods and services for more than 80 City agencies what we do ensures that all agencies can deliver on their mission. Our reach touches every facet of city government and is instrumental to the successful day-to-day operations of the City of New York.

Our commitment to equity, effectiveness, and sustainability guides our work providing City agencies with the critical resources and support needed to succeed, including:

• Recruiting, hiring, and training City employees.
• Managing 56 public buildings.
• Acquiring, selling, and leasing City property.
• Purchasing over $1 billion in goods and services for City agencies.
• Overseeing the greenest municipal vehicle fleet in the country.
• Leading the City's efforts to reduce carbon emissions from government operations.

When you work at DCAS, you're not just working for one agency, but in service of them all. It's an opportunity to provide impactful support, quality customer service, and help protect the future of New York City for generations to come. Visit our website at nyc.gov/dcas to learn more about the work we do.

Facilities Management manages, maintains, and operates 56 City-owned court and office buildings totaling more than 15 million square feet. These buildings are located throughout the City and include City Hall, the Manhattan and Brooklyn Municipal Buildings, and the Borough Halls. As the landlord, Facilities Management provides base building services to keep these buildings fully functional and operational through seven units: Building Services, Contract Services, Energy Management, Fire and Life Safety, Mechanical Maintenance & Operations, and The Budget Unit.

Building Services provides regular interior and exterior cleaning and maintenance services to tenants. Services range from trash pickup and restroom cleaning to pest control, recycling, and minor repairs. Staff includes custodians and maintenance workers, totaling more than 650. The Senior Building Custodian of each DCAS-managed building is considered the facilities manager of the building.

The duties and responsibilities of a City Custodial Assistant include, but are not limited to:

• Under close supervision, performs work of ordinary difficulty in cleaning public buildings and their immediate grounds, performs related light labor duties;
• Sweeps, damp mops, and wet mops office floors, toilets, corridor, lobbies and other assigned floor areas;
• Groundskeeping and snow removal
• Washes walls by hand with a brush or by using an electric machine;
• Scrubs stairs and stair landings;
• Empties waste baskets and disposes of refuse;
• Vacuums rugs and carpets;
• Operates cleaning equipment
• Performs shoulder high and high dusting of walls.

Please Note: These positions are located in various DCAS locations across all 5 boroughs, with schedules set based on operational needs.

To Apply

No phone calls, faxes or personal inquiries permitted. Only those candidates under consideration will be contacted.

Qualification Requirements

• There are no formal educational or experience requirements.
• There are certain medical and physical requirements.