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City of Fort Collins

Facility Attendant (Fluctuating Hourly) (Finance)

POSITION TITLE: Facility Attendant (Fluctuating Hourly) (Hourly)
REQUISITION #: req8119
DEPARTMENT: Cultural Services
LOCATION: Primarily GARDENS ON SPRING CREEK (GOSC) with occasional assignments at LINCOLN CENTER (LC) and CENTER FOR CREATIVITY (CC)
BENEFIT CATEGORY: Variable Hourly View Classifications & Benefits
EMPLOYMENT TYPE: Part-Time Hourly
HOURLY RATE: $16.00 per hour
SELECTION PROCESS: Application deadline is 3:00 p.m. MT on 5/30/2025.

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Summary:
The Facility Attendant is a part-time, hourly position working primarily at The Gardens on Spring Creek-potentially with occasional assignments at other Arts & Culture venues, The Lincoln Center (LC), and Center for Creativity (CC). This position performs a variety of tasks in both indoor and outdoor areas such as custodial/janitorial tasks, event setup/breakdown, and grounds maintenance including snow and ice removal. This is a frontline staff position and requires interaction with customers.

This position will be scheduled to work early morning, weekday, weekend, and evening shifts regularly. This position will typically be scheduled 16-29 hours per week based on candidate availability. Hours and location may fluctuate based on event bookings, seasonal site needs, and overall event staffing considerations.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Set up and strikes event equipment throughout the facilities (tables, chairs, audio-visual equipment, linens, etc.). LC and CC events are primarily indoors, GOSC events are primarily outdoors.

- Maintain external grounds and pathways including leaf blowing, raking, sweeping, debris removal, pathway area weeding, emptying waste and recycling, wiping surfaces, snow/ice removal, and similar duties.

- Clean all surfaces within the facilities (toilets, floors, furniture, hallways, lobbies, restrooms, theatres, dressing room, etc.) both on a regular basis and before/after events and performances.

- During events, monitor event areas and maintain tidiness for patrons as needed, including sweeping, mopping, vacuuming, attending to trash/recycle and restrooms, wiping down surfaces and similar custodial and janitorial duties.

- Collect and properly disposes of waste, recycling, and compost materials.

- Assist with setup and tear down of external holiday lighting and décor at GOSC, including troubleshooting electrical and lighting app technology.

- Perform basic maintenance, repair, inventory, and troubleshooting of chairs, tables, sign frames, and other event equipment or supplies, including surface repairs throughout the facility and/or submitting Work Requests for significant/unresolvable damages.

- Communicate availability up to 30 days in advance.

- Perform work without direct supervision in a fast-paced environment with ability to identify & prioritize daily duties and unexpected challenges.

- Function both independently and as a member of a team, working collaboratively with coworkers to execute maintenance and setup duties.

- Monitor kitchen safety and safe food handling when caterers are present.

Supervisory Responsibilities: This position is not responsible for the supervision of employees.

City Competencies

Demonstrated cultural competence to effectively interact, work, and develop meaningful relationships with people of diverse identities, perspectives, and cultural backgrounds.
Strong learning orientation. Leverages all resources and is creative in ways of learning for self to continue adapting to changing issues and trends.
A desire and ability to understand the diverse needs of internal and external customers, and to create experiences and deliver services that exceed their expectations.
A desire and ability to utilize digital tools for organizational information, individual, and teamwork.

Qualifications: The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills and abilities required to perform the necessary functions of this position.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
- Work non-business, variable hours based on facility needs. Shifts may vary from 5am-2am on any given day. Shift lengths may vary from 2 hours to 8 hours on any given day.

- Physically able to perform custodial and events set up tasks.

- Take initiative, complete assigned tasks, work through conflict and arrive at a resolution, and problem solve under time constraints.

- Work without direct supervision, in a fast paced, everchanging environment.

- Use checklists, maps, and computer programs to access all information and document completion of tasks.

- Operate a variety of cleaning, event, and audio-visual equipment including, but not limited to, table and chair cart/dolly, wagons and carts, kitchen equipment, vacuums, leaf and snow blower, upholstery cleaner, floor/carpet equipment, hammer, screwdrivers, ladders, paint equipment and various hand tools, standard office equipment including copiers, and motor vehicles.

- Handle sensitive or stressful situations with tact, good judgement, and diplomacy.

- Establish and maintain effective working relationship with co-workers, patrons, and the public.

- Work with and provide direction to volunteers.

- Communicate effectively in both oral and written form with external and internal customers.

- Show sensitivity in dealing with all age groups, persons with disabilities, and a diverse population.

- Understand and apply department procedures and policies.

- Foresee and initiate proactive measures to ensure program quality, customer service and facility safety and integrity.

- Apply reason, common sense, good judgment and understanding to carry out detailed written or oral instructions.

Education and Experience:
- High school diploma or general education degree (GED) preferred.

- Must be proficient in English with the ability to read, speak, understand, and write.

- One year event setup, custodial, janitorial, housekeeping, kitchen experience, or equivalent combination of education and experience, required.

Certificates and Licenses:

- Preferred CPR/First Aid/AED Certification

- Preferred Food Safety & Handling Certification

Physical Demands:
- Walk long distances both indoors (including within multi-level buildings) and outdoors.

- Frequently bend, twist, kneel, stoop, reach, pull and push which may require work on the floor or in tight spaces.

- Perform physical/labor intensive work including movement for up to 8 hours at a time.

- Regularly lift and push/pull up to 65 lbs., and occasionally push/pull up to 100 lbs. including pushing wheeled items up to 150 lbs.

- Operate cleaning equipment and tools manually.

- Climb or balance on ladders at a height of up to 20ft.

- Make continuous or repetitive arm-hand movements including tasks requiring a full range of motion to reach up and out.

- Communicate effectively enough to interpret work schedules and job duties to supervisor, and convey information to supervisor, coworkers, and the public.

- Work in a stationary position while sitting or standing.

- Visually distinguish between items on written & electronic means of communication, including maps, signs, chemical labels, and safety data sheets.

Work Environment:
Work is performed in one of three locations owned and operated by The City of Fort Collins: The Lincoln Center (LC), The Gardens on Spring Creek (GOSC), and the Center for Creativity (CC). LC and CC are multi-use performing arts and conference facilities, and GOSC is a botanical garden with conference spaces and an outdoor performing arts pavilion. Specific location may fluctuate based on event bookings, seasonal site needs, and overall event staffing considerations.

- Employee will be asked to work variable hours including early morning, afternoon, evening, and late-night shifts both during the week, weekends, and some holidays.

- Shifts may frequently be outdoors in all seasons and weather conditions which may include rain, snow, and extreme hot and cold temperatures.

- Employees will work alone or as an unsupervised team.

- While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to fumes, airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals.

- The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

The City of Fort Collins will make reasonable accommodations for access to City services, programs and activities and will make special communication arrangements for persons with disabilities. Please call (970) 221-6535 for assistance.

Notice Regarding Medical and/or Recreational Marijuana Use:
Because the possession and use of marijuana, whether for medical use or otherwise, constitutes a federal offense and because the City is a drug free workplace, the City will not accommodate the medical use of marijuana and enforces written policy prohibiting working for the City while marijuana is in the body. The fact that state law recognizes medical marijuana as a prescribed, or otherwise permitted, medication does not alter or otherwise change this policy.

The City of Fort Collins is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applicants are considered for positions for which they have applied without regard to race, color, religion, creed, national origin or ancestry, sex, sexual orientation (including perceived sexual orientation), gender identity and expression, disability, age 40 years or older, pregnancy or related condition, genetic information, and, in certain specific circumstances, marriage to a coworker or any other status protected under federal, state, or local law.

POST OFFER BACKGROUND CHECK REQUIRED.

Note: Some information in your application may be public information under the Colorado Open Records Act.Summary:
The Facility Attendant is a part-time, hourly position working primarily at The Gardens on Spring Creek-potentially with occasional assignments at other Arts & Culture venues, The Lincoln Center (LC), and Center for Creativity (CC). This position performs a variety of tasks in both indoor and outdoor areas such as custodial/janitorial tasks, event setup/breakdown, and grounds maintenance including snow and ice removal. This is a frontline staff position and requires interaction with customers.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Set up and strikes event equipment throughout the facilities (tables, chairs, audio-visual equipment, linens, etc.). LC and CC events are primarily indoors, GOSC events are primarily outdoors.