SANTA CLARA COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION
Personnel Commission

CLASS TITLES:

• Utility Person

• Utility Person - Restricted

To perform a variety of responsible utility functions related to maintenance, cleaning, delivery, and record-keeping tasks in assigned departments/units. Performs all other essential job related duties as assigned. Employees in this classification receive direct to general supervision within a framework of standard policies and procedures. This job class is responsible for providing maintenance, custodial, and related assistance to a variety of departments/units as assigned including mailroom, warehouse, and conference facility.

• Performs a variety of responsible maintenance, cleaning, and delivery duties as assigned

• Picks up papers and debris; mows lawns, trims shrubs, rakes, sweeps, and vacuums grounds and walkways; replaces and installs sprinkler systems

• Performs miscellaneous outdoor landscaping duties

• May assist in setting up of conference room facility; picking up appropriate paper work, determining user's equipment/furniture needs, setting up lighting, public address system, audio visual equipment, staging, chairs, tables, and other Conference Center furnishings

• May assist in sorting incoming/outgoing mail; determines and applies appropriate postage to letters/parcels

• Performs custodial tasks including emptying trash receptacles, washing windows, cleaning restrooms, dusting and cleaning furniture

• Sweeps, mops, strips, waxes, and buffs floors; vacuums and steam cleans carpets

• May assist with warehouse/storekeeping duties including receiving, recording, unpacking, sorting, and storing materials, equipment, and supplies; filling requisitions and preparing orders for delivery

• Delivers warehouse materials/equipment/supplies and delivers/picks up mailroom parcels and materials as assigned

• Performs general maintenance tasks as assigned including painting, non-technical repairs, moving, arranging, and setting up furniture and equipment

• Maintains routine files and records related to assigned duties and functions

• Performs property inventory verification dutie

• Performs a variety of lower level duplicating/bindery worker tasks

• Performs all other essential job related duties as required.

EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS

Possession of:

• A valid and appropriate California Driver's License

• A valid and appropriate California Class B License (within six (6) months of hire)

• A driving record which meets the County Office of Education's insurance requirements.

Knowledge of:

• Basic cleaning methods, materials, tools and equipment

• Basic math

• Basic safety precautions and procedures

• Basic methods, materials, tools, and equipment used in custodial, garden and maintenance work

• Vehicle operation and routine maintenance

Ability to:

• Understand and follow oral and written instructions

• Learn the proper, safe use and operation of equipment/chemicals used in the performance of custodial, maintenance, and warehousing duties

• Learn to effectively set up and prepare a variety of lighting, furniture, and equipment used in a conference center facility

• Learn, interpret, and apply postal regulations and rate structure

• Learn basic computer skills

• Learn basic warehouse/storekeeping procedures and practices

• Maintain accurate records related to assigned duties

• Meet the physical requirements necessary to safely and effectively perform required duties

• Work at a pace appropriate for the given workload

• Establish and maintain effective work relationships with those contacted in the performance of required duties

Generally, the required knowledge and abilities will have been acquired during at least one year of related work experience in any one of the following operations support areas: custodial, maintenance, warehousing or general landscaping.

BARGAINING UNIT: Operations Support Services (OSS) Unit

WORK ENVIRONMENT: Indoor and outdoor work environment; subject to noise from equipment operation; regular exposure to fumes, dust and odors; subject to driving a vehicle to conduct work.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS: Lifting, carrying, and/or pushing objects up to 100 pounds; dexterity of hands and fingers to operate a variety of specialized equipment, hand and power tools; seeing to observe needed and completed repairs; climbing ladders and working from heights; reaching overhead and horizontally to shelve and retrieve items in high places; standing for extended periods of time; bending at the waist.

Personnel Commission Approval: 08/27/84
Revised: 1/86; 03/30/92; 10/27/92; 3/97; 05/22/03 (Added Restricted Class); 01/27/05