Facilities Custodial Technician

Bloedel Reserve seeks a dedicated full-time Facilities Custodial Technician to join our Facilities team.

About Us

Spanning 140 acres, Bloedel Reserve features an extraordinary series of gardens, landscapes, trails, and historical buildings, all of which provide visitors with a unique experience in nature. The Facilities Department is responsible for the care and maintenance of the built infrastructure of the Reserve.  These facilities are central to organizational operations and include several architecturally significant landmarks, such as a formal French-style chateau, a Japanese-style longhouse, and a completely unique Education Center. 

Position Overview:

The Facilities Custodial Technician plays a pivotal role in maintaining the beauty and safety of the Reserve, by ensuring the cleanliness and orderliness of publicly accessible and staff-used areas of Reserve buildings as well as providing ground and buildings maintenance support.  Weekend work is required.

Essential Functions:

1. Performs a variety of custodial activities such as vacuuming, sweeping, mopping, dusting, and trash collection. Ensures all publicly accessible areas and staff workspace are clean and orderly


2. Participates in event set up, support, and post-event cleanup


3. Assists with general building and infrastructure tasks while adhering to health and safety policies and procedures


4. Operates a wide range of hand tools, landscape power equipment, and machinery


5. Demonstrates effective cross-departmental coordination and communication


6. Notifies manager of necessary repairs to equipment and Reserve property

Experience & Qualifications:

1. The ideal candidate has demonstrated experience in custodial duties, and the ability to handle basic building maintenance.


2. The candidate must possess the ability to work with limited supervision and maintain a high level of performance with great attention to detail.


3. This position requires weekend work.


4. The role demands collaborative teamwork and respectful interaction with diverse stakeholders.

Benefits

This position is eligible for the following benefits:

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance


• Short-term and long-term disability and life insurance


• Health care & dependent care flexible spending accounts


• 401k with 5% employer match after 1 year of employment


• 3 weeks of vacation per year


• 12 days of sick leave per year


• 13 days of personal holiday time per year


• Bloedel Reserve membership


• 30% Bloedel Reserve gift shop discount


• $5 per month cell phone allowance

Diversity & Inclusion

Bloedel Reserve is committed to fostering a diverse, inclusive, and supportive workplace. We believe that having staff, interns, and volunteers with diverse backgrounds enables the Reserve to better meet our mission and serve our communities. We recognize that opportunities in public horticulture have historically excluded and continue to disproportionately exclude Black and Indigenous people, people of color, people with disabilities, and LGBTQ+ people. We strongly encourage individuals with these identities.