Job Title: Property Porter / Custodian / General Property Cleaner
Position Summary
The Property Porter is responsible for keeping the property clean, orderly, and presentable. This includes picking up trash, cleaning common areas, checking the grounds, and reporting visible maintenance or safety issues. Because this position regularly walks the property, the porter is expected to help identify problems early and notify management.
Primary Duties and Responsibilities
- Walk the property regularly and pick up trash, debris, and loose items from sidewalks, parking lots, landscaped areas, hallways, stairways, laundry rooms, common areas, and around dumpsters.
- Keep common areas clean, including entrances, walkways, courtyards, laundry rooms, offices, restrooms, and other shared areas as assigned.
- Sweep, mop, vacuum, wipe down surfaces, remove cobwebs, and perform general cleaning duties as needed.
- Empty trash cans and help keep dumpster areas clean and free of overflow, dumped items, or loose garbage.
- Report any visible maintenance, safety, or property issues to management, including leaks, broken lights, damaged doors, broken windows, trip hazards, graffiti, pest activity, abandoned items, security concerns, or anything that appears unusual.
- Notify management if any tenants, guests, vendors, or unauthorized persons appear to be causing damage, creating a mess, or violating property rules.
- Assist with light property tasks as directed by management, including moving small items, preparing areas for vendors, cleaning after maintenance work, or helping with unit turns when needed.
- Maintain cleaning supplies, tools, and equipment in a neat and proper manner. Notify management when supplies are low or equipment is damaged.
- Follow all safety procedures when using cleaning products, tools, ladders, carts, or other equipment.
- If assigned tasks are completed and there is no current work being performed, the employee must check in with management and ask for additional work before remaining idle.
Work Expectations
- Be dependable, punctual, and ready to work during scheduled hours.
- Maintain a professional appearance and attitude while on the property.
- Complete assigned tasks thoroughly and efficiently.
- Take initiative when obvious cleaning or property issues are observed.
- Communicate clearly with management about completed work, needed supplies, and visible problems on the property.
- Do not ignore property issues simply because they are outside the immediate cleaning task.
Physical Requirements
This position may require walking the property for extended periods, bending, lifting, sweeping, mopping, carrying trash, using cleaning tools, and occasionally lifting or moving items within reasonable limits.
Reporting Structure
The Property Porter reports directly to property management or the assigned supervisor. All visible maintenance, safety, cleaning, or tenant-related concerns should be reported promptly.
Pay: $20.31 per hour
Work Location: In person
