This position is located in the Architect of the Capitol, Senate Office Buildings, Client Services Division, Labor and Custodial Branch, Night Labor and Custodial Section, Floor Care Unit. The purpose of the position is to provide assistance to journey-level workers in, and to learn the skills associated with, cleaning floors, carpets and walls in the Senate Office Buildings.
Tour of Duty for this position is : Monday (Night) - Friday (Night) 9:30 p.m. to 6:30 a.m. Work schedule may require some occasionally mandatory overtime on holidays AND weekends. Duties and responsibilities for this position include the following: Cleans floors, carpets, and walls in an assigned area. Receives instructions from the supervisor on where work is to be performed and works independently. Tasks include restoring stone flooring.
Cleans public corridors, closets, corridors, machine rooms, offices, restaurants, restrooms, and stairways. Uses heavy powered equipment such as wall washers, floor grinding and honing equipment, buffers, and rug shampooers. Performs preventive maintenance on equipment, including adjusting, cleaning, oiling and changing brushes, buffing pads, and other items subject to wear. Sets up and works from man lifts, ladders, and scaffolds Prepares areas for cleaning.
Moves furniture, heavy equipment, and other items to clear floor areas. Vacuums floors as necessary to remove loose debris or dirt. Monitors assigned work areas for spillage and incidental scrapes and blemishes. Waxes and polishes hard-surfaced floors. Surfaces to be cleaned include bronze, concrete, glass, linoleum, porcelain, marble, plastic, sandstone, stainless steel, tile and wood. Cleans, adjusts and replaces brushes, rollers and buffing pads as needed.
Performs periodic polishing, honing, and grinding, as appropriate, of stone floor surfaces such as concrete, granite, terrazzo, and marble. Applies a penetrating sealant to protect stone flooring. Patches floors and walls as needed prior to performing restoration tasks. Takes note of items in the assigned work areas that are not working properly and require repair. These include lights that don't switch on, damaged floor covering, and non-working electrical outlets.
Notifies supervisor of findings. Performs other duties as assigned.
A variety of health insurance plans; retirement system with investment options; paid holidays; paid sick and annual (vacation) leave; life insurance; incentive systems; subsidized transportation; training and development opportunities, etc. Selected applicant(s) may be eligible to earn a higher annual leave accrual rate credit towards annual leave accrual based on prior non-Federal or uniformed service work experience.
The amount of service credit will be based on specialized experience or qualifying experience that is provided on the applicant profile submitted. As such, if you are a new employee to the Federal Government or a rehire, it is important that you provide a work history that lists all directly related positions held, and it must include the dates of employment (month/day/year).
Charmain.Thomas@aoc.gov · 202.615.4198
This position is with Architect of the Capitol, Legislative Branch.
The posted pay range is $24.5 – $28.58/hr.
This position requires a Other security clearance.
Applications close on 2026-09-16.
This is a This is an Excepted Service position and does not require or confer civil service Competitive Status position.
This position is open under the 'Public' hiring path.
Source: USAJOBS.gov — U.S. Federal Government
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