POSITION TITLE: Custodian

EMPLOYMENT STATUS: Temporary Part Time, Non-Exempt

REPORTS TO: Studio Manager

The Joyce Theater Foundation is committed to fostering and supporting a diverse and inclusive environment, both on and off stage. We embrace and celebrate diversity in all its forms, and value the rich experiences and perspectives that arise from differences in race, ethnicity, socio-economic status, religion, age, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, and cognitive and physical ability.

Position Summary

The Joyce Theater Foundation, New York’s leading dance presenting organization, seeks an individual to assist its East 10th Street studios with custodial needs and light maintenance. The individual will report to the Studio Manager and is responsible for providing a clean and safe facility by maintaining all areas of the buildings including sidewalks and roofs, and providing lite maintenance when needed. The building is open seven days per week. The schedule is subject to change depending on the needs of the organization.

Schedule

20 to 30 hours per week

• Shift 1:
  • Monday - Friday, 8:30am -1:30pm
    
• Shift 2
  • Monday - Friday, 3:30pm - 8:30pm
• Shift 3:
  • Saturday, 9:30am - 1:30pm
• Shift 4:
  • Saturday, 2:00pm - 6:00pm
  
  

Hours are subject to change

Responsibilities

• Custodial Support (as needed):
  • Mopping, cleaning, and disinfecting restrooms, refilling paper towel, toilet paper and soap dispensers
  • General cleaning studios, offices, kitchens and all common areas
  • Vacuuming, sweeping floors and carpets
  • Using carpet shampoo machines and floor buffers as needed
  • Cleaning windows, mirrors, glass entry doors
    
  • Collecting trash and recycled items, bagging them, and placing outside for pick up by the Department of Sanitation
  • Sweeping and snow removal on sidewalks
  • Escort vendors around the building

• Maintenance Support (as needed):
  • Cleaning out clogged toilets and returning them to service
  • Changing burned-out lightbulbs
  • Attending to leaking fixtures
  • Painting
  • Moving furniture

Requirements

• Experience in the custodial, security and maintenance field and knowledge of proper cleaning methods is required
• This job involves standing for long periods as well as stooping, squatting, lifting, carrying, pushing and climbing. Must be able to lift 40 pounds and work on a ladder. Candidates must be able to work a flexible schedule including holidays.

About The Joyce Theater Foundation

The Joyce Theater Foundation ("The Joyce," Executive Director, Linda Shelton), a nonprofit organization, has proudly served the dance community for over three decades. Under the direction of founders Cora Cahan and Eliot Feld, Ballet Tech Foundation acquired and The Joyce renovated the Elgin Theater in Chelsea. Opening as The Joyce Theater in 1982, it was named in honor of Joyce Mertz, beloved daughter of LuEsther T. Mertz. It was LuEsther’s clear, undaunted vision and abundant generosity that made it imaginable and ultimately possible to build the theater. Ownership was secured by The Joyce in 2015. The theater is one of the only theaters built by dancers for dance and has provided an intimate and elegant home for over 400 U.S.-based and international companies. The Joyce has also expanded its reach beyond its Chelsea home through off-site presentations at venues ranging in scope from Lincoln Center’s David H. Koch Theater, to Brooklyn’s Invisible Dog Art Center, and to outdoor programming in spaces such as Hudson River Park. To further support the creation of new work, The Joyce maintains longstanding commissioning and residency programs. Local students and teachers (K–12th grade) benefit from its school program, and family and adult audiences get closer to dance with access to artists. The Joyce’s annual season of about 48 weeks of dance now includes over 340 performances for audiences in excess of 150,000 patrons. Visit Joyce.org for more information.

Joyce Theater Foundation employees share a rich work experience with colleagues who embrace the institution’s mission of programming and promoting a wide spectrum of dance. An Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer, The Joyce Theater is committed to an inclusive work environment.