Catawba Valley Community College

On-the-job Training

• Safety
  • Training on Personal Protective Equipment, accidents, and emergencies and security.
  • Disinfection, including Bloodborne Pathogens and OSHA clean-up protocols.
  • Training and guidelines on "green cleaning"
  • Ensure that all cleaning equipment is maintained in a safe, clean working order.
  • Proper handling, disposal, and storage of chemicals referencing safety data sheet/ checklists.
• Communication and Company Culture
  • Build and maintain good customer and employee relations.
  • Work with other team members to complete the cleaning of your assigned account each day.
  • Quality assurance outline.
  • Job Site Orientation or introduction.
• Inventory and Records Management
  • Keep storage areas and carts well-stocked, clean and tidy.
  • Maintain equipment or systems to ensure proper functioning.
  • Chemical safety, hard wood floor care, carpet care, including chemicals, equipment and procedures.
  • Move materials, equipment, or supplies
• Clean facilities or sites
  • Carry linens, towel, toilet items, and cleaning supplies, using wheeled carts.
  • Chemical Safety, Hard floor Care, including chemicals, equipment and procedures.
  • Above the floor cleaning, including glass, stainless, wood and plastic etc.
  • In depth knowledge of chemical properties, dilutions, proper applications.
  • Clean rooms, hallways, lobbies, lounges, restrooms, corridors, elevators, stainways, locker rooms and other work areas so that health standards are met.
  • Dust and polish furniture and equipment.
  • Wash windows, walls, ceiling and woodwork, waxing and polishing as necessary.
  • Maintain hard surface floors by dust mopping, operating auto scrubber and top scub or strip and recoat with floor finish.
  • Empty wastebaskets, empty and clean ashtrays, and transport other trash and waste to disposal areas: replace can linners as necessary.
  • Clean rugs, carpets, upholstered furniture and draperies, using vacuum cleaners and hot water extraction or encapsulation.
  • Polish crome accessories and metalwork such as restroom fixtures and sinks.
  • Move and arrange furniture in communal meeting spaces and individual resident rooms as needed.
  • Prepare rooms for meetings and arrange decorations, media equipment, and furniture for social or business functions.
• Harassment training
  • Discourage harassment
  • Allow victims to report abuse
  • Prevent retaliation by abusers
  • Ensure swift resolution of complaints
  • Promote a harassment-free work culture