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The mission of the Health Federation of Philadelphia is to promote health equity for marginalized communities by advancing access to high-quality, integrated, and comprehensive health and human services. Health equity is at the heart of all our work. We believe in and are firmly committed to equal employment opportunity for employees and applicants. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national or ethnic origin, ancestry, age, religion, disability, sex or gender, gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, military or veteran status. This commitment applies to all aspects of the Health Federation of Philadelphia’s employment practices, including recruiting, hiring, training, and promotion.
JOB SUMMARY
The Philadelphia Department of Public Health (PDPH)’s Substance Use Prevention and Harm Reduction Division is hiring a Public Restroom Specialist (CDL/NON CDL) who will be responsible for servicing and maintaining public restrooms. The individual filling this position will coordinate daily with city partners to assure units are cleaned, safe, accessible, and supplied with toiletries. The Public Restroom Specialist will also be responsible for creating and sending daily reports on the conditions of the public restrooms and identifying areas of concern. Individuals filling this position must be comfortable working with vulnerable populations. The Public Restroom Specialist will work closely with staff in the Health Department, the Department of Behavioral Health and Intellectual Disability Services, the office of Homeless Services, the Department of Public Property, Parks and Recreation, CLIP, and the Opioid Response Unit in the Managing Director’s Office.
JOB SPECIFICATIONS
Responsibilities/Duties
- Coordinating daily with city partners on public restrooms
- Providing daily sanitation services for public restrooms in Philadelphia.
- Reporting daily on public restroom operations
- Assuring public restrooms are supplied with naloxone (Narcan); sharps disposal boxes; and toiletries (toilet paper, soap, etc.).
- Be willing to administer naloxone (Narcan) in the event of an opioid overdose.
- Removing any trash/drug paraphernalia disposed inside the public restrooms.
- Identifying, and reporting any vandalism on restroom.
- Maintaining daily inventory of cleaning equipment before and after use.
- Ability to drive a cargo van with a power washer unit attached. Respectfully engaging guest and community members and working towards fostering positive relationships.
- Complying with all DPH policies and procedures.
- Fulfilling other duties assigned by the Environmental Services Manager
