Career Opportunity

Porter (2736) - San Francisco Department of Public Health

Recruitment: REF48207Q

Published: December 13, 2024

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About:

The Department of Public Health prioritizes equitable and inclusive access to quality healthcare for its community and values the importance of diversity in its workforce. All employees at the Department of Public Health work to advance equity, inclusion, and diversity with a specific lens and focus on race, ethnicity, gender, sex, sexuality, disability, and immigration status. 

• Application Opening – Friday, December 13, 2024 
• Application Deadline – Application filing will close on or after Friday, December 20, 2024.
• Salary: $65,260-$79,274 Annually; $27.18-$34.66 Hourly
• Appointment Type: Temporary Exempt
• Recruitment ID: TEX-2736-EXEMPT

The Mission of the San Francisco Department of Public Health (SFDPH) is to protect and promote the health of all San Franciscans. SFDPH strives to achieve its mission through the work of multiple divisions - the San Francisco Health Network, Population Health, Behavioral Health Services, and Administration. The San Francisco Health Network is the City’s only complete system of care and has locations throughout the City, including Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center, Laguna Honda Hospital and Rehabilitation Center, and over 15 primary care health centers. The Population Health Division (PHD) provides core public health services for the City and County of San Francisco: health protection, health promotion, disease and injury prevention, and disaster preparedness and response. Behavioral Health Services operates in conjunction with SFHN and provides a range of mental health and substance use treatment services.

The applicant pool resulting from this recruitment may be utilized to fill future and current vacancies in this class at other locations within the DPH.

Role description

The 2736 Porter performs a variety of routine manual tasks, including cleaning floors, hallways, stairs, walls, furniture, and equipment in a large institution; transporting food, utensils, equipment, and supplies between locations; and performing related duties as required.

Essential Duties:

• Sweeps and wet-mops floors in halls, wards, laboratories, treatment rooms, stairways, and other areas throughout the institution.
• Scrubs and waxes floors using electric scrubbing and buffing equipment.
• Empties wastebaskets into larger trashcans and transports them to the incinerator; disposes of wet garbage in designated garbage rooms.
• Washes and cleans sinks, toilets, bathtubs, and other bathroom fixtures; replenishes paper towels, toilet tissue, soap, light bulbs, and other supplies as needed.
• Dusts, cleans, and washes furniture, equipment, walls, and woodwork throughout the institution.
• Gathers soiled linen from various assigned wards and loads it into the laundry chute; sterilizes mattresses, pillows, bed linens, and related items.
• Transports food and utensils by pushing a food gurney from the kitchen to various wards and returning it to the kitchen; moves furniture, equipment, and other items as required; carries ice to various wards; assists with loading and unloading trucks; and uncrates and assembles furniture and equipment.
• Performs complete discharge cleaning of patient rooms, including dusting, cleaning, and disinfecting floors, walls, bathrooms, furniture, and light fixtures, as well as changing patient bedding.
• May occasionally check and store a small variety of supplies, such as dirty and clean linen, office supplies, or printed forms.
• May wash and clean window glass and electric fixtures using ladders, scaffolds, or from ground level or interior heights.
• As directed, may occasionally perform the duties of Porter Assistant Supervisor.
• Perform other duties as assigned. 

How to qualify

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS 

1. Six (6) months (1040 hours) verifiable paid full-time custodial or janitorial experience at a commercial building (such as an office building, warehouse, retail or wholesale store), or non-profit agency or a commercial facility (such as a university, hospital stadium, auditorium, hotel/motel, etc.); 

OR 

2. Certificate of completion of a Custodial Training Program equivalent to those certified by the City and County of San Francisco Human Services Agency; 

OR 

3. Verification of current enrollment in a custodial training course equivalent to those certified by the City and County of San Francisco Human Services Agency at the time of application. Candidates who are enrolled in a custodial training course at the time of application must submit verification of having completed the course (e.g., a copy of their certificate), prior to appointment. Candidates will remain under waiver until such time that verification is provided. 

Applicants must meet the minimum qualification requirement by the final filing date unless otherwise noted. 

One year of full-time employment is equivalent to 2000 hours. (2000 hours of qualifying work experience is based on a 40-hour work week.) Any overtime hours that you work above forty (40) hours per week are not included in the calculation to determine full-time employment.

Important Note: Please make sure it is absolutely clear in your application exactly how you meet the minimum qualifications. Only the information entered in your application will be considered when determining whether you meet minimum qualifications. Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of a completed City and County of San Francisco application. Applications that do not appear to meet the minimum qualifications will not move forward in the recruitment process. Please upload certificates, transcripts, employment verifications, performance appraisals, etc. that you feel will help demonstrate that you meet the minimum qualifications.

What else should I know?

How to apply:

Applications for City and County of San Francisco jobs are only accepted through an online process. Visit careers.sf.gov and begin the application process. 

Our e-mail communications may come from more than one department so please make sure your email is set to accept messages from all of us at this link. 

Applicants may be contacted by email about this recruitment therefore, it is their responsibility to contact the Analyst if they update their email address. 

Applicants will receive a confirmation email that their online application has been received in response to every announcement for which they file. Applicants should retain this confirmation email for their records. Failure to receive this email means that the online application was not submitted or received. 

Additional information regarding Employment with the City and County of San Francisco: 

• Information about the Hiring Process 
• Conviction History 
• Employee Benefits Overview 
• Equal Employment Opportunity 
• Disaster Service Workers
• Reasonable Accommodation
• Right to Work
• Copies of Application Documents
• Diversity Statement

If you have any questions regarding this recruitment or application process, please contact the analyst, Elaine Adams at elaine.adams@sfdph.org or (628) 271-6974.

We may use text messaging to communicate with you on the phone number provided in your application. The first message will ask you to opt in to text messaging.

The City and County of San Francisco encourages women, minorities and persons with disabilities to apply. Applicants will be considered regardless of their sex, race, age, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition (associated with cancer, a history of cancer, or genetic characteristics), HIV/AIDS status, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, military and veteran status, or other protected category under the law.