Job Description:

Position Summary

The Custodian I completes sanitation of restrooms, showers, and locker facilities and replenishes supplies. This position is responsible for sweeping, mopping, or vacuuming floor surfaces, and removing trash from all assigned areas. The Custodian I also clean chalkboards, walls, and other items as required. The incumbent in this role also cleans, polishes, and moves furniture and equipment for special events when needed. The Custodian I also meets with customers for feedback on work performed, may lock and unlock buildings, and clean, polish, and store equipment after use.

Non-exempt (hourly) positions under FLSA are eligible for overtime.

This is a full-time, benefits-eligible position, and the salary starts at $15.00 an hour. The work schedule available is 6:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. or 6:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Minimum Requirements

• No formal education or experience is required

Preferences

• HS Diploma or equivalent
• Six months of previous custodial/housekeeping experience
• Good interpersonal skills

Essential Functions

• Cleans showers, restroom floors, lavatories, fixtures, kitchenettes, public spaces, offices, laboratories, etc.
• Replenishes paper supplies
• Vacuums, sweeps, dusts and mops floors
• Cleans and polishes furniture, glass, doors, mirrors, walls and other surfaces
• Removes trash
• Identifies and reports needed repairs
• Assists other custodians with work as needed
• Performs all other duties assigned

Additional Functions

• When short of staff, as part of the daily cleaning assignments, the custodial staff will be required to clean multiple buildings throughout the work day.
• Meets with customers for feedback on work performed
• Documents work performed on a work order including tasks done and hours charged
• Moves furniture and equipment to facilitate cleaning or set up for special events when needed
• May lock and unlock buildings as required
• Must perform Cleanology inspections quarterly and maintain an 80% or above rating

Workplace Requirements

This position is considered essential during a campus emergency. The incumbent in this position is expected to report to campus, provide the essential services designated, and work.

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  Work Environment: Primarily an indoor work environment in a variety of university settings which may include offices, laboratories, classrooms, athletics facilities, covered walkways, etc. May be exposed to temperature and weather extremes when working under covered walkways or in facilities that are not climate-controlled.
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  Work Hazards: Some work may occur at heightened elevations on ladders or scaffolding, or in wet areas. Possible exposure to toxic and caustic chemicals.
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  Work Schedule: 6:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., or 6:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. There is a possibility of overtime weekly and overtime may be mandatory based on the circumstances, or emergencies. This position is considered essential during emergencies.

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