Custodian, Early Shift, Environmental Operations

Job Summary

Department: HOUSING OPERATIONS (BA-OPER-IUBLA)

Housing Operations supports the on-campus housing and dining for over 12,000 students. The Environmental Operations team provides quality service through custodial care in residential buildings on Indiana University Bloomington campus, maintaining clean and safe environments for students, staff, faculty, and visitors.

• Keeps buildings and facilities in clean and orderly condition.
• Performs daily cleaning of restrooms and showers in student living spaces.
• Vacuum hallways in student living spaces.
• Maintains daily the public spaces of residential areas.
• Cleans floors, ramps, and stairs by sweeping, wet mopping, dust mopping, scrubbing, or vacuuming.
• Services, cleans, and supplies restrooms.
• Gathers and empties recycling and trash.
• Cleans and polishes fixtures.
• Replaces light bulbs.
• Cleans windows, glass partitions, and mirrors using soapy water or other cleaners, sponges, and squeegees.
• Mixes water and detergents or acids in containers to prepare cleaning solutions according to specifications.
• Dusts furniture, walls, machines, and equipment.
• Steam cleans or shampoos carpets.
• Strips, seals, finishes, and polishes floors.
• Cleans, replaces, and hangs blinds, drapes, and entrance mats.
• Collects and delivers soiled items.
• Clears sidewalks, drives, and adjacent areas.
• Shovels snow.
• Locks, unlocks, and secures buildings.
• Maintains awareness of building sand facilities, reports abnormalities or security concerns.
• Identifies and reports needed building repairs.
• Performs other duties and responsibilities as assigned.
• Assists with snow removal activities as necessary.

Education

• General knowledge at the high school level

Preferred Experience

• Some custodial experience

Required Skills

• Ability to work in a safe and efficient manner.
• Proficient communication skills.
• Maintains a high degree of professionalism.
• Demonstrates time management and priority setting skills.
• Demonstrates a high commitment to quality.
• Possesses flexibility to work in a fast paced, dynamic environment.
• Seeks to acquire knowledge in area of specialty.
• Highly thorough and dependable.
• Demonstrates a high level of accuracy, even under pressure.
• Excellent organizational skills.
• Ability to represent the company with external constituents.
• Ability to drive multiple projects to successful completion.
• Strong listening skills.
• Ability to build strong customer relationships.
• Knowledge of cleaning procedures and equipment and ability to operate and use standard cleaning equipment and materials.
• Ability to follow safe work practices in biohazard and/or hazardous waste clean‑up.
• Ability to interact and communicate with a wide variety of people.
• Ability to perform work that requires medium to heavy physical effort.
• Ability to understand and follow oral and written instructions.
• Ability to work in team environment.
• Ability to work with a wide variety of cultures and backgrounds.

This role requires the ability to remain in a stationary position as well as the ability to move about the workplace for long durations. It requires effective communication, the ability to operate machinery, tools, and controls, and the ability to ascend and descend ladders and stairs. The role requires the ability to position oneself in low level positions, detect a variety of chemicals and/or gases, and move items weighing up to 50 pounds multiple times per shift.

The person must be able to perform the essential functions with or without an accommodation. Works during inclement weather when campus emergencies dictate the department is needed to take care of the campus.

Bloomington, Indiana

$16.23 per hour. Indiana University currently pays a shift premium of $0.50 per hour for custodial work between 3:00 pm and 8:00 am, provided at least six hours are worked during those times.

• Comprehensive medical and dental insurance.
• Health savings account with generous IU contributions.
• Healthcare and dependent care flexible spending accounts.
• Basic group life insurance paid by IU.
• Voluntary supplemental life, long‑term disability, critical illness, and supplemental accidental death & dismemberment insurance.
• Base retirement plan with generous IU contributions, subject to vesting.
• Voluntary supplemental retirement plan options.
• Tuition subsidy for employees and family members taking IU courses.
• 10 paid holidays plus a paid winter break each year.
• Generous paid time off plans.
• Paid leave for new parents and IU-sponsored volunteer events.
• Employee assistance program (EAP).

Indiana University is an equal opportunity employer and provider of ADA services and prohibits discrimination in hiring. See Indiana University Notice of Non-Discrimination which includes contact information.