Custodian @ Unc

The purpose of the custodial work unit position is to support the university’s academic, research, residential, and public service missions by ensuring campus facilities are consistently clean, safe, sanitary, and well maintained. This position helps provide a healthy, welcoming, and functional environment for faculty, staff, students, and visitors through the routine and specialized cleaning, maintenance, and care of campus buildings and surrounding areas, while adhering to established standards, safety regulations, and institutional policies.

A. Space Cleaning - 65 %
Perform custodial and sanitation services across campus facilities, including classrooms, offices, lecture halls, laboratories, residence halls, dining halls, recreation centers, medical school facilities, corridors, entrances, stairwells, and common areas. Responsibilities include routine cleaning tasks such as dusting, sweeping, mopping, vacuuming, wiping and disinfecting surfaces, cleaning windows and water fountains, emptying trash and recycling, and resetting furniture. In addition, perform annual deep cleaning and restorative maintenance activities, including stripping and waxing floors, shampooing and extracting carpets, and other intensive cleaning procedures to maintain the long-term appearance, safety, and functionality of campus facilities.

Complete additional cleaning and maintenance tasks as assigned to ensure a safe, sanitary, and well‑maintained environment.

B. Restrooms, Locker Rooms, and Shower Rooms - 15 %
Perform routine and deep cleaning of restrooms, locker rooms, and shower facilities, including disinfecting and sanitizing surfaces; sweeping, mopping, and scrubbing floors; cleaning and sanitizing toilets, urinals, sinks, mirrors, stalls, lockers, and shower areas; restocking supplies; emptying trash and recycling; and maintaining a clean, safe, and hygienic environment in accordance with established health and safety standards.

C. Floor Care - 7 %
Perform daily and scheduled maintenance of carpeted and hard surface flooring, including routine cleaning, spot cleaning, and spill response; interim care such as burnishing and low‑moisture carpet cleaning; and deep cleaning and restorative services including stripping, refinishing, sealing, and waxing hard floors, as well as shampooing and extracting carpets. Responsibilities include the safe movement and replacement of furniture and equipment necessary to complete flooring maintenance in accordance with established procedures and safety standards.

D. Snow Removal - 3 %
Perform snow and ice removal services for building entrances, walkways, and other designated pedestrian areas to ensure safe access during winter weather conditions. Responsibilities include shoveling, applying appropriate ice melt products in accordance with safety and environmental guidelines, and removing residual ice melt materials once snow and ice conditions have cleared. This work may be performed outside of regularly scheduled shifts and may require availability during early mornings, evenings, nights, and weekends based on weather events and operational needs.

E. Event Cleaning - 10 %
Provide operational support for campus events by performing event setup, breakdown, and post-event cleaning across a variety of facilities. Responsibilities include opening, closing, and securing bleachers; setting up, arranging, and tearing down tables, chairs, staging, and related equipment; and cleaning and restoring athletic facilities, academic spaces, residence halls, outdoor venues, and other event locations. Support a wide range of events including athletic competitions, commencement ceremonies, meetings, entertainment and recruiting events, weddings, and other…