Custodian

Position Details

• Position Information
• Posting date: 06/08/2026
• Closing date:
  Open Until Filled Yes
• Position Number: 0409100
• Position Title:
  
  Custodian
• Hiring Range Minimum: $24.04
• Hiring Range Maximum: $24.04
• Union Type: SEIU
• SEIU Level: C
• FLSA Status:
  Non-Exempt
• Employment Category:
  Regular Full Time
• Scheduled Months per Year: 12
• Scheduled Hours per Week: 40
• Schedule:
  
  8:00am-4:30pm Monday – Friday with Saturday & Sunday off; 8:00a – 4:30pm Monday-Thursday; 6:00am-2:30pm Sunday;
  Friday/Saturday off;
  Two consecutive days off with either schedule.
• Location of Position:
  Hanover, NH 03755;
  New Hampshire Hall
• Remote Work Eligibility:
  Onsite only
• Term Position:
  No
• Grant Funded:
  No

Under supervision from the Residential Operations Custodial Supervisor, performs a wide variety of cleaning and unskilled building maintenance tasks which include heavy lifting activities inside and outside the College’s student residential facilities. These facilities include residence halls, affinity houses, and college-owned Greek houses. Maintains cleaning and bathroom supply inventories. Notes machine and furniture repair and replacement needs and completes appropriate work request forms and damage reports.

Implements recycling procedures. Communicates effectively with students, answering questions about relevant Residential Operations policies and procedures.

No formal education or experience required.

• Ability to operate and maintain various machines and hand operated tools, such as vacuum cleaners and floor waxers.
• Knowledge of safe use of a variety of chemical substances used for cleaning purposes.
• Ability to follow oral and written instructions.
• Ability to perform strenuous physical labor, including lifting and carrying heavy objects.
• Ability to work from ladders to clean light fixtures (typically, an 8-foot step ladder).
• Ability to work in residential setting and to interact successfully on a daily basis with a culturally diverse student population.
• Must be willing to work mandatory overtime, as required.
• Strong commitment to a diverse working environment and to serving the needs of a large and diverse community.

• Hazard Communication
• Bloodborne Pathogens
• Driver Safety
• Personal Protective Equipment
• Asbestos Awareness

Dartmouth College is an equal opportunity employer under federal law. We prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, veteran status, marital status, or any other legally protected status. Applications are welcome from all.

Employment in this position is contingent upon consent to and successful completion of a pre-employment background check, which may include a criminal background check, reference checks, verification of work history, conduct review, and verification of any required academic credentials, licenses, and/or certifications, with results acceptable to Dartmouth College. A criminal conviction will not automatically disqualify an applicant from employment. Background check information will be used in a confidential, non-discriminatory manner consistent with state and federal law.

Preferred, but not required.

• On a daily basis: cleans and mops all common area floors, stairways, public restrooms, kitchen and snack-preparation areas, laundry rooms, study rooms, and lounges; vacuums carpeted hallways and common areas; washes windows in common areas; completes damage reports for common areas.
• On a daily basis and following designated schedules: implements FO&M recycling procedures; picks up, bags, and removes all trash inside building as well as loose trash around building perimeters to designated areas.
• On a weekly basis: applies appropriate finishes to all common areas floors and stairways; cleans all private bathrooms; completes common area furniture inventory form, noting all missing or damaged furniture.
• On a semiannual basis: washes windows in student rooms.
• On an annual basis:…