Cleaning Team Member Part-Time

Cleaning Team Member – Part Time

The Cleaning Team Member – Part Time plays a vital role in creating a safe, welcoming, and student‑ready campus environment that supports learning, belonging, and student success. Guided by a Human First philosophy and the College’s Maroon & Gold Standards (MGS), this position helps ensure that instructional, student‑service, and common spaces are clean, secure, and well‑maintained—contributing directly to students’ ability to focus, persist, and succeed.

This position performs general janitorial and housekeeping duties including cleaning and disinfecting restrooms, classrooms, offices, common areas, and other campus facilities. Responsibilities may include vacuuming, mopping, trash removal, floor care, restroom sanitation, event setup, snow removal support, and operating custodial equipment and cleaning tools. The ideal candidate is dependable, detail‑oriented, customer service focused, and able to work independently and as part of a team in a fast‑paced environment.

Team members help maintain high cleanliness standards while supporting a healthy learning environment for students, faculty, staff, and visitors. This role offers hands‑on custodial and facilities experience while contributing to the overall appearance, safety, and daily operations of the College. Training is provided on cleaning procedures, safety practices, equipment operation, and chemical handling. This role models professionalism, teamwork, and stewardship while actively demonstrating the College’s mission, values, and commitment to a respectful, inclusive campus community.

• Help maintain clean, orderly, and safe environments that reduce barriers to learning and engagement.
• Contribute to a welcoming campus atmosphere that supports student belonging, comfort, and retention.
• Interact with students, employees, and visitors in a courteous, respectful, and service‑oriented manner.
• Support campus events and activities that enhance student experience and community engagement.
• Demonstrate care, pride, and accountability in maintaining spaces used by students, employees, and visitors.
• Sweep, mop and dust interior areas of buildings, wash walls, windows, woodwork, furniture and light fixtures; strip and polish hard surface floors; vacuum and clean carpet; empty waste containers and dispose of waste materials; clean and sanitize toilet rooms, showers, and drinking fountains.
• Clean areas around and entrances to buildings including snow removal and salting.
• Unlock/lock and secure interior rooms in buildings.
• Event set‑up/tear down and building maintenance as required.
• Assist with campus recycling initiatives.
• Understand, support, and actively demonstrate the College’s beliefs, values, mission and vision.

This job has no supervisory responsibilities.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily while contributing to a safe, respectful, and student‑centered campus environment. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

Knowledge of

• Current cleaning methods, materials, and equipment used to maintain safe, healthy, and welcoming facilities for students, employees, and visitors.
• Custodial practices, machinery, and related equipment that support consistent service quality and operational excellence.
• Occupational hazards, safety precautions, and regulatory requirements necessary to protect the well‑being of the campus community.
• Proper operation, routine maintenance, and basic care of cleaning equipment to ensure reliable and efficient service delivery.

Skills and Abilities

• Read, understand, and follow safety procedures and material safety data sheets to maintain a safe environment for students, employees, and visitors.
• Understand and carry out oral and written instructions in support of daily operations, campus events, and student‑facing activities.
• Communicate effectively and respectfully, both orally and in writing, in ways that reflect professionalism, teamwork, and MGS expectations.
• Work collaboratively as a team member…