Internal * Assistant Custodial Supervisor Sun

Position Overview

* This is an internal search available ONLY to current KU employees*

The Assistant Custodial Supervisor reports directly to the Supervisor of Custodial Services. This position assists in supervising custodial staff who perform daily cleaning activities in office, classroom, research, and/or residential buildings. The incumbent is responsible for delegating work from the Supervisor of Custodial Services and directing work activities of the custodial staff. The incumbent is also responsible for providing appropriate skills, equipment, and safety training.

In addition, the Assistant Custodial Supervisor is responsible for performing cleaning activities as a custodial team member. This position requires the use of operating work issued vehicles.

Work Schedule: 10:30 pm to 7:00 am, Sunday – Thursday

Custodial Services within KU Operations plays a vital role in ensuring facilities are clean, safe, and healthy environments in which to live, learn, and work. KU Operations supports KU’s mission of learning, scholarship, and creative endeavor by providing the visible and behind-the-scenes services that make possible the university’s academic and research missions.

KU offers great benefits to employees with up to 176 hours of paid vacation per year, 96 hours of sick leave earned per year, nine paid holidays plus one discretionary day, a retirement program, medical & dental insurance, life and disability insurance, other benefit plan options, and State of Kansas discounts offered by various vendors. KU also offers employees educational and professional development opportunities.

Tuition assistance offers up to 12 credit hours per year for employees and Employee Dependent Tuition Assistance Scholarship (EDTAS) award opportunities!

KU is NOT able to provide immigration sponsorship for this position.

• Assists the Custodial Supervisor in planning, coordinating, and directing the daily work of subordinate custodial staff to ensure cleanliness standards, safety requirements, and service expectations are consistently met.
• Provides direct and routine supervision of custodial staff, including monitoring daily workloads, tracking progress, and assessing effectiveness of work performed.
• Identifies training needs and reinforces proper cleaning techniques, equipment use, and safety practices; communicates observations and progress to the Custodial Supervisor at a frequency determined by the Supervisor.
• Assists in ensuring established work schedules, assignments, and procedures are followed through daily review and inspection of assigned facilities.
• Conducts quality inspections and ensures timely follow‑up and corrective actions are taken to address deficiencies.
• In collaboration with the Custodial Supervisor, meets with staff to discuss schedules, work assignments, use and care of equipment, staff development needs, and appropriate responses to unusual or emergent situations.
• Assists with evaluating employee performance and providing input related to work habits, attendance, and quality of work.
• Maintains daily communication with custodial staff to support operations and address issues as they arise.
• In the absence of the Custodial Supervisor, assumes responsibility for assigning work, ensuring service levels are met, and maintaining operational continuity, including responsibilities tied to service level agreements.

• Performs daily custodial work as an active member of the custodial team to maintain assigned areas at established cleanliness standards.
• Duties include vacuuming; dry and wet mopping; stripping and burnishing floors; emptying trash and recycling; cleaning, dusting, and polishing surfaces; and cleaning and disinfecting restroom fixtures and surfaces, including sinks, toilets, urinals, sanitary receptacles, and shower stalls.
• Inspects, cleans, and maintains entrances and exterior building areas, including removal of debris, snow, and ice, and applying surface treatments as required.
• Provides additional custodial services as needed in response to staffing shortages, absences,…