Housekeeper, Maintenance/Cleaning
Listed on 2026-01-02
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Maintenance/Cleaning
Cleaning Services, Facility Maintenance
Position Title:
Housekeeper / Department:
Facilities
Title of Immediate Supervisor/Leader to Whom This Position Reports:
Custodial Services Manager
- Expected Daily
Work Hours:
Subject to Shift Work;
Expected Weekly
Work Schedule:
Monday - Friday; evening and weekend hours as needed. - College offices are normally open from 8:00 AM until 5:00 PM, Monday through Friday. However, due to the nature of responsibility to the student body, individual offices or departments may have operating hours that extend beyond this period and may include evening or weekend hours. Non-exempt employees will normally work 8 hours per day. Overtime (any hours more than 40 per week) for non-exempt employees is required to be approved, in advance, by the department supervisor.
Exempt employees will typically work at least 40 hours per week and such additional time as may be reasonably required to fulfill the obligations of their position description. Such additional work may include evenings and weekends and should be described in this document.
Cleans all areas of assigned building(s), performing specific duties as outlined by the Custodial Services Manager.
This position is an essential employee for inclement weather events and will be required to report for duty in adverse weather conditions when the College is closed. The position also is required to report on time in situations when the College is on a delayed start and is required to continue working when the College is released early.
Minimum Qualifications- Education:
High School diploma or equivalent, required. - Experience:
Prior experience working in Housekeeping. - Special Skills, Knowledge, And Abilities:
- Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
- Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
- Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.
- Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume.
- Ability to apply sound judgment and understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
- Ability to resolve problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
- License, Certification, Or Registration:
Valid driver's license.
- Ability to navigate campus/public buildings and grounds.
- Required to stand; walk; sit; use both hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; talk and hear; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; taste or smell; climb steps and ladder.
- Occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
- Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
- Occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions; moving mechanical parts; high, precarious places; fumes or airborne particles; toxic or caustic chemicals; outside weather conditions; and risk of electrical shock.
- May be exposed to potentially infectious materials.
- The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
- Tools, chemicals, and equipment typical to industry standards.
- Operate college vehicles, college vans/cars/carts.
- Clean all areas of the building you are responsible for.
- Dust furniture.
- Vacuum carpet.
- Clean light fixtures, as needed.
- Cleans lobbies, kitchens, lounges, restrooms, corridors, elevators, and stairways.
- Sweeps, scrubs, waxes, and polishes floors.
- Washes windows, windowsills, and door panels.
- Empties wastebaskets.
- Transports trash and waste to disposal area.
- Replenishes restroom supplies.
- Clean outside entrance.
- Perform special cleaning (i.e. stripping floors, applying floor finish, carpet cleaning, etc.).
- Reports any irregularities to CS Manager.
- Submit paperwork for needed repairs in assigned areas.
- Keep an inventory of cleaning supplies and equipment.
- Perform daily and routine maintenance of assigned equipment.
- Does the person in this position directly supervise other staff/team members? No
- Does the person in this position directly supervise students? Yes
- If yes, how many? varies
This is a benefits eligible position! Please see more details about our benefits here: https://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)./
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