Building Services - Custodian

Position Details

Position Title:

Building Services - Custodian

Department:
Facilities

Location:

Moorhead

Employment Type:

Staff, Hourly Non-Exempt, Full-time

Benefit Eligible:
Yes

General Employment Period:
Year-round

General Work Schedule (days of week):
Monday - Friday, with occasional variances

General Shift

Hours:

5:00am - 1:30pm, with some flexibility

Position Opening Date: 11/2/2026

Open Until Filled?:
Yes

Why Concordia?

At Concordia College, your work contributes to something bigger. Every role plays a part in supporting our students, strengthening our campus community, and advancing our mission. As a member of our Building Services team, you'll help create the clean, safe, and welcoming spaces that allow students, faculty, and staff to do their best work every day. Here, you'll join a collaborative community where your contributions are valued, and your work can make a meaningful difference.

About the Role

As a Custodian with Concordia College Building Services, you'll help provide a clean, safe, and welcoming environment for the students, faculty, staff, and visitors who live, learn, and work on campus. This position performs routine cleaning and basic building support responsibilities across assigned campus spaces.

What You'll Do

Clean and maintain assigned areas, which may include classrooms, offices, restrooms, residence hall rooms, apartments, and other public spaces.

Perform routine custodial tasks such as sweeping, mopping, floor care, dusting, vacuuming, cleaning and disinfecting restrooms, and removing trash and recycling.

Operate and care for custodial equipment and use cleaning products safely and appropriately.

Maintain supplies and assist with basic building needs, including changing light bulbs and reporting maintenance or work-order needs.

Assist with other campus and building support needs such as snow and ice removal at entrances, exterior litter removal, furniture moves, and event setup and teardown.

Provide professional, responsive service while working with students, faculty, staff, coworkers, and others across the Concordia community.

You'll Thrive Here If You:

• Take pride in creating clean, organized, and welcoming spaces for others.
• Are dependable, attentive to detail, and able to manage your time and priorities effectively.
• Are comfortable working independently with general supervision while also contributing as part of a team.
• Follow instructions and established safety practices and take good care of the equipment and spaces entrusted to you.
• Find meaning in contributing your work to a mission-driven campus community.

What We're Looking For:

We're looking for someone with previous experience in custodial, cleaning, housekeeping, facilities, or related work who takes pride in creating clean, safe, and welcoming spaces. This role is a good fit for someone who is dependable, attentive to detail, and comfortable working both independently and as part of a team.

Minimum Education /

Experience:

• No specific education or prior experience required.

Preferred Education/

Experience:

• Previous custodial, commercial cleaning, housekeeping, facilities, or related experience.
• Previous experience using commercial custodial equipment and cleaning products.

Required

Skills and Abilities

The successful candidate must demonstrate the following:

• Ability to manage multiple tasks and priorities.
• Ability to work with general supervision.
• Time management and organizational skills.
• Attention to detail.
• Ability to follow verbal and written instructions.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Dependability and initiative.
• Ability to promote and exemplify good safety practices.
• Basic applied math skills.
• Ability to identify and report problems.
• Commitment to maintaining clean and organized spaces.
• Ability to use email and other basic workplace technology.
• Ability to operate and care for various custodial equipment.

Benefits and Salary:

• Health Insurance
• Health Savings Account
• Flexible Spending Account
• Vision Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Preventative Chiropractic Program
• Retirement Plan
• Long-Term Disability Insurance (full-time only)
• Life Insurance (full-time only)
• 13 Paid holidays including the time off between Christmas and New Year's
• MN Paid Family and Medical Leave
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