Housekeeper, Maintenance​/Cleaning

St. John Fisher University is an independent, liberal arts institution that provides a transformative education to approximately 3,800 undergraduate, master’s, and doctoral students each year. Across its five Schools, Fisher offers nearly 40 majors in the humanities, social sciences, natural sciences, business, education, and nursing; 11 pre‑professional programs; and master’s and doctoral programs in business, nursing, education, pharmacy, and public health.

The University’s residential campus boasts a robust living and learning community and a successful intercollegiate athletics program. Fisher is a community where all are welcome, regardless of religious or cultural background.

We honor our founders, the Congregation of St. Basil, by embracing their motto, “Teach Me Goodness, Discipline, and Knowledge.” We are located in Pittsford, N.Y., seven miles outside of Rochester on 164 park-like acres—a beautiful setting for a warm, friendly campus community.

This position supports campus‑wide housekeeping activities and assists other Facilities services groups in achieving the department’s mission to provide proactive, professional, and cost‑effective and customer‑oriented services.

Housekeeper I encompasses general housekeeping duties in residence halls, academic, athletic and administration buildings. Attention to cleaning details is critical to this position.

• Empty and spot clean waste receptacles including replacement of liners.
• Empty recycling containers as required.
• Clean and maintain floors/carpet, walls and stairwells in assigned areas using appropriate chemicals and equipment. Methods include sweeping, dusting, vacuuming, wiping, scrubbing and mopping.
• Spot clean carpets as required.
• Dust, clean and polish building surfaces, shelves, HVAC vents, cabinets and furniture.
• Return classroom furniture and other furniture such as lounges to proper position.
• Clean, polish and disinfect bathroom fixtures including toilets, showers, water fountains, partitions, walls, floors and replenish bathroom supplies.
• Wash interior and exterior windows.
• Properly maintain housekeeping closets and cleaning equipment.
• Complete reports and supply request forms.
• Assist set‑up and/or teardown of events and activities.
• Report to supervisor or Facility Services office for any broken, non functional, or damaged items.
• Other duties as assigned.

• High school education or a GED and one year of institutional housekeeping experience preferred.
• Ability to understand and display written and oral communication skills.
• Housekeeping skills in institutional cleaning desired. On‑the‑job training provided.
• Must be able to understand / follow basic safety precautions involved in the use of cleaning chemicals, operation of motorized equipment, and personal protective equipment.
• Must be able to understand and follow a work schedule and complete assigned tasks in the time allotted.
• Must be able to effectively communicate in English.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Full range of body motion during an entire work shift including reaching, stooping, kneeling, standing, bending, lifting of minimum 25 pounds maximum of 50 pounds. Climbing stairs is required.
• Full shift mopping, vacuuming, scrubbing, wiping horizontal and vertical surfaces.
• Lift supply cart from storage room (30 pounds).
• Furniture move—desks, tables, file cabinets, chairs (up to 50 pounds).
• Set‑up/tear down—tables/stages (up to 50 pounds).
• Empty large waste containers (35 pounds).
• Exposure to normal and necessary cleaning chemicals and compounds.

• University campus buildings including residence halls, academic buildings, athletic facilities, administrative and library.
• May be asked to cover other areas in the event of a co‑worker’s absence, work additional hours or on weekends if needed to meet service requirements. Overtime may be required.
• Pre‑approval for vacation is required.