Heavy Housekeeper

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Regular Full-Time St. Louis, MO, US

3 days ago Requisition

Salary Range: $19.48 To $23.38 Hourly

Department/

Location:

Facilities, St. Louis, MO

Position Type :
Full-time, 12-month, 6:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. shift

The Heavy Housekeeper advances Principia by maintaining clean, safe, and welcoming campus facilities that support student learning, residential life, and administrative operations. This role is primarily responsible for the cleaning, care, and appearance of assigned buildings, including classrooms, dormitories, gymnasiums, offices, restrooms, common areas, and other campus facilities. In addition, the Heavy Housekeeper supports departmental priorities through deep cleaning projects, event setups, work order completion, transportation of materials, and coverage of custodial operations as needed.

Success in this role requires reliability, attention to detail, customer service, teamwork, and a commitment to safety.

At our award-winning Early Childhood through grade 12 Principia School in St. Louis, Missouri, and top-ranked Principia College in Elsah, Illinois, Principia faculty and staff make up a close-knit community of educators, coaches, and professionals taking a distinct approach to education—blending academic excellence with Christian Science-based character education. Principia’s team of over 500 employees supports not only Principia School and Principia College, but also a worldwide network of alumni and friends.

At Principia School, our core value is LOVE . Love and its attributes underpin our foundational beliefs as well as our educational approach. We focus on developing the whole child—intellectually, physically, mentally, socially, and spiritually, preparing students for the next steps in life.

We foster a challenging yet supportive environment where character unfolds naturally, and talent is cultivated through boundless opportunities.

Character education plays an essential role in every aspect of the student experience, and classroom work is augmented by character trips, leadership development, and real-world, hands-on, project-based learning.

Principia employees are part of an engaging academic community preparing students to be tomorrow’s leaders, thinkers, and changemakers. We strive to create a collaborative and inclusive environment where everyone feels they belong and are valued.

• Cleans and maintains campus facilities, including school buildings, dorm, gymnasiums, offices, classrooms, restrooms, common areas, and other assigned areas based on operational priorities
• Performs daily custodial duties, including trash removal, recycling collection, cleaning, sanitizing, dusting, sweeping, mopping, and vacuuming
• Cleans and maintains floors through dust mopping, wet mopping, spray buffing, stripping, and recoating
• Vacuums and extracts carpeted surfaces and upholstered furnishings
• Cleans windows, fixtures, furnishings, and other assigned building features
• Maintains assigned facilities in a clean, safe, attractive, and orderly condition
• Performs deep-cleaning projects and rotational cleaning assignments throughout campus
• Responds to priority custodial work orders and special cleaning requests
• Provides custodial coverage for team members during absences, special projects, and periods of increased operational need
• Sets up and arranges tables, chairs, and equipment according to event job tickets
• Assists with transporting, moving, and setting up furniture, equipment, supplies, and other materials throughout campus
• Completes assigned work orders and event setups accurately and on schedule
• Reviews and…