Sr Custodian

Senior Custodian

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Location:

Santa Cruz, CA

Full Time

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The IRD for this job is:
07-09-2025

UC Santa Cruz is a public university like no other in California, combining the experience of a small, liberal arts college with the depth and rigor of a major research university. It's known as an unconventional place where innovation and experimentation is part of the campus's DNA. That playful, bold spirit still thrives today, all on a campus renowned as among the most beautiful in the world.

Physical Planning, Development & Operations (PPDO) manages and oversees all University activities and services related to physical and environmental planning, design and construction, engineering, physical plant maintenance and operations, capital planning and space management, and the associated business services necessary to support these functions. The University's main campus is spread across more than 2,000 acres and includes over 500 buildings comprising more than 8 million square feet.

The department includes operating budgets of over $48 million, manages a capital project portfolio of approximately $500 million, and employs nearly 300 full-time staff to carry forth the duties necessary for the campus' development and operation.

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Under supervision, the Senior Custodian is responsible for unskilled and semi-skilled cleaning and general maintenance duties, including housekeeping of offices, classrooms, laboratories, residential areas, auditoriums, restrooms, and other designated public areas of campus buildings and properties. The incumbent responds to campus-wide custodial emergencies and work orders such as spills, broken glass, bodily fluids, emergency restroom cleaning, restocking, etc. When performing custodial duties, the Senior Custodian is responsible for the cleanliness of assigned areas, individually and as part of a team.

Budgeted Salary: $25.02 hourly. Under California law, the University of California, Santa Cruz is required to post a reasonable estimate of the compensation for this role. The salary shown above is the budgeted amount the University reasonably expects to pay and the salary extended should not exceed this posted amount.

Benefits Level Eligibility: Full benefits

• Full-time, Fixed
• Percentage of Time: 100%, 40 Hours per Week
• Days of the Week:
  Mon-Fri
• Shift Includes:
  Evenings, Nights

Employee Classification: Career appointment

Job End Date: None

Work Location: UC Santa Cruz Main Campus

Union Representation: Service Employees (SX)

Job Code Classification: CUSTODIAN SR (005116)

Travel: Never or Rarely

40% - Daily Custodial Duties

• Sweep, mop, scrub, dust, clean, and vacuum floor surfaces in hallways, corridors, stairs, lounges, outside steps, terraces, window sills, and other designated areas using a variety of cleaning solutions and supplies.
• Clean and disinfect restroom and shower room fixtures, air vents, shower curtains, and drains.
• Empty wastebaskets and other receptacles.
• Unstop minor drain blockages.
• Wash glass and trim on entrance doors.
• Receive and stock custodial supplies.
• Report items that need repair.
• Rearrange or move furniture, supplies, and miscellaneous equipment, as directed.
• Collect recycling from inside buildings and discard it at a designated location.
• Drive a University vehicle to transport cleaning materials and tools between campus work areas.

25% - Periodic Custodial Duties

• Clean woodwork, light fixtures, Venetian blinds, radiators, grills, ducts, walls, blackboards, washing machines, dryers, and other types of equipment.
• Wax and polish furniture.
• Operate floor buffers, shampoo machines, wet/dry vacuums, waxers, and floor scrubbing and polishing machines during stripping, waxing, buffing, and other related cleaning operations.

25% - Miscellaneous Custodial Duties

• Spot-clean carpets, upholstered furniture, draperies, and other designated materials.
• Make beds, change linens, towels, etc.
• Wash interior windows and exterior windows where accessible without a ladder.
• Use cleaning compounds…