Environmental Resources Technician

Who We Are

(THREE VACANCIES) Located in the scenic Puget Sound area with nearby mountain ranges and Mount Rainier in the distance, Tacoma is surrounded by outdoor recreational opportunities such as hiking, boating and camping. Tacoma, Washington has been ranked as one of the most livable cities in the country, due to the increasing career opportunities, cultural diversity and community engagement, just to name a few.

Tacoma Community College (TCC) was built on the ancestral territory of Coast Salish peoples, specifically the Puyallup and Squaxin Island Tribes. The 1854 Medicine Creek Treaty forcibly removed them to Reservations to make way for colonizers; we recognize the privilege of utilizing this land has come at a great cost. We honor the resilience of the Puyallup and Squaxin Island people, who still live here, defend their rights, and contribute greatly to the well-being of our community.

We honor partnerships and community ties with local indigenous populations. TCC stands in solidarity with Black Lives Matter and the Black community, and supports the Stop Asian Hate movement. We are committed to developing more culturally responsive curricula and to becoming an anti-racist institution. We actively support diversity and inclusion across our campus community.

We are specifically focusing on improved support for traditionally marginalized populations, including Black/African-American, Indigenous, People of Color, Dreamers, justice-involved, immigrants and refugees, Veterans, people with disabilities, and the LGBTQ+ community. To this end, TCC seeks applicants who:

• Value intellectual curiosity and innovative teaching
• Welcome difference and model respectful interaction with others
• Recognize and honor the important role that diversity brings to an educational community
• Are committed to educating a racially and socioeconomically diverse student population
• Are committed to teaching in a community college setting
• Care deeply about student success
• Intentionally support and promote efforts related to equity, diversity, and inclusion
• Honor TCC's mission promoting equitable access to educational opportunities
• Reflect the diversity of our community

This position performs routine custodial duties and routine minor maintenance and repairs on buildings, facilities and equipment. Performs custodial duties for the College campus and project work such as; setups, moves, and responds to cleaning and minor maintenance repair needs of the college. Each Maintenance Custodian is assigned a work area in which they are responsible for completing all custodial work.

Maintenance Custodians are responsible for cleaning a variety of spaces including classrooms, restrooms, offices, lounges, board rooms, kitchens, cafeterias, restaurants, auditoriums, lecture halls, outside entrances to buildings, hallways and foyers, gymnasiums, locker rooms, weight rooms, science labs, computer labs, libraries, reading rooms, work rooms, communications center, art galleries, staircases, child care areas, and other public areas. May be responsible to maintain and repair a variety of equipment such as washers, vacuums and buffers.

• Clean and sanitize college facilities including public access areas, restrooms, toilets, shower rooms and fixtures in accordance with established procedures and standards; refill restroom dispensers.
• Clean whiteboards; dust and wipe furniture; sweep, mop or vacuum floors; wash windows; empty wastebaskets, trash, and recycle containers; and set clocks.
• Strip, clean, buff, and apply finish to floors; use and maintain high-speed floor buffers/polishers; vacuum and clean/shampoo carpets.
• Maintain and repair heavy duty floor machines such as washers, vacuums and buffers; replace drive wheels, shafts, gears, valves and electrical switches, light bulbs; oil motors and clean terminals;
• Use and maintain assigned power equipment and hand tools such as vacuum, broom, mop, squeegee, Tucker-pole window washing system, pressure-washer, and ladder for cleaning and general maintenance of floors, walls, carpets, and furniture, use a ladder to replace light bulbs.
• Repairs and maintains electric powered janitorial tools such as vacuum cleaners, floor polishers, floor scrubbers, and walk-behind floor equipment.
• Installs and repairs dispensers and other custodial equipment.
• As required by supervisor, maintain parts and equipment supplies, parts catalogs and equipment maintenance records;
• Lock and unlock buildings, secure buildings when facilities are not in use by checking for unlocked doors and windows, make the rounds turning off lights, and report unauthorized occupants.
• Follow written and/or verbal instructions regarding use of chemicals, supplies and equipment; comply with safety policies and procedures; prepare work orders for repair and/or maintenance and maintain written custodial logs.
• Perform cleaning and related activities within reasonable distance from buildings using hand-operated tools or small power equipment to…