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.

Our institution aims to increase partnerships and community ties with the local indigenous populations. Moreover, TCC stands in solidarity with Black Lives Matter and the Black community by further strengthening collaboration with the Black Student Union as well as community entities such as the Tacoma-Pierce County Black Collective, the Tacoma Urban League, and local black-owned businesses. In addition, we strongly support the Stop Asian Hate movement and have an active Asian Pacific Islander Student Club as well as an Asian and Pacific Islander Faculty and Staff Coalition.

TCC is committed to developing more culturally responsive curricula by infusing and incorporating more educational content focused on the lives, experiences, and contributions of Native, Black, Latine, Asian, and other marginalized communities. We continually strive to become an anti-racist institution.

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

Position Summary:

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 the following spaces, depending on the area they are working in. These areas can include 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.

This posting is for 3 vacancies with two different schedules:

Overnight

Schedule:

Sunday
-Monday - Thursday 4:00pm
-2:30am during the summer and Thursday 5:00pm - 1:30 am during regular hours

Morning

Schedule:

Monday
- Thursday 4:00am - 2:30pm during the summer and Monday
- Friday 4:00am - 12:30pm during regular hours

Essential Functions

* 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 repairheavy 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…