Building Services Worker

Building Services Worker I

Location:

Valdosta State University

Regular/Temporary:
Regular

Full/Part Time:
Full-Time

Job

As a comprehensive institution of the University System of Georgia, Valdosta State University (VSU) is a welcoming, aware, and vibrant community founded on and dedicated to serving our communities’ rich and diverse heritages. Through excellence in teaching, basic and applied research, and service, VSU provides rigorous programs and opportunities that enrich our students, our university, and our region. The university is equally dedicated to the core values of community, including a commitment to practice civility, integrity, and citizenship.

As members of this community and proud Blazers, we strive to uphold these core values for the advancement of the University, as stated in the Blazer Creed and reflected in our commitment to the University System of Georgia's Core Values.

Provide custodial care and cleaning of campus buildings and facilities. Based on the recent Proclamation:
Restriction on Entry of Certain Nonimmigrant Workers (H-1B), VSU will not be sponsoring any new H-1B visa petitions until further notice.

• Perform general custodial services (e.g., empty waste baskets, dump trash, replace trash bags, clean furniture, sweep, vacuum, mop floors, strip wax buff floors, clean carpets and windows, change light bulbs, clean restrooms, maintain supply of paper towels and tissues, etc.).
• Assist with moving furniture or with special cleaning projects.
• Operate cleaning equipment (e.g., floor buffer, carpet cleaner, etc.).
• Notify supervisor of maintenance and repairs needed in areas cleaned.
• Clean and sanitize restrooms/bathrooms using established practices and procedures.
• Clean, dust and wipe furniture.
• Sweep, mop and vacuum floors.
• Empty/clean wastebaskets and trash containers and clean them.
• Carry trash out to the dumpster.
• Assist with set‑up and take‑down of tables and chairs for meetings, classrooms, conferences and events and cleaning after events.
• Strip, clean, buff and apply floor sealer and finish to hard surface floors.
• Stock custodial supplies. Empty full mop buckets in floor sinks.
• Secure building when facilities are not in use, check for unlocked doors and windows, and report any unauthorized occupants.
• Wash accessible interior and exterior windows and blinds.
• Follow instructions regarding use of chemicals and supplies.
• Assist with inventory control and security.
• Clean building furnishings within assigned area by dusting, washing, polishing office furniture and equipment.
• Clean interior walls by removing adhesive tape, thumb tacks, paper pins, staples, and similar items, and washing and scrubbing (if necessary) the walls with prescribed wall cleaners to remove stains and graffiti.
• Remove all recyclable materials from assigned areas by collecting the recyclable materials from various labeled container. Transport recyclable materials to designated outside recycling dumpsters and empty recyclable materials into dumpsters.
• Possess proficiency with computers to be able to enter information into the timecard system and complete annual training.
• Comprehend simple instructions or information, such as work orders and cleaning chemical labels.
• Complete basic forms and documents.
• Train and implement usage of hand‑held, precision, and power tools (i.e., brooms, mops, screwdrivers, floor buffers, leaf blowers).
• Correctly calculate appropriate quantity of chemicals to clean.
• Available to work occasional nights and weekends for graduation or other events.
• Workers may work in more than one location and be required to walk between buildings or drive their personal vehicle to get to an assigned location.

• High school diploma/GED or four (4) years of related work experience.

Proposed Salary: $13.38/hr

The University System of Georgia is comprised of our 26 institutions of higher education and learning as well as the System Office. Our USG Statement of Core Values are Integrity, Excellence, Accountability, and Respect. These values serve as the foundation for all that we do as an organization, and each USG community member is responsible for…