Position Number: 011030

Department: Housing and Residence Life (Adm)

Employment Type: Permanent - Full-time

Months Per Year: 12

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provide housekeeping and building services for our residential students, visiting faculty, and guests.

• Utilize and properly maintain cleaning equipment, based on standard operating procedures, to departmental specifications.

• Responsible for maintaining cleanliness and assisting in the maintenance of buildings which complements the impact of student development goals of the department.

• Performs basic cleaning such as sweeping, mopping, vacuuming, scrubbing, dusting, waste removal, restocking restrooms, disinfecting/sanitizing, etc., to keep work areas in a clean and orderly condition.

• Clean all fixtures, showers, floors, the exterior of dispensers’ door push and kick plates, restroom receptacles, partitions, and rails. Monitors stairwells, entrance areas, and common areas for cleanliness.

• Recognizes and follows dispenser directions to properly mix cleaning chemicals.

• Maintains an inventory of cleaning materials, supplies, and equipment to ensure appropriate levels needed to perform work.

• Responsible for cleaning assigned areas, public restrooms, public areas, trash rooms/areas (dumpsters/carts, trash room, housekeeping trash closet), and offices.

• Understands and complies with University Safety, State, and OSHA requirements including those related to bloodborne pathogens.

• Communicates with management to obtain an understanding of the organization’s objectives. Steps in to help the department during large-scale events.

• Represents the department positively when interacting or near students/staff; is sensitive to issues and demonstrate appropriate interpersonal behavior.

• Creates a partnership with all staff and maintenance team to ensure all maintenance issues are corrected in a timely fashion, and to provide a positive residential experience for all students and guests.

Minimum Experience / Education:

Required Minimum Qualifications:

Some knowledge of cleaning procedures, ability to follow instructions and to perform medium to heavy physical work; or an equivalent combination of training and experience.

University Preferred Qualifications:

Some knowledge of cleaning procedures, one year of experience demonstrating the ability to follow instructions in operating specialized floor-cleaning or other cleaning equipment and in performing medium to heavy physical work; or an equivalent combination of training and experience.

Preferred Education Skills and Experience:

• Some knowledge of cleaning procedures.

• One year of experience demonstrating the ability to follow instructions in operating specialized floor-cleaning or other cleaning equipment and in performing, medium to heavy physical work; or an equivalent combination of training and experience.

• Effective interpretation skills in verbal, written, comprehension and interpersonal communication needed.

• Ability to effectively work/interact with customers, students, staff and faculty and ability to foster and create an atmosphere of teamwork.

• Strong attention to detail necessary.