Custodian

Title: Custodian

Location: Fayette, IA

Salary: $29,120 annually, $14 an hour

Required Documentation
Interested candidates should submit a cover letter and resume. Submit your documents at the end of the application to be considered. If you need help, please reach out to employment@uiu.edu. 

Position Summary

The custodian performs general custodial duties in residence halls and other academic buildings at the University. Maintains buildings in a clean, orderly, and attractive manner for the benefit of the students, faculty, and staff of the University, and the University in general.

Position Responsibilities
 

• Clean bathrooms daily, empty waste containers, remove objects from floor, wash, rinse, and disinfect all fixtures with detergent germicide daily. Clean all mirrors and glazes daily. Clean all ledges and shelves daily. Wet mop floors with detergent germicide daily. Scrub shower walls weekly to remove lime and soap buildup, replenish restroom supplies as necessary, machine scrub floors and seal as needed. Replace shower curtains as needed. Clean vents with tank vacuum wand weekly. Report all damages and needed repairs in bathrooms to supervisor.
• Dust and wet mop stairways and corridors daily, clean handrails daily, wash water fountains daily. Wash exit doors and glass entryways daily. Spot wash or wash marks off corridor walls as needed. Strip and wax corridors and stairways as directed, maintain baseboards along with corridors.
• Cleans lounges daily, vacuum carpets, dust or damp mop floors. Empty waste containers, dust, arrange furniture, fixtures, and woodwork. Clean kitchen areas as required, wash lounge windows, glass doors, and partitions. Arranges drapery and keep drapery hooks in proper place. Report to supervisor when new cords are needed for drapes.
• Maintain entrances and exits outside porches and steps, immediate area of entrances be kept free of debris. Remove snow from above-mentioned areas in the winter, apply ice melt as needed.
• Assist with the set up and taken down of events throughout the campus. Setting up tables and chairs.
• Empty trash containers daily, wash and return containers to proper location, maintain appearance and cleanliness of trash containers inside and out, maintain areas around trash containers.
• Complete general minor maintenance tasks in corridors, minor maintenance tasks in lounge areas, student rooms, classrooms, labs, offices, and lobbies. In classrooms dust and wet mop daily, clean chalkboards, empty waste containers daily and rearrange furniture. Replace light bulbs, clean light fixtures, oils door hinges, set up and take apart beds, move furniture, store furniture, operate power machines, transport supplies and equipment, perform lifting tasks as needed.
• Clean laundry rooms daily, maintain cleanliness of washers and dryers. Keep lint receptacles clean and free from lint.
• Clean student and guestrooms as directed or needed.
• Clean staff’s offices daily, dust and arrange furniture, empty trash containers daily, wash windows and vacuum carpet weekly.
• Wash windows and fixtures as required or directed.
• Maintain carpets, by vacuuming, spot removal and machine cleaning.
• Machine scrub, strip and wax floors as required or directed, wet or damp mop floors.
• Keep electrical machine equipment, mops, buckets, and wringers, etc., clean and in proper operating condition. Supplies such as: detergents, polish, cleaning powders, soaps and special cleaners are to be used as directed and measure accurately for use.
• Clean storerooms, custodial closets, maintain in orderly condition.
• Complete other custodial tasks as required or directed.

Required Qualifications 

• High school diploma or equivalent with the ability to read and write.

Preferred Qualifications 

• A valid driver's license.
• Six months experience in housekeeping or experience in a related field.
• Efficiency and the ability to prioritize tasks and meet deadlines for a wide variety of assignments.
• Ability to work autonomously and demonstrate excellent judgment in decision-making along with establishing priorities and importance of tasks.
• Ability and confidence to immediately address and resolve problems and issues.
• Knowledge of equipment and maintenance of the equipment.
• Basic computer skills are strongly desired.

Benefits Package
Free & reduced UIU tuition packages for employees, dependents, and spouses, paid vacation and sick leave, paid holidays, retirement, health, life, and other insurance are available.

Employment is contingent upon successful completion of a background check.

About us

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