Building Attendant - Housing and Campus Services

University of Texas at San Antonio; San Antonio (TX); On-site; USD 31,000 - 37,000; Full time

Job summary

The Building Attendant at the University of Texas at San Antonio supports custodian maintenance and care of campus facilities, ensuring a clean, orderly environment for students, faculty, customers, and staff. The role maintains housing facilities to UTSA standards and supports safety and energy conservation efforts.

This on-campus position requires a High School Diploma or equivalent and at least one year of related work experience.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent in a related field.
• At least 1 year of related work experience.
• Ability to maintain UT San Antonio security and integrity per Texas EO-GA-48.

Responsibilities

• Oversees custodial maintenance of buildings.
• Performs cleaning tasks: floors, restrooms, offices, and lobbies.
• Assists in moving furniture and setting up spaces for events.
• Maintains inventory of supplies and ensures energy conservation.
• Completes daily logs and reports safety hazards.

Skills

Verbal/written communication

Customer service

Microsoft Office

Equipment management

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

Building Attendant - Housing and Campus Services

Location: San Antonio, TX
Regular/Temporary: Regular
Job ID: 16326
Full/Part Time: Full Time

Position Information

The University of Texas at San Antonio (UT SanAntonio) is a nationally recognized, top-tier public researchuniversity that unites the power of higher education, biomedicaldiscovery and healthcare within one visionary institution. As thethird-largest research university in Texas and a CarnegieR1-designated institution, UT San Antonio is a model of access andexcellence — advancing knowledge, social mobility and public healthacross South Texas and beyond. UT San Antonio serves approximately42,000 students in 320 academic programs spanning science,engineering, medicine, health, liberal arts, AI, cybersecurity,business, education and more. With 17,000 faculty and staff, UT SanAntonio has also been recognized as a Top Employer in Texas byForbes Magazine. Learn more online, on UT San Antonio Today or on X, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube or LinkedIn.

Salary Range: $34,000 Annualized.

Job Type: Full Time

Posting Close Date: Applications will beaccepted through 11:59 PM CDT on 10/01/2026. At the discretion ofthe hiring department, this posting may close once a sufficientnumber of qualified applications have been received.

Required Application Materials

• Resume is required
• Cover Letter is preferred

Job Summary

The Building Attendant participates in the custodial maintenanceand care of the university. The role ensures an orderly, clean, andaesthetically pleasing environment within our campus buildings forour students, faculty, customers, and staff. The position maintainsthe University's housing facilities in clean and orderly condition,in accordance to the University's standards.

Core Responsibilities

1. Oversees custodial maintenance.
2. Performs custodial maintenance of buildings to includerefinishing of floors; cleaning, sweeping, mopping, dusting,waxing/polishing, and scrubbing of tile work, floors, stairways,hallways, restrooms, offices, laboratories, locker rooms, andbuilding lobbies; emptying waste receptacles; polishing of nickeland brass work; cleaning, dusting, and polishing furniture, andequipment; and cleans/maintains restrooms.
3. Washes windows and moves furniture; removes and empties paperrecycling bins; washes and polishes drinking fountains.
4. Assists in moving office furniture; and prepares common spacesand other areas for meetings and special events.
5. Distributes and assists with inventory of facility maintenancesupplies and equipment.
6. Ensures the entrance areas of the building remain clean andneat.
7. Reports safety hazards/out-of-order items.
8. Ensures energy conservation by turning off all non-necessarylights (storage rooms, offices, etc.).
9. Operates state motor vehicles as required to perform the aboveduties.
10. Completes daily logs accurately and efficiently.
11. Tests and evaluates new cleaning products.
12. Assists supervisors with yearly inventory of all custodialequipment and supplies as required by university policy.
13. Participates in the preparation of room turnover for studentmove-in.
14. Promotes an environment of safety and environmental protectionby working immediately reporting unsafe situations, spills, andaccidents; following University safety plans/procedures/protocols;and participating in appropriate safety training.
15. Performs other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

• High School Diploma, Vocational Training or Apprenticeship in arelated field.
• One (1) year of related work experience.
• This position may require the ability to maintain the securityand integrity of UT San Antonio and its infrastructure per TexasEO-GA-48.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Verbal and Written Communication
• Customer Service
• Microsoft Office
• Equipment Management

Working Conditions

• Office environment. Chemical products may pose hazardousconditions. May be required to work weekends and holidays. Will berequired to have a flexible work schedule, including but notlimited to, working evenings, weekends, and holidays. Overtime maybe required.

Physical Demands

• Use of manual dexterity.

This position will work primarily on campus.Travel and parking expenses are the employee's responsibility.

This position is contingent upon a successful background check.Verification of a valid driver's license and Motor Vehicle Record(MVR) may be completed as applicable. Applicants selected must beable to show proof of eligibility to work in the United States bytime of hire.

Equal Employment Opportunity

As an equal employment opportunity and affirmative actionemployer, it is the policy of The University of Texas at SanAntonio to promote and ensure equal employment opportunity for allindividuals regardless of race, color, religion, sex, genderidentity, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability orgenetic information, and veteran status. The University iscommitted to the Affluent Program in compliance with allgovernment requirements to ensure nondiscrimination.