Campus Custodian — Night Shift (40h) with Benefits

Vochure; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 33,000 - 47,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Health insurance

Retirement plan

Wellbeing resources

Campus perks

Job summary

Harvard Medical School, Boston, is seeking a full-time custodian to maintain clean, safe facilities across campus. The role includes cleaning offices, dormitories, labs, libraries, restrooms and common areas, with routine housekeeping tasks and occasional heavy equipment use.

The position requires at least 1 year in cleaning, basic English proficiency, and willingness to work a 40-hour weekly schedule with evening hours. Benefits, on-site work, and opportunities for overtime are offered.

Qualifications

• A minimum of 1 year cleaning industry experience required.
• Basic proficiency in the English language including reading, writing, and speaking.

Responsibilities

• Performs routine and specialized cleaning of academic and non-academic spaces, including offices, dormitories, laboratories, libraries, athletic facilities, classrooms and restrooms.
• Maintains all assigned areas in a clean, orderly, and sanitary manner.
• Sanitizes bathroom surfaces, fixtures, and food handling areas.
• Restocks restroom and kitchen area consumable supplies daily.
• Broom sweeps, dry/damp/wet mops hard surface floors and stairs as assigned.
• Dusts and/or washes furniture, walls, and horizontal surfaces.
• Vacuums carpeted floor surfaces.
• Empties and cleans trash and recycling receptacles and moves trash to designated pick-up points.
• Strips, waxes and burnishes floors using power floor machines.
• Operates heavy-duty wet pick-up machines to remove liquids from floor surfaces.
• Washes interior windows and first floor exterior windows.
• May be assigned to perform residential housekeeping during Reunion/Commencement events.
• May be required to move furniture or other heavy objects for extended periods of time.
• Performs snow removal assignments including shoveling, and applying ice melt or sand.
• May be required to operate equipment, including heavy floor machines.
• May be required to use ladders on a regular basis.
• May be required to work occasional overtime in support of business needs.

Skills

English proficiency

Job description

Harvard Medical School, Boston, is seeking a full-time custodian to maintain clean, safe facilities across campus. The role includes cleaning offices, dormitories, labs, libraries, restrooms and common areas, with routine housekeeping tasks and occasional heavy equipment use.

The position requires at least 1 year in cleaning, basic English proficiency, and willingness to work a 40-hour weekly schedule with evening hours. Benefits, on-site work, and opportunities for overtime are offered.