Campus Housekeeper – Clean, Maintain & Support a University

University of New England; Maine; On-site; USD 24,000 - 25,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health & dental plans

Retirement match

Paid leave

Tuition benefits

Job summary

University of New England (UNE) in Maine is hiring for a Housekeeper to support our two coastal campuses. The role involves cleaning and maintaining residence halls, classrooms, and administrative offices across on-campus buildings.

Employees are assigned a specific campus and schedule, with occasional overtime. UNE offers a generous benefits package including health and dental plans, a retirement match of up to 8%, extensive paid leave, and educational benefits such as tuition reduction for

Qualifications

• General knowledge and skills related to routine housekeeping and maintenance work, with commercial/institutional cleaning experience desirable.
• Ability to perform tasks in specific sequences.
• Physical ability to do heavy custodial work and operate cleaning equipment.
• Ability to understand and follow written instructions, chemical labels and warnings.
• Ability to work cooperatively with other employees and to deal courteously with students, faculty and staff.

Responsibilities

• Clean floors, including vacuuming, sweeping, dust mopping, washing, stripping, waxing, and buffing.
• Shampoo carpets.
• Wash windows, walls, chalkboards, and trash cans.
• Dust furniture, fixtures, and woodwork.
• Collect and empty trash receptacles, and pick up litter in and around the buildings.
• Remove biological waste.
• Clean, sanitize and stock the bathrooms; change and clean shower curtains.
• Replace light bulbs.
• Operate basic equipment, including low-speed buffers, burnishing machines, extractors, auto scrubbing machines, and wet vacuums.
• Move furniture.
• Perform routine maintenance of electrical, heating, vents, and fixtures.
• Assist in snow removal.
• Assist in training and overseeing the work of helpers assigned by the supervisor.
• Perform other related duties as necessary.

Skills

Housekeeping experience

Physical stamina

Follow instructions

Teamwork

Job description

University of New England (UNE) in Maine is hiring for a Housekeeper to support our two coastal campuses. The role involves cleaning and maintaining residence halls, classrooms, and administrative offices across on-campus buildings.

Employees are assigned a specific campus and schedule, with occasional overtime. UNE offers a generous benefits package including health and dental plans, a retirement match of up to 8%, extensive paid leave, and educational benefits such as tuition reduction for