Cleaning Services Specialist

Occidental College; Firestone Park (CA); On-site; USD 33,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits package

Job summary

Occidental College is seeking a Cleaning Services Specialist to help maintain a clean and safe campus environment, including routine cleaning and floor care. The role also serves as the on-site, after-hours contact for emergencies, coordinating with Facilities Management and remediation vendors.

This non-exempt, full-time position requires a high school diploma or GED and prior cleaning experience. A generous benefits package is offered.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required or equivalent.
• Three years of cleaning and maintenance experience specified in job listing.
• Ability to coordinate with multiple teams and respond to emergencies after hours.

Responsibilities

• Maintain a clean and sanitary environment across floors and surfaces.
• Safely move and arrange furniture and report hazards to supervisor.
• Service dispensers and assist campus users with facility locations and needs.
• Respond to after-hours emergencies and coordinate with Facilities Management and vendors.

Skills

Detail-oriented

Effective communication

Team collaboration

Independent work

Time management

Education

High school diploma or GED

OSHA safety certification

Tools

Google Workspace

Microsoft Office

Job description

About Occidental College

Founded in 1887, Occidental is a nationally recognized, privatecollege of the liberal arts and sciences, dedicated to providing agifted and diverse group of students with a total educationalexperience of the highest quality -- one that prepares them forleadership in an increasingly complex, interdependent andpluralistic world.

What makes Occidental special? An intellectually rigorous academicenvironment. Small classroom settings where students collaboratewith professors and their peers while pursuing or discovering theirpassion. A beautiful residential campus that offers studentshands-on engagement with the cultural and intellectual resources ofLos Angeles. A community open to stimulating conversation anddivergent points of view. Some 2,100 students from 46 states and 28countries choose from 41 majors and minors and participate in onethe country’s top undergraduate research programs. Oxy studentsroutinely win top awards and fellowships; its first Rhodes Scholarwas named in 1907. Dedicated to excellence and equity, Occidentalalso is one of the country’s most economically diverse campuses,according to the New York Times. Some 71 percent of Oxy studentsreceive some form of financial aid; 20 percent are Pell Grantrecipients; and 19 percent are the first in their family to attendcollege

Cleaning Services Specialist

Department: Cleaning Svce-Acad, Admin &Athletcs

Duration: Indefinite

Employment Status: Non-Exempt, Full-Time, 40 hours perweek

Job Summary

Under the direction of the Cleaning Services Manager, the CleaningServices Specialist performs a broad range of cleaning servicesnecessary to maintain the college campus or facilities in a cleanand orderly condition for effective use by students, faculty, andthe public. The Cleaning Services Specialist serves as the on-site,after-hours contact for emergency calls received by Campus Safetyor Facilities Management, providing triage and resolution ofplumbing, lock, glass, and general facility emergencies. TheCleaning Services Specialist combines routine cleaning and floorcare with after-hours emergency response, vendor coordination, andcommunication with Facilities Management.

This position is represented for purposes of collective bargainingby Teamsters.

Job Duties

• 45% - Maintain a clean and sanitary environment by ensuring allfloor surfaces are properly maintained. Assess the condition offloors and devise methods to spot- or deep-clean carpets, andclean, buff, strip, or wax hard floors. Operate floor caremachinery such as automatic floor scrubbers, floor machines, carpetextractors, and wet/dry vacuums, following standard safetyprocedures. - (Essential)
• 15% - Safely move, set up, adjust desks, tables, and otherfurniture and equipment as required. Report problems, items in needof repair and safety hazards to supervisor. Work effectively andharmoniously with college students, faculty, fellow employees andcommunity members. - (Essential)
• 10% - Service soap dispensers, towel and tissue boxes, andsimilar fixtures when requested. Give information regardinglocations of various campus facilities and otherwise assiststudents, faculty, and the public using campus facilities. -(Essential)
• 30% - Serve as the on-site, after-hours contact for emergencycalls from Campus Safety and Facilities Management. Respond to andresolve facility emergencies, coordinate with Facilities Managementand remediation vendors, and document repairs and follow-up needs.Address plumbing clogs, broken drains, faucets or showers, water orchemical leaks, lock and key issues, broken glass or doors, andother facility emergencies using appropriate hand and power tools.- (Essential)

Minimum Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED.
• Three years of cleaning and maintenance related experienceincluding one year of floor maintenance experience inclusive ofhard surfaces (wood, tile, vinyl, etc.) and carpeting and use ofrelated machinery.
• Ability to maintain College’s authorized driver status.
• Knowledge of basic plumbing, carpentry, locks, and doorhardware repair; skilled in the safe use of hand tools, power handtools, and specialized power tools; and ability to independentlyassess, triage, and resolve after-hours facility emergencies andcommunicate repair status clearly and promptly.
• Proficiency in Google/Microsoft Office applications applicableto position responsibilities.
• Demonstrated ability to be detail-oriented and thorough;skilled at anticipating and preventing potential problems andhandling a wide variety of tasks with efficiency and accuracy.
• Strong commitment to a quality work product. Demonstratedability to effectively communicate verbally, in writing andelectronically.
• Effective interpersonal skills as evidenced in the ability tocollaborate with a variety of constituencies.
• Demonstrated commitment to justice, equity, inclusion &diversity.
• Demonstrated skill in adapting to and performing workeffectively in high-volume, high accountability, confidentialenvironment with multiple and changing priorities.
• Effective organizational, logistical, time management andplanning skills with the ability to manage and prioritize multipletasks/projects simultaneously, prioritize and fulfill the functionsof an office in a timely manner.
• Ability to self-motivate and work independently.
• Ability to provide effective leadership and training, and towork effectively and professionally across functions, disciplines,levels, and with diverse groups.

Preferred Qualifications

• Vocational/trade school coursework or certification in buildingmaintenance, custodial operations, or a related field. OSHA safetycertification (e.g., OSHA 10) or able to obtain within six monthsof their first day of employment.
• Five years of cleaning and maintenance experience. Two years offloor maintenance experience, including stripping, waxing, andbuffing hard surfaces, along with carpet extraction andshampooing.

EXPECTED HIRING RANGE: The starting base hourly rate for thisposition is $23.75/hr. After 6 months, the base hourly rateincreases to $24.32/hr, and after 12 months, the base hourly rateincreases to $24.78/hr.

We also offer a generous compensation and benefits package.