Cleaning Team Member Part-Time

Jackson College; Jackson (MI); On-site; USD 17,000 - 22,000; Part time

Job summary

Jackson College is seeking a part-time Cleaning Team Member to maintain clean, safe, and student-ready facilities across campus. The role involves janitorial duties in classrooms, restrooms, offices, and common areas, with training provided on procedures, safety, and equipment handling.

The ideal candidate is dependable, detail-oriented, and capable of working independently or in a team within a fast-paced environment. A valid driver’s license and a high school diploma or GED are required.

Qualifications

• Read, understand, and follow safety procedures and MSDS to maintain a safe environment.
• Communicate effectively and respectfully with students, staff, and visitors.
• Work collaboratively as a team to support a positive campus climate.
• Safely and responsibly use cleaning equipment and supplies with care and attention to detail.
• Follow oral and written instructions to support daily operations and events.

Responsibilities

• Help maintain clean, orderly, and safe environments that reduce barriers to learning.
• Contribute to a welcoming campus atmosphere that supports student belonging and retention.
• Interact courteously with students, employees, and visitors.
• Support campus events and activities that enhance student experience.
• Demonstrate care, pride, and accountability in spaces used by students and staff.
• Clean floors, walls, windows, and fixtures; dispose of waste and sanitize restrooms.
• Assist with snow removal and salting; unlock/lock interior rooms as needed.
• Assist with event setup/teardown and general building maintenance.

Skills

Safety procedures

Communication

Teamwork

Cleaning equipment

Follow instructions

Education

Driver's license

High school diploma/GED

Job description

Description

The Cleaning Team Member – Part Time plays a vital role in creating a safe, welcoming, and student-ready campus environment that supports learning, belonging, and student success. Guided by a Human First philosophy and the College’s Maroon & Gold Standards (MGS), this position helps ensure that instructional, student-service, and common spaces are clean, secure, and well-maintained—contributing directly to students’ ability to focus, persist, and succeed.

This position performs general janitorial and housekeeping duties including cleaning and disinfecting restrooms, classrooms, offices, common areas, and other campus facilities. Responsibilities may include vacuuming, mopping, trash removal, floor care, restroom sanitation, event setup, snow removal support, and operating custodial equipment and cleaning tools.

The ideal candidate is dependable, detail-oriented, customer service focused, and able to work independently and as part of a team in a fast‑paced environment. Team members help maintain high cleanliness standards while supporting a healthy learning environment for students, faculty, staff, and visitors.

This role offers hands‑on custodial and facilities experience while contributing to the overall appearance, safety, and daily operations of the College. Training is provided on cleaning procedures, safety practices, equipment operation, and chemical handling. This role models professionalism, teamwork, and stewardship while actively demonstrating the College’s mission, values, and commitment to a respectful, inclusive campus community.

Essential Functions

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES included the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Help maintain clean, orderly, and safe environments that reduce barriers to learning and engagement.
• Contributes to a welcoming campus atmosphere that supports student belonging, comfort, and retention.
• Interacts with students, employees, and visitors in a courteous, respectful, and service-oriented manner.
• Supports campus events and activities that enhance student experience and community engagement.
• Demonstrates care, pride, and accountability in maintaining spaces used by students, employees, and visitors.
• Sweeps, mops and dusts interior areas of buildings, washes walls, windows, woodwork, furniture and light fixtures; strips and polishes hard surface floors; vacuums and cleans carpet; empties waste containers and disposes of waste materials; cleans and sanitizes toilet rooms, showers, and drinking fountains.
• Clean areas around and entrances to buildings including snow removal/salting.
• Unlock/lock and secure interior rooms in buildings.
• Event set up/tear down and Building Maintenance as required.
• Assist with campus recycling initiatives.
• Responsible for understanding, supporting and actively demonstrating the College’s beliefs, values, mission and vision and being in agreement to be evaluated by same.

Supervisory Responsibilities

This job has no supervisory responsibilities.

Contacts and Purpose of Contacts

Internal: Regular contact with employees of Facilities Department for information and problem solving.

External: Limited contact with students and general public

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily while contributing to a safe, respectful, and student-centered campus environment. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, and abilities needed to support the College’s Human First approach, Maroon & Gold Standards (MGS), and commitment to student success. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

Knowledge Of

• Current cleaning methods, materials, and equipment used to maintain safe, healthy, and welcoming facilities for students, employees, and visitors.
• Custodial practices, machinery, and related equipment that support consistent service quality and operational excellence.
• Occupational hazards, safety precautions, and regulatory requirements necessary to protect the well‑being of the campus community.
• Proper operation, routine maintenance, and basic care of cleaning equipment to ensure reliable and efficient service delivery.

Skills And Abilities To

• Read, understand, and follow safety procedures and material safety data sheets to maintain a safe environment for students, employees, and visitors.
• Understand and carry out oral and written instructions in support of daily operations, campus events, and student-facing activities.
• Communicate effectively and respectfully, both orally and in writing, in ways that reflect professionalism, teamwork, and MGS expectations.
• Work collaboratively as a team member to support a positive campus climate and shared responsibility for student success.
• Safely and responsibly use cleaning equipment and supplies while demonstrating care, stewardship, and attention to detail.
• Perform a variety of custodial and cleaning tasks in a manner that supports clean, orderly, and student-ready facilities.

Required Educaton, Licensure, Certification, Registration Or Other Requirements

• Valid driver’s license
• High school diploma or G.E.D.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, use hands to finger, handle or feel, and reach with hands and arms. The employee must regularly lift up to twenty‑five (25) pounds and occasionally lift up to fifty (50) pounds

WORK ENVIROMENT

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts, toxic or caustic chemicals, and outside weather conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Supplemental Information

The Jackson College Nepotism policy prohibits the hiring of a relative or someone with a familial relationship to work in the same instructional department, office, or administrative unit of the College including spouse, child, stepchild, parent, stepparent, or sibling of the employee or spouse, aunt, uncle, niece/nephew, grandparent, grandchild and members of the same household including domestic partner.

A copy of Jackson College's Annual Security Report and Annual Fire Safety Report is available on the JC Campus Safety & Security website. The security report contains crime statistics for the previous three years for all of our campus locations and the annual fire safety report, which contains statistics for any reported fires in campus housing units and fire safety systems in these buildings. Additionally, the report contains policies, available resources and information concerning personal safety, fire safety and reporting procedures for both crimes and fires.

Applicants have rights under Federal employment laws . Jackson College is an Equal Opportunity Employer that actively supports workforce diversity.