Custodial Lead - 3rd Shift

UWPKS University of Wisconsin Parkside; United States; On-site; USD 25,000 - 29,000; Full time

Job summary

UW-Parkside is seeking a Custodial Lead for the 3rd shift to lead custodial duties across assigned facilities. The role emphasizes supervising staff, coordinating training, and ensuring safety and cleanliness in a dynamic university environment.

This 3rd shift position runs Sunday–Thursday, 10pm–6:30am, with a starting pay of $19.00 per hour. Employment requires a background check and commitment to university policies and accommodation for individuals with disabilities.

Qualifications

• Utilizes basic equipment and supplies to clean assigned facility areas and remove waste and recyclables.
• Monitors and secures facility interior and exterior entrances and reports issues to appropriate entities.
• Maintains organization of supply areas and equipment, documents inventory, and requests additional supplies as needed.
• Documents and reports repairs, violations, and pest control needs.
• Maintains clean and clear walkways to ensure they are free of debris, litter, snow, and ice.
• Schedules, monitors, and communicates with staff and assists with basic training.
• Responds to facility emergency and hazardous situations, and escalates incidents according to established policies and procedures.

Responsibilities

• Schedules, monitors, and communicates with staff and assists with basic training
• Monitors and secures facility interior and exterior entrances and reports issues to appropriate entities
• Responds to facility emergency and hazardous situations, and escalates incidents according to established policies and procedures
• Maintains organization of supply areas and equipment, documents inventory, and requests additional supplies as needed
• Documents and reports repairs, violations, and pest control needs
• Maintains clean and clear walkways to ensure they are free of debris, litter, snow, and ice
• Utilizes basic equipment and supplies to clean assigned facility areas and remove waste and recyclables

Skills

Basic cleaning equipment use

Facility security monitoring

Training coordination

Emergency response

Inventory/documentation

Staff scheduling communication

Job description

Position Title

Custodial Lead – 3rd Shift

Job Category

University Staff

Employment Type

Regular

Job Profile

Custodian Lead

Job Duties

Cleans institutional facilities, removes waste and recycling, and monitors building security to ensure cleanliness, orderliness, and safety in assigned areas. Leads the custodial work of others and responds to custodial emergencies. This is a 3rd shift position, the days/hours are Sunday – Thursday, 10pm – 6:30am.

Key Job Responsibilities

• Schedules, monitors, and communicates with staff and assists with basic training
• Monitors and secures facility interior and exterior entrances and reports issues to appropriate entities
• Responds to facility emergency and hazardous situations, and escalates incidents according to established policies and procedures
• Maintains organization of supply areas and equipment, documents inventory, and requests additional supplies as needed
• Documents and reports repairs, violations, and pest control needs
• Maintains clean and clear walkways to ensure they are free of debris, litter, snow, and ice
• Utilizes basic equipment and supplies to clean assigned facility areas and remove waste and recyclables

Department

Facilities Management Custodial Department

Compensation

$19.00/hour

Required Qualifications

• Utilizes basic equipment and supplies to clean assigned facility areas and remove waste and recyclables
• Monitors and secures facility interior and exterior entrances and reports issues to appropriate entities
• Maintains organization of supply areas and equipment, documents inventory, and requests additional supplies as needed
• Documents and reports repairs, violations, and pest control needs
• Maintains clean and clear walkways to ensure they are free of debris, litter, snow, and ice
• Schedules, monitors, and communicates with staff and assists with basic training
• Responds to facility emergency and hazardous situations, and escalates incidents according to established policies and procedures

Legal Notices and Important Information

Employment will require a criminal background check in accordance with the Wisconsin Fair Employment Act. It will also require you and your references to answer questions regarding sexual violence and sexual harassment.(see TC1 - App. 4 and p. 12)

Note: Criminal Background Check – The Department of Workforce Development, Equal Rights Division prohibits employers from using criminal background check information, policies or practices that have a “disparate impact” and is not “job‑related and consistent with business necessity” in hiring decisions. All information used to screen or hire job applications should relate to the duties of the job.

Reasonable Accommodations

It is the policy of UW-Parkside to provide reasonable accommodation to qualified applicants with disabilities. If you need assistance or accommodation in applying because of a disability, please contact the Office of Human Resources at 262-595-2204. Employment opportunities will not be denied because of the need to provide reasonable accommodation for a qualified individual with a disability.

Parkside Crime Statistics Report

In compliance with the Clery Act of 1998, the University of WisconsinParkside Crime Statistics Report is available here. Call the UW-Parkside Campus Police Office at [phone] for a paper copy of the annual report.

Transcript Requirement

Please note: Transcriptions will be required upon hire.

UW is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, pregnancy, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other bases protected by applicable federal or State law and UW System policies.

We are committed to building a workforce that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills, and encourage all qualified individuals to apply.

The Universities of Wisconsin serve approximately 161,000 students. Awarding nearly 37,000 degrees annually, the Universities of Wisconsin is Wisconsin’s talent pipeline, putting graduates in position to increase their earning power, and contribute to their communities, and make Wisconsin a better place to live. Nearly 90 percent of in‑state Universities of Wisconsin graduates stay in Wisconsin five years after earning a degree – with a median salary of more than $66,000. The Universities of Wisconsin provides a 23:1 return on state investment. The Universities of Wisconsin also contribute to the richness of Wisconsin’s culture and economy with groundbreaking research, new companies and patents, and boundless creative intellectual energy. The Universities of Wisconsin and its employees are purpose-driven, people-focused, and committed to stewardship.