Custodian

KUMC University of Kansas Medical Center; Town of Salina (NY); On-site; USD 29,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Paid time off

Retirement plan

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Job summary

The University of Kansas Medical Center invites applications for a Custodian in the SOM Salina Administration to maintain clean offices, classrooms, labs, and common areas. You will perform routine cleaning, event setup, minor repairs, and painting as needed.

Hours are 6 a.m. to 3 p.m. with occasional overtime; prior housekeeping or custodial experience is preferred and training is available. Join a team dedicated to safe and sanitary spaces.

Qualifications

• Housekeeping or custodial experience.
• Knowledge of housekeeping methods and equipment.
• Ability to operate janitorial equipment.

Responsibilities

• Dust and clean offices, classrooms, labs, and other spaces.
• Replenish paper supplies in restrooms and rooms as needed.
• Manage inventory of cleaning and paper supplies.
• Vacuum, shampoo carpets, and mop as assigned.
• Prepare room setups for meetings and events.
• Check classrooms for proper setup and resets.
• Clean and sanitize walls, fixtures, partitions, glass, and dispensers.
• Empty trash and recyclables and manage waste disposal.
• Install and hang items as requested.
• Perform minor repairs and modifications to office furniture.
• Prepare wall surfaces for paint.
• Undertake other discretionary, project, or maintenance tasks as assigned.

Skills

Communication

Job description

Department: SOM Salina Administration ----- Business Operations Position Title: Custodian Job Family Group: Professional Staff

Job Description Summary: This role involves ensuring the application of appropriate cleaning methods and protocols to maintain cleanliness in offices, common areas, classrooms, labs, and various other spaces. Responsibilities include executing discretionary tasks and addressing requests, such as hanging pictures, fixing office furniture, arranging tables and chairs for events, and handling minor repairs and painting.

Job Duties:

• Dust and clean exposed desks, chairs, tables, filing cabinets, bookcases, shelves, offices, lobbies, corridors, conference rooms, bathrooms, and other designated areas, including lab spaces.
• Replenish paper supplies in restrooms and other rooms as needed.
• Manage inventory of cleaning and paper supplies.
• Vacuum, shampoo carpets, and mop as assigned.
• Prepare room setups for meetings and other school functions.
• Check classrooms for proper room setup and make resets if necessary.
• Cleans and sanitizes walls, fixtures, partitions, glass, mirrors, and refill dispensers daily or as requested.
• Empties trash & recycling, replaces container liners, removes trash & recycling to proper dumpster for disposal, performs other assignments as requested by supervisor.
• Install and/or hang items as requested.
• Perform minor repairs and modifications to office furniture.
• Conduct minor repairs on walls and prepare wall surfaces for paint.
• Undertake other discretionary, project, or maintenance-related tasks as assigned.

Work Environment:

Hours for this position are 6 a.m. to 3 p.m. Move up to 20 pounds on a regular basis and 50 pounds occasionally with or without reasonable accommodation. Access cleaning spaces with or without reasonable accommodation. This position requires the use of cleaning chemicals. Respond to after-hours emergencies as needed. Work overtime as needed.

Required Qualifications:

Work Experience:

• Housekeeping or custodial experience.
• Knowledge of the materials, methods, and the practices used in housekeeping operations.
• Knowledge of the operation, use and care of vacuum cleaners, scrubbing machines, polishing machines, and other janitorial equipment.

Preferred Qualifications:

Work Experience:

• Experience in the maintenance or construction fields.
• Custodial experience in large residential or commercial buildings.
• Advanced training in custodial and high-volume cleaning operations.
• Experience interacting with customers and/or the public.

Skills:

Communication

Required Documents:

Resume

Comprehensive Benefits Package:

• Coverage begins on day one for health, dental, and vision insurance and includes health expense accounts with generous employer contributions if the employee participates in a qualifying health plan.
• Employer-paid life insurance, long-term disability insurance, and various additional voluntary insurance plans are available.
• Paid time off, including vacation and sick, begins accruing upon hire, plus ten paid holidays.
• One paid discretionary day is available after six months of employment, and paid time off for bereavement, jury duty, military service, and parental leave is available after 12 months of employment.
• A retirement program with a generous employer contribution and additional voluntary retirement programs (457 or 403b) are available.
• https://www.kumc.edu/human-resources/benefits.html

Employee Type: Regular Time Type: Full time Rate Type: Hourly Compensation Statement:

Pay Range: $21.06 - $27.40 Minimum $21.06 Midpoint $24.23 Maximum $27.40

The mission of the University of Kansas Medical Center is to improve lives and communities in Kansas and beyond through innovation in education, research, and health care.

The University of Kansas Medical Center is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, ethnicity, ancestry, age, protected veteran or disability status, marital status, parental status, or genetic information. http://policy.ku.edu/IOA/nondiscrimination https://kumc-publicpoliciesandprocedures.policystat.com/policy/8446235/latest/

Under Kansas state law, certain KUMC positions are subject to disability preference. For positions subject to this requirement, KUMC will offer an interview to a person who has applied for an open position who is qualified, with or without reasonable accommodation, to meet the performance standards of the position and who has presented acceptable proof of disability. If the position you apply for is subject to the disability preference requirement, you will be asked to provide information in support of your request for disability preference when you complete the application for employment. https://civilrights.ku.edu/annual-security-and-fire-safety-report https://www.e-verify.gov/sites/default/files/everify/posters/EVerifyParticipationPoster.pdf https://www.laborposters.org/federal/1606-federal-pay-transparency-poster.htm