Custodian, Child Care SCC

Salt Lake Community College; Garden City (SC); On-site; USD 25,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Salt Lake Community College is seeking a custodian for its child care center, with duties including cleaning, supervising children, and assisting teachers during evening hours. You will interact with children and staff, maintain cleanliness, and follow licensing rules.

The role requires background checks and completion of trainings as required by the center. The position operates in a fast-paced childcare environment, focusing on safety, sanitation, and supporting classroom routines, with duties

Qualifications

• Must be able to read, write, and do basic arithmetic.
• Pass a criminal background check.
• Pass a TB test.
• No experience necessary.

Responsibilities

• Interact with teachers and children to support classroom routines.
• Supervise children and substitute as classroom staff as needed.
• Perform general cleaning and sanitization of bathrooms, toys, and diaper-changing areas.
• Maintain safe, sanitary environment and follow licensing rules.
• Attend staff meetings and complete required trainings.

Skills

Interact with children

Timecard system

Staff training compliance

Dependability

Lifting 75 lbs

Ladder safety

Equipment maintenance

Follow instructions

SDS awareness

OSHA/ISSA safety

Communication across diverse groups

Work with children & staff

Job description

Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States.

All employees are expected to maintain a permanent residence within the State of Utah as a condition of employment. New employees must provide a valid Utah residential address within 30 days of their start date.

Job Summary

This position is under immediate supervision of the Director of Child & Family Services. It is an important position to the College because all duties performed are visible and contribute greatly to the environment and overall appeal of our Child Care. Child Care is a fast‑paced environment. This applicant knows fundamental concepts of custodial services to ensure a safe, clean, sanitary and functional environment for this location. This position performs standard tasks using established methods, principals, concepts, and procedures which will be learned through facilities/custodial trainings.

Working with children will be required. In addition to typical custodial duties this applicant will need to be able to interact with teachers and children to support classrooms. This includes but is not limited to supporting breaks by assuming the responsibilities of the teachers. Substituting as a classroom teacher, and supporting the teachers as an assistant child care teacher. Direct supervision of children will be necessary as when working in this capacity.

This applicant will need to perform all general cleaning for the center but also classroom cleaning in support of the classrooms. This may include sanitizing diaper changing cans, diaper changing tables, toys, and more. The Moon Bear class may need additional support when ratios increase past capacity or staff members do not attend. This is in the evening hours of our operation.

In addition to complying with the child care licensing rules, applicant must ensure children are directly supervised when counted towards legal ratios. Applicant will be able to manage the routine of the children’s needs and standards of Accreditation.

Applicant for this position will arrive during hours that children are in care, thus interactions with children will occur. This person will need to have a friendly demeanor with children and other staff. They will also have to pass a background check from the Bureau of Child Care licensing and complete training hours per our licensing/accreditation regulations. This means attending our staff meetings. This person will be exposed to communicable diseases associated with young children. Dependability is a must. After arrival, trashes and bathrooms will need attention. The playgrounds and yard will need a walk‑through to ensure lost items, trash and broken toys are contended with. After those tasks are completed a walk through for visible grime, handprints and such will need taken care of. Work will be at the discretion of the Director/office who will act as a primary contact for daily task and requirements. Supporting classroom clean up for closing hours will be followed by typical cleaning task which are posted as primary cleaning responsibilities. Bathrooms will need to be cleaned and sanitized periodically throughout the day. The last classroom in use will need to be cleaned after all of the children have gone at day end. Staff meetings may alter these planned hours.

Work hours are 1:30 pm to 10:00pm Monday – Thurs and Friday 12:00 pm – 8:30 pm (some flexibility within reason).

Essential Duties & Responsibilities & Knowledge Skills & Abilities

• Ability to interact with children, parents and staff members in a positive respectful way.
• Ability to use a timecard system.
• Ability to complete all College required training courses.
• Ability to be dependable.
• Ability to safely move 75 lbs.
• Ability to position oneself to perform custodial duties.
• Ability to safely use a ladder on a regular basis.
• Ability to perform equipment maintenance tasks.
• Receive and follow verbal/written instructions.
• Ability to read and understand SDS labeling requirements.
• Knowledge of and ability to adhere to the safety requirements of OSHA and ISSA.
• Snow removal skills and ability to use snow shovels and ice melt solutions.
• Ability to communicate effectively with a broad range of people with a variety of abilities and backgrounds, to maintain good working relationships across the College.
• Ability to work with all groups from a variety of academic, socioeconomic, cultural, and ethnic backgrounds, and with community college students, faculty, and staff, including those with disabilities.

Applicant will need to assist in the classrooms to support the ratios of the Bureau of Child Care Licensing. While in the classroom this position will:

Interact with teachers and children to support the classroom routine, Support breaks by assuming supervision of children substituting as a classroom teacher, and supporting the teachers as an assistant childcare teach. Work directly with children by following the standards set forth in our Classroom Observation subject to the rules of interactions in this document. Manage routine of the children’s needs and standards of Accreditation. Comply with childcare licensing rules, and ensure children are directly supervised when counted toward legal ratios.

Minimum Qualifications

• Must be able to read, write, and do basic arithmetic.
• Pass a criminal background check from the Bureau of Child Care Licensing.
• Pass a TB test (to be set up by SLCC upon offer).
• No experience necessary.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience cleaning and sanitizing bathrooms.
• Experience working with or around young children.

SLCC Information

Salt Lake Community College is Utah’s largest open-access college in the state. We proudly educate 45,000+ students pursuing degrees in 100+ programs across 8 areas of study, and Utah’s fastest growing industries and four-year baccalaureate programs consistently welcome SLCC graduates. Every SLCC employee has a hand in transforming students’ lives to strengthen its surrounding communities. SLCC employees work at 8 locations across the valley and capital city of Salt Lake with easy access to the beautiful Wasatch Mountains, world‑class outdoor recreation, sporting events, museums, history, and arts and entertainment.

Salt Lake Community College seeks and values contributions from each community member and welcomes new perspectives. A respectful work environment is its top priority; academic excellence and lasting transformation occurs when we can collaborate freely. As an emerging Hispanic Serving Institution, SLCC leads the state with the highest enrollment of students from the Latinx/a/o community. SLCC is committed to serving students and being a model for inclusive and transformative education.

Salt Lake Community College (SLCC) is fully committed to policies of equal employment and nondiscrimination. The College does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, disability, religion, protected veteran status, expression of political or personal beliefs outside of the workplace, or any other status protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.

SLCC is a participating employer with Utah Retirement Systems ("URS"). In addition to URS, SLCC offers several other retirement account options.

This position is subject to a successful completion of a criminal background check.