Custodian (Internal Employment Opportunity)

OSU Oregon State University; Bend (OR); On-site; USD 25,000 - 31,000; Part time

Job summary

Oregon State University is seeking a part-time Custodian (0.50 FTE) for the Bend, Oregon location. The role focuses on routine cleaning and sanitizing to keep OSU-Cascades facilities safe, clean, and well-maintained, serving a diverse community of students, faculty and staff.

The successful candidate will be self-directed, detail-oriented, and able to work collaboratively with custodians and other teams, reporting to the Custodial Operations Supervisor.

Qualifications

• Six (6) months of experience performing routine janitorial duties in a commercial, educational, or public environment.
• Two or more years performing self-directed janitorial duties in a commercial, educational, or public environment.
• One or more years performing facilities maintenance tasks.
• One or more years performing basic vehicle cleaning and maintenance tasks.

Responsibilities

• Routine Cleaning - Cleaning and sanitizing OSU-Cascades facilities according to schedules, including classrooms, labs, restrooms and common areas.
• Facility Support/General Labor - assist with basic repairs, move furniture, replace bulbs, snow removal, and emergency response.
• Other duties as assigned - provide emergency support as needed for safety and operations.

Skills

Cleaning experience

Detail-oriented

Safety-conscious

Job description

Job Summary

Job Summary: This is an Internal Employment Opportunity This recruitment will be used to fill one 0.50 FTE Custodian position for the Cascades Campus at Oregon State University (OSU). This position will be located in Bend, Oregon. The individual selected for this position will be responsible for carrying out regular cleaning and sanitizing tasks to ensure OSU- Cascades facilities are safe, clean, comfortable, and well maintained. OSU-Cascades is searching for an individual who is self-directed and self-motivated, detail-oriented, and takes pride in a well-maintained facility. The position involves providing service to diverse groups of students, faculty, staff and visitors and requires close interaction and partnership with these groups and other custodians on the team. The Custodian will report to the Custodial Operations Supervisor.

Key Responsibilities

• Routine Cleaning - Cleaning and sanitizing of OSU-Cascades’ facilities, according to routine schedules as well as recurring, non-recurring and seasonal events. Areas include, but are not limited to: classrooms, laboratory spaces, hallways, restrooms, showers, conference rooms, offices, dining areas, residence hall rooms, kitchens and outside spaces. Work will be performed using environmentally-friendly cleaning products, state of the art equipment, and modern cleaning practices. Cleaning schedules will be established for daily, weekly, monthly, bi-annual, and annual cleaning. During academic breaks, deep cleaning of spaces will be required.
• Facility Support/General Labor - The Custodian will perform basic facility repairs, assist skilled workers with building maintenance, move and arrange furniture, replace light bulbs, clear snow (by hand and using powered equipment), and assist with emergency response. Facility support also includes basic security tasks such as locking and unlocking buildings or areas of buildings, turning lights on and off, making rounds to ensure systems are functioning properly and reporting safety or security deficiencies.
• Other duties as assigned - The Custodian will provide emergency support as needed for the Department of Public Safety and for Housing and Dining. Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS: Six (6) six months of experience performing routine janitorial duties in a commercial, educational, or public environment. This position is designated as a critical or security-sensitive position; therefore, the incumbent must successfully complete a criminal history check and be determined to be position qualified as per University Standard: 05-010 et seq. Incumbents are required to self-report convictions and those in youth programs may have additional criminal history checks every 24 months.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS: Two or more years performing self-directed janitorial duties in a commercial, educational, or public environment. One or more years performing facilities maintenance tasks. One or more years performing basic vehicle cleaning and maintenance tasks.

Working Conditions / Salary & Start Date

Salary Range: $18.06 - $22.84

Anticipated Start Date: 2026-11-23

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability, protected veteran, and other protected status.

OSU will conduct a review of the National Sex Offender Public website prior to hire.

OSU is a fair chance employer committed to inclusive hiring.

We encourage applications from candidates who bring a wide range of lived experience including involvement with the justice system.

If this position has “critical or security-sensitive” responsibilities and/or driving duties and you are selected as a finalist, your initial job offer will be contingent upon the results of a job-related pre-employment check (such as a background check, motor vehicle history check, sexual misconduct reference check, etc.). Background check results do not automatically disqualify a candidate.

Take a look at our Background Checks website including the for candidates section for more details. If you have questions or concerns about the pre-employment check, please contact OSU’s Employee and Labor Relations team at [e-mail].

Location

This position will be located in Bend, Oregon.

Locations: Oregon State has a statewide presence with campuses in Corvallis and Bend, the OSU Portland Center and the Hatfield Marine Science Center on the Pacific Coast in Newport. Oregon State’s beautiful, historic and state-of-the-art main campus is located in one of America’s best college towns. Corvallis is located close to the Pacific Ocean, the Cascade mountains and Oregon wine country. Nestled in the heart of the Willamette Valley, this beautiful city offers miles of mountain biking and hiking trails, a river perfect for boating or kayaking and an eclectic downtown featuring local cuisine, popular events and performances.

Why Join Us

Working for Oregon State University is so much more than a job! Oregon State University is a dynamic community of dreamers, doers, problem-solvers and change-makers. We don’t wait for challenges to present themselves — we seek them out and take them on. We welcome students, faculty and staff from every background and perspective into a community where everyone feels seen and heard. We have deep-rooted mindfulness for the natural world and all who depend on it, and together, we apply knowledge, tools and skills to build a better future for all.

Facts

Top 1.4% university in the world

More research funding than all public universities in Oregon combined

1 of 3 land, sea, space and sun grant universities in the U.S.

2 campuses, 11 colleges, 12 experiment stations, and Extension programs in all 36 counties

7 cultural resource centers that offer education, celebration and belonging for everyone

100+ undergraduate degree programs, 80+ graduate degrees plus hundreds of minor options and certificates

35k+ students including more than 2.3k international students and 10k students of color

217k+ alumni worldwide

For more interesting facts about OSU visit: https://oregonstate.edu/about

Total Rewards Package

• Medical, Dental, Vision and Basic Life.
• OSU pays 95% of premiums for you and your eligible dependents.
• Free confidential mental health and emotional support services, and counseling resources.
• Retirement savings paid by the university.
• A generous paid leave package, including holidays, vacation and sick leave.
• Tuition reduction benefits for you or your qualifying dependents at OSU or the additional six Oregon Public Universities.
• Robust Work Life programs including Dual Career assistance resources, flexible work arrangements, a Family Resource Center, Affinity Groups and an Employee Assistance Program.
• Optional lifestyle benefits such as pet, accident, and critical care insurance, giving you peace of mind and the support you need to thrive in all aspects of your life.
• Future and current OSU employees can use the Benefits Calculator to learn more about the full value of the benefits provided at OSU.

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information.

Accommodation & Disability

At Oregon State University, no qualified person shall, solely by reason of disability, be denied access to, participation in, or the benefits of, any program or activity operated by the University.

If requested, OSU will provide reasonable accommodation to applicants in order to provide access to the application, interviewing and selection process.

You are not required to note the presence of a disability on your application to receive an accommodation.

Please request any reasonable accommodations for disability as early as possible in the application and search process. Requests may be directed to the hiring unit, or to the Office of Equal Opportunity and Access at [phone].

See Request an Accommodation Procedures for the OSU policy.

Non-Discrimination / Title IX

Oregon State University, in compliance with state and federal laws and regulations, including Title IX and its regulations, does not unlawfully discriminate and prohibits discrimination in any education program or activity that it operates, including in academic admissions and employment.

The university prohibits unlawful discrimination on the basis of age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin (including ancestry and ethnicity), citizenship, marital or family status, pregnancy or related conditions, disability, genetic information, protected veteran status / service in the uniformed service, or any other status protected by law or OSU policy.

Inquiries about Title IX may be referred to OSU’s Title IX Coordinator, the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (link to https://ocrcas.ed.gov/contact-ocr), or both.

OSU’s Title IX Coordinator is the Executive Director of the Office of Equal Opportunity and Access (EOA).

For information on OSU’s nondiscrimination policy and procedures, including how to report information about conduct that may constitute discrimination or make a complaint of sex discrimination under Title IX, contact EOA by phone: [phone], email: [e-mail], mail/location: 330 Snell Hall, Corvallis OR 97331, or visit EOA’s website: eoa.oregonstate.edu.

Additional Administrative Roles

Treasurer Chief Budget Officer Senior VP of Finance & Administration and CFO AVP for Facilities & Infrastructure Chancellor and Dean for OSU-Cascades Dean, Lois Bates Acheson Dean of the Gary R. Carlson, MD, College of Veterinary Medicine Vice Provost for Ecampus Vice Provost for Enrollment Management Vice Provost for University Information and Technology