Custodian, Senior

Northern Arizona University; Flagstaff (AZ); On-site; USD 42,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Northern Arizona University is seeking a Senior Custodian to supervise and perform custodial duties on a full-time, on-site basis. The role focuses on cleaning, restrooms, floors, and equipment maintenance, with responsibility for guiding a staff of custodial workers and supporting university events.

The schedule runs 11:00 to 20:00, Wednesday through Sunday, with on-site duties across campus. The successful candidate will lead cleaning operations, coordinate tasks, and ensure safety and quality

Qualifications

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of custodians to perform daily cleaning tasks.
• Maintain restrooms, floors, and surfaces to high standards.
• Respond to custodial emergencies and support events on campus.
• Ensure proper use and maintenance of cleaning equipment and supplies.
• Assist with training and scheduling of staff as needed.

Skills

Team leadership

Custodial experience

Safety awareness

Job description

Custodian, Senior

Northern Arizona University

Special Information

• This position is an on-site position which requires the incumbent to complete their work primarily at an NAU site, campus, or facility with or without accommodation. Opportunities for remote work are rare.
• Driving a vehicle on behalf of the university is anticipated to be a regular part of this position. Arizona Administrative Code Fleet Safety Policy requires all employees who drive on university business become authorized by submitting Driver's license information for driving record monitoring, and completion of training appropriate to the level of driving performed. The law applies to all faculty, staff, and students who drive personal or university-owned motorized vehicles for any business purpose. More information on the NAU Authorized Driver Policy can be found on the NAU website.

About the Department/College

The Northern Arizona University Facility Services Custodial Department is currently hiring one (1) full-time benefit eligible Custodian, Senior - Weekends. The Custodial Department's goal is to provide a clean, attractive and healthy learning environment. University employees are responsible for maintaining the highest ethical standards of conduct and are expected to practice professionalism, integrity, trustworthiness, respect, stewardship, compliance, confidentiality, and respect to maintain a safe and trusting environment.

About the Position

The Custodian, Senior position reports to a Custodial Assistant Manager and leads a team of staff and student custodians on a daily basis. This position performs vital custodial maintenance duties including emptying trash and recycle, dusting, sweeping, mopping, vacuuming, extracting carpets, cleaning and restocking restrooms, and finishing and buffing floors to maintain a clean environment within the University. The successful candidate will be required to work 11am till 8pm - Wednesday through Sunday. Employees clean in areas/buildings as assigned, which may change based on business need.

Responsibilities Include

80% - Custodial

• Cleans Academic and Housing areas including: clean and sanitize restroom surfaces and fixtures including showers, collect trash, stock University paper and soap dispensers, vacuum carpeted areas, sweep and mop floors including stairs, sanitize high touch surfaces, damp dust horizontal surfaces, clean chalkboards and whiteboards in teaching areas, spot clean walls as needed, clean public garbage cans as needed, clean carpet stains as needed, clean entryways including glass (weather permitting), sweep outside entryways (weather permitting), clean drinking fountains, sinks, and elevators, clean building furniture including classrooms, clean ceiling vents, remove gum as needed, extract carpets as needed, clean interior public glass as needed, hard floors cleaned, polished or refinished as needed
• Responds to campus custodial emergencies and requests
• Provides custodial support to NAU events
• Any additional cleaning duties
• Remove snow/ice from building entryways when needed.
• Initiates work orders for repair/maintenance. Reports malfunctions of bathroom fixtures, light fixtures and/or damages to room and hall furnishings to a supervisor.
• Locks and unlocks doors as directed.
• Moves furniture, equipment or fixtures as required.
• Ensures proper care in the use and maintenance of equipment and supplies.
• Promotes continuous improvement of workplace safety and environmental practices.
• Blitz style detail and project cleaning as assigned.
• Some exterior work including cleaning stairs, breezeways, sidewalks, entryways and courtyards.

15% - Team Support Responsibilities

• Assigns tasks to complete daily cleaning.
• Coordinates custodial services.
• Inspects building areas to determine completion of work.
• Covers scheduled areas of assignments during the absence of other staff.
• Develops, initiates, and participates in a training program which familiarizes custodial staff with particular problems involved in custodial services including safety, equipment operation, improved techniques and general custodial procedures.
• Orders appropriate materials and supplies and oversees inventory of cleaning supplies and equipment.
• Initiates and ensures completion of work orders for repair/maintenance.
• Prepares, maintains and submits appropriate records and correspondence as needed.
• Participates in custodial duties on an emergency basis during normal working hours and after normal working hours.
• Ensures proper care in the use and maintenance of equipment and supplies.
• Promotes continuous improvement of workplace safety and environmental practices.
• Supports problem resolution for the Custodial Department across campus.

5% - Other

• Other duties as assigned. - (Essential)

Minimum Qualificati