Custodian, Weekend 3rd Shift

The Chronicle Of Higher Education, Inc.; Bloomington (IN); On-site; USD 18,184 - 25,898; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive medical and dental insurance

Tuition subsidy for employees and family members

Generous paid time off plans

Job summary

The Chronicle Of Higher Education, Inc. is seeking a dedicated Custodian for Facility Operations at Indiana University Bloomington. This role requires cleaning floors, servicing restrooms, and maintaining campus facilities. A high school education and custodial experience are preferred. The position offers a salary of $16.23 per hour and comprehensive benefits including medical and dental insurance.

Shifts are Tuesday to Saturday, 10:00 PM to 6:30 AM. The ideal candidate must demonstrate professionalism and reliability in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• Custodial experience preferred.
• Ability to understand and follow oral and written instructions.
• Ability to perform work that requires medium to heavy physical effort.

Responsibilities

• Cleans floors, ramps, and stairs.
• Locks, unlocks, and secures buildings.
• Assists with snow removal activities as necessary.

Skills

Ability to work in a safe and efficient manner

Proficient communication skills

Excellent organizational skills

Knowledge of cleaning procedures and equipment

Ability to interact and communicate with a wide variety of people

Education

General knowledge at the high school level

Tools

Standard cleaning equipment

Job description

Department

FACILITY OPERATIONS-IUB (BL-PHYP-IUBLA)

Department Information

Capital Planning and Facilities (CPF) works to ensure that IU campuses are beautiful, functional, and sustainable supporting excellence in teaching, learning, research, and community engagement across the entire university. A unit within CPF, Facility Operations, maintains our physical campus to support research, teaching, and learning at Indiana University Bloomington. As a unit of Capital Planning and Facilities, Facility Operations provides wide‑range services all with the goal of creating a beautiful, well‑functioning campus.

Job Summary

• Cleans floors, ramps, and stairs by sweeping, wet mopping/dusting, scrubbing, or vacuuming them. Services, cleans, and supplies restrooms. Gathers and empties recycling and trash. Cleans and polishes fixtures. Replaces light bulbs. Cleans windows, glass partitions, and mirrors using soapy water or other cleaners, sponges, and squeegees. Mixes water and detergents or acids in containers to prepare cleaning solutions, according to specifications.
• Dusts furniture, walls, machines, and equipment. Steam cleans or shampoos carpets. Strips, seals, finishes, and polishes floors. Cleans, replaces, and hangs blinds, drapes, and entrance mats. Collects and delivers soiled items.
• Clears sidewalks, drives, and adjacent areas. Shovels snow.
• Locks, unlocks, and secures buildings. Maintains awareness of building and facilities, reports abnormalities or security concerns. Identifies and reports needed building repairs.
• Performs other duties and responsibilities as assigned. Assists with snow removal activities as necessary.

Qualifications

Education

• General knowledge at the high school level.

Work Experience

• Custodial experience (preferred).

Skills

• Ability to work in a safe and efficient manner.
• Proficient communication skills.
• Maintains a high degree of professionalism.
• Demonstrates time management and priority setting skills.
• Demonstrates a high commitment to quality.
• Possesses flexibility to work in a fast paced, dynamic environment.
• Seeks to acquire knowledge in area of specialty.
• Highly thorough and dependable.
• Demonstrates a high level of accuracy, even under pressure.
• Excellent organizational skills.
• Ability to represent the company with external constituents.
• Ability to drive multiple projects to successful completion.
• Strong verbal communication and listening skills.
• Ability to build strong customer relationships.
• Knowledge of cleaning procedures and equipment and ability to operate and use standard cleaning equipment and materials. Some knowledge of standard kitchen practices and sanitation methods (for positions in food service facility).
• Ability to follow safe work practices in biohazard and/or hazardous waste clean‑up (i.e., blood borne pathogens; toxic, reactive, explosive and ignitable laboratory wastes, corrosive wastes from cleaning operations; other miscellaneous wastes from across campus). May involve training and tests in hazardous waste management.
• Ability to interact and communicate with a wide variety of people.
• Ability to perform work that requires medium to heavy physical effort.
• Ability to understand and follow oral and written instructions.
• Ability to work in team environment.

Working Conditions

This role requires the ability to remain in a stationary position as well as the ability to move about the workplace for long durations. It requires effective communication, the ability to operate machinery, tools, and controls. The role requires the ability to ascend/descend ladders/stairs, and to position oneself in low level positions, detect a variety of chemicals and/or gases. The role requires the ability to ascend to rooftops and move into tight spaces to perform and complete inspections. The person in this role must be able to perform the essential functions with or without an accommodation. Available to work during inclement weather (i.e., snow and ice) when weather emergencies dictate that the department is needed to take care of the campus.

Work Location

Bloomington, Indiana. This is an in‑person position.

Salary

$16.23 per hour

Work Hours

Tuesday – Saturday 10:00 PM to 6:30 AM.

Benefits Overview

For full‑time staff employees, Indiana University offers a wide array of benefits including:

• Comprehensive medical and dental insurance
• Health savings account with generous IU contributions
• Healthcare and dependent care flexible spending accounts
• Basic group life insurance paid by IU
• Voluntary supplemental life, long‑term disability, critical illness, and supplemental accidental death & dismemberment insurance
• Base retirement plan with generous IU contributions, subject to vesting
• Voluntary supplemental retirement plan options
• Tuition subsidy for employees and family members taking IU courses
• 10 paid holidays plus a paid winter break each year
• Generous paid time off plans
• Paid leave for new parents and IU‑sponsored volunteer events
• Employee assistance program (EAP)

Job Classification

• Career Level: Foundational
• FLSA: Nonexempt
• Job Function: Engineering, Trades & Facility
• Job Family: Custodial
• Job Framework: Development and Implementation of Professional Programs (see Indiana University Job Framework for more details)

Equal Employment Opportunity

Indiana University is an equal opportunity employer and provider of ADA services and prohibits discrimination in hiring. See Indiana University Notice of Non-Discrimination which includes contact information.