Housekeeper

Marist University; Fairview (NY); On-site; USD 32,000 - 37,000; Full time

Job summary

Marist University is seeking a Housekeeper to perform professional custodial duties across academic, administrative, and dormitory facilities. The role emphasizes cleanliness, maintenance, and adherence to safety and security practices within a university setting.

Responsibilities include operating cleaning equipment, cleaning floors and surfaces, maintaining washrooms, moving furniture for events, and coordinating with supervisors to ensure spaces meet standards.

Qualifications

• Six months of professional custodial experience.
• Institutional housekeeping experience and the ability to clean with attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Operates and maintains all cleaning equipment.
• Strips, wet mops, dust mops, and waxes floors.
• Washes walls, windows, glass partitions, and blackboards.
• Maintains and cleans washrooms.
• Polishes furniture and fixtures.
• Moves furniture from building to building as needed.
• Sets up and rearranges rooms for special events/functions.
• Removes all trash and other rubbish.
• Maintains recycling equipment.
• Vacuums and shampoos carpets.
• Removes and installs curtains/draperies.
• Receives and stores 55-gallon drums, paper supplies, and other housekeeping supplies.
• Responsible for assuring that areas found locked on arrival are locked on departure.
• Responsible for the safekeeping and preservation of housekeeping equipment.
• Responsible for reporting equipment damaged or lost.
• Performs other related duties as assigned by supervisor

Skills

Custodial experience

Attention to detail

Job description

Housekeeper

Position Title

Housekeeper

Department/School

Housekeeping, Physical Plant

Salary/Pay Rate

$23.03 - $27.10

Job Summary

The Physical Plant at Marist University seeks applicants for a Housekeeper. Housekeepers perform professional custodial duties which include cleaning and routine maintenance of buildings, furniture and fixtures within academic, administrative, and dormitory facilities.

Minimum Qualifications

• Six months of professional custodial experience.
• Institutional housekeeping experience and the ability to clean with attention to detail.

Essential Functions

• Operates and maintains all cleaning equipment
• Strips, wet mops, dust mops, and waxes floors
• Washes walls, windows, glass partitions, and blackboards
• Maintains and cleans washrooms
• Polishes furniture and fixtures
• Moves furniture from building to building as needed
• Sets up and rearranges rooms for special events/functions
• Removes all trash and other rubbish
• Maintains recycling equipment
• Vacuums and shampoos carpets
• Removes and installs curtains/draperies
• Receives and stores 55-gallon drums, paper supplies, and other housekeeping supplies
• Responsible for assuring that areas found locked on arrival are locked on departure
• Responsible for the safekeeping and preservation of housekeeping equipment
• Responsible for reporting equipment damaged or lost
• Performs other related duties as assigned by supervisor

Preferred Qualifications

Cleaning experience in hospitals, nursing homes, residential housing, hotels, large facility/multi-use buildings, office/conference space and classroom/lecture space. Experience with sustainable practices preferred.

Required Application Documents

Resume, Cover Letter, & Contact Information of 3 Professional References

About Marist University

Founded in 1929, Marist is a comprehensive, independent four-year institution whose signature educational approach blends the liberal arts with pre-professional studies and emphasizes experiential learning to enrich classroom instruction. With campuses in Poughkeepsie, N.Y., and Florence, Italy, plus over 70 programs offering a variety of international study, Marist is a portal to the world and is devoted to nurturing a welcoming, inclusive community. Through six schools offering almost 50 majors, Marist cultivates the intellectual growth and well-being of its more than 6,000 undergraduate and graduate students and encourages them to color outside traditional academic lines as they pursue coursework and personal experiences that provide valuable occupational expertise and reflect their individual passions. Marist has been acclaimed a top institution in the nation by U.S. News & World Report, the Wall Street Journal/College Pulse, Princeton Review, and others. To learn more, please visit https://www.marist.edu/about

Type of Position

Full-time

Classification

Local 200

Months per Year

12

Work Schedule

Wednesday & Thursday OFF | 4:00PM - 12:45AM

Hours per Week

40

Location

Marist University Main Campus

Number of Position Openings

1

Equal Employment Statement

Marist University is committed to creating an inclusive workforce on our campus by ensuring that barriers to equal employment opportunity and upward mobility do not exist here. To this end, the University will strive to achieve the full and fair participation of all members of the Marist community.

Equal opportunity means employment, development, and promotion of individuals without consideration of race, color, disability, religion, age, sex, marital status, national origin, sexual orientation, or veteran status unless there is a bona fide occupational requirement which excludes persons in one of these protected groups. The University will review its employment policies and procedures to ensure that barriers which may unnecessarily exclude protected groups are identified and eliminated. The University will also explore alternative approaches if any policy or practice is found to have a negative impact on protected groups.

Marist's policy of non-discrimination includes not only employment practices but also extends to all services and programs provided by the University. It shall be considered a violation of University policy for any member of the community to discriminate against any individual or group with respect to employment or attendance at Marist University on the basis of race, color, disability, religion, age, sex, marital status, national origin, sexual orientation, veteran status, or any other condition established by law.

Advertised

August 06, 2026 Eastern Daylight Time

Applications close

Open Until Filled