Housekeeper, 1st Shift

SupportFinity™; Biddeford (ME); On-site; USD 32,760 - 40,040; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and dental plan options

Retirement plan match up to 8%

Generous leave time including 12+ holidays

Tuition waiver for employees and dependents

Job summary

SupportFinity™ is seeking a Housekeeper for the 1st Shift in Biddeford, ME. This full-time position involves routine cleaning and maintenance of campus buildings. The role offers flexible start times and includes various health benefits and educational waivers.

Ideal candidates will have a high school education and experience in institutional cleaning. Responsibilities include cleaning floors, collecting trash, and maintaining bathrooms.

Qualifications

• General knowledge and skills in housekeeping.
• Experience in commercial/institutional cleaning preferred.
• Ability to follow instructions and manage tasks in sequence.

Responsibilities

• Clean and perform maintenance in campus buildings.
• Collect trash and empty receptacles.
• Assist in training new staff.

Skills

Routine housekeeping and maintenance

Physical ability for heavy work

Ability to work cooperatively

Education

High School Education

Tools

Cleaning equipment

Job description

Position Title: Housekeeper, 1st Shift

Employment Status: Full Time, 12 months

Campus: Biddeford, ME

The University of New England (UNE), Maine's largest private university, is home to two stunning coastal campuses in Biddeford and Portland. Our Housekeeping team is essential to the university’s daily operations, helping to ensure clean, safe, and welcoming spaces for students, faculty, staff, and visitors. Housekeepers are responsible for cleaning and performing routine maintenance across a variety of campus buildings including residence halls, classrooms, and administrative offices. Housekeepers are assigned a specific campus and generally a specific set schedule, with the option of working overtime on occasion. This full-time first shift position offers a flexible start time between 5:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m.

Pay: $17.50 per hour (annualized to $36,400).

Benefits Overview

• Multiple health and dental plan options, plus vision coverage.
• Up to 8% retirement plan match.
• Generous leave time, including vacation, sick, and personal time, and 12+ holidays per year.
• Educational benefits:
  • UNE tuition waiver for employees, spouses, and domestic partners
  • UNE tuition waiver for dependents of employees with 1 year of full-time service
  • 50% tuition reduction if less than 1 year of full-time service

Responsibilities

• Clean floors, including vacuuming, sweeping, dust mopping, washing, stripping, waxing, and buffing.
• Shampoo carpets.
• Wash windows, walls, chalkboards, and trash cans.
• Dust furniture, fixtures, and woodwork.
• Collect and empty trash receptacles, and pick up litter in and around the buildings.
• Remove biological waste.
• Clean, sanitize and stock the bathrooms; change and clean shower curtains.
• Replace light bulbs.
• Operate basic equipment, including low-speed buffers, burnishing machines, extractors, auto scrubbing machines, and wet vacuums.
• Move furniture.
• Perform routine maintenance of electrical, heating, vents, and fixtures.
• Assist in snow removal.
• Assist in training and overseeing the work of helpers assigned by the supervisor.
• Perform other related duties as necessary.

Qualifications

• High school education desirable.
• General knowledge and skills related to routine housekeeping and maintenance work, with commercial/institutional cleaning experience desirable.
• Ability to perform tasks in specific sequences.
• Physical ability to do heavy custodial work and operate cleaning equipment.
• Ability to understand and follow written instructions, chemical labels and warnings.
• Ability to work cooperatively with other employees and to deal courteously with students, faculty and staff.

EEO Statement

Consistent with federal and state law and University policy, the University of New England is committed to the fundamental concept of equal opportunity for all of the members of the University community. The University prohibits, and will not tolerate, discrimination in employment, the provision of academic services or in any other area of University life based on race, color, sex, physical or mental disability, religion, age, ancestry, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, ethnicity, genetic information, HIV status, or status as a veteran. Prohibited bias factors should not motivate decisions regarding students, employees, applicants for admission, applicants for employment, contractors, volunteers or participants in and/or users of institutional programs, services, and activities.

COVID Vaccination Statement

Employees in clinical settings must meet the State of Maine's immunization requirements for clinical activity.

Additional Note

This position is not eligible for H-1B visa sponsorship.