Janitor

SUNY Brockport; Village of Brockport (NY); On-site; USD 42,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits eligible

Job summary

SUNY Brockport is seeking a Janitor to oversee cleaning and maintenance of campus facilities. The role includes supervising up to ten cleaners, coordinating daily tasks, and ensuring safe, clean spaces for students and staff.

The position requires physical stamina, reliable communication, and the ability to train new staff. Work hours are full-time with evening/night shifts and opportunities to support campus events.

Qualifications

• Must be physically able to perform the tasks of the position.
• Ability to communicate orally and in writing.
• Ability to train and supervise up to ten cleaners.

Responsibilities

• Supervises lower-level custodial personnel and assigns tasks.
• Performs cleaning, maintenance, and care activities.
• Sets up equipment and seating for meetings and events.
• Requisitions cleaning supplies and cleaning agents.
• Responds to cleaning or maintenance requests and refers trades to higher level staff.
• Reports damages or needed maintenance to higher level staff.

Skills

Physical stamina

Communication skills

Tools

Cleaning equipment operation

Job description

Janitors are responsible for the cleaning, maintenance, and care of public buildings and adjacent grounds and sidewalks. Janitors perform similar duties as Cleaners but have additional responsibilities such as supervising Cleaners; responding to building issues and performing basic unskilled maintenance; submitting work orders for building repairs requiring semiskilled or skilled trades staff; ordering and restocking cleaning supplies; and distributing and collecting keys. A Janitor supervises up to ten Cleaners.

• Performs training of new employees, including all initial hands‑on machine and process training.
• May be required to switch shifts to accommodate the training of new employees.
• Performs a variety of cleaning, maintenance, and care activities in the assigned areas including mopping, washing, dusting, polishing, vacuuming, moving, and setting up furniture, emptying trash, recycling, and other related duties as described in greater detail in the classification standard for Cleaner.
• Performs unskilled repairs and maintenance work such as hanging pictures, curtains, and blinds; fixing or replacing broken shelves and doorknobs; performing routine maintenance on manual and motorized cleaning and maintenance equipment; unplugging toilets, traps, or sinks; and other unskilled maintenance and repair work, as assigned.
• Sets up equipment and seating facilities for public meetings, classes, graduations, and special events.
• Requisitions cleaning and bathroom supplies, and industrial cleaning agents to clean assigned areas, as directed.
• Responds to requests for cleaning or maintenance and refers matters requiring semiskilled or skilled trades work to higher level staff.
• Reports damages or needed maintenance and repair in assigned areas requiring semiskilled or skilled trades staff to higher level staff.

• Supervises lower-level custodial personnel in the cleaning and care of an assigned area by assigning specific tasks, providing instructions, making sure the work is completed according to custodial program specifications, and monitoring employee time and attendance and signing timecards.

Minimum Qualifications:

Non-Competitive: must be physically able to perform the tasks of the position and communicate orally and in writing to exchange information.

Work Schedule:

40 hours/week:

• Monday - Friday, 10:30 pm - 7:30 am

Benefits:

This position is benefits eligible. Find out more about benefits at Careers@Brockport.

This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship.

Please note, if you have retired from a New York State Public Employee Retirement System (Teachers Retirement System or Employees Retirement System), you may be subject to an earnings limitation. Please familiarize yourself with the rules and regulations when applying for this position.