Janitor

University of Massachusetts Medical School; Worcester (MA); On-site; USD 21,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

University of Massachusetts Medical School in Worcester is seeking a general janitor to perform custodial tasks across patient rooms, operating suites, and common areas. You will clean, sanitize, and maintain floors, windows, and fixtures while following safety guidelines.

The role emphasizes reliability, teamwork, and the ability to respond to emergencies, with lifting up to 50 pounds and extensive walking. Training is provided under supervision.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Knowledge of housekeeping cleaning operations.
• Ability to operate cleaning equipment and tools.
• Interpersonal skills when interacting with patients, visitors, and staff.
• Ability to follow oral and written instructions.
• Knowledge of cleaning supplies and their effects on finishes.

Responsibilities

• Clean hospital areas such as patient rooms, operating rooms, ED, and isolation rooms.
• Clean offices, labs, rooms, corridors and spaces.
• Clean, burnish, polish, buff, strip and refinish floors.
• Wash windows, woodwork, toilets and fixtures.
• Dust and polish furniture in offices and corridors.
• Maintain carpets through vacuuming, shampooing, extracting and padding.
• Empty and clean waste receptacles.
• Move furniture as required.
• Exhibit appropriate human relations skills with patients, visitors, staff and supervisors.
• Be proactive and adaptable to emergencies and fluctuations in workload.
• Complete assignments with minimal supervision and be courteous.
• Assist other employees as necessary.
• Perform other duties as required.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Follow instructions

Cleaning knowledge

Operate cleaning equipment

Adaptability

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

Vacuum cleaners

Mops

Wringers

Brushes

Cleaning equipment

Job description

Overview

GENERAL SUMMARY OF POSITION:

Under the direct supervision of the Supervisor or designee, the Janitor performs general janitorial and custodial work in connection with cleaning and maintenance of a building, or a group of buildings.

Responsibilities

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Clean all hospital areas such as: Patient Rooms, Operating Rooms, Emergency Department, and Isolation Rooms.
• Clean offices, labs, rooms, corridors, and other spaces.
• Clean, burnish, polish, buff, strip and refinish floors.
• Wash windows, woodwork, toilets/lavatories, washrooms and fixtures.
• Dust and polish furniture in offices, rooms, corridors, and other spaces.
• Maintain carpets, including vacuuming, shampooing, extracting, and seco padding.
• Empty and clean waste barrels, garbage cans and other receptacles.
• Move furniture as required.
• Exhibit appropriate human relations skills when interacting with patients, visitors, employees, coworkers, and supervisors.
• Has concern for work area, takes initiative to solve problems, is flexible in adapting to various situations, including those of all emergency nature such as floods, fires, major spills, etc.
• Consistently completes assignments with minimal supervision; is courteous to patients, visitors, etc.
• Assist other employees as necessary.
• Performs other duties as required.

Qualifications

REQUIREDQUALIFICATIONS:

• High school diploma, or equivalent experience
• Considerable knowledge of material, equipment, and methods commonly employed in housekeeping, cleaning operations.
• Ability to operate, care for, and make general repairs of vacuum cleaners, mops, wringers, brushes and other cleaning equipment.
• Possess appropriate human relations skills when interacting with patients, visitors, and co-workers.
• Ability to follow oral and written instructions.
• Working knowledge of the type, properties, quality, and uses of cleaning supplies and equipment, and their effect on various types of construction and finishes.

SUPERVISION RECEIVED:

Under the direct supervision of the Supervisor or designee

SUPERVISION EXERCISED:

None

ENVIRONMENTAL WORKING CONDITIONS:

Considerable walking, standing, stooping, kneeling, lifting up to 50 pounds, physical ability to reach, climb stepladders, possess sufficient vision, hearing, and speech to safely and efficiently perform the required tasks. Possess manual dexterity.