Senior Custodian, Dining Services

University of California, Riverside; Riverside (CA); On-site; USD 27,620 - 37,897; Full time

Job summary

The University of California, Riverside is hiring a Senior Custodian for its Dining Services. This partial-year position is scheduled for 10 months, from September through June, with July and August off. The role involves routine and emergency cleaning for various facilities, ensuring sanitation and maintenance standards are met.

Candidates must have work authorization to accept a UCR position and comply with all applicable University policies. A salary range of $20.05 – $27.51 per hour is offered.

Qualifications

• Current work authorization to accept a UCR staff position.
• Compliance with all applicable University policies and government directives.

Responsibilities

• Perform routine and emergency cleaning for all UCR Dining facilities.
• Sanitize food production areas and kitchen equipment.
• Clean and maintain exterior surfaces and facilities.

Skills

Routine cleaning

Emergency cleaning

Maintenance skills

Job description

Overview

UC Riverside's Dining Services is recruiting for a partial‑year career Senior Custodian. The position is scheduled 10 months of the year (September through June), with July and August off as leave without pay. Salary range: $20.05 – $27.51 per hour.

Responsibilities

• Perform routine and emergency cleaning and general maintenance for all UCR Dining, Hospitality, and Child Development facilities.
• Clean windows, mirrors, floors, walls, ceilings, furniture, carpets, appliances, drinking fountains, and related fixtures.
• Clean kitchen areas, dining rooms, offices, resident rooms, classrooms, bathrooms, showers, lounges, and apartments – including stoves, ovens, and refrigerators.
• Sanitize food‑production areas, kitchen equipment, counters, exhaust filters, and hoods.
• Prepare rooms for summer conference groups and special events by cleaning rooms, moving furniture, and making up beds with linens and towels.
• Set up and restore areas for catered events, conferences, and other specials per contract requirements.
• Clean and sanitize the Child Development Center to state‑mandated standards.
• Use sweeping, dusting, mopping, vacuuming, buffing, stripping, waxing, polishing, and graffiti removal to maintain appearance and cleanliness of buildings.
• Move furniture, fixtures, and equipment to enable effective cleaning.
• Clean up biohazards such as blood, vomit, rodent droppings, dead animals, and raw sewage.
• Move and empty trash and recycling containers, as well as dumpsters.
• Clean construction debris from new construction and major refurbishment or remodeling projects.
• Maintain exteriors by sweeping, blowing down sidewalks and stairs, and cleaning with high‑pressure washers and riding sidewalk scrubbers.
• Assist with pool maintenance, including cleaning and adding water or chemicals as needed.

Qualifications

Applicants must have current work authorization to accept a UCR staff position. UC Riverside is unable to sponsor or take over employment visas. Candidates will be required to comply with all applicable University policies, collective bargaining agreements, and any federal, state, or local government directives.