Senior Custodian, Per Diem - Santa Monica MOB

UCLA Health; Santa Monica (CA); On-site; USD 33,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

UCLA Health in Santa Monica seeks a dedicated housekeeping teammate to maintain clean, safe patient and public areas. You will perform floor care, sanitation tasks, and related duties in a fast-paced hospital environment, following established safety guidelines to support healing and comfort.

The role emphasizes teamwork, reliability, and the ability to communicate clearly in English while delivering excellent customer service to patients, families, and staff.

Qualifications

• Ability to read, write, understand, and communicate clearly in English.
• Ability to interact with patients, customers, and colleagues while delivering high-level customer service and teamwork.
• Proven ability to follow safety and sanitation procedures in a healthcare setting.

Responsibilities

• Perform cleaning and sanitation tasks following safety protocols.
• Sweep, mop, scrub, strip, wax floors; wash walls, doors, fixtures; discard trash.
• Reline and sanitize trash containers and linen hampers; report equipment malfunctions.

Skills

Tactful communication

Customer service

Teamwork

Attention to detail

English proficiency

Tools

Vacuum cleaners

Floor machines

Carpet extractors

Auto scrubbers

Pressure/steam cleaning equipment

Job description

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Work Location: Santa Monica, CA, USA

Work Schedule

3:30pm - 12:00am, variable days including every other weekend

Posted Date

10/27/2026

Salary Range: $28.72 - 28.72 Hourly

Employment Type

Duration

indefinite

Job #

33779

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

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This position may be converted to career.

Serving at UCLA Health will give you the opportunity to use your specialized abilities to help improve the lives of our patients, their families, and your fellow UCLA Health team members. You’ll provide critical support that makes healing happen. We’d love to have you join us.

In this role, you will perform a variety of duties in cleaning and sanitation and adhere to prescribed safety and sanitation practices and procedures. Your responsibilities will include, sweeping, mopping, scrubbing, stripping, waxing floors, washing walls, doors, windows, light fixtures, discarding trash in waste bins, cleaning, sanitizing and relining all trash containers and linen hampers. You will also be responsible for proper storage of housekeeping equipment and reporting equipment malfunctions.

Salary Rate: $28.72 / hour

Job Qualifications

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• Demonstrated ability to exercise tact and diplomacy when working with and directing coworkers.
• Ability to interact effectively with patients, customers, and colleagues while delivering a high level of customer service and teamwork.
• Proficiency in operating a variety of housekeeping equipment, including vacuum cleaners, floor machines, carpet extractors, auto scrubbers, and pressure or steam cleaning equipment.
• Ability to effectively prioritize and manage multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to read, write, understand, and communicate clearly in English.
• Proven ability to take initiative and follow tasks through to completion.
• Ability to work efficiently within defined time constraints.
• Strong listening, verbal communication, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• Physical requirements include the ability to frequently:
• Bend at the waist while standing.
• Lift, push, and pull a minimum of 50 pounds.
• Stoop and squat.
• Twist and bend the neck forward and backward.
• Remain in a standing position for extended periods of time.

As a condition of employment, the final candidate who accepts an offer of employment will be required to disclose if they have been subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct; or have filed an appeal of a finding of substantiated misconduct with a previous employer. Current/former UC employees are subject to a personnel file review.