Senior Custodian, Per Diem - West Valley Medical Center

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

Job summary

UCLA Health in West Hills, CA is seeking a housekeeping associate to maintain clean and sanitary patient and work areas. The shift is 3:00pm–11:30pm with weekends and holidays as needed; the position is indefinite and may convert to a career.

Salary is $28.72 per hour and duties include safety compliance and teamwork. You will sweep, mop, scrub, strip and wax floors, wash walls and fixtures, handle trash, and report equipment malfunctions.

Qualifications

• Ability to exercise tact and diplomacy while directing co-workers.
• Ability to interact effectively with patients, customers and associates in a way that exhibits superior integrated customer service and teamwork.
• Ability to operate housekeeping equipment (vacuum cleaners, floor machines, carpet extractors, auto scrubbers, pressure / steam cleaning machines).
• Ability to perform and prioritize multiple tasks effectively and efficiently.
• Ability to read, write, comprehend and communicate in English.
• Ability to take initiative and follow through.
• Ability to work within defined time constraints.
• Excellent listening and verbal communication skills.
• Excellent organization and problem solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Perform cleaning and sanitation according to prescribed safety and sanitation practices and procedures.
• Sweep, mop, scrub, strip, wax floors; wash walls, doors, windows, light fixtures; discard trash and clean containers.
• Reline all trash containers and linen hampers; store housekeeping equipment properly and report malfunctions.
• Wash dishes, pans, utensils and small equipment according to established procedures.

Skills

Tact and diplomacy

Customer service

Multitasking

Time management

English literacy

Initiative

Teamwork

Listening

Organization

Tools

Vacuum cleaners

Floor machines

Carpet extractors

Auto scrubbers

Pressure/steam cleaners

Job description

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Work Location: West Hills, CA, USA

Work Schedule

3:00pm - 11:30pm, variable days which will include weekends and holidays

Posted Date

11/09/2026

Salary Range: $28.72 - 28.72 Hourly

Employment Type

Duration

Indefinite

Job #

33996

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

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This position may convert 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. Responsible for washing dishes, pans, utensils and small equipment according to established procedures.

Salary Rate: $28.72 / hour

Job Qualifications

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• Ability to exercise tact and diplomacy while directing co-workers.
• Ability to interact effectively with patients, customers and associates in a way that exhibits superior integrated customer service and teamwork.
• Ability to operate all types of housekeeping equipment (vacuum cleaners, floor machines, carpet extractors, auto scrubbers, pressure / steam cleaning machine etc).
• Ability to perform and prioritize multiple tasks effectively and efficiently.
• Ability to read, write, comprehend and communicate in English.
• Ability to take initiative and follow through.
• Ability to work within defined time constraints.
• Excellent listening and verbal communication skills.
• Excellent organization and problem solving skills.

Must be able to frequently:

• Bend waist while standing.
• Lift, push and pull a minimum of 50 lbs.
• Stoop and squat.
• Twisting and bending of the neck forward and backward.
• Work in standing position for long periods.

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.