Supervising Custodian

University of Connecticut; Farmington (CT); On-site; USD 50,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

UConn Health is seeking a Supervising Custodian to oversee custodial staff across multiple buildings on the Farmington, CT campus, including Outpatient Pavilion and Hospital facilities. This role emphasizes supervision of Custodians and Lead Custodians, and may involve contract workers.

The position is evening-focused, with responsibilities to assign work, train staff, and ensure cleanliness standards are met across campuses.

Qualifications

• Two years of experience in building custodial and/or housekeeping.
• One year of lead capacity in general experience.
• Physical ability and stamina as required.
• Strong communication and supervisory skills.

Responsibilities

• Schedules, assigns, oversees and reviews work of staff.
• Provides staff training and assistance.
• Conducts performance evaluations.
• Determines priorities and plans crew work.
• Establishes and maintains crew procedures.
• Develops or makes recommendations on policies and standards.
• Acts as liaison with other units and outside officials.
• Prepares reports and correspondence.
• Maintains inventory of supplies and equipment.
• Prepares work orders.
• Inspects buildings to ensure cleanliness.
• Maintains building security.
• Responds to complaints from staff.
• Responds to emergencies.
• Maintains employee time records.
• May participate in cleaning.
• May act for supervisor in absence.

Skills

Custodial knowledge

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Equipment maintenance

Computer skills

Supervisory ability

Education

Two years custodial experience

Lead role experience

Job description

The University of Connecticut Health Center is an affirmative action employer, in addition to an EEO and M/F/V/PWD/PV employer.

All employees are subject to adherence to the State Code of Ethics which may be found at www.ethics.state.ct.us .

Excellence, Teamwork, Leadership, and Innovation, these are the values that define UConn Health. We are looking for team members that share these same values. Our top-rated organization is looking to add a Supervising Custodian to our Custodial Services team. If you have a background in this field, we want to hear from you.

At UConn Health, this class is accountable for supervising a large crew of Custodians and Lead Custodians or contract employees engaged in the cleaning of buildings or building complexes. This position will work evenings and will provide supervision of custodial staff at multiple buildings on the UConn Health Campus including but not limited to; Outpatient Pavilion, UConn Health Surgery Center, UConn Musculoskeletal Institute, Munson Road, ASB, UConn Health John Dempsey Hospital and University Tower located in Farmington, CT.

SUPERVISION RECEIVED

Receives general direction from a Building Superintendent or other employee of higher grade.

SUPERVISION EXERCISED

Supervises Custodians, Lead Custodians, contract employees and other lower-level employees as assigned.

EXAMPLES OF DUTIES

• Schedules, assigns, oversees and reviews work of staff
• Provides staff training and assistance
• Conducts performance evaluations
• Determines priorities and plans crew work
• Establishes and maintains crew procedures
• Develops or makes recommendations on development of policies and standards
• Acts as liaison with other operating units, agencies and outside officials regarding unit policies and procedures
• Prepares reports and correspondence
• Maintains inventory of supplies and equipment
• Prepares work orders
• Inspects buildings on a regular basis to ensure established standards of cleanliness are maintained
• Maintains building security
• Receives and responds to complaints from staff in buildings
• Responds to building emergencies
• Maintains employee time records
• May participate in cleaning
• May act for supervisor in his/her absence
• Performs related duties as required

KNOWLEDGE, SKILL AND ABILITY

• Considerable knowledge of methods, materials and procedures used in building custodial and/or housekeeping work
• Interpersonal skills
• Oral and written communication skills
• Ability to operate, care for and perform light maintenance on tools and equipment used in daily work
• Some ability to utilize computer software
• Supervisory ability

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS - GENERAL EXPERIENCE

• Two (2) years of experience in building custodial and/or housekeeping work.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS - SPECIAL EXPERIENCE

• One (1) year of General Experience must have been in a lead capacity.
• Note: For State Employees this is interpreted at the level of Lead Custodian.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

Incumbents in this class must have adequate physical strength, stamina, physical agility, and visual and auditory acuity, and must maintain such physical fitness to be able to perform the duties of the class. A physical is required.

WORKING CONDITIONS

Incumbents in this class may be required to lift moderate to heavy weights and may be exposed to risk of injury from equipment and/or assaultive and/or abusive patients or clients.

SCHEDULE:

Full time, 75 hours every two weeks, evenings 4:00 pm to 12:00 am, Monday - Friday, every other weekend, 4:00 pm to 12:00 am, days off when the weekend is worked are Friday before and Monday after the weekend, in urgent/emergency situations must be able to work other mandated shifts, 30-minute unpaid meal break.

Why UConn Health

UConn Health is a vibrant, integrated academic medical center that is entering an era of unprecedented growth in all three areas of its mission: academics, research, and clinical care. A commitment to human health and well-being has been of utmost importance to UConn Health since the founding of the University of Connecticut schools of Medicine and Dental Medicine in 1961. Based on a strong foundation of groundbreaking research, first-rate education, and quality clinical care, we have expanded our medical missions over the decades. In just over 50 years, UConn Health has evolved to encompass more research endeavors, to provide more ways to access our superior care, and to innovate both practical medicine and our methods of educating the practitioners of tomorrow.