Housekeeper

Salaries

Salary: $31,200.00 - $36,400.00 Annually

About the Role

This position description covers the most essential functions and duties associated with this position. The President or appropriate supervisory personnel may assign additional duties. The College reserves the right to alter duties, responsibilities, conditions, working hours, and job title with or without notice.

Essential Functions

• Sweep, mop, strip and wax floors; shake out mats; shampoo and vacuum carpets.
• Remove trash from building grounds and empty trash cans.
• Ensure all safety and fire regulations are followed.
• Maintain cleaning closet; defrost refrigerator; lock and unlock doors for students and faculty; wash and dry cleaning rags; sweep sidewalks and steps; assist faculty and staff with carrying equipment and materials to cars and classrooms.
• Clean and sanitize rest rooms and water fountains; fill dispensers.
• Clean all chalkboards, whiteboards, trays and erasers; arrange furniture and equipment as needed.
• Open and close campus buildings; unlock doors.
• Perform light landscaping duties.
• Wash windows and doors at all entrances; wash windows, doors, baseboards and door casings.
• Check buildings periodically; report needed maintenance or repairs.

Marginal Functions

• Participates in professional development activities and required employee training.
• Respond to public inquiries in a courteous manner; provide information within the area of assignment; resolve complaints in an efficient and timely manner.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications and Working Conditions

• Knowledge: Operations, services and activities of a building. Methods and techniques of cleaning, maintenance and repair. Operational characteristics of custodial equipment and tools. Occupational hazards and standard safety practices. Pertinent Federal, State and local laws, codes and regulations. Basic mathematical calculations.
• Ability: Independently perform difficult custodial maintenance duties. Operate a variety of custodial equipment in a safe and effective manner. Work independently in the absence of supervision. Understand and follow oral and written instructions. Communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing. Establish and maintain effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of work. Follow all safety rules and regulations of the college.
• Environmental Conditions: Indoor environment; working with machinery; exposure to dust and dirt; periodic high places; may be exposed to hazardous chemicals and materials.
• Physical Conditions: Maintain physical condition appropriate to the performance of assigned duties and responsibilities, which may include standing, walking or sitting for extended periods, lifting and carrying moderately heavy materials, general manual dexterity, operating assigned equipment, and repeated bending.
• Mental Capacity: Maintain mental capacity, which permits making sound decisions and using good judgment, demonstrating intellectual capabilities, and evaluating the effectiveness of programs and personnel.

Working Conditions

• Scheduling Conditions: Full-time, position working 36 hours a week.
• Traveling Conditions: Local travel between the Caldwell campus, Watauga campus, or any off-campus sites may be needed. Out of state travel is limited, but may be required for training and conferences.

Experience and Training

• Experience: Three months of prior housekeeping or related experience required.
• Training: High school diploma or equivalent required.