SEIU Environmental Svcs Worker

Responsibilities

• Performs general heavy and light cleaning and housekeeping services in University buildings such as residence halls, hospital, administration/academic buildings, etc.
• Operates a variety of light or heavy duty housekeeping and floor maintenance machines and equipment to strip, wax and buff floors.
• Wets mops, dry mops, sweeps and dusts floors.
• Performs cleaning and disinfecting procedures by fogging rooms and washing floors, walls, furniture and fixtures with germicidal detergents.
• Cleans walls, ceilings and stairs; cleans overhead equipment such as vents and light fixtures; vacuums rugs, furniture, draperies, etc.; cleans, dusts and waxes furniture; makes empty beds; distributes linen.
• Takes down, washes and rehangs venetian blinds and screens; takes down and rehangs draperies and curtains; washes windows inside and outside.
• Empties wastebaskets into pickup containers; picks up trash from designated areas; loads in large dump truck and pushes to compactor area.
• Washes large trash cans and wastebaskets inside and outside, and blackboards, door and the like.
• Cleans kitchens, dining areas, etc.
• Maintains cleanliness of work storage closet and equipment used; performs other similar duties requiring comparable skill and responsibility as assigned.

Qualifications

• Requires ability to understand and carry out oral instructions.
• Stands, walks, bends and reaches continuously.
• Handles heavy and medium-weight material, equipment and supplies.
• Is normally exposed to refuse, dirt, dust, detergents, body wastes and odors indoors and outdoors; occasionally exposed to the possibility of contacts with infection and infectious diseases.