Department: FMC - Custodial Services Salary: Commensurate with education and experience

Description:

The Custodian performs housekeeping services in the University of Houston-Clear Lake facilities to maintain a high level of cleanliness, safety, and sanitation. Subject to an appointment on the campus hurricane ride-out crew and weekend work.

Evening shift: 

Monday-Thursday 5:00PM - 1:30AM
Friday 2:00PM - 10:30PM

Duties:

• Cleans, dusts, mops, and vacuums campus offices and suites, classrooms, shops, laboratories, etc.
• Cleans restrooms, locker rooms, drinking fountains, glass mirrors, and replaces towels, toilet paper, and soap.
• Shampoos rugs and upholstery, washes windows, cleans vents and fixtures, scrubs walls, mops floors and cleans doors.
• Strips, waxes, buffs floors by hand and with standard 18" to 20" buffing machines and burnishers.
• Operates vacuum cleaners, shampooers, buffers, window washers and similar equipment as needed. Uses germicides, soap, special cleaning compounds, polish etc., as required.
• Empties waste baskets, disposes of trash, cleans and maintains custodial closets and equipment.
• Cleans and polishes chrome, sink basins, dispenser machines, etc. Cleans chalkboards and chalk trays.
• Cleans, moves, and stores equipment and supplies.
• Reports needed repairs of equipment or buildings to the custodial supervisor by using the building maintenance repair check list.
• Supports and follows the departments safety regulations and checks all doors to make sure everything is locked and performs related duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications: 

1. Sufficient education to read, speak, write and understand English.
2. One year of custodial experience.

Preferred Qualifications:

• High School diploma or GED.
• One year of custodial experience in a university, hospital, or commercial environment.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Must possess the ability to safely use all assigned equipment.
• Ability to serve on emergency duty assignments as needed.
• Must have the physical ability and stamina to perform strenuous work and lift heavy objects.

All positions at the University of Houston-System are security sensitive and will require a criminal history check and this position also requires a motor vehicle background check.

The University of Houston System and its universities are an Equal Opportunity Institution.