Custodian

Primary Function: To clean Bellevue University buildings and facilities to ensure areas are presentable and safe for students, faculty, and staff.

Essential Functions:

Cleans Restrooms

• Sweeps and mops floors.
• Cleans sinks, toilets, urinals and all dispensers using appropriate cleaning solutions
• Spot-cleans walls, doors and partitions.
• Empties trashcans and sanitary napkin receptacles.
• Refills paper towel, toilet paper, soap and sanitary napkin dispensers
• Cleans ceiling vents.

Cleans Entranceways and Hallways

• Sweeps and vacuums floors. (including edging and baseboards)
• Washes windows using cleaning solutions.
• Cleans drinking fountains

Cleans offices

• Vacuums floors (edging and under desks)
• Dusts hard surfaces (Other than desks and bookcases unless asked)
• Empties trashcans.
• Spot-cleans walls

Cleans Classrooms, Conference Rooms, Game Room and Quiet Lounge, Locker Rooms, Etc.

• Vacuums floors. (Including edging)
• Sprays showers with disinfect chemicals.
• Wipes off tables and chairs.
• Picks-up trash and empty trashcans.
• Spot cleans walls
• Cleans chalk/white boards. Replaces markers/chalk and erasers.

Marginal Functions:

• Shovels and salts walkways during the winter months to ensure areas clear and safe.
• Sets-up rooms/cleans up after University and Community events.
• Washes accessible interior and exterior windows, clean blinds and ledges.
• Shampoos/extracts carpets
• Cleans out light fixtures.
• Cleans outside tables and benches.
• Other duties as assigned.

Individual Contributor Competencies:

• Initiative - Takes prompt action to accomplish tasks and meet goals and objectives.
• Service Orientation – Applies effective interpersonal and problem-solving skills when responding to customers and committed to customer satisfaction.
• Quantity/Quality of Work - Pays close attention to detail.  Strives to achieve accuracy and consistency in all tasks.
• Teamwork– Encourages team unity by interacting positively with co-workers through the sharing of information or expertise, working together to solve problems, and putting team success first.
• Time Management - stays focused uses time effectively and prevents irrelevant issues or distractions from interfering with work completion.
• Student focus - the ability to keep the student at the center of what we do, and why we do it.
• Inclusivity - Understands that each individual is unique; recognizes individual differences along the dimensions of: race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, age, mental or physical disability, marital status, veteran status, education, training, position, and level of authority, seniority, full-time or part-time status.

Skills & Abilities:

• Education: High school diploma or equivalent.
• Experience: Prior experience cleaning facilities preferred.
• Other Requirements:
• Knowledge of safe handling procedures for various chemicals and cleaning agents.
• Ability to read and understand written work orders.
• Must have excellent time management skills, and be detail oriented and dependable.
• Excellent customer service orientation.
• Computer Skills: General office and internet skills.  MicroSoft Office: Excel, Word, PowerPoint.
• Certificates & Licenses: N/A

Other Physical Requirements: N/A

Reasonable Accommodations Statement: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable Accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Working Conditions:

• Occasionally required to lift up to 100 lbs.
• Exposure to elements walking between buildings and when removing snow.
• Required to handle cleaning chemicals on a daily basis
• Continual bending, kneeling, crouching, walking, and other physical activity (67% or more of the time)
• Must be able to grasp tools with hands, and make repetitive motions with arms and legs

NOTE:  The statements above are intended to describe the general nature and level of work involved for this job.  It is not an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of this job.  This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an “at will” relationship.

The Higher Education Opportunity Act requires institutions participating in federally funded financial aid programs to make information about the institution available to the public, current and prospective students, and current and prospective employees. The Bellevue University Consumer Information webpage, found at www.bellevue.edu/student-support/consumer-information/consumer-information, provides readily accessible information to help consumers make informed decisions about post-secondary education. Bellevue University’s Annual Security and Fire Safety Report (ASR), found at www.bellevue.edu/student-support/consumer-information/pdfs/annual-safety-report.pdf, provides information about campus crime statistics and institutional security policies and procedures as well as information about student housing fire statistics and fire safety policies. You can obtain a paper copy of these reports from the Bellevue Dean of Students office by calling 402-557-7028. In addition to this, Bellevue University is an Equal Opportunity Employer.