Custodian - UNC

Department:

SOM Wichita Facilities Management (FM)

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Facilities Housekeeping

Position Title:

Custodian - UNC

Job Family Group:

Professional Staff

Job Description Summary:

This position is responsible for proper cleaning techniques and procedures to keep the offices common areas and conference rooms clean at the KU School of Medicine-Wichita campus. This position is also responsible for room set-ups for meetings as well as cross training to be the backup for all areas of the campus.

Hours for this position will be 4:00 PM to 12:30 AM Monday thru Friday.

Job Description:

Job Duties:

• Dusts and spot clean all exposed desks chairs tables filing cabinets bookcases and shelves offices lobbies corridors conference rooms bathrooms and other assigned areas such as the clinic.
• Replenishes paper supplies in restrooms and other rooms as needed.
• Maintains inventory of cleaning and paper supplies.
• Prepares room set-ups for meetings and other school functions.
• Vacuums high speed burnishing stripping and waxing floors shampoos carpeting and furniture as assigned.
• Prints and posts classroom schedules every day for the next work day.
• Checks classrooms for proper room setup and makes resets if needed.
• Cleans and sanitizes walls fixtures partitions glass mirrors and refill dispensers daily or as requested
• Empties trash & recycling replaces container liners remove trash & recycling to proper dumpster for disposal.

This position description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. It is only a summary of the typical functions of the job not an exhaustive list of all possible job responsibilities tasks duties and assignments. Furthermore job duties responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Required Qualifications:

Education: High School diploma or GED

Work Experience: Housekeeping or custodial experience

Physical Requirements:

• Ability to lift and carry heavy objects up to 30 lbs. regularly and 50 lbs. occasionally.
• Ability to climb and work on/from ladders.
• Ability to stoop kneel bend squat and crawl to perform work.

Preferred Qualifications:

Work Experience:

• Specialized custodial training
• 4 years commercial custodial work.
• Experience cleaning in a medical settings.
• Stripping and waxing floors
• Shampooing carpets
• Bonnet cleaning
• Walk behind scrubber

Skills:

• Cleaning sanitizing vacuuming extracting carpets high speed buffing dusting cleaning windows and walls detail work.
• Knowledge of the materials methods and practices used in housekeeping operations.
• Exercise care in the use of cleaning chemicals for all the different types of applications.
• Perform specialized cleaning duties in sterile areas such as a medical setting.
• Effective communication skills.

Comprehensive Benefits Package: