Custodial Supervisor
Custodial Supervisor
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Title:Custodial Supervisor
Position Purpose:
The Custodial Supervisor position at Bates College is responsible for the supervision of an assigned custodial team including lead custodians and front line custodians to perform the duties and responsibilities of providing a clean and safe campus and building environment for Bates College students faculty staff and visitors.
This position may be considered Essential Personnel in the event that:
- An emergency occurs on the Bates campus or in the vicinity that would impact Bates
- Inclement weather forces the closing of campus
- Or other emergency events deemed appropriate.
Job Duties:
Administrative Management
- Schedules assigns and monitors all work for the team holding self and team members accountable to high standards of performance and compliance with cleaning service levels by providing timely and specific performance feedback.
- Evaluates the performance of assigned staff; completing performance management that includes goal setting and periodic performance reviews.
- Establishes and maintains a working environment conducive to professional behavior positive morale creativity and teamwork. Demonstrates professionalism at all times regardless of the behavior of others.
- Ensures employee adherence to department uniform policy and all safety rules and guidelines in performance of duties. Ensures accurate and timely completion of the first report of injury forms in the event of workplace injury.
- Interviews selects and trains qualified staff to meet department productivity and service expectations.
- Maintains department morale through programs recognizing staff for exceptional productivity and customer service.
- Completes quality assurance inspections and conducts customer rounds to obtain feedback on conditions. Monitors and collects data providing updates and reports to Custodial Services Manager and departmental leadership.
- Maintains confidentiality and respects the privacy of all developing and maintaining a culture of trust and accountability. Acts with honesty and transparency modeling behavior that is consistently honest and ethical.
- Ensures employees have adequate resources and training to perform cleaning duties to expected service levels. Ensure completion of assigned required LMS computer based training and coordinate needs for assistance with training.
- Coordinate with campus partners for language translation needs for employees who speak a language other than English as a primary language.
- Addresses issues of non-performance effectively leveraging assistance from Human Resources as needed. Rewards positive performance and celebrates accomplishments as well as recommends transfers reassignments discipline terminations promotions and other employment actions as appropriate.
- Works with Dining Conferences and Campus Events (DCCE) management and directly with customers to coordinate college events.
- Works with Event Management System (EMS) application to obtain needs for events and ensure custodial responsibilities are completed properly.
Custodial Responsibilities
- Provides oversight for swimming pool operations including cleaning testing and chemical treatment as well as monitoring and reporting any concerns with mechanical systems.
- Shovels snow from assigned building entrances and walkways. Spread salt and sand as needed in winter conditions. Coordinates snow operations for assigned team members including providing feedback and communicating with Grounds Manager during storms.
- Identifies facility deficiencies for repair through the work order system. Inspects and evaluates physical condition of plant; submits recommendations for painting repairs furnishings and maintenance. Manages and assigns work orders to team members daily for completion and assures proper labor reporting and documentation takes place.
Additional Responsibilities
- Remains competent and current in duties by attending occasional training or professional development courses or conferences.
- Carries two-way radio and cell phone. Must be available for occasional support and assistance to staff during after-hours calls and emergencies.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications:
Education
- High school diploma or GED.
- Associates degree preferred.
- The equivalent combination of education and experience is considered.
Experience
- 2 years of progressively responsible experience in a custodial environment.
- Previous supervisory experience preferably in an educational setting.
- Experience in operating mechanical cleaning equipment required.
Skills and Knowledge
- Commitment to equity and inclusion and serving the needs of a culturally and educationally diverse community.
- Knowledge of personnel management supervision and staff training.
- Ability to follow oral and written instructions in the conduct of the job.
- Establish and maintain working relationships with supervisors direct reports co-workers and building occupants.
- Ability to prepare and effectively present both oral and written information concerning activities and operations to internal and external constituents.
- Ability to follow verbal and written directions maintain a professional demeanor and restraint at all times including stressful situations.
- Ability to use tact and diplomacy to effectively handle a broad range of interpersonal situations and to respond appropriately to conflicts and problems.
- Ability to perform manual tasks requiring moderate physical strength.
- Ability to maintain high degree of confidentiality and sensitivity to privacy.
- Ability to run reports using basic data management systems and basic computer applications (e.g. Word and Excel).
- Willingness and ability to learn additional applications as needed.
- Ability and willingness to work weekends evenings on-call and other non-traditional schedules.
- Personal commitment to excellence and the mission of a top-tier small liberal arts college.
Benefits:
Bates College offers competitive salaries excellent benefits (health dental sick leave 24 days of vacation 2 personal days 13 paid holidays dependent care subsidy free parking access to library and athletic facilities & more) and a supportive collegial environment in a drug and smoke-free workplace.
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement:
Bates College is committed to the principle of equal opportunity and providing an educational and work environment free from discrimination. The college prohibits discrimination on the basis of race color national or ethnic origin religion sex sexual orientation gender identity or gender expression age disability genetic information or veteran status and other legally protected statuses in the recruitment and admission of its students in the administration of its education policies and programs or in the recruitment of its faculty and staff. Bates College adheres to all applicable state and federal equal opportunity laws and regulations. All college faculty staff students contractors visitors and volunteers are responsible for understanding and complying with the Non-Discrimination Policy.
Inquiries concerning the colleges policies compliance with applicable laws statutes and regulations (such as Title VII Title IX and ADA/Section 504) and complaints may be directed to Gwen Lexow Title IX Officer or via email at .
About Bates:
Bates is internationally recognized as a leading liberal arts college attracting 2000 students from across the U.S. and around the world.
Since 1855 Bates has been dedicated to educating the whole person through creative and rigorous scholarship in a collaborative residential community. Committed to opportunity and excellence Bates has always admitted students without regard to gender race religion or national origin.
Cultivating intellectual discovery and informed civic action Bates prepares leaders sustained by a love of learning and zeal for responsible stewardship of the wider world. Bates engages the forces intellectual trends demographic changes and technology that are transforming higher education and the world into which our students graduate.
Bates has highly competitive admissions graduates over 90 percent of its entering students and more than half of its alumni earn graduate degrees. Bates employs 200 faculty members and 550 staff.
The college is proud of deep roots in the Lewiston/Auburn community Maines second-largest urban area with a population of approximately 65000. Bates is located on a beautiful 133-acre traditional New England campus in Lewiston an emerging city with an entrepreneurial climate a lively arts scene and a dynamic business community. Bates is 35 miles north of Portland 140 miles north of Boston and 350 miles north of New York City.
Required Experience:
Manager
Employment Type
Full-Time
