Housekeeper, Center for the Arts at VT

Job Description

Housekeepers at the Center for the Arts must work independently and as a part of a team to maintain the cleanliness of the Center for the Arts building and grounds and ensure an aesthetically pleasing clean sanitary and safe environment in a variety of spaces including lobbies theater and other public event areas performance support areas restrooms offices classrooms and research studios. Housekeepers must regularly use critical thinking to prioritize their own workload with minimal supervision making real-time decisions to ensure the facility meets standards before during and after events.

Standard duties include but are not limited to floor cleaning dusting mopping sweeping vacuuming window cleaning gathering and removing trash leaf blowing and snow and ice removal from steps and sidewalks. Housekeepers must also anticipate and adapt to changing conditions while proactively adjusting priorities in real time in response to performances and events in this dynamic facility. Housekeepers are expected to safely and properly operate powered and manual equipment follow health and safety procedures monitor supplies inventory and report needed building repairs damages and unsafe conditions. Housekeepers are expected to work a varying schedule including day evening and weekend hours.

Required Qualifications

- Experience with commercial/industrial cleaning methods and safety.
- Working knowledge of safe and efficient operation of electrically powered and manual cleaning equipment.
- Ability and willingness to work a varying schedule that may include days evenings and weekends to accommodate event schedules.
- Experience providing excellent customer service and positive interpersonal interactions with a variety of clientele.
- Experience with daily activities requiring continual physical exertion including climbing stairs safely moving and handling up to 50lbs bending stooping reaching (including above the head) pushing/pulling performing repetitive motions twisting shoveling snow walking and standing extensively.
- Ability and willingness to work outside in all weather conditions and to work from heights including ladders.

Preferred Qualifications

- Experience safely and efficiently operating electrically powered and manual cleaning equipment.
- Housekeeping experience working at a university or college or experience in an institutional or commercial cleaning environment such as hospitality manufacturing healthcare or similar.
- Knowledge of theater and event operations.

Overtime Status

Non-Exempt: Eligible for overtime

Salary Information

$36000-$38000

Hours per week

40 - Typically afternoons/evenings but will also include days nights and weekend hours

Review Date

Initial review 3/20/26; applications accepted until position is filled

Additional Information

The successful candidate will be required to have a criminal conviction check.

About Virginia Tech

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