Building Monitor/Custodian

Drury University•Saint Robert, MO

About The Position

The Building Monitor/Custodian provides security and assistance to students and staff, monitors campus facilities during the evening, and secures the building at the end of the night. The role also supports the campus by performing custodial duties in a routinely assigned area and providing assistance to staff, instructors, and students as needed. Employees may be asked to perform other job-related duties as requested by a supervisor, subject to reasonable accommodation. The job requires attention to building safety, the ability to respond to emergencies, and communication with the campus community and Facilities Department. Custodial work includes cleaning and maintaining assigned carpeted and hard-surface areas, restroom and shower facilities, and building entrances and approaches. The role requires a commitment of one or two semesters. The work environment is usually quiet, and reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

Requirements

Ability to concentrate and pay attention to detail to provide accurate information and foster effective relationships with students.
Ability to read and comprehend instructions, including the custodial manual, manufacturer instructions, safety posters, and procedures.
Ability to understand and explain instructions to assist with assignments correctly and thoroughly.
Willingness to make a one- or two-semester commitment.
Reliability, patience, and maturity.
Ability to visually inspect the building and premises and notice irregularities.
Ability to use a cellular phone or office phone in an emergency.
Ability to function under pressure and respond to and direct emergency situations.
Ability to read and write at a level normally obtained in high school to record data.
Interpersonal communication skills to relate to the campus community, visitors, and emergency personnel.
Regularly able to sit, use hands to finger, handle, or feel, and talk or hear; occasionally able to stand, walk, climb or balance, and stoop or kneel.
Occasionally able to lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
Required vision abilities include close, distance, and peripheral vision, visual inspection of campus classroom facilities and buildings, and ability to adjust focus.

Responsibilities

Ensure the safety and security of classroom facilities and the building.
Patrol the building throughout the evening and secure it at the end of the night.
Provide assistance to staff, instructors, and students, including copies, directions, and general information.
Inform the Coordinator of problems related to classrooms or the building.
Use the time clock to record time worked.
Vacuum carpeted areas in routinely assigned areas.
Clean and disinfect restroom and/or shower fixtures and facilities using chemicals and equipment as outlined in the custodial manual.
Clean and maintain hard surfaces in routinely assigned areas using mops, chemicals, and floor-cleaning equipment as outlined in the custodial manual.
Report non-emergency repair or replacement needs, damage, non-operating equipment, and unsafe conditions to the Facilities Department through an online work order.
Move equipment and/or furniture when approved by the site leader.
Keep immediate building entrances, steps, ramps, and approaches free of ice and snow using appropriate removal equipment.
Keep approaches, steps, and entrances free of cigarette butts, trash, litter, leaves, and twigs.
Respond to and direct emergency situations as needed.