Custodian (Substitute)- On Call

Klamath Community College•Klamath Falls, OR

About The Position

The Custodian contributes to a safe, clean, orderly, and welcoming environment for students, personnel, and visitors at the KCC campus. The position performs custodial cleaning and related facility, grounds, event, and security tasks across campus buildings and grounds. This is a substitute, on-call role.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent.
At least six months of custodian experience.
Experience operating floor scrubbing machines, carpet shampooing equipment, and high-speed floor polishing equipment.
Knowledge of the use and potential hazards of cleaning agents, including solvents, disinfectants, detergents, and polishing agents.
Past experience with standard custodial practices, procedures, and techniques in an organization with extended hours of operation and multiple high-traffic areas.
Basic computer skills, such as email for communication and departmental recordkeeping.
Basic verbal and reading skills.
Ability to climb and balance in high places occasionally and lift up to 50 pounds.
Ability to frequently stand and walk, reach with hands and arms, and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
Ability to work with periodic exposure to dirt, dust, cleaning solutions, and moving mechanical parts; work may require periodic use of respirators.
Ability to sustain physical effort for custodial tasks such as operating equipment and shoveling snow; the job requires moderate strength and agility.

Responsibilities

Clean assigned campus buildings and grounds, including restrooms, offices, common areas, and other facilities, using tasks such as sweeping, scrubbing, vacuuming, stripping, waxing, polishing, and dusting.
Empty trash and garbage containers into appropriate dumpsters; handle recyclables and place them in designated containers.
Restock and refill soap, paper, and other dispensing equipment.
Perform minor maintenance and repairs when skill level and time allow; report larger issues to the Custodial Supervisor or Facilities Director.
Assist with training and instruction of work-study and part-time employees in daily campus cleaning, as appropriate.
Operate cleaning equipment, including floor buffers, carpet cleaners, vacuums, and scrubbers, and use cleaning materials and supplies effectively and safely.
Handle chemicals according to instructions and safe work standards.
Assist with moving campus materials and assets.
Assist with grounds maintenance when instructed, including mowing, trimming, irrigation, weed removal, leaf collection, snow removal, and other landscaping activities.
Execute special-event setup, cleanup, teardown, and room and furnishing resets with the Director of Facilities and Custodial Supervisor.
Maintain and service facility equipment as needed and submit major service or repair requests to the Custodial Supervisor.
Keep work areas, including the maintenance shop, custodial areas, and storage areas, safe, clean, and organized.
When instructed, inspect and protect incoming materials, coordinate their delivery and unloading, and safely move materials to other campus locations.
Participate in the campus safety and security response to emergencies.
Perform security work, including locking and unlocking buildings as required, and assist campus security staff.
Participate in other KCC projects, events, and committees as needed and directed, and perform other duties as assigned.