1st Shift custodian Monday-Friday 6am-3pm

Elon University • Elon, NC

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The custodian position is responsible for helping maintain a clean and safe environment of all inside spaces which include Residential housing, Academic buildings, Athletic facilities, Student centers and dining locations for Elon University Campus. This includes, but not limited to, maintain and cleaning equipment, the cleaning and sanitizing of bathrooms, vacuuming floors, and removing all trash from the premises, cleaning of biohazards and high touch areas. Custodians are also responsible for monitoring special events and athletic games across campus making sure areas are clean and sanitized during events.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED with less than 1 year of experience
• Ability to use your abdominal and lower back muscles to support part of the body repeatedly or continuously over time without 'giving out' or fatiguing during cleaning.
• The ability to bend, stretch, twist, or reach with your body, arms, and/or legs.
• Ability to inspect equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects.
• Skill in communication in order to provide information to supervisors or co-workers by telephone or in person.

Nice To Haves

• High school diploma or GED

Responsibilities

• Maintain Cleanliness of Campus: Clean all areas of the assigned building. Follow procedures for the use of chemical cleaners and power equipment to prevent damage to floors and fixtures. Remove trash and replenish all dispensers, paper products, and soap. Dust furniture and all woodwork, sweep, and vacuum floors daily. Clean and sanitize all bathrooms and showers in assigned areas as well as counter tops and stalls. Clean and sanitize areas that may contain biohazardous materials/fluids. Clean and sanitize classrooms and reset chairs in room.
• Custodial Closets/Equipment: Maintain custodial closets in a neat and orderly fashion. Requisition supplies or equipment needed for cleaning and maintenance duties. Maintain Cleaning Equipment Report Maintenance Issues Found on Campus
• Reporting Maintenance Issues Found on Campus: Notify the proper channels with repairs to heating, cooling, ventilating, plumbing, or electrical systems are needed.
• Building Safety and Security: Use of wet floor signs, bathroom cleaning signs, and other safety signs when appropriate.
• Annual Training: Perform other duties deemed necessary by the shift supervisor. Attend and utilize information provided by yearly training.
• Inclusive Community Building: Community is foundational to Elon and a shared responsibility within our residential campus. All who work at Elon should demonstrate an understanding of and engagement with Elon’s foundational commitment to relationships, mentoring and collaboration in a close-knit residential community. We embrace the shared responsibility to foster inclusive excellence within a strong residential community. Accordingly, employees are expected to join together and build connections in activities that foster an active and engaged campus environment and engage in professional development to support the shared responsibility of enriching diversity, equity, and inclusion through meaningful relationships and mentoring at Elon. Employees are encouraged to, for example, attend or participate in campus activities such as College Coffee, Numen Lumen, campus cultural events, athletic events, continuing education, professional development opportunities and trainings, employee resource groups and other university-sponsored activities to demonstrate an active commitment to the Elon community.

Benefits

• 28 annual days off, including holidays and vacation.
• Immediate tuition remission for undergraduate courses
• Tuition remission for approved graduate-level courses after 12 months of employment.
• Retirement plan with an 8 percent contribution from the university.
• Immediate eligibility for health, dental and vision insurance, along with free acute care and lab services at our onsite Health & Wellness Clinic.
• Free use of campus fitness facilities.
• Free admission to musical and theater performances, guest speakers, religious and ethnic observances, recitals, art exhibitions, entertainment and our Division I Phoenix athletics.
• Eligibility for tuition remission at Elon for spouses, qualifying domestic partners and dependents begins at two years of service. After two years of employment, eligibility begins for participation in the Tuition Exchange, a national scholarship exchange program that enables dependents to enroll in nationally recognized partner colleges and universities.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED