SEIU Environmental Svcs Worker

University of Rochester • City of Rochester, NY

8h • $18 - $25 • Onsite

About The Position

The Environmental Services Worker performs general heavy and light cleaning and housekeeping services in University buildings, including residence halls, hospitals, and administrative and academic buildings. The worker may perform a range of floor-care, cleaning, disinfecting, waste-handling, linen, and custodial tasks, and maintains the cleanliness of the work storage closet and equipment. Other duties requiring comparable skill and responsibility may be assigned.

Requirements

• Ability to understand and carry out oral instructions.
• Ability to stand, walk, bend, and reach continuously.
• Ability to handle heavy- and medium-weight materials, equipment, and supplies.

Responsibilities

• Operate housekeeping and floor-maintenance equipment to strip, wax, and buff floors; wet mop, dry mop, sweep, and dust floors.
• Clean and disinfect rooms, floors, walls, furniture, and fixtures using germicidal detergents and fogging procedures.
• Wash walls, ceilings, and stairs; clean overhead equipment such as vents and light fixtures; vacuum rugs, furniture, and draperies; and clean, dust, and wax furniture.
• Make empty beds and distribute linen.
• Take down, wash, and rehang venetian blinds and screens; take down and rehang draperies and curtains; and wash windows inside and outside.
• Empty wastebaskets into pickup containers, collect trash from designated areas, and transport it to the compactor area.
• Wash trash cans and wastebaskets inside and outside, clean blackboards and doors, and clean kitchens and dining areas.
• Perform custodial duties such as moving equipment and furniture, tightening doorknobs and latch plates, adjusting traverse rods and brackets, cleaning elevator door tracks, changing light bulbs, and shoveling snow.
• Maintain the cleanliness of the work storage closet and equipment.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed