Housekeeper

Geneva College • Beaver Falls, PA

29d

About The Position

As a member of the Geneva College Facilities Department, the Housekeeper cleans an assigned building or set of buildings regularly during the Fall and Spring semesters. Team cleaning of various buildings may occur at other times. The role also includes setting up for events and related coordination. Duties vary somewhat depending on weather and season.

The Housekeeper is expected to exhibit behavior consistent with and supportive of Geneva College’s mission, vision, core values, and lifestyle. The College describes its mission as providing a Christ-centered comprehensive education that equips students for faithful and fruitful service to God and neighbor. Its stated vision is to inspire students to integrate faith in Christ into life and serve faithfully within their callings. Its core values are serving with grace, pursuing Godly wisdom, fostering academic strength, engaging culture faithfully, inspiring vibrant hospitality, and honoring one another. The College considers adherence to the Bible’s teaching on lifestyle issues paramount to its Christian witness.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED.
• One or more years of custodial experience.
• Basic knowledge of custodial work principles and practices, supplies, and equipment.
• Demonstrate customer service principles of hospitality and professionalism.
• Ability to organize work according to written or verbal instructions, which may include floor plans or spreadsheets.
• Be a thoughtful and articulate Christian and an active member of a Protestant evangelical Christian church.
• Understand and support the College’s Foundational Concepts of Christian Education, express an evangelical Christian profession of faith, and demonstrate the ability to integrate a Christian perspective in work.
• Safely perform the essential responsibilities, with or without reasonable accommodation.
• Maintain the privacy and confidentiality of College information, including personal information, grades, budgets, programs, and policies.
• Be able to reason, analyze, prioritize, conceptualize, make judgments, and solve problems.
• Meet the physical demands of the role, including frequent walking, stooping, reaching, and standing; regular climbing, pushing, feeling, lifting, pulling, carrying, and other listed physical activities; and lifting or moving up to 25 pounds regularly and up to 75 pounds occasionally.
• Develop knowledge of custodial and housekeeping practices and procedures, floor-cleaning and other cleaning equipment, cleaning chemicals, minor maintenance techniques, and safe use of cleaning materials and equipment.

Nice To Haves

• Support for and an articulate understanding of the Reformed faith; preference is given to candidates with this qualification.
• Custodial experience in a higher education or school setting.
• Two or more years of custodial experience and a solid knowledge of custodial work principles and practices, supplies, and equipment.
• Experience setting up events.

Responsibilities

• Clean bathrooms, offices, classrooms, and hallways; empty trash; and clean windows and chalkboards.
• Make minor maintenance repairs or identify and refer specialized needs to Facilities supervision.
• Dust, sweep, and mop.
• Clean kitchen areas, lounges, and laundry areas, if applicable.
• Set up for events, including moving furniture and placing decorative features and table linens.
• Coordinate work assigned to student labor for cleaning or event setups.
• Perform related duties as required.

What This Job Offers

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