Housekeeping Workers - Multiple Shifts

James Madison University • Harrisonburg, VA

11d • Onsite

About The Position

James Madison University’s Facilities Management is accepting applications for full-time housekeeping workers on multiple shifts. Overtime will be required at times. Applicants will be contacted by phone or email as positions become available. Employees may be temporarily reassigned on a regular basis to meet short-term business needs, such as summer cleans, special projects, or staffing shortages in other areas.

Requirements

• Ability to stand for extended periods and perform physically demanding job duties, with or without an accommodation.
• Ability to work with industrial-strength chemicals and equipment, including buffers, scrubbers, and waxers.
• Ability to clean materials containing bloodborne pathogens.
• Effective time-management skills.
• Attention to detail and basic customer service aptitude.
• Positive interpersonal skills and willingness to work cooperatively in a team environment.
• Basic proficiency in English.

Nice To Haves

• Experience performing a variety of cleaning tasks.

Responsibilities

• Perform regular and special cleaning of assigned areas using manual tools and power equipment, including buffers, vacuums, and auto scrubbers.
• Understand and follow university safety procedures, particularly those related to equipment operation and chemical use.
• Participate in the university’s trash and recycling program.
• Temporarily move between work areas as needed to meet short-term business needs, including summer cleans, special projects, and staffing shortages.

Benefits

• Paid vacation, sick leave, parental leave, community service leave, and 19 paid holidays annually.
• Health insurance options.
• Retirement benefits through the Virginia Retirement System.
• Balanced Dukes employee wellness and work-life integration resources, events, and support.
• Tuition waiver program for undergraduate and graduate courses taken at JMU.

What This Job Offers

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