SEIU Environmental Svcs Worker

University of Rochester•Rochester, NY

5d•$18 - $25•Onsite

About The Position

As a community, the University of Rochester is defined by a deep commitment to Meliora - Ever Better. Embedded in that ideal are the values we share: equity, leadership, integrity, openness, respect, and accountability. Together, we will set the highest standards for how we treat each other to ensure our community is welcoming to all and is a place where all can thrive. This role performs general heavy and light cleaning and housekeeping services in various University buildings, including residence halls, hospitals, and administration/academic buildings. The position requires the ability to understand and carry out oral instructions, and involves continuous standing, walking, bending, and reaching. The worker will handle heavy and medium-weight materials, equipment, and supplies, and may be exposed to refuse, dirt, dust, detergents, body wastes, and odors both indoors and outdoors. There is also occasional exposure to the possibility of contact with infection and infectious diseases.

Requirements

Requires ability to understand and carry out oral instructions.
Stands, walks, bends and reaches continuously.
Handles heavy and medium-weight material, equipment and supplies.
Is normally exposed to refuse, dirt, dust, detergents, body wastes and odors indoors and outdoors; occasionally exposed to the possibility of contacts with infection and infectious diseases.

Responsibilities

Performs general heavy and light cleaning and housekeeping services in University buildings such as residence halls, hospital, administration/academic buildings, etc.
Operates a variety of light or heavy duty housekeeping and floor maintenance machines and equipment to strip, wax and buff floors.
Wet mops, dry mops, sweeps and dusts floors.
Performs cleaning and disinfecting procedures by fogging rooms and washing floors, walls, furniture and fixtures with germicidal detergents.
Washes walls, ceilings and stairs; cleans overhead equipment such as vents and light fixtures; vacuums rugs, furniture, draperies, etc.; cleans, dusts and waxes furniture; makes empty beds; distributes linen.
Takes down, washes and rehangs venetian blinds and screens; takes down and rehangs draperies and curtains; washes windows inside and outside.
Empties wastebaskets into pickup containers; picks up trash from designated areas; loads in large dump truck and pushes to compactor area.
Washes large trash cans and wastebaskets inside and outside, and blackboards, door and the like.
Cleans kitchens, dining areas, etc.
Performs a variety of custodial-type duties such as moving equipment/furniture up/down stairs, tightening doorknobs and latch plates, tightening and adjusting traverse rods and brackets, cleaning out elevator door tracks, changing light bulbs, shoveling snow, etc.
Maintains cleanliness of work storage closet and equipment used; performs other similar duties requiring comparable skill and responsibility as assigned.