SEIU Environmental Svcs Worker

University of Rochester • City of Rochester, NY

88d • $18 - $24

About The Position

The University of Rochester is seeking a dedicated individual to perform general heavy and light cleaning and housekeeping services in various University buildings, including residence halls, hospitals, and academic buildings. This position is part of the Environmental Services department and requires a commitment to maintaining cleanliness and hygiene standards across the campus. The role is full-time, with a scheduled weekly hours of 40, and operates on an evening shift.

Requirements

• Ability to understand and carry out oral instructions.
• Ability to stand, walk, bend, and reach continuously.
• Ability to handle heavy and medium-weight material, equipment, and supplies.
• Exposure to refuse, dirt, dust, detergents, body wastes, and odors indoors and outdoors.
• Occasional exposure to the possibility of contacts with infection and infectious diseases.

Responsibilities

• Operates a variety of light or heavy duty housekeeping and floor maintenance machines and equipment to strip, wax and buff 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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Number of Employees: 1-10 employees