Custodian

**Department**:
PHYSICAL PLANT (KO-PHYP-IUKOA)

**Job Summary**:

- Cleans floors, ramps, and stairs by sweeping, wet mopping/dust mopping, scrubbing, or vacuuming them.
- Services, cleans, and supplies restrooms.
- Gathers and empties recycling and trash.
- Cleans and polishes fixtures. Replaces light bulbs.
- Cleans windows, glass partitions, and mirrors using soapy water or other cleaners, sponges, and squeegees.
- Mixes water and detergents or acids in containers to prepare cleaning solutions, according to specifications.
- Dusts furniture, walls, machines, and equipment.
- Steam cleans or shampoos carpets.
- Strips, seals, finishes, and polishes floors.
- Cleans, replaces, and hangs blinds, drapes, and entrance mats.
- Collects and delivers soiled items.
- Clears sidewalks, drives, and adjacent areas.
- Shovels snow.
- Locks, unlocks, and secures buildings.
- Maintains awareness of building sand facilities, reports abnormalities or security concerns. Identifies and reports needed building repairs.
- Performs other duties and responsibilities as assigned.
- Assists with snow removal activities as necessary.

**Qualifications**:
EDUCATION

**Required**
- General knowledge at the high school level

WORK EXPERIENCE

**Preferred**
- Previous custodial experience helpful but not required

SKILLS

**Required**
- Ability to work in a safe and efficient manner
- Proficient communication skills
- Maintains a high degree of professionalism
- Demonstrates time management and priority setting skills
- Demonstrates a high commitment to quality
- Possesses flexibility to work in a fast paced, dynamic environment
- Seeks to acquire knowledge in area of specialty
- Highly thorough and dependable
- Demonstrates a high level of accuracy, even under pressure
- Excellent organizational skills
- Ability to represent the company with external constituents
- Ability to drive multiple projects to successful completion
- Strong verbal communication and listening skills
- Ability to build strong customer relationships
- Knowledge of cleaning procedures and equipment and have ability to operate and use standard cleaning equipment and materials.
- Some knowledge of standard kitchen practices and sanitation methods (for positions in food service facility)
- Ability to follow safe work practices in biohazard and/or hazardous waste clean-up (i.e. blood borne pathogens; toxic, reactive, explosive and ignitable laboratory wastes, corrosive wastes from cleaning operations; other miscellaneous wastes from across campus).
- May involve training and tests in hazardous waste management
- Ability to interact and communicate with a wide variety of people
- Ability to perform work that requires medium to heavy physical effort
- Ability to understand and follow oral and written instructions
- Ability to work in team environment
- Ability to work with wide variety of cultures and backgrounds

**Working Conditions / Demands**:
This role requires the ability to remain in a stationary position as well as the ability to move about the workplace for long durations. It requires effective communication, the ability to operate machinery, tools, and controls. The role requires the ability to ascend/descend ladders/stairs, and to position one's self in low level positions, detect a variety of chemicals and/or gases. The role requires the ability to ascend to rooftops and move in tight spaces to perform and complete inspections. The person in this role must be able to perform the essential functions with or without an accommodation.

Works during inclement weather (i.e. snow and ice) when weather emergencies dictate that the department is needed to take care of the campus.

**Work Location**:
Kokomo, Indiana

**Benefits Overview**:
For full-time staff employees, Indiana University offers a wide array of benefits including:

- Multiple plan options for medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Health Savings Account with generous IU contribution
- Life insurance, LTD, and AD&D options
- Additional supplemental retirement plan options
- Tuition benefit for IU classes
- 10 paid holidays per year
- Generous Paid Time Off
- Paid Parental Leave
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Learn more about our benefits by reviewing our online Benefits Brochure.

**Job Classification**:
Career Level: Foundational

FLSA: Nonexempt

Job Function: Engineering, Trades & Facility

Job Family: Custodial

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