Custodial and Ground Worker

**Position Summary**

The Custodial/Maintenance person is responsible for a variety of duties related to the cleaning and upkeep of the University's buildings and fixtures. A responsive, community focused approach is required to ensure that facilities are maintained at an optimal level. This position exists to provide a clean, orderly, safe and functional facility that will aid in the stability of maintaining higher educational proficiency.

**Accountabilities**
- Perform custodial duties necessary to keep assigned building and facilities clean and in a desirable

condition:

- Cleans, dusts and mops using either a wet or dry mop
- Polishes floors, walls, windows, furniture, washrooms and fixtures in the building
- Empties waste containers and recycling bins, removes waste from building to outside containers
- Vacuums carpets and removes garbage from floors and fixtures (this may include the use of
- heavy carpet cleaning equipment.)
- Cleaning residence rooms and completing conference turnovers as directed
- Snow removal around entrance ways, lawn maintenance, unloading and transferring of supplies
- and equipment, moving and re-arranging furniture and equipment
- Clean light fixtures; replace lights, bulbs, and fluorescent tubes as necessary;
- Move, arrange, and set up classroom and office equipment, supplies, and furniture; inventory
- equipment and furniture at site locations; set up rooms for meetings, assembly, university events,
- etc
- Requests supplies in a timely manner to ensure adequate levels are maintained at all times
- Compliance and understanding of procedures relating to infection control and effective cleaning
- methods
- The safe handling of chemical to avoid either personal injury, exposure to others or damage to
- equipment
- Performs other duties as required
- Performs Maintenance functions for the facilities:

- Complies with all university policies and procedures and with all applicable provincial and federal laws and regulations (WHMIS and OHSA)
- Maintenance of light bulbs and fluorescent tubes. This may involve working on ladders
- Reports infractions of regulations and policies to the Area Manager: Custodial Services; examples are non-compliance with the fire code, environmental health and safety policies and student behaviour which may lead to accidents or injuries
- Reports required repairs to facilities and equipment to the Area Manager: Custodial Services
- Responsible for opening and closing the building(s) as required
- Maintains grounds including but limited to weeding, parking lot maintenance, landscaping and snow removal as required
- Installation of parking signs
- Performs minor maintenance duties to the campus facilities (example, drywall patching and painting)
- Other duties as required.

**Working Conditions**
- Ability to perform physical tasks involving heavy lifting, reaching, bending, stretching, climbing, shovelling
- Working on ladders
- Reading labels and instructions
- Following required codes
- Operating equipment
- Repetition of duties
- Sporadic discourtesy
- Maintaining schedule during harsh weather

**Qualifications**:

- Demonstrated experience in custodial duties
- General knowledge of the techniques, tools and materials used in performing custodial tasks.
- An understanding of WHIMIS
- Team work - ability to work in a team environment with a minimum of supervision. Shares information with team members. Is collaborative in dealing with students, faculty, staff and fellow employees
- Receptive to change - can adapt to changing circumstances. Makes suggestions for improvement
- Respects diversity
- treats others with respect. Is understanding. Avoids unnecessary conflict
- Demonstrated ability to work independently and in a team environment
- Health and Safety Experience an asset
- Flexibility to work weekends as required
- Opportunities available to volunteer to participate in the on-call rotation

**Compensation**:
**Rate of Pay**: $24.56 per hour

**Hours of Work**: This is a full time, Continuing position. Tehe normal hours of work are Sunday to Thursday 05:00 am - 11:30 am.

Pay: $24.56 per hour

Expected hours: 30 per week

**Benefits**:

- Health insurance
- Paid time off

Physical setting:

- Outdoor work

Schedule:

- Morning shift

Ability to Commute:

- Ontario, CA (required)

Work Location: In person