Cleaner - Residential Custodial Services

Minimum Qualifications: • There are no education or experience requirements for this class. • Cleaners must be physically able to perform the tasks of the position and understand and carry out written and oral instructions. Departmental Operating Needs: Candidates need the following attributes to be successful in this position: • Demonstrate their understanding of duties associated with the position and the importance of providing excellent customer service in a diverse and multi-cultural environment. • Be able to understand and follow verbal and/or written instructions and directions and be able to communicate effectively for the purpose of exchanging information. • Be reliable; attendance is a factor that will be considered when filling vacancies. Physical Demands: • Applicants must be physically able to perform medium to heavy physical labor. • Must have the ability to stand, stoop, bend, twist and stretch for long periods of time. Preferred Qualifications: • Experience in institutional cleaning. Duties Description Position Summary: The University at Buffalo (UB) Office of Residential Facilities (UBRF) is seeking a candidate to fill a full-time Cleaner role within Residential Custodial Services. The successful candidate is one who takes pride in their work, is driven and reliable. They are dedicated to maintaining the highest standards of cleanliness and customer satisfaction while ensuring exceptional personal interactions with UB students, customers, colleagues and guests. As a Cleaner, your responsibilities include: • Collect and empty trash, recyclables, and dispose of waste. • Wash and clean floors, corridors, stairwells, walls, partitions, and windows using mops, detergents, brushes and other cleaning devices. • Vacuum, strip and wax floors and shampoo carpets as appropriate. • Scrub and clean showers and lavatories daily. • Replace light bulbs, and dust/wash light fixtures and high places. • Clean and disinfect public areas, lounges, halls and weight rooms. • Move furniture and equipment in connection to cleaning activities, meeting and/or special event set up/take down. • Interact with students, parents, departmental and University staff, as well as outside contractors and vendors. The incumbent should be a self-starter and able to accept and follow-through precisely on written and verbal direction, consistently use good judgement, and able to work independently and as part of a team. They should have genuine interest in, and regard for students, parents, and all others by providing a high level of service in a diverse and ever-evolving workplace. This role offers paid time off, state benefits/retirement plans and the opportunity to work additional hours based on operating needs. Our team recognizes the advantages diverse perspectives and backgrounds bring to the workplace. We are particularly interested in candidates who share this value and will work to achieve the university's goals of inclusive excellence. Outstanding Benefits Package Working at UB comes with benefits that exceed salary alone. There are personal rewards including comprehensive health and retirement plan options. We also focus on creating and sustaining a healthy mix of work, personal and academic pursuit - all in an effort to support your work-life effectiveness. We support your growth and development through our career coaching and training department and we qualify as a public service loan forgiveness organization. Learn more about our benefits website. About Student Life As a member of Student Life, you will join service professionals, all driven by one shared set of values designed to help ensure students' well-being, create a safe and supportive environment, and promote student success. In Student Life, growth is a shared passion. We aim for excellence, thinking big and going bold. We pursue our goals tenaciously while stewarding the student experience. We build communities and advance diversity in all forms. We encourage discovery and celebrate success. About The University at Buffalo The University at Buffalo (UB) #ubuffalo is one of America's leading public research universities and a flagship of the State University of New York system, recognized for our excellence and our impact. UB is a premier, research-intensive public university dedicated to academic excellence. Our research, creative activity and people positively impact the world. Like the city we call home, UB is distinguished by a culture of resilient optimism, resourceful thinking and pragmatic dreaming that enables us to reach others every day. Visit our website to learn more about the University at Buffalo. Additional Comments Additional Information: University at Buffalo is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer and in keeping with our commitment, encourages women, minorities, persons with disabilities and veterans to apply. Pursuant to Executive Order 161, no State entity, as defined by the Executive Order, is permitted to ask, or mandate, in any form, that an applicant for employment provide his or her current compensation, or any prior compensation history, until such time as the applicant is extended a conditional offer of employment with compensation. If such information has been requested from you before such time, please contact the Governor's Office of Employee Relations at (518) or via email at . Some positions may require additional credentials or a background check to verify your identity. Name Melissa Boes Kirk Telephone Fax xxx Email Address Address Street xxx City Buffalo State NY Zip Code 14214 Notes on Applying Applications for this position will only be accepted online. To apply, please visit:

Created: 2024-11-05