at University of Kansas Medical Center in Wichita, Kansas, United States
Job Description
Custodian
Department:
SOM Wichita Facilities Management (FM)
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Facilities Housekeeping
Position Title:
Custodian
Job Family Group:
Professional Staff
Job Description Summary:
This role involves ensuring the application of appropriate cleaning methods and protocols to maintain cleanliness in offices, common areas, classrooms, labs, conference rooms and various other spaces. Responsibilities include executing discretionary cleaning tasks and addressing requests, such as arranging tables and chairs for events.
Job Description:
Job Duties:
Offices, Meeting Rooms, Restrooms, Clinics & Labs:
- Dust and clean exposed desks, chairs, tables, filing cabinets, bookcases, shelves, offices, lobbies, corridors, conference rooms, bathrooms, and other designated areas, including lab spaces.
- Replenish paper supplies in restrooms and other rooms as needed.
- Manage inventory of cleaning and paper supplies.
- Vacuum, shampoo carpets, and mop as assigned.
- Prepare room setups for meetings and other school functions.
- Check classrooms for proper room setup and make resets if necessary.
Cleaning:
- Clean and sanitize walls, fixtures, partitions, glass, mirrors, door handles, light fixtures, light switches and refill dispensers daily or as requested.
Trash and Recycling Removal:
- Empty trash & recycling, replace container liners, remove trash & recycling to proper dumpster for disposal.
This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. It is only a summary of the typical functions of the job, not an exhaustive list of all possible job responsibilities, tasks, duties, and assignments. Furthermore, job duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
Work Environment:
- Hours for this position are 4pm to 12:30am.
- Move up to 20 pounds on a regular and 50 pounds occasionally without reasonable accommodation.
- Access cleaning spaces with or without reasonable accommodation.
- This position requires the daily use of cleaning chemicals.
- Work overtime as needed.
- Respond to after-hours emergencies as needed.
Required Qualifications:
Work Experience:
- Housekeeping or custodial experience
- Experience with materials, methods, and the practices used in housekeeping operations.
- Experience with the operation, use and care of vacuum cleaners, scrubbing machines, polishing machines, and other janitorial equipment.
Preferred Qualifications:
Work Experience:
Experience with the following:
- Custodial experience in large residential or commercial buildings
- Custodial and high-volume cleaning operations
- Experience interacting with customers and/or the public
- Cleaning in university settings, clinical settings, and Labs
- Stripping and waxing floors
- High Speed Buffing
- Walk behind scrubber
- Extracting carpets
- Bonneting carpet
- Safety protocols
Skills:
- Communication
Comprehensive Benefits Package:
Coverage begins on day one for health, dental, and vision insurance and includes health expense accounts with generous employer contributions if the employee participates in a qualifying health plan. Employer-paid life insurance, long-term disability insurance, and various additional voluntary insurance plans are available. Paid time off, including vacation and sick, begins accruing upon hire, plus ten paid holidays. One paid discretionary day is available after six months of employment, and paid time off for bereavement, jury duty, military service, and parental leave is available after 12 months of employment. A retirement program with a generous employer contribution and additional voluntary retirement programs (457 or 403b) are available. https://www.kumc.edu/human-resources/benefits.html
Employee Type:
Regular
Time Type:
Full time
Rate Type:
Hourly
Compensation Statement:
The pay range listed for this position is determined by our compensation program using market data and salary benchmarking. A combination of factors is considered in making compensation decisions including, but not limited to, education, experience and training, qualifications relative to the requirements of the position, and funding. At the University of Kansas Medical Center, a reasonable estimate for the starting pay range will be the minimum to midpoint of the posted range, taking into account the combination of factors listed above.
Pay Range:
$21.06 - $27.40
Minimum
$21.06
Midpoint
$24.23
Maximum
$27.40
Application Instructions:
To learn more and apply online, please visit https://kumc.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/kumc-jobs/job/Wichita-KS/Custodian_JR009568-1 or go to https://careers.kumc.edu/ and search for position number JR009568.
Applications must be submitted directly through the KU Medical Center website to be considered for this position. Any applications submitted via email or this website will NOT be reviewed or considered.
About KU Medical Center:
The University of Kansas Medical Centers mission is to educate exceptional health care professionals through a full range of undergraduate, graduate, professional, postdoctoral and continuing education programs in the schools of Medicine, Nursing and Health Professions. KU Medical Center also advances the health sciences through world-class research programs; provides compassionate and state-of-the-art patient care in an academic medical center environment; and works with communities in every Kansas county to improve the health of Kansans. Learn more at www.kumc.edu.
Benefits:
KUMC offers a range of great benefits that support employees and eligible family members. Our health insurance benefits begin on hire date and KUMC offers other exciting benefits such as paid parental leave, generous employer retirement contributions and other resources to improve health and well-being. For more information, please visit https://www.kumc.edu/human-resources/benefits.html
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
The University of Kansas Medical Center is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, ethnicity, ancestry, age, protected veteran or disability status, marital status, parental status, or genetic information. http://policy.ku.edu/IOA/nondiscrimination
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