Job Details
Custodian IV
The University of Southern Mississippi is currently accepting applications for the position of Custodian IV.
Position Details
Location
Hattiesburg
118 College Drive
Hattiesburg, Mississippi, 39406-0001
United States
Division
Custodial Services
Position Type
Staff
Employment Status
Full Time
Grant Funded
No
Salary Range
13.00 - 13.00
Pay Grade
N01
Posting Close Date
Open until filled
Special Instructions to ApplicantsThis position works Sunday through Thursday, 10 PM to 6:30 AM
Job Summary
This is a night shift position. Works withthe foreman to supervise, coordinate, provide leadership, development of aneffective team of custodial personnel, participates in the care, cleaning andgeneral housekeeping of the buildings that are assigned, assists the foreman inensuring that all assigned task (football, baseball, work orders, etc.) arecompleted.Performs manual cleaning ofthe assigned building by the foreman.Uses proper methods and materials in cleaning and care for the buildingare and equipment.
Primary Duties and Responsibilities
- Works with the foreman toprovide leadership and instruction to small groups of custodians byleading or directing custodial activities during scheduled work periods(including weekends), or when performing special cleaning projects, suchas Football, Basketball, Baseball, and other events that are assigned (perwork orders) by the supervisor.
- Acts as team lead whenthe foreman is out and works with the foreman to make work assignments inaccordance with predetermined schedules, reviews the work of employees.
- Helps the foreman andlead person when responding to emergency situations during and afterhours.Emergency situations may include;property damage,personal injury, water leaks, flooding, overflowing restroom fixtures,broken window or door glass, and accidents resulting in theappearance of bodily fluids (blood, vomit waste, and urine).
- The custodial lead mustbe able to s how knowledge on the following types of equipment: autoscrubbers, swing buffers, burnish machines, wet vacuum, carpet extraction,bathroom machine, ride on concrete scrubbers, ride on scrubbers, andpressure washer.
- Sweep, mop, and scrubfloors; dust and clean chalkboards, white-boards and erasers; washeswindows, walls, blinds, trash cans, air conditioning grills, and glassdoors.Cleans rooms, replenishessupplies, and cleans drinking fountain in assigned buildings.Cleans and polishes brass, empties trashinside and outside, and sweeps entrances, outside steps, andsidewalk.Cleans windows, doorareas, and stairwells.Clean otherarea as assigned.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications Oneyear certificate from college or technical school; or 2 years of relatedexperience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education andexperience.
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities- Knowledge of University policies and procedures, professional standards and regulations, safety requirements and a knowledge of basic first aid.
- Knowledge of cleaning techniques and procedures, and the use of custodial materials, tools, equipment, and chemicals.
- Skill in managing ones' own time and the time of others while monitoring/assessing the performance of self, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
- Skill in the operation of office equipment including, but not limited to, multiline telephone, typewriter, calculator, multi-function printer/copy/scan/fax machine and computer as well as computer applications including spreadsheet, database, and word processing software.
- Ability to handle difficult and stressful situations with professional composure and the ability to react and respond quickly and calmly in emergency situations.
- Ability to establish and maintain a good rapport with university faculty and staff, students, and the general public.
- Ability to work successfully as a member of a team and independently with moderate supervision.
- Skill in material resources management through obtaining and seeing to the appropriate use of equipment, facilities, and materials needed to do certain work.
- Ability to obtain a driver's license prior to employment.
- Ability to work evenings, nights, and weekends as necessary.
- Ability to process and handle confidential information with discretion.
About The University of Southern Mississippi The University of Southern Mississippi (USM) is a comprehensive public research institution delivering transformative programs on campuses in Hattiesburg and Long Beach, at teaching and research sites across the Mississippi Gulf Coast, as well as online. Founded in 1910, USM is one of only 146 universities in the nation to earn the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education's "R1: Doctoral Universities - Very high research activity" designation, and its robust research enterprise includes experts in ocean science and engineering, polymer science and engineering, and large event venue safety and security, among others.USM is also one of only 37 institutions in the nation accredited in theatre, art and design, dance and music. As an economic driver, USM generates an annual economic impact of more than $600 million across the state. USM welcomes a diverse student body of more than 14,000, representing 71 countries, all 50 states, and every county in Mississippi. USM students have collected four Truman Scholarships and 37 National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowships, while also leading Mississippi with 27 Goldwater Scholarships, an honor that recognizes the next generation of great research scientists. Home to the Golden Eagles, USM competes in 17 Division I sports sponsored by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). For more information, visit www.usm.edu.
As an Affirmative Action/Equal Employment Opportunity employer/Americans with Disabilities Act institution, The University of Southern Mississippi encourages minorities, women, veterans and persons with disabilities to apply.