What are the responsibilities and job description for the Residential Dining Services Custodian position at Colorado State University?
Position Location
Fort Collins, CO
Work Location
Position is fully in-office/in-person
Research Professional Position
No
Posting Number
202500357AP
Position Type
Admin Professional/ Research Professional
Classification Title
Technical/Support I
Number of Vacancies
Work Hours/Week
40
Proposed Annual Salary Range
$37,920-$41,712
Employee Benefits
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Desired Start Date
Position End Date (if temporary)
To ensure full consideration, applications must be received by 11:59pm (MT) on
03/23/2025
Description of Work Unit
Housing & Dining Services
Housing & Dining Services (HDS) is the largest department on campus with 450 full-time staff and 1,700 hourly and student staff, and nearly 8,300 students live on campus. HDS is responsible for the management, finance, administration, and program development of all University housing facilities, including residence halls, university apartments, and Mountain Campus.
As a department, HDS works to create dynamic housing and dining experiences that enhance personal growth and global engagement. We do this through implementation of our values of customer first service, commitment to students and staff, integrity, respect and teamwork, inclusiveness and diversity, innovation and stewardship. Within HDS, Workplace Inclusion & Talent Management as a work unit, provides training, on-going development, assessment initiatives, employee development, on-boarding and retention to support the creation of quality, equitable environments for students and staff to fulfill the mission, vision and values.
Residential Dining
Residential Dining Services’ (RDS) mission is to deliver an outstanding dining experience crafted by an engaged team dedicated to social and environmental responsibility. RDS operates 5 dining centers, 2 convenience stores, a full bakeshop, and a warehouse. We employee more than 1,000 employees who serve 12,000 meals per day to the 6,000 students who live on campus.
WORKING AT CSU
Founded in 1870 as the Colorado Agricultural College, Colorado State University is now among the nation’s leading research universities. Fort Collins is an award-winning city located on the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains with the foothills and 14,000-foot peaks visible to residents. Easy access to hiking, skiing, rafting and other outdoor sports is a great advantage to CSU students, faculty and staff.
CSU’s Commitment to Campus offers employees a healthy work-life balance through a wide variety of programs, discounts, and special benefits. This includes Employee Study Privilege (nine free credits per year available through CSU, CSU Global, CSU Online Plus, and University of Northern Colorado), Family Tuition Scholarship Program, Discounted Veterinary Care, Wellness Membership Discounts, Volunteers in Public Schools Leave Program, Athletic Ticket Discounts, and much more! Visit www.facultyandstaff.colostate.edu
CSU Land Acknowledgement
Colorado State University acknowledges, with respect, that the land we are on today is the traditional and ancestral homelands of the Arapaho, Cheyenne, and Ute Nations and peoples. This was also a site of trade, gathering, and healing for numerous other Native tribes. We recognize the Indigenous peoples as original stewards of this land and all the relatives within it. As these words of acknowledgment are spoken and heard, the ties Nations have to their traditional homelands are renewed and reaffirmed.
CSU is founded as a land-grant institution, and we accept that our mission must encompass access to education and inclusion. And, significantly, that our founding came at a dire cost to Native Americans and peoples whose land this University was built upon. This acknowledgment is the education and inclusion we must practice in recognizing our institutional history, responsibility, and commitment.
Housing & Dining Services (HDS) is the largest department on campus with 450 full-time staff and 1,700 hourly and student staff, and nearly 8,300 students live on campus. HDS is responsible for the management, finance, administration, and program development of all University housing facilities, including residence halls, university apartments, and Mountain Campus.
As a department, HDS works to create dynamic housing and dining experiences that enhance personal growth and global engagement. We do this through implementation of our values of customer first service, commitment to students and staff, integrity, respect and teamwork, inclusiveness and diversity, innovation and stewardship. Within HDS, Workplace Inclusion & Talent Management as a work unit, provides training, on-going development, assessment initiatives, employee development, on-boarding and retention to support the creation of quality, equitable environments for students and staff to fulfill the mission, vision and values.
Residential Dining
Residential Dining Services’ (RDS) mission is to deliver an outstanding dining experience crafted by an engaged team dedicated to social and environmental responsibility. RDS operates 5 dining centers, 2 convenience stores, a full bakeshop, and a warehouse. We employee more than 1,000 employees who serve 12,000 meals per day to the 6,000 students who live on campus.
WORKING AT CSU
Founded in 1870 as the Colorado Agricultural College, Colorado State University is now among the nation’s leading research universities. Fort Collins is an award-winning city located on the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains with the foothills and 14,000-foot peaks visible to residents. Easy access to hiking, skiing, rafting and other outdoor sports is a great advantage to CSU students, faculty and staff.
CSU’s Commitment to Campus offers employees a healthy work-life balance through a wide variety of programs, discounts, and special benefits. This includes Employee Study Privilege (nine free credits per year available through CSU, CSU Global, CSU Online Plus, and University of Northern Colorado), Family Tuition Scholarship Program, Discounted Veterinary Care, Wellness Membership Discounts, Volunteers in Public Schools Leave Program, Athletic Ticket Discounts, and much more! Visit www.facultyandstaff.colostate.edu
CSU Land Acknowledgement
Colorado State University acknowledges, with respect, that the land we are on today is the traditional and ancestral homelands of the Arapaho, Cheyenne, and Ute Nations and peoples. This was also a site of trade, gathering, and healing for numerous other Native tribes. We recognize the Indigenous peoples as original stewards of this land and all the relatives within it. As these words of acknowledgment are spoken and heard, the ties Nations have to their traditional homelands are renewed and reaffirmed.
CSU is founded as a land-grant institution, and we accept that our mission must encompass access to education and inclusion. And, significantly, that our founding came at a dire cost to Native Americans and peoples whose land this University was built upon. This acknowledgment is the education and inclusion we must practice in recognizing our institutional history, responsibility, and commitment.
Position Summary
The Dining Custodian provides a safe and clean environment for students, staff, and the University community by conducting cleaning duties in the kitchen and service facilities while offering exemplary customer service.
Please visit https://housing.colostate.edu/about/employment/ for more information about working at Housing and Dining Services.
Please visit https://housing.colostate.edu/about/employment/ for more information about working at Housing and Dining Services.
Required Job Qualifications
- Six months of experience in a position that performs custodial duties.
Preferred Job Qualifications
- One year or more experience in a position performing custodial duties.
- Six months or more experience in a foodservice or retail operation(s).
- Demonstrated ability to handle multiple activities and tasks with competing priorities.
- Demonstrated interpersonal and verbal communication skills necessary for building and maintaining successful work relationships.
- Exemplary customer service skills.
- Food safety certification such as ServSafe.
Essential Duties
Job Duty Category
Production Area Cleaning and Sanitizing
Duty/Responsibility
- Assist in determining if areas meet established level of cleanliness and sanitation.
- Maintain foodservice kitchen environments clean and safe using green practices, such as environmentally safe chemicals, water conservation, recycling, and conserving energy by turning off lights.
- Cleaning and sanitizing foodservice equipment, preparation tables, walls, sinks, drains, vents, trash and compost receptacles, ceilings, floors, mirrors, vanities, toilets, windows, appliances, and furnishings.
- Continuously remove trash, recycle, and compostable foods from foodservice production areas to outside receptacles.
- Clean hard surface floors by sweeping, mopping, buffing, stripping and refinishing. Remove excessive dirt and food deposits.
- Cleans the outside of building including dock areas, picking up trash, sweeping, removing grease, washing, and snow/ice removal.
- Clean and sanitize carts and racks.
- Assist with dishwashing duties.
- Perform assigned weekly and monthly cleaning duties as assigned.
- During days when the dining center is not in operation, perform deep cleaning duties to assure long-term cleanliness and sanitation standards are met.
- Provides cleanup for blood borne pathogen situations not handled by Environmental Health and Safety (EHS)>
- Use Personal Protective Equipment and safety procedures for necessary cleaning tasks.
- Follow and monitor safety and sanitation guidelines in production and service areas using departmental operations manual, food sanitation manual, performance plan, and written and verbal communication from the appointed sanitarian and safety officials.
Percentage Of Time
85
Job Duty Category
Asset and Product Maintenance
Duty/Responsibility
- Performs minor maintenance, including, but not limited to replacing lightbulbs, minor painting, corner guard replacement, and drain cleaning.
- Occasionally assist Material Handler to receive, store, and organize deliveries.
- Remove, arrange, and organize furniture and equipment.
- Inspects and services Residential Dining equipment and machinery.
- Check fire extinguishers and lights.
- Use Personal Protective Equipment and safety procedures for necessary maintenance tasks.
Percentage Of Time
10
Job Duty Category
Training, Meetings, and Other Duties
Duty/Responsibility
- Attend assigned and voluntary CSU, HDS, and department training sessions to continue improving knowledge and skills.
- Successfully obtain the ServSafe food safety certification and maintain certification while employed as a Dining Custodian.
- Provide building opening and lockup procedures.
- Complete other duties as assigned.
Percentage Of Time
5
Application Details
Special Instructions to Applicants
HDS is committed to building a diverse and inclusive community where unique experiences are valued, and everyone has the opportunity to contribute. When you apply, rest assured that your application will be assessed by a person and will be considered based on key competencies needed for success in the position. Please visit us at https://housing.colostate.edu/about/employment/
to learn about the culture and benefits of joining Housing and Dining Services. To apply, please complete the application by addressing the required and preferred job qualifications listed in the posting. For full consideration, please submit your application by 03/23/2025, 11:59 pm (MT).
CSU is committed to full inclusion of qualified individuals. If you are needing assistance or accommodations with the search process, please reach out to the listed search contact.
References will not be contacted without prior notification to candidates. Please note, applicants may redact information from their application materials that identifies their age, date of birth, or dates of attendance at or graduation from an educational institution.
to learn about the culture and benefits of joining Housing and Dining Services. To apply, please complete the application by addressing the required and preferred job qualifications listed in the posting. For full consideration, please submit your application by 03/23/2025, 11:59 pm (MT).
CSU is committed to full inclusion of qualified individuals. If you are needing assistance or accommodations with the search process, please reach out to the listed search contact.
References will not be contacted without prior notification to candidates. Please note, applicants may redact information from their application materials that identifies their age, date of birth, or dates of attendance at or graduation from an educational institution.
Conditions of Employment
Pre-employment Criminal Background Check (required for new hires), Pre-employment Physical - Successfully complete the WorkSteps evaluation., Essential Services Designation, Shift Work - This position may be required to work extended shift hours and or a modified swing shift to meet departmental staffing requirements.
Search Contact
Anthony king; 970-491-4703; anthony.king@colostate.edu
EEO
Colorado State University (CSU) provides equal employment opportunities to all applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
Background Check Policy Statement
Colorado State University strives to provide a safe study, work, and living environment for its faculty, staff, volunteers and students. To support this environment and comply with applicable laws and regulations, CSU conducts background checks for the finalist before a final offer. The type of background check conducted varies by position and can include, but is not limited to, criminal history, sex offender registry, motor vehicle history, financial history, and/or education verification. Background checks will also be conducted when required by law or contract and when, in the discretion of the University, it is reasonable and prudent to do so.
Salary : $37,920 - $41,712
