What are the responsibilities and job description for the Lead Custodian position at Mt. Hood Community College?
For best consideration, please submit application materials by March 2, 2025
* The salary range listed above reflects the 2023-2024 Classified Employee Association pay rates. The salary range will be updated pending ratification of the successor Collective Bargaining Agreement.Shift: Sunday - Thursday, 6:00PM - 2:30AM. Eligible for 5% shift differential
Job Summary
Assists the supervisor and custodial crew in performing custodial duties. Ensures a safe and clean environment through assignment of work to custodial staff, inspection of premises and performance of custodial tasks as needed. Notifies management concerning need for major repairs or additions to lighting, heating, and ventilating equipment. Serves as lead worker while overseeing custodial work performed by others. Trains and monitors performance of custodial personnel.
Essential Duties:
- Coordinates and assigns work orders, and assists in daily workload of custodians during daily operations and events. Assists in project oversight as needed, working with management. Provides input to manager on hiring and performance evaluations. Oversees scheduling and workflow. Ensures all work performed conforms to accepted standards, practices, and codes.
- Maintains work order system for custodial department. Assigns, schedules, and closes out work orders for daily maintenance, preventative maintenance, cleaning, repairing, and event needs of college.
- Orders and maintains an inventory of tools, supplies, and equipment for cleaning and maintenance of the college.
- Secures information and specifications for bids while working with staff and vendors.
- Performs all duties of custodian. Performs general cleaning of all buildings, moving of office furniture, and the set-up, take down, and clean-up of events. Responds to emergencies when needed.
- Coordinates office moves and physical reorganizations of offices. Coordinates the storage and disposal of surplus office equipment.
- Instructs and monitors tasks of custodial crew, including appropriate documentation.
- Responds to requests for service in moving furniture and equipment or maintenance of facilities
- Ensures cleanliness and maintenance of various floor surfaces including stripping, refinishing and buffing of hard floors and shampooing and extracting of carpets.
- Removes and disposes of bio-hazardous waste, including site cleanup.
Additional Duties:
- Maintains appropriate records and documentation.
- Assists other custodians as needed.
- Trains new and current custodians.
- Instructs and monitors tasks of part-time staff and work-study students.
- Performs all other related duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications:
- High school diploma or GED
- Two years of experience as a custodian in an institutional or educational setting
- Beginner (limited) working knowledge of word processing and email applications, preferably within the Microsoft Office Suite
- Valid, current driver's license and ability to be insured by the college insurance carrier. Must have at least three (3) years of driving history.
- Must be able to lift up to 50 lbs. on a regular basis, occasionally above shoulder height.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience as a custodian in a community college setting
Additional Requirements:
Must obtain within 60 days of starting work (depending upon availability of class):
- Blood Borne Pathogen Training
- Emergency and Safety Procedures Training
- Gas Dispensing Training
- HAZMAT Awareness Level Training
- MHCC Defensive Driving Course
Working Conditions:
This is an on-site position. Work is performed with frequent exposure to hazardous materials, such as chemicals and bio-hazardous waste, weather, noise or potentially dangerous situations. Frequent physical demands such as driving, walking and standing for long periods of time; moderate to excessive lifting, carrying, pushing and pulling of heavy objects; and climbing, crawling and repetitive hand and wrist motions can be expected.
Salary:
Initial salary placement will be based on years of relevant full-time equivalent experience at the sole discretion of the College, per the guidelines in the applicable Handbook or Collective Bargaining Agreement. Please include all relevant full and part-time experience in your application that you want the College to review towards potential placement. Hired employees will not have an opportunity to update past experience or appeal initial placement after the time of hire.
Important Information:
MHCC only accepts applications through our online application system at http://agency.governmentjobs.com/mhcc/default.cfm. For technical assistance, please call 855-524-5627.
Please note: We do not request or read letters of recommendation. Also, it is not necessary to upload a large number of documents with your materials. We are looking for the required documents and perhaps one or two additional documents of your choosing (optional). Faculty applications require a current resume, cover letter and official transcripts (copies are fine for application purposes) and/or any required certificates or licenses.
Please note: this is initially a self-screening system. We recognize that our application process can be lengthy, so before you begin, please read all of the stated requirements to determine if you meet them. Applicants must meet all of the stated minimum qualifications and additional requirements to be considered for this position. Based on your responses to the qualifying questions, the system may automatically screen you out from further consideration.
Position subject to budget consideration and approval.
Final candidates will be subject to a criminal background check as part of the employment process.
MHCC is NOT able to support Visa applications for employment at the college. Applicants must already be eligible to work in the United States to be considered.
MHCC provides qualifying veterans and disabled veterans with preference in employment in accordance with ORS 408.225, 408.230, and 408.235; OAR 105-040-0010 and 105-040-0015.
Qualifying veterans and disabled veterans may obtain preference by submitting as verification of eligibility a copy of the Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty (DD Form 214 or 215) or a letter from the US Dept. of Veteran's Affairs indicating receipt of a non-service connected pension to your application. Disabled Veterans must also submit a copy of their Veteran's disability preference letter from the Dept. of Veteran Affairs, unless the information is included in the DD Form 214 or 215.
If you are seeking this preference, appropriate documentation must be provided at the time of application. You may submit an electronic copy in the document upload area of the application in the section marked "veterans' preference document," or fax to 503-491-7257 or mail to Human Resources, Mt. Hood Community College, Gresham, OR 97030. If you do not have your documentation, you may request it through your Veterans' Administration Office.
Applicants with disabilities may request accommodation to complete the application and interview process. Please notify Human Resources at least three working days prior to the date of need.
Mt. Hood Community College is an Equal Opportunity Employer that actively supports workforce diversity.
Salary : $41,498 - $57,442
