What are the responsibilities and job description for the Custodian Lead position at University of Wisconsin–Madison?
Job Summary:
- Lead worker duties that include assisting in training new employees, inspect progress and quality of building services.
- Basic custodial duties that include routine maintenance and cleaning, waste removal, and snow/ice removal.
Responsibilities:
Cleans institutional facilities, removes waste and recycling, and monitors building security to ensure cleanliness, orderliness, and safety in assigned areas. Leads the custodial work of others and responds to custodial emergencies.- 50% Utilizes basic equipment and supplies to clean assigned facility areas and remove waste and recyclables
- 5% Monitors and secures facility interior and exterior entrances and reports issues to appropriate entities
- 10% Maintains organization of supply areas and equipment, documents inventory, and requests additional supplies as needed
- 5% Documents and reports repairs, violations, and pest control needs
- 10% Maintains clean and clear walkways to ensure they are free of debris, litter, snow, and ice
- 15% Schedules, monitors, and communicates with staff and assists with basic training
- 5% Responds to facility emergency and hazardous situations, and escalates incidents according to established policies and procedures
Institutional Statement on Diversity:
Diversity is a source of strength, creativity, and innovation for UW-Madison. We value the contributions of each person and respect the profound ways their identity, culture, background, experience, status, abilities, and opinion enrich the university community. We commit ourselves to the pursuit of excellence in teaching, research, outreach, and diversity as inextricably linked goals.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison fulfills its public mission by creating a welcoming and inclusive community for people from every background - people who as students, faculty, and staff serve Wisconsin and the world.
Education:
Preferred
H.S. Diploma
Qualifications:
- Previous custodial work experience for 6 months or more.
- Ability to work outside in inclement weather.
- Ability to shovel snow and ice outside in winter conditions.
- Ability to conduct trash-recycling-compost gathering and disposal daily, based on needs.
- Applicants must possess a working knowledge of the English Language.
- Ability to Lift 50lbs.
- Ability to carry 50lbs.
- Ability to push 100lbs.
- Ability to pull 100lbs.
Work Schedule:
Tuesday - Saturday 6:30am - 3pm
Work Type:
Full Time: 100%
It is anticipated this position requires work be performed in-person, onsite, at a designated campus work location.
Appointment Type, Duration:
Ongoing/Renewable
Salary:
Depending on Qualifications
- Plus an additional $2.50 per hour for night hours worked (6pm-6am).
- Plus an additional $0.80 per hour for weekend hours worked.
- Plus Time and a half per hour for hours worked on designated legal holidays.
participation in the nationally recognized Wisconsin Retirement System (WRS) pension fund. For a summary of benefits, please see:
https://www.wisconsin.edu/ohrwd/benefits/download/univstaff.pdf
Additional Information:
The Wisconsin Union operates from several buildings on the UW-Madison campus including Memorial Union, Union South, Fluno Center, Pyle Center, University Club, Red Gym, and the Student Activity Center. The Wisconsin Union is a financially self-supporting division of the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Financial support for the organization is provided by income earned by over thirty food service units and a variety of nonfood units such as games, guest rooms, space rentals and campus vending. Substantial support is also provided by student fees. The total annual organizational budget is approximately $60 million dollars.
Student Affairs is led by the Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs. Our staff is dedicated to serving students and to helping them succeed in and out of the classroom in areas including health and well-being, identity and inclusion, leadership and engagement, and student advocacy. Student Affairs includes departments led by the dean of students; departments that provide identity-based spaces and leadership resources; the Wisconsin Union; University Health Services; and University Recreation and Wellbeing.
How to Apply:
To be considered, applications must be submitted online. Please fill out the work history form. Applicants will have the option to upload a resume.
Contact:
Rod Rotar
rod.rotar@wisc.edu
608-263-5596
Relay Access (WTRS): 7-1-1. See RELAY_SERVICE for further information.
Official Title:
Custodian Lead(FP020)
Department(s):
A96-WISCONSIN UNION/FAC MGT/MU BLG SRV
Employment Class:
University Staff-Ongoing
Job Number:
313518-CP
The University of Wisconsin-Madison is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer.
Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, including but not limited to, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, pregnancy, disability, or status as a protected veteran and other bases as defined by federal regulations and UW System policies. We promote excellence through diversity and encourage all qualified individuals to apply.Employment may require a criminal background check. It may also require you and your references to answer questions regarding sexual violence and sexual harassment.
The University of Wisconsin System will not reveal the identities of applicants who request confidentiality in writing, except that the identity of the successful candidate will be released. See Wis. Stat. sec. 19.36(7).
The Annual Security and Fire Safety Report contains current campus safety and disciplinary policies, crime statistics for the previous 3 calendar years, and on-campus student housing fire safety policies and fire statistics for the previous 3 calendar years. UW-Madison will provide a paper copy upon request; please contact the University of Wisconsin Police Department.
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