Cleaner
About this role
Department
Facilities Operations - Administrative OfficeJob Family
Service - UnionVassar College is deeply committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees by promoting an environment of transparency and respect for differences. We welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds who meet the qualifications of a posting. If you need to request an accommodation to fully participate in the search process, please contact careers@vassar.edu.
Job Description
Schedule: Monday - Friday, 6:00am - 2:30pm
Position Summary
The Cleaner is responsible for maintaining cleanliness levels in campus facilities providing an environment conducive for teaching, learning and living.
Responsibilities
General cleaning, including but not limited to: restrooms, offices, classrooms, mpr rooms, parlors, kitchens, student rooms, laundry rooms, locker and shower rooms.
Responsible for all basic cleaning in and around residences and office buildings.
Clean floors and rooms. Including but not limited to: dust mopping, damp mopping, sweeping, vacuuming, dusting, picking up objects off the floor and cleaning glass and windows.
Cleans restrooms, including restocking dispensers, emptying trash, cleaning and sanitizing fixtures, cleaning mirrors, cleaning partitions, doors and walls, sweeping and mopping floors and cleaning toilets and urinals.
Vacuum, empty trash and replace liners.
Prepares rooms for Commencement and Reunion weekends.
Notify supervisor(s) of occurring deficiencies and needs for repair.
Set up, stock and maintain cleaning equipment, supplies and supply rooms.
Monitor and maintain sanitation and organization of assigned areas.
Use small lightweight floor machines, wet/dry vacuums and other cleaning equipment.
Carry out heavy cleaning tasks and special projects.
Follow all health and safety regulations.
Interact with co-workers and a variety of people and departments in a professional, courteous manner in diversified situations.
Required knowledge, skills and abilities
One (1) year experience in the cleaning, maintenance and care of facilities in a similar environment.
Ability to use small lightweight floor machines, wet/dry vacuums & other cleaning equipment.
Ability to move, position, transport and place objects up to and including 50 pounds.
Ability to communicate effectively in English, including understanding, speaking, reading and writing.
Ability to work productively and efficiently without supervision.
Work on holidays when required.
Preferred knowledge, skills and abilities
Willingness to work overtime as available. Overtime is assigned according to seniority guidelines.
Pay Rate: $20.63 per hour
Company at a glance
Formerly the Vassar College Art Gallery, we were the first art museum at a college or university that was part of the institution’s original plan. Today, the Loeb’s permanent collection includes over 22,000 works, comprised of paintings, sculptures, drawings, photographs, textiles, and glass and ceramic wares. We strive to be a catalyst for scholarly, creative, and social justice work by Vassar students and others. Our undertakings reflect a commitment to broaden, and amplify, the voices represented in the museum setting, and to ensure that the Loeb’s programs and practices have a positive impact on our communities.
IMPACT STATEMENT
By engaging with the Loeb’s collections and programs, individuals build capacity to make meaningful connections—intellectual, creative, emotional—through the visual arts across time, place, and cultures.
COMMITMENT TO DEAI
The Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center, Vassar College commits to Diversity, Equity, Access, and Inclusion as core values across its culture, systems, and practices. We pledge to allocate resources (human and financial) to create and sustain a museum culture and program in which difference is celebrated. The Loeb can best serve its communities by examining critically its own history and systemic biases, and working continually to resist discrimination and present a variety of narratives. A fundamental shift in institutional ethos toward equity and inclusion enhances the Loeb’s mission to support the goals of the college.
MISSION STATEMENT
The mission of The Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center is to enhance and support the College’s goals of leadership, scholarship, and integrative learning. The Loeb achieves this through the preservation, documentation, interpretation, presentation, and development of its collections; and through a dynamic program of temporary exhibitions and educational activities aimed at diverse audiences.
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