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Custodian (Mon-Fri, 7a-3:30p) (Two positions)

  • Facilities Services
  • Staff Full-time

Position Title: Custodian (Mon-Fri, 7a-3:30p) (Two positions)

Department: Facilities Services (CBU)

Advertised Pay: $15.00/hr

Campus Location: Washburn University

Application Deadline:  Application review will begin as applications are received and will continue until the position is filled. Applicants can be assured of full consideration if submitted by: May 14, 2025.

Position Summary: Washburn University is a teaching-focused, student-centered, public institution located in the metropolitan setting of Topeka that has earned national recognition for its high-impact programs for first-generation students. Washburn has a student body of over 5,500 undergraduate, graduate, and law students, a significant and growing number of whom are first-generation and Pell-Grant eligible. The University has created educational pathways for all students to be successful and achieve their educational goals.

Washburn is dedicated to recruiting and retaining a dynamic faculty, staff, and student body and cultivating a robust learning and working environment and curriculum. We employ more than one thousand faculty and staff on our campuses throughout Topeka and strive to offer competitive wages, an excellent benefits program, and a supportive culture and a healthy work/life balance. Washburn seeks to create an environment that reflects our core values for creating positive IMPACT: inclusion, modernization, partnership, achievement, community and transformation. In 2024, Washburn was recognized as one of the best colleges in the nation to work for, according to Great Colleges to Work For® program.

Performs custodian duties for the Washburn campus.

Essential Functions:
Employees are expected to use chemicals, supplies, and equipment to manufacturer and University standards and to comply with University and OSHA policies and regulations.

New employees must complete safety training within six months of hire.

Work assignments for this position may include any or all of the following plus other duties as assigned.
• Clean and disinfect urinals, lavatories, partitions and walls, trash receptacles, and other surfaces and fixtures.
• Maintain supplies of toilet tissue, paper towels, and soap in restrooms, showers, and locker rooms.
• Sweep, mop, dust, strip, wax, and buff floors.
• Vacuum and/or shampoo carpets.
• Clean chalk and dry-erase boards.
• Clean and disinfect water fountains.
• Collect and remove waste and/or recyclable materials.
• Wash walls and windows.
• Perform other cleaning tasks in offices, classrooms, laboratories, entrance areas, conference/meeting rooms, dining areas, corridors, elevators, stairways, residence halls, and other public or restricted areas in University buildings.
• Move, and set up/dismantle tables, chairs, portable stages, risers, and other equipment to prepare for or clean up after special events such as athletic events, commencement exercises, training events, and meetings.
• Remove ice and snow from steps and entryways within 10 feet of building entrances.
• Change and dispose of light bulbs in accordance with University safety training.
• Visually check fire extinguishers.
• Lock and unlock buildings.
• Report safety concerns or maintenance/repair needs to the supervisor.

Required Qualifications:
• Ability to learn the operation and care of vacuum cleaners, scrubbing machines, buffers, and other janitorial equipment.
• Ability to work effectively with fellow workers and others.
• Ability to move and maneuver objects weighing as much as 50 pounds.
• Ability to understand and follow written and verbal instructions.

Physical Requirements:
• Ability to work from a ladder and/or a lift and to move and maneuver objects weighing as much as 50 pounds.
• Occasional requirement to climb ladders.

Hourly, Full-time, Mon-Fri, 7am-3:30pm   
Background check and drug screen are required

Washburn University is committed to providing an environment for individuals to pursue educational and employment opportunities free from discrimination and/or harassment. The University prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, age, national origin, ancestry, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, veteran status, or marital or parental status.

Washburn University is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to applicants for employment. If you are an applicant who needs a reasonable accommodation to participate in the application or interview process, please email benefits@washburn.edu or call 785-670-1538 at least five (5) business days in advance of the date you need the requested accommodation.

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