We are seeking a Custodian. The Custodian Cleans office buildings, laboratories, classrooms, and/or outside areas. Moves furniture, appliances and/or equipment.

Specific Duties & Responsibilities

• Cleans, sweeps, vacuums, and polishes floors. Uses various tools, equipment, and cleaning materials to include, but not limited to hand and power scrubbing and polishing equipment, small and large vacuum cleaners, large commercial type buffer, broom, dust brush, dust pan, wet and dry mop, bucket mop wringer, special cleaning solution, and chemical cleaners.
  
• Cleans identified or assigned areas/spaces with required cleaners and disinfecting solutions.
  
• Cleans walls, windows, window blinds and shades, ceilings, and doors. May work from ladders or scaffolding.
  
• Replenishes towels, soap, toilet tissue, linen, and other supplies as required.
  
• Inspects exterior and interior of building for service issues and report all damages, malfunctions and needed repairs to supervisor.
  
• Removes trash from assigned areas. Moves furniture, miscellaneous equipment, supplies and/or recyclable materials, empties large and small trash containers, removes miscellaneous debris and discarded building materials such as broken plaster, wood, and brick.
  
• Removes recyclable materials and maintains appropriate separation.
  
• Transports biohazard containers to designated area.
  
• Removes snow, ice and debris from building entrances, sidewalks and other areas as required
  
• Maintains equipment and work areas in clean and orderly condition.
  
• Observes safety precautions and properly uses equipment and products.
  
• Sets up and removes furniture, miscellaneous equipment and supplies required for meetings and special events.
  
• Performs other duties as assigned.

This description is a general statement of required major duties and responsibilities performed on a regular and continuous basis. It does not exclude other duties as assigned.

• High school education or equivalent preferred.
• One or more years of experience preferred.
  
• Valid driver's license preferred.
  

Special Knowledge Skills & Abilities

• Ability to understand and follow oral and written instructions.
• Ability to read and write such as to be able to read labels on cleaning and detergent materials, disinfecting solutions, and so forth.
• Ability to operate large powered vacuum cleaners, cleaning and buffing equipment.
• Ability to interact and/or work with faculty, students, staff, and visitors in a respectful and courteous manner.
• Ability to lift, carry or otherwise move and position objects and materials weighing up to 50 lbs.
• Ability to stand, walk or otherwise move about campus on a continuous basis.
• Ability to ascend/descend stairs on a regular basis in order to sufficiently clean them.

**This is a 3rd shift overnight position - Sunday - Thursday 11pm-7:30am. Position is casual to start, becomes full-time Union member with benefits after successful completion of 90 day probationary period**

**This is a Bargaining Unit position. All newly hired employees in Bargaining Unit positions shall be considered

About Johns Hopkins University

Johns Hopkins University remains committed to its founding principle, that education for all students should be grounded in exploration and discovery. Hopkins students are challenged not just to learn but also to advance learning itself. Critical thinking, problem solving, creativity, and entrepreneurship are all encouraged and nourished in this unique educational environment. After more than 130 years, Johns Hopkins remains a world leader in both teaching and research. Faculty members and their research colleagues at the university's Applied Physics Laboratory have each year since 1979 won Johns Hopkins more federal research and development funding than any other university. The university has nine academic divisions and campuses throughout the Baltimore-Washington area. The Krieger School of Arts and Sciences, the Whiting School of Engineering, the School of Education and the Carey Business School are based at the Homewood campus in northern Baltimore. The schools of Medicine, Public Health, and Nursing share a campus in east Baltimore with The Johns Hopkins Hospital. The Peabody Institute, a leading professional school of music, is located on Mount Vernon Place in downtown Bal...timore. The Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies is located in Washington's Dupont Circle area.

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