Custodian II

Custodian II

Our Custodial Staff members are an essential part of Adams State University's success. Maintaining the cleanliness of our facilities is crucial to providing a safe, comfortable, fully functional, and aesthetically pleasing campus environment that is conducive to teaching, learning, living, and creating the best possible experience for our students, faculty, staff and visitors to our campus.

This Position consists of supervising custodial units and performs custodial duties as needed to ensure clean, safe, sanitary, well maintained buildings to meet University customer needs and to protect the assets of Adams State University which further enhance the University's ability to achieve its objectives in instruction, research and public service. This position has an essential service designation (required to be on duty to perform essential/emergency services of agency without delay and/or interruption. This position exists to assist the General Laborer III in delivery of custodial services to building occupants by serving in the capacity of a work leader directing and monitoring the work of a crew of up to 15 Custodian I's. Other specific duties of the Custodian II are:

• Operate and maintain buffers, burnishers (battery and cord operated), automatic floor scrubbers, carpet extractors and backpack vacuums. Evaluate condition of floor coverings to determine appropriate procedures to be used in their care and maintenance. Perform specialized floor maintenance including strip and refinish, scrub and recoat, and burnishing operations on hard surface floors and stain removal and extraction operations on carpeted floors.
• Perform routine custodial tasks including sanitizing of restrooms, removing trash and recyclables in all areas of buildings, dusting, window and entry glass cleaning and vacuuming and mopping of floors in classrooms, laboratories, offices and common areas

As a Supervisor this position will:

• Assign tasks and monitor the work of a custodial crew of up to 15 Custodian I's.
• Assist General Laborer III with monitoring work processes, tracking employee attendance timekeeping and performance evaluations, monitoring equipment utilization and maintenance, ordering and stocking consumable supplies and providing input on individual employee performance for evaluation purposes.
• Provide safe access to buildings and building security through snow removal and building unlocking and locking services

This position must understand MSD Sheets, proper use of cleaning chemicals, i. e. water, natural soaps, synthetic detergents/surfactants, solvents, acid, alkaline cleaners, etc. The use of these chemicals requires proper safety precautions and knowledge of various chemical hazards. Position may include use, handling and exposure to hazardous material through the use of custodial cleaning supplies and chemicals and ice melt.

Residency Requirement:

This posting is only open to residents of the State of Colorado at the time of submitting your application.

Class Code & Classification Description:

D8B2XX Custodian II

Minimum Qualifications: Experience Only:

One (1) year of relevant experience in an occupation related to the work assigned to this position

Substitutions: None. A successful candidate will demonstrate responsible professional conduct at all times; will be punctual and observe scheduled work hours; will not abuse leave and will follow call-in procedures. The successful candidate will also follow safety guidelines and use personal protective equipment, when required. Successful Applicants must:

• Effectively communicate with campus faculty and staff.
• Be willing to work different shifts (day and/or night), including weekends and Holidays.
• In this position you will be required to exert or lift in excess of 100 lbs. of force occasionally, and/or in excess of 50 lbs. of force frequently, and/or in excess of 20 lbs. for force constantly. It also requires constant or frequent climbing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling, handling, pushing, pulling and reaching.
• In this position you will be required to withstand exposure to dust and fumes associated with cleaning agents and custodial work.
• In this position you will be required to withstand exposure to adverse weather while performing snow removal duties in front of building entry/exit ways as needed.

Note: Although this position is non-exempt for FLSA, it is a condition of employment at Adams State University to agree to receive compensation time in lieu of overtime pay.

Special Requirement

• Valid and unrestricted State of Colorado driver's license (Please Provide a copy with your application)

Preferred Qualifications

• Excellent Customer Service skills
• Experience in a higher education setting (University or Community College)
• Experience working events
• Effectively communicate with campus faculty and staff.
• Be willing to work different shifts (day and/or night), including weekends and Holidays

Essential Services Designation (Required to be on duty to perform essential and/or emergency services of the agency without delay or interruption.) Provide essential or emergency services to ensure health, safety and welfare of all faculty, staff, students and community members including before and after regular scheduled shift. This includes emergencies such as broken windows, power outages, storm damages and snow removal due to inclement weather including during University closures, after-hours and weekends.

Appeal Rights:

As an applicant who has been removed from consideration during the selection or comparative analysis process, you may file an appeal with the State Personnel Board and/or request a review by the State Personnel Director. A standard appeal form is available on the State Personnel Board website, If you appeal, your appeal must be submitted in writing on the official appeal form, signed by you or your representative, and received at the following address within ten (10) days of your receipt of this notice: Colorado State Personnel Board/State Personnel Director, Attn: Appeals Processing, 1525 Sherman Street, 4th Floor, Denver, CO 80203. Fax: View phone number on click.appcast.io. Phone: View phone number on click.appcast.io. Email address: View email address on click.appcast.io. The ten-day deadline and these appeal procedures also apply to all charges of discrimination. Refer to Chapters 4 and 8 of the State Personnel Board Rules and Personnel Director's Administrative Procedures, 4 CCR 801, for information about the appeals process. The State Personnel Board Rules and Personnel Director's Administrative Procedures are available at spb.colorado.gov.

The State of Colorado offers permanent employees a variety of benefits including medical, dental, life and disability insurance, as well as a comprehensive leave program. Please click the following link for detailed information: Please note that each agency's contact information is different; therefore, we encourage all applicants to view the full, official job announcement which includes contact information and class title. Select the job you wish to view, then click on the "Print" icon.