Building Attendant II (Custodian) - Weekend Night

Building Attendant II (Custodian) – Weekend Night

You belong at The University of Texas at Austin, where you can help change the world at work while receiving competitive pay and great benefits!

What sets you apart when you join UT?

As a Longhorn, you'll be working for a globally recognized university. Your work will make a difference in the lives of faculty and staff, thereby enhancing the student experience. If you're the type of person who wants to know your work has meaning and impact, you'll like becoming a member of the Facilities Services team at UT.

With Facilities Services, you'll have opportunities to grow and learn. We believe that everyone has the potential to be a leader, and we offer comprehensive leadership training and development programs. We want to help you achieve your career goals, because our goal is for you to have a long and rewarding career with us.

What benefits do I receive with UT? The university offers an impressive benefits package including, but not limited to:

• Competitive health benefits (employee premiums covered at 100%, family premiums at 50%)
• Voluntary Vision, Dental, Life, and Disability insurance options
• Generous paid vacation (8 hours/month), paid holidays (10+/year), sick time (8 hours/month), and longevity pay
• Teachers Retirement System of Texas, a defined benefit retirement plan, with 8.25% employer matching funds
• Additional Voluntary Retirement Programs: Tax Sheltered Annuity 403(b) and a Deferred Compensation program 457(b)
• Flexible spending account options for medical and childcare expenses
• Robust free training access through LinkedIn Learning plus professional conference opportunities
• Tuition assistance
• Expansive employee discount program including athletic tickets
• Free access to UT Austin's libraries and museums with staff ID card
• Free rides on all UT Shuttle and Austin CapMetro buses with staff ID card

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For more information, assistance with completing an application, or other questions about joining Facilities Services, FS-Recruitment at View email address on click.appcast.io View phone number on click.appcast.io.

Purpose

Responsible for unlocking and locking exterior door and classrooms, and custodial cleaning work in academic buildings. Usually works in a large assigned area with frequent group work and/or special assignments in addition to the assigned area.

Responsibilities

• Unlock and lock exterior doors and classrooms according to schedule and with a high level of accuracy. Abide by key control and alarm procedures. Driving University owned vehicles to job sites will be required for this and most other functions.
• Perform general cleaning in all university facilities according to schedule and using safe and prescribed procedures. Service and restock restrooms. Respond to custodial requests and emergencies. Fill in as required for other crew members.
• Communicate effectively with clients on cleaning issues. Use two-way radios.
• Use custodial equipment to include back pack vacuum and wet dry vacuum.
• Perform set ups for special events. Pick up linens after events.
• Provide emergency response and clean up for floods and other custodial emergencies.
• Other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

Six month experience in any of the following fields: custodial, hospitality, environmental services, warehouse, production of facilities maintenance. Experience following basic work instructions. Ability to follow verbal instructions. Must be able to communicate via two-way radio. Basic reading skills in order to understand work orders, product labels, and other written job materials. Stable work history. Strong attendance record. Ability to walk 3 to 5 miles daily.

Must have a reliable means of communicating with the department outside of work by phone.

Relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate.

Preferred Qualifications

High school, GED or higher. More than six months experience in any of the following fields: custodial, hospitality, environmental services, warehouse, production or facilities maintenance. Demonstrated ability to communicate with supervisors and peer group in a timely, respectful, and effective manner. Demonstrated ability and willingness to be an effective team member. Well developed interpersonal communication and customer service skills. Experience in a busy environment working around clients. Excellent initiative, attention to detail, and ability to change tasks quickly and willingly according to changing needs instructions. Experience using commercial custodial equipment.

Driving Required

This job requires a class "C" operator's driver's license. The applicant selected must provide a current three year driving record from the current state of residence. If not currently a Texas resident, a Texas driver's license must be obtained within 30 days of becoming a Texas resident.

Salary Range

$18,720 annually + depending on qualifications (Annualized salary based upon 20 hours per week)

Working Conditions

Environment Demands:

• Uniforms and/or personal protection equipment (furnished)
• May work in all weather conditions
• May work around chemical fumes
• May work around standard office conditions
• May work around biohazards
• May work around chemicals
• May work around electrical and mechanical hazards

Physical Tasks:

• Use of manual dexterity
• Climbing of stairs
• Climbing of ladders
• Lifting and moving

Additional Working Conditions:

• Use of cleaning products/custodial equipment.
• Lift/carry up to 50 Ibs. Push/pull up to 50 Ibs.
• Ability to walk 3 to 5 miles.
• Constantly use personal protective equipment, and safety footwear.

Work Shift

• Saturday-Sunday from 2:00PM to 1:00AM (with 1 hour lunch break)
• UT Holidays Required
• Overtime may be required with little or no advance notice.

Required Materials

• Resume/CV
• 3 work references with their contact information; at least one reference should be from a supervisor

Important for applicants who are NOT current university employees or contingent workers: You will be prompted to submit your resume in the first step of the online job application process. Then, any additional Required Materials will be uploaded in the My Experience section; you can multi-select the additional files or click the Upload button for each file. Before submitting your online job application, ensure that ALL Required Materials have been uploaded. Once your job application has been submitted, you cannot make changes.

Important for Current university employees and contingent workers: As a current university employee or contingent worker, you MUST apply within Workday by searching for Find Jobs. Before you apply though, log-in to Workday, navigate to your Worker Profile, click the Career link in the left hand navigation menu and then update the sections in your Professional Profile. This information will be pulled in to your application. The application is one page and you will need to click the Upload button multiple times in order to attach your Resume, References and any additional Required Materials noted above.