Housekeeper Part-Time, Center for the Arts

Job Description

Housekeepers at the Center for the Arts must work independently and as a part of a team to maintain the cleanliness of the building and grounds and assure an aesthetically pleasing, clean, sanitary, and safe environment in a variety of spaces including lobbies, theater and other public event areas, performance support areas, restrooms, offices, classrooms, and research studios. They provide routine and urgent need services before, during, and after events and work a varying schedule, including day, evening and weekend hours.

Duties include floor cleaning, dusting, mopping, sweeping, vacuuming, window cleaning, gathering and removing trash, and leaf blowing. Housekeepers are expected to safely and responsibly operate powered and manual equipment, follow health and safety procedures, monitor supplies and inventory, and report needed building repairs, damages, and unsafe conditions.

These are non-student positions that are not available for Virginia Tech students. Students, please refer to the Center for the Arts website for student hiring information:

Required Qualifications

Knowledge of, or the ability to learn, commercial/industrial cleaning methods and safety protocols.
Excellent customer service and interpersonal skills.
The ability to work a varying schedule.

Preferred Qualifications

Pay Band

1

Overtime Status

Non-Exempt: Eligible for overtime

Appointment Type

Regular

Salary Information

16.00 per hour minimum

Hours per week

Variable

Review Date

4/27/26 Applications reviewed as received

Additional Information

The successful candidate will be required to have a criminal conviction check.

About Virginia Tech

Dedicated to its motto, Ut Prosim (That I May Serve), Virginia Tech pushes the boundaries of knowledge by taking a hands-on, transdisciplinary approach to preparing scholars to be leaders and problem-solvers. A comprehensive land-grant institution that enhances the quality of life in Virginia and throughout the world, Virginia Tech is an inclusive community dedicated to knowledge, discovery, and creativity. The university offers more than 280 majors to a diverse enrollment of more than 36,000 undergraduate, graduate, and professional students in eight undergraduate colleges, a school of medicine, a veterinary medicine college, Graduate School, and Honors College. The university has a significant presence across Virginia, including Blacksburg, the greater Washington, D.C. area, the Health Sciences and Technology Campus in Roanoke, sites in Newport News and Richmond, and numerous Extension offices and research institutes. A leading global research institution, Virginia Tech conducts more than $650 million in research annually.

Virginia Tech endorses and encourages participation in professional development opportunities and university shared governance. These valuable contributions to university shared governance provide important representation and perspective, along with opportunities for unique and impactful professional development.

Virginia Tech does not discriminate against employees, students, or applicants on the basis of age, color, disability, sex (including pregnancy), gender, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, ethnicity or national origin, political affiliation, race, religion, sexual orientation, or military status, or otherwise discriminate against employees or applicants who inquire about, discuss, or disclose their compensation or the compensation of other employees or applicants, or on any other basis protected by law.

If you are an individual with a disability and desire an accommodation, please contact Toni Cartee at View email address on click.appcast.io during regular business hours at least 10 business days prior to the event.

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