Housekeeper Part-Time, Center for the Arts

Housekeeper Part-Time, Center for the Arts

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.

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