Performs manual labor tasks and related work to clean and sanitize
public buildings, offices, athletic facilities, and college
resident halls. Serves as a dependable and flexible team member to
support departmental objectives and meet productivity and quality
standards.
Description of Essential Duties:
Description of Essential Duties:
- Sweep, dust, and wet-mop floors and/or stairs.
- Strip, wax, buff, and reseal floors, using brooms, dust mops, vacuums, wet mops, and floor machines.
- High School diploma or equivalent G.E.D.
- One year prior full-time relevant experience (such as commercial building maintenance or housekeeping) with demonstrated ability to follow established principles and processes for providing customer and personal service. This includes assessing and evaluating customer needs and meeting quality and service standards.
- Must pass a pre-employment (post-offer) criminal background check.
- Demonstrated ability to foster cooperative work environment.
- Good listening skills to give full attention to what other people are saying by taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate.
- Ability to operate vacuums and other related equipment.
- Ability to understand and follow safety procedures.
- Ability to safely use cleaning equipment and supplies.
- Ability to read and follow general directions in English. Ability to effectively respond to questions from faculty, staff, students and visitors of the organization.
- Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of situations. Ability to manage conflict among teammates and customers appropriately.
- The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Demonstrate ability to listen and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words.
- Static Strength Exert maximum muscle force to lift, push, or carry machines and objects.
- Trunk Strength Ability to use abdominal and lower back muscles to support part of the body repeatedly or continuously over time without “giving out” or fatiguing.
- Extent Flexibility Ability to bend, stretch, twist, or reach with your body, arms, and/or legs.
- Considerable physical activity is required: heavy lifting, pushing, or pulling required of objects up to 50 pounds. Physical work is a primary part (more than 70%) of job.
Work Environment:
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
- Work environment involves some exposure to hazards of physical risk, which requires strict adherence to follow basic safety precautions.
- Work may involve moderate exposure to unusual elements, such as extreme temperatures, dirt, dust, fumes, unpleasant odors, and/or loud noises.
Located on the shore of Lake Michigan in the thriving Chicago-Milwaukee corridor, Carthage College blends the best liberal arts traditions with desirable degree programs, transformative learning opportunities, and personal attention from dedicated faculty and staff. Our beautiful campus, an 80-acre arboretum with stunning lake views, is home to 2,600 undergraduate students and 200 graduate students. Founded in 1847, Carthage is consistently named a Best Midwestern College by The Princeton Review and a Most Innovative School by U.S. News & World Report. All Carthage employees play a vital part in the success of our students, as we work together to create an environment where all can achieve their true potential. Grow with Carthage.
Carthage College is an equal opportunity employer (EOE) dedicated to the goal of building a culturally diverse community. We welcome applications from a broad spectrum of people, including members of ethnic minorities, women, veterans, and individuals with disabilities. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender expression, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, protected veteran status or status as an individual with a disability.