Housekeeper

Residence Life

Housekeeping duties for High School Residence Hall to include the bathrooms, hallways, public areas, elevators, and other duties as assigned,

Monday - Friday
7:00am - 4:00pm

Some weekends may be required as needed.

Daily Building Assignments
Empty all trash receptacles, sanitize, and replace trash bag. Dust mop and wet mop hard surface floors daily. Dust vertical and horizontal surfaces (furniture and chair rails, blinds, air vents, window sills, and ledges). Vacuum carpeted floors and spot clean and vacuum and/or brush upholstered furniture, spot wipe with clean cloth to remove soil. Clean elevator walls, thresholds, flat surfaces, and panels. Wipe light switches, door knobs, water fountains, and kick plates.

Daily Bathroom Assignment
Sweep and mop floors daily and disinfect all surfaces (vertical and horizontal and fixtures, disinfect all dispensers and restock supplies. Disinfect all shower stall surfaces daily and super scrub showers once a week. Clean mirrors and chrome surfaces daily and spot clean walls and doors.

Stairwell and Hallway
Monitor daily for hazardous and clean-up spills and sweep and mop. Dust stairwell ledges and overheads and spot clean walls, handrails, and flat surfaces.

Other Duties
Move furniture for floor cleaning and/or restoration and carpet shampooing as needed. Utilize procedures that increase efficiency and monitor workspace for quality assurance. Keep closet in organized manner and monitor workspace for safety hazards.

Building Perimeter
Sweep entrances and breezeways. Pickup cigarette butts and debris around buildings and adjacent housing areas. Monitor and clean up trash dumpster areas as needed. Remove cobwebs and nests from overheads and entrances and sweep outside window ledges. Clean lint build-up from laundry vents where accessible on exterior of housing facilities.

Equipment Maintenance
Inspect vacuum cleaners for optimum working condition and replace bags when full and report necessary repairs needed. Inspect all equipment before use to utilize all safety precautions. Mix and use housekeeping chemicals per manufacturer's directions. Keep housekeeping closets clean and orderly.

Training Sessions and Seminars
Attend and participate in all departmental training sessions as assigned. Complete all housekeeping specific training as assigned.

Some knowledge of cleaning procedures, ability to follow instructions and to perform medium to heavy physical work; or an equivalent combination of training and experience. Special certification may be required for some of these positions.

If no applicants apply who meet the required competency level and training and experience requirements, then management may consider other applicants. Salary would be determined based on competencies, equity, budget, and market considerations.

High School Diploma or equivalent. Some experience with housekeeping responsibilities in group setting.

Communication - speaks with other associates and management to keep informed of department happenings. Listens to instructions, asks necessary questions to complete assigned tasks and responsibilities.

Reads work schedules and diagrams of buildings to arrive at the assigned work area on a timely basis. Performs basic cleaning such as sweeping, mopping, scrubbing, dusting, disinfecting, vacuuming, etc., to keep working areas in a clean and orderly condition. Fills dispensers, such as tissue and soap dispensers, with the proper product and amount. Mows and trims lawns and shrubberies to a height using hand and power trimmers, and performs other grounds keeping tasks as requested.

Communicates with fellow workers in a manner that allows work to be completed.

Listens and responds to customer needs promptly and respectfully.

Listens to instructions, asks necessary questions to complete tasks.

Recognizes and follows dispenser directions to properly mix cleaning chemicals

The University of North Carolina School of the Arts is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer and all qualified applicants are welcome to apply without regard to age, color, disability, gender, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national guard, or veteran status. The application must be completed in full detail (including work history) for your qualifications to be considered. Failure to complete the application process as required by state regulations will result in your application being rejected for the vacancy and you will not be considered for the position. The UNCSA participates in E-Verify. Federal law requires all employers to verify the identity and employment eligibility of all persons hired to work in the United States. Final candidates are subject to criminal background checks.

EEO Contact Information
Applicants needing assistance with the application process are asked to contact: suttonar@uncsa.edu