Posting Number

S094P

Job Title

Cleaner

Application Deadline

06/30/2023

Department

Facilities Management

FT - PT

Full Time

Part-time %

Minimum Salary

$31,320 + $3,026 location pay

Maximum Salary

$31,320 + $3,026 location pay

Description

Cleaners perform a variety of routine manual tasks requiring light, medium, and heavy physical effort in cleaning and caring for an assigned area in public buildings and adjacent grounds and sidewalks.

Washes floors, corridors, stairs and stairwells, walls, partitions, windows from the inside or outside of buildings using mops, brushes, detergents, buffers, floor scrubbers, and other cleaning implements.

Collects, transports, and disposes of medical waste or spoiled linens in accordance with cleaning procedures.

Cleans blood spills and bodily fluids, including urine, vomit, and feces.

Strips and waxes floors; vacuums and shampoos carpets; and dusts assigned areas using manual or mechanical equipment.

Cleans and scrubs all areas of lavatories and locker rooms, such as sinks, urinals, toilets, showers, shower walls and drains, tile floors, and locker room common areas.

Replaces light bulbs, dusts or washes light fixtures and high places such as ceilings using ladders and scaffolds.

Cleans and polishes furniture, metal fixtures, and equipment.

Removes hazardous articles on floors, furniture, and equipment and places them in designated receptacles or in appropriate places.

Moves furniture and equipment in connection with cleaning activities, or sets up for meetings or special events.

Changes curtains and drapes, and hangs pictures and other decorative objects.

Empties trash, recyclables, and waste, in accordance with cleaning schedule.

Assembles cleaning cart to conform to assigned cleaning duties, and mixes and properly dilutes cleaning solutions in accordance with manufacturer directions.

Wears appropriate protective clothing, and other specialized protective equipment as required by the cleaning assignments.

Checks supplies and equipment functioning, and notifies supervisor of low supply levels, equipment malfunction, and building maintenance issues noted during cleaning.

May be assigned to remove snow and salt walkways; clean sidewalks, yards, and drives; and mows lawns with manual or mechanical equipment.

May be assigned to laboratories, clean rooms, operating rooms, or hospital, school, or custodial care settings that require a high degree of cleanliness and disinfectant processes that must be followed to minimize the spread of infection.

Qualifications

Candidates may be required to work overtime. Position works a 5 day work schedule (may include working Saturday and Sunday) with 2 pass days. Work schedule to be determined by management.

Must be physically able to perform the tasks of the position and to communicate effectively to obtain and convey information.

Position is non-competitive.

ESSENTIAL PERSONNEL – Note that all classified employees assigned to the Grounds, Custodial, Heating/Plumbing, Electrical, Automotive, Maintenance Trades Departments are deemed to be essential employees. In the event of an emergency, essential employees are required to report to work as scheduled and remain at work, if needed, based upon the operational needs of Purchase College.

To apply for the position, please complete an online application (cover letter and resume optional).

Phone calls, hard copy, or e-mail submissions of application materials will NOT be accepted.

Special Note

Position is subject to a New York State Department of Civil Service Agency Reduction Transfer List clearance in accordance with NYS laws, rules and regulations.Nondiscrimination Policy – Purchase College is committed to fostering a diverse community of outstanding faculty, staff and students, as well as ensuring equal educational opportunity, employment, and access to service, programs, and activities, without regard to an individual’s race, color, national origin, religion, creed, age, disability, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, familial status, pregnancy, predisposing genetic characteristics, military status, domestic violence victim status, or criminal conviction. Employees, students, applicants, or other members of the Purchase community (including vendors, visitors, and guests) may not be subjected to harassment that is prohibited by law or treated adversely or retaliated against based upon a protected characteristic. To view the entire policy, please visit the following website: Purchase College Human Resources Policies and Procedures website.




Women and minorities are encouraged to apply. Purchase College is an AA/EEO employer. The Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act, or Clery Act, mandates that all Title IV institutions, without exception, prepare, publish and distribute an Annual Security Report. This report consists of two basic parts: disclosure of the University’s crime statistics for the past three years; and the availability regarding the University’s current campus security policies. Purchase College’s Annual Security Report is available at Purchase College NYS University Police Website.

Pursuant to Executive Order 161, no State entity, as defined by the Executive Order, is permitted to ask, or mandate, in any form, that an applicant for employment provide his or her current compensation, or any prior compensation history, until such time as the applicant is extended a conditional offer of employment with compensation. If such information has been requested from you before such time, please contact the Governor’s Office of Employee Relations at (518) 474-6988 or via email at info@goer.ny.gov

Date to be Filled

10/31/2021