Title: Custodian/Maintenance Worker

Salary: 30,810.00

Contract Term Length: 12 Months

Standard Hours: 37.50

Work Location: On-Site

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

College: Gateway Community & Technical College

Campus Location: Gateway Boone

Department: Maintenance & Operations

Total Rewards

Gateway Community & Technical College offers a competitive benefits package and an attractive work environment that supports excellence, innovation, and creativity including:

• Exceptional health care, vision, and dental coverage for you and your family
• Tuition reimbursement/waiver for you, your spouse, and dependents
• 403(b) retirement plan: a 5% employee contribution receives a 10% employer match
• Vacation/Sick Time
• Work-Life Balance
• 9.5 Paid Holidays
• 2 Weeks of Institutional Closing Pay (Last 2 weeks of December) for qualifying positions
• Employee Assistance Program

Job Summary

Gateway Community & Technical College invites applications for a Custodian/Maintenance Worker. This full-time position will provide general maintenance and upkeep of buildings and grounds to maintain a safe and clean environment for learning.

Job Duties:

• Performs general custodial duties such as daily cleaning of restrooms, classrooms, and offices based on the schedule provided by the supervisor.
• Moves and assembles furniture and equipment for room set-up.
• Replaces light bulbs, ceiling tiles, etc
• Provides general maintenance and minor repairs. This includes repairing furniture, unclogging drains, sweeping and waxing floors, operating floor buffer, and assisting maintenance technicians on more technical repairs.
• Maintains grounds, which includes leaf removal, picking up trash, and snow removal.
• Operates forklift and/or lawn equipment.
• Will assist in set-up during special events.
• Other duties assigned.
  Working Conditions/Job Hazards:
• Normal maintenance/custodial environment with moderate noise (examples: lawn mowers, drills, vacuum cleaners, etc.)
• A moderate degree of hazard or danger associated with the job.
• Physical Demands: (with or without reasonable accommodation) Primarily sitting using fingers, hands and arms to reach.
• Occasional stooping, kneeling or crouching.
• Primarily use close vision (clear vision at 20 inches or less)

Minimum Qualifications:

• High School/GED, or equivalent.
• Valid driver’s license with a driving record that meets the KCTCS insurance standards and must be able to drive cars, vans, and pickup trucks.
• 6 months of relevant experience.
• Ability to operate floor buffer, vacuum, weed-eater, a truck with snow blade and salt spreader, operate leaf blower, shop vac, carpet cleaning machines, and operate fork-lift.
• Ability to effectively communicate using auditory and visual methods, ability to distinguish colors, follow written and verbal instructions.
• Occasionally lift up to 100 pounds.
• Commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion.
• Excellent organizational skills; high attention to detail; independent; self-motivated; able to work in a fast-paced, changing environment.
• Excellent interpersonal skills; ability to communicate with many individuals at all levels throughout the internal college environment and external business and community partners, representing himself/herself professionally and courteously.
• Ability to communicate clearly verbally and, in writing.
• Ability to multi-task, work under deadlines, and prioritize projects to meet deadlines with high levels of efficiency and accuracy.
• Must have proficient computer skills in Microsoft Office (Excel, Forms, Outlook, Teams, SharePoint, and Word).

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in and understanding of working with students from diverse populations is preferred.
• Experience working at the community college level is preferred.