Lead Custodian / Sunday - Thursday Search:#1286 Date Posted: 07/19/2024 Type/Department:Staff in Physical Plant Search Status:Searching for Candidates - Accepting Applications Apply Now:Would you like to apply for this position?

Hampshire College

Department: Facilities and Grounds

Job Title: Lead Custodian

Position Type: Full Time

Schedule: 40 Hours a week; Sunday - Thursday, 6:00 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.

Pay Range/ Status: $19.00 Hour/Non-Exempt

$1,520 paid bi-weekly

Location: Hampshire College Campus in Amherst, MA

Reports to: Assistant Director of Campus Services

Anticipated Start Date: Immediately

BENEFITS:

Hampshire College offers an excellent benefits package to facilities employees.

New facilities employees are immediately eligible for the following paid time off package:

• Holidays - 12 paid holidays per calendar year, including 1 floating holiday

• Personal Days - 3 personal days per fiscal year, prorated according to start date

• Sick days - 1 sick day accruing per month (Maximum of 130 days)

• Vacation days - 10 paid vacation days per fiscal year (July 1 - June 30), prorated according to start date; vacation time will increase with years of service.

Hampshire College also has a winter break that is fully paid for employees from Christmas Eve to New Years each year, typically 6 ½ paid days.

On top of generous paid time off, Hampshire College offers all full-time employees an excellent benefit package, including:

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance

• College paid basic life insurance

• 403b Retirement plan

• Educational opportunities for employees and their families, including a variety of college tuition benefits for dependent children.

For information on Hampshire College, including more information on employee benefits and our college culture, visit our website at www.hampshire.edu.

ABOUT US:

Hampshire College, an independent, innovative liberal arts institution and member of the Five College consortium, is located on a beautiful rural campus in Amherst, Massachusetts. We provide residential undergraduate education to nearly 900 students. Each department at Hampshire College contributes to the collaborative culture of the organization and plays an important role in the success of the College. The facilities and grounds department is responsible for maintaining the buildings and grounds on the College campus. This includes preventive maintenance, inspections, repairs, landscaping, facilities management, snow removal, emergency response, and coordinating with other departments on campus to ensure efficient operations and property management. Facilities and grounds is a service-oriented department, which provides support to students, employees, and other stakeholders. As part of the physical plant team, you will be instrumental in the department achieving its mission and goals!

DESCRIPTION OF RESPONSIBILITIES:

Reporting to the assistant director of campus services, the lead custodians are working leadership positions that will lead the custodial staff on a day-to-day basis as they perform various tasks including general housekeeping and custodial duties; special projects; event setups; snow removal and other general assignments. The lead custodian will be experienced in the more technical aspects of custodial work and event set-ups. The lead custodian will ensure daily tasks are completed.

As a member of the facilities and grounds team, this position is essential to student, employee, and community service and experience. The incumbent must feel comfortable working in an often fast-paced organizational framework with shifting and evolving responsibilities. This position collaborates with other facilities and grounds staff, and a variety of other college offices to meet the department goals, and further the mission of the department and the College. This position participates as a committed member and leader of the facilities and grounds team in college and division committee work, projects, meetings, events, and overall community development. Availability to work occasional nights and weekends is required.

REQUIRED SKILLS:

• Must have 1 year of custodial experience;

• Ability to read, write, understand, and give written and verbal instruction in English;

• Passionate about working in an organization that values and promotes diversity, equity, inclusion and anti-racism;

• Ability to flex communication style to multiple cultural environments;

• Ability to cultivate and develop inclusive and equitable working relationships with students, faculty, staff and community members;

• Embraces and actively promotes an inclusive and equitable work environment;

• Must have a valid driver’s license and ability to successfully pass the College’s driver credentialing program;

• Must successfully pass a pre-employment physical and lift test.

Preferred:

• 2 years custodial experience;

• 1 year event set up experience;

• Supervisory experience.

REQUIRED CERTIFICATION, EDUCATION, AND EXPERIENCE:

• No formal education required

Alternatives to formal education and paid work experience may be considered as equivalent qualifications to include military service/training, volunteering, activism, and other non-traditional programs and experiences related to the position.

WHO SHOULD APPLY:

Hampshire College is an equal opportunity employer and deeply committed to a community of excellence, equity, diversity, and inclusion. We are particularly committed to revealing and combating the social and institutional structures that support racism and white supremacy in all phases of employment and college life. We believe that the educational and employment environment is enhanced when diverse groups of people with diverse ideas come together to work and grow. We encourage applications from women, underrepresented minorities, persons with disabilities, sexual minority groups, veterans, and other candidates who will contribute to the diversification and enrichment of ideas and perspectives. Hampshire College is committed to removing barriers to employment faced by equity-seeking groups and encourages (but does not require) members of these groups to self-identify in their application materials. Applicants whose work incorporates a global perspective and a demonstrated commitment to issues of diversity in the work environment are particularly encouraged to apply.

HOW TO APPLY:

Please submit your cover letter, resume and names/phone numbers of three professional references via our website at https://jobs.hampshire.edu/

Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled.

Hampshire College is an equal opportunity institution, committed to diversity and inclusion in education and employment.