Posting Details

Position Number:

100934

Title:

Housekeeper

Functional Title:

Night Housekeeper

Category Status:

20-Nonexempt,Regular

Applicant Search Category:

Staff

University Authorized FTE:

1.000

Unit:

VPSA-Res Facilities-Night Programs

Hiring Range Minimum:

32391

Hiring Range Maximum:

38869

Benefits Summary

Top Benefits and Perks:

Nonexempt Benefits Summary

Campus/College Information:

Founded in 1856, University of Maryland, College Park is the flagship institution in the University System of Maryland. Our 1,250-acre College Park campus is just minutes away from Washington, D.C., and the nexus of the nation’s legislative, executive, and judicial centers of power. This unique proximity to business and technology leaders, federal departments and agencies, and a myriad of research entities, embassies, think tanks, cultural centers, and non-profit organizations is simply unparalleled. Synergistic opportunities for our faculty and students abound and are virtually limitless in the nation’s capital and surrounding areas. The University is committed to attracting and retaining outstanding and diverse faculty and staff that will enhance our stature of preeminence in our three missions of teaching, scholarship, and full engagement in our community, the state of Maryland, and in the world.

Background Checks

Offers of employment are contingent on completion of a background check. Information reported by the background check will not automatically disqualify you from employment.

Position Summary/Purpose of Position:

The Night Housekeeper position is responsible for completion of daily housekeeping/custodial duties in the Eppley Recreation Center, Ritchie Coliseum, Golf Course Clubhouse, Yahentamitsi and 251 North Dining Halls, and Reckord Armory. Within an assigned area or building(s), the position will perform the full range of housekeeping tasks to include but not limited to trash removal, floor care, restroom/locker room cleaning, public area cleaning, and high dusting.

The night program is a seven-day-a-week program with operational hours 12:00 am to 8:30 am.

Minimum Qualifications:

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

Ability to read, write, and perform arithmetic calculations; to operate assigned tools and housekeeping equipment; to work with chemicals and cleaning solutions; to understand and follow directions; to lift and transport supplies and refuse; to wear and work in personal protective equipment.

Other:

Except for qualifications established by law, additional related experience and formal education in which one has gained the knowledge, skills, and abilities required for full performance of the work of the job class may be substituted for the education or experience requirement on a year-for-year basis with 30 college credits being equivalent to one year of experience.

Preferences:

Additional Certifications:

Additional Information:

Job Risks

Occupational Related Bloodborne Pathogen Exposure

Physical Demands

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT:

This position requires an onsite presence.
This position’s work shift is from 12:00 am to 8:30 am.
This position is an essential employee related to catastrophic, weather, or other emergencies. During emergencies outside of regular work hours and periods of inclement weather when the University is closed, reports to work to coordinate the housekeeping response or delivery of essential housekeeping services.

PHYSICALDEMANDS:

Incumbent would also have to stand, walk, bend, twist, and stoop as part of regular duties. As part of staff training and skills development, the incumbent may need to demonstrate how to effectively perform overhead work and use powered equipment.
Incumbent may be required to work in non-air-conditioned spaces, work with cleaning chemicals, lift and carry materials and equipment weighing up to fifty (50) pounds.
Work will involve repetitive motion. The incumbent will be required to inspect work, which may involve bending, stooping, walking, and climbing.

Posting Date:

07/15/2024

Closing Date:

07/19/2024

Open Until Filled

Diversity Statement:

The University of Maryland, College Park, an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer, complies with all applicable federal and state laws and regulations regarding nondiscrimination and affirmative action; all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment. The University is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all persons and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, physical or mental disability, protected veteran status, age, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, creed, marital status, political affiliation, personal appearance, or on the basis of rights secured by the First Amendment, in all aspects of employment, educational programs and activities, and admissions.

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