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United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 12 Feb 2026
💰 $54,000/yr($42,000/yr$54,000/yr)

About the role

Department:

SOM Wichita Facilities Management (FM)

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Facilities Housekeeping

Position Title:

Custodian

Job Family Group:

Professional Staff

Job Description Summary:

This role involves ensuring the application of appropriate cleaning methods and protocols to maintain cleanliness in offices, common areas, classrooms, labs, conference rooms and various other spaces. Responsibilities include executing discretionary cleaning tasks and addressing requests, such as arranging tables and chairs for events.

Job Description:

Job Duties:

Offices, Meeting Rooms, Restrooms, Clinics & Labs:

  • Dust and clean exposed desks, chairs, tables, filing cabinets, bookcases, shelves, offices, lobbies, corridors, conference rooms, bathrooms, and other designated areas, including lab spaces.

  • Replenish paper supplies in restrooms and other rooms as needed.

  • Manage inventory of cleaning and paper supplies.

  • Vacuum, shampoo carpets, and mop as assigned.

  • Prepare room setups for meetings and other school functions.

  • Check classrooms for proper room setup and make resets if necessary.

Cleaning:

  • Clean and sanitize walls, fixtures, partitions, glass, mirrors, door handles, light fixtures, light switches and refill dispensers daily or as requested.

Trash and Recycling Removal:

  • Empty trash & recycling, replace container liners, remove trash & recycling to proper dumpster for disposal.

This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. It is only a summary of the typical functions of the job, not an exhaustive list of all possible job responsibilities, tasks, duties, and assignments. Furthermore, job duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Work Environment:

  • Hours for this position are 4pm to 12:30am.

  • Move up to 20 pounds on a regular and 50 pounds occasionally without reasonable accommodation.

  • Access cleaning spaces with or without reasonable accommodation.

  • This position requires the daily use of cleaning chemicals.

  • Work overtime as needed.

  • Respond to after-hours emergencies as needed.

Required Qualifications:

Work Experience:

  • Housekeeping or custodial experience

  • Experience with materials, methods, and the practices used in housekeeping operations.

  • Experience with the operation, use and care of vacuum cleaners, scrubbing machines, polishing machines, and other janitorial equipment.

Preferred Qualifications:

Work Experience:

Experience with the following:

  • Custodial experience in large residential or commercial buildings

  • Custodial and high-volume cleaning operations

  • Experience interacting with customers and/or the public

  • Cleaning in university settings, clinical settings, and Labs

  • Stripping and waxing floors

  • High Speed Buffing

  • Walk behind scrubber

  • Extracting carpets

  • Bonneting carpet

  • Safety protocols

Skills:

  • Communication

Comprehensive Benefits Package:

Coverage begins on day one for health, dental, and vision insurance and includes health expense accounts with generous employer contributions if the employee participates in a qualifying health plan. Employer-paid life insurance, long-term disability insurance, and various additional voluntary insurance plans are available. Paid time off, including vacation and sick, begins accruing upon hire, plus ten paid holidays. One paid discretionary day is available after six months of employment, and paid time off for bereavement, jury duty, military service, and parental leave is available after 12 months of employment. A retirement program with a generous employer contribution and additional voluntary retirement programs (457 or 403b) are available. https://www.kumc.edu/human-resources/benefits.html

Employee Type:

Regular

Time Type:

Full time

Rate Type:

Hourly

Compensation Statement:

The pay range listed for this position is determined by our compensation program using market data and

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Company

University of Kansas Medical Center

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