Custodian: 3rd Shift WINTER SEASON - TE
WhiddonAbout the role
Job Summary:
This Custodian position is a team member of the Wisconsin Union -Facilities Custodian Team 3rd shift.
This is a winter seasonal position to assist with standard custodial duties and snow removal from building walkways and grounds.
Duties include routine maintenance and cleaning, trash removal and snow removal. Work is performed under the guidance of a Custodial Services Supervisor.
Our organization, the Wisconsin Union, is the social heart of UW-Madison, providing events, facilities, and activities for students, staff, faculty, thousands of Wisconsin Union members, and visitors. The Union also provides hands-on leadership experiences for hundreds of UW-Madison students.
Responsibilities:
Cleans facilities, removes waste and recycling, and monitors building security and safety by performing such tasks as locking doors after operating hours. Ensures cleanliness, orderliness, and safety in assigned areas.- 20% Utilizes basic equipment and supplies to clean assigned facility areas and remove waste and recyclables
- 20% Monitors and secures facility interior and exterior entrances and reports issues to appropriate entities
- 20% Maintains organization of supply areas and equipment, documents inventory, and requests additional supplies as needed
- 20% Documents and reports repairs, violations, and pest control needs
- 20% Maintains clean and clear walkways to ensure they are free of debris, litter, snow, and ice
Institutional Statement on Diversity:
Diversity is a source of strength, creativity, and innovation for UW-Madison. We value the contributions of each person and respect the profound ways their identity, culture, background, experience, status, abilities, and opinion enrich the university community. We commit ourselves to the pursuit of excellence in teaching, research, outreach, and diversity as inextricably linked goals.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison fulfills its public mission by creating a welcoming and inclusive community for people from every background - people who as students, faculty, and staff serve Wisconsin and the world.
For more information on diversity and inclusion on campus, please visit: Diversity and Inclusion
Education:
Preferred
H.S. Diploma
Qualifications:
3 months of previous continuous employment preferred.
Work Schedule:
This is a temporary position to assistant Custodial staff during the Winter Season. Hours and days may vary but typical 3rd shift hours are 10pm to 6:30am or 10:30pm to 7:00am.
Work Type:
It is anticipated this position requires work be performed in-person, onsite, at a designated campus work location.
Appointment Type, Duration:
Terminal appointment.
This position has the possibility to be extended based on need and/or funding.
Salary:
Minimum $15.87 HOURLY
Depending on Qualifications
-Plus an additional $2.50 per hour for night hours worked (6pm-6am).
-Plus an additional $0.80 per hour for weekend hours worked.
-Plus Time and a half per hour for hours worked on designated legal holidays.
Additional Information:
The Wisconsin Union operates from several buildings on the UW-Madison campus including Memorial Union, Union South, Fluno Center, Pyle Center, University Club, Red Gym, and the Student Activity Center. The Wisconsin Union is a financially self-supporting division of the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Financial support for the organization is provided by income earned by over thirty food service units and a variety of nonfood units such as games, guest rooms, space rentals and campus vending. Substantial support is also provided by student fees. The total annual organizational budget is approximately $60 million dollars.
Student Affairs is led by the Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs. Our staff is dedicated to serving students and to helping them succeed in and out of the classroom in areas including health and well-being, identity and inclusion, leadership and engagement, and student advocacy. Student Affairs includes departments led by the dean of students; departments that provide identity-based spaces and leadership resources; the Wisconsin Union; University Health Services; and University Recreation and Wellbeing.
How to Apply:
To be considered, applications must be submitted online. Please fill out the work history form.
Contact:
Rod Rotar
rod.rotar@wisc.edu
608-263-5596
Relay Access (WTRS): 7-1-1. See RELAY_SERVICE for further information.
Official Title:
Custodian(FP019)
Department(s):
A96-WISCONSIN UNION/FAC MGT/MU BLG SRV
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