Special Services Generalist/Custodian

Amherst has taken a leadership role among highly selective liberal arts colleges and universities in successfully diversifying the racial, socio-economic, and geographic profile of its student body. The College is similarly committed to enriching its educational experience and its culture through the diversity of its faculty, administration and staff.

Job Description:

Amherst College invites applications for the Special Services Generalist/Custodian position. The Special Services Generalist/Custodian is a full-time, year-round position, starting at $21.17 per hour. Given Amherst’s distinction as one of the most diverse liberal arts colleges in the country, the successful candidate will demonstrate the ways in which they bring value to and will work towards supporting a broadly diverse community. 

The Special Services Generalist/Custodian plays a crucial role in supporting the operations of both the Custodial Shop and Special Services. This role encompasses a range of responsibilities, including routine custodial tasks, active involvement in office relocations, general trucking responsibilities, setup arrangements for special occasions, and the provision of on-campus and off-campus trucking services. Serving as the secondary point of contact, this position is tasked with gathering information about special events and office moves directly from clients. Furthermore, this role also entails aiding the Seymour Warehouse stock keeper in managing deliveries to the campus, fulfilling supply orders, and tending to custodial equipment repairs.

This position is categorized as essential services, necessitating work attendance even during college closures. In situations involving adverse weather or emergencies, assistance involves supplying necessary equipment such as snow blowers, wet vacuums, and beds or actively participating in relevant tasks.

Work is, at times, directly related to student life activities that occur during various times of the day, week, and year; a flexible timetable with extended shifts may be required. Mandatory workdays are required to support requests or special events. While the work schedule can vary at times, this position is Monday to Friday, 6:00 am - 2:30 pm.

The person in this position is also responsible for assisting the Seymour warehouse stock keeper with central receiving of deliveries to the campus, filling supply orders and repairing custodial equipment.
 

Summary of Responsibilities:

Special Services

• Special Event set-ups and office moves and perform general maintenance and custodial duties as needed. Interacts with the customer to obtain more detailed information. Receives and manages work orders utilizing technology (tablet) to communicate with customers through the facilities work order system. Maintaining storage spaces, and monitoring equipment. Maintaining an accurate inventory of chairs, tables, hand-trucks, dollies and specialized tools.   

• Perform safe operation of college vehicles and ensure they are kept in good working order. General trucking duties include but are not limited to, transporting furniture, appliances, custodial supplies, books, and mailings. Daily inspect the vehicle and report repairs immediately to the supervisor and Service Center to enable the work to be scheduled. For any safety-related items, the driver is to not operate the vehicle.

• Assisting the Furnish & Supplies Storekeeper in the operation of the Seymour warehouse. Participates in helping with the central receiving of items to the campus. Restocking custodial supplies and repairing equipment. Filling weekly custodial supply orders.

Custodial

• Perform general custodial work required to maintain safe, clean, orderly, and sanitary conditions in buildings and their adjacent grounds in accordance with established work routines, cleaning methods and procedures. Conduct room inventories using a tablet.

• Projects- Strip, screen, and refinish floors, extract carpets, wash walls, ceilings, and glass, snow removal, support the campus-wide recycling program, as well as complete monthly work request forms, building inspections, and student damage reports.

Other Duties

• Perform other duties/functions as requested, including special or emergency needs.

Qualifications:

Required

• Valid Driver’s License and successful credentialing is required in order to operate college vehicles.

• Valid DOT medical card or the ability to obtain within 3 months.

• Hoisting Engineering License Class 1-D or ability to obtain within 3 months.

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