Senior Housekeeping Team Leader

• Paid vacation, sick, parental, and community service leave.
• 19 paid holidays a year including one week off for Thanksgiving Break and almost two weeks off for Winter Break.
• Affordable health insurance; retirement through the Virginia Retirement System.
• A work-life balance and integration program, Balanced Dukes , is designed to support and enhance the overall well-being of our employees.
• A Tuition Waiver Program that allows employees to have tuition waived for undergraduate and graduate level courses taken at JMU.

• Provides support to the supervisor in addressing minor performance issues and acts as back-up to the supervisor in their absence.
• Leads and coordinates a minimum of 4 custodians during their daily activities and while performing special cleaning projects.
• Coordinates special projects with building coordinators to include floor cleans, special events, moves, and summer cleans.
• Prepares work orders and requisitions for cleaning supplies and equipment.
• Performs regular and special cleaning of assigned areas.
• Understands and practices all university safety procedures and actively participating in the university’s trash/recycling program.

• Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing.
• Ability to stand for extended periods of time and perform physically demanding job duties.
• Ability to work with industrial-strength chemicals and equipment including buffers, scrubbers, and waxers.
• Ability to clean up materials containing bloodborne pathogens.
• Ability to lead a small crew, work with different types of people and manage time in order to keep to an assigned schedule.
• The successful candidate must also have knowledge of cleaning techniques and an understanding of basic customer service concepts.
• Applicants must be at least 19 years old and possess a valid driver’s license for a minimum of 24 consecutive months.

• Effective communication abilities in Spanish including translating/interpreting verbally and in written format.

James Madison University is an equal opportunity employer committed to creating and supporting a diverse and inclusive work and educational community that is free of all forms of discrimination. This institution does not tolerate discrimination or harassment on the basis of age, color, disability, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, parental status, political affiliation, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation or veteran status.

We promote access, inclusion and diversity for all students, faculty, staff, constituents and programs, believing that these qualities are foundational components of an outstanding education in keeping with our mission. The university is interested in candidates whose experience and qualifications support an ongoing commitment to this core quality.

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