Custodian - 3rd Shift

Job Summary:

This Custodian position is a team member of the Wisconsin Union -Facilities Custodian Team. 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.

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.

• 80% Utilizes basic equipment and supplies to clean assigned facility areas and remove waste and recyclables
• 5% Monitors and secures facility interior and exterior entrances and reports issues to appropriate entities
• 5% Maintains organization of supply areas and equipment, documents inventory, and requests additional supplies as needed
• 5% Documents and reports repairs, violations, and pest control needs
• 5% 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 cleaning, custodial, hospitality, or related experience within an academic, commercial or residential environment preferred.
- 6 months of previous continuous employment preferred.

Work Schedule:

10pm-6:30am with days of the week schedule rotating every 7 weeks.

Work Type:

Full Time: 100%
It is anticipated this position requires work be performed in-person, onsite, at a designated campus work location.

Appointment Type, Duration:

Ongoing/Renewable

Salary:

Minimum $17.00 HOURLY
Depending on Qualifications
Hourly wage is $17.00 per hour with a competitive retirement and benefits package, including insurance, vacation, holidays, and paid time off. This is a full-time appointment.
For a summary of benefits, please see:
https://www.wisconsin.edu/ohrwd/benefits/download/univstaff.pdf . 
This position earns additional money when working at night (6:00pm to 6:00am) and on weekends (Saturday and Sunday).
$2.50 per hour for nighttime work on weekdays.
$ .80 per hour for daytime weekend work.
(Saturday and Sunday nights earn $2.50 + .80 = $3.30)

Additional Information:

A criminal background check will be conducted on all finalist(s)
Ability to lift 50 pounds to shoulder height occasionally needed
Ability to lift 100 pounds with assistance occasionally needed
Ability to work outside in inclement weather needed
Please note that successful applicants are responsible for ensuring their eligibility to work in the United States (i.e. a citizen or national of the United States, a lawful permanent resident, a foreign national authorized to work in the United States without the need of employer sponsorship) on or before the effective date of appointment.
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 complete the work history form within the application.
Candidates who apply for this position may be considered for other or future vacancies within this title, including those which may have a different work schedule and/or requirements from this vacancy.

Contact:

Rod Rotar
[email protected]
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/US BLDG SERV

Employment Class:

University Staff-Ongoing

Job Number:

294840-CP

 
The University of Wisconsin-Madison is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer.
Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, including but not limited to, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, pregnancy, disability, or status as a protected veteran and other bases as defined by federal regulations and UW System policies. We promote excellence through diversity and encourage all qualified individuals to apply.
If you need to request an accommodation because of a disability, you can find information about how to make a request at the following website: https://employeedisabilities.wisc.edu/disability-accommodation-information-for-applicants/
Employment will require a criminal background check. It will also require you and your references to answer questions regarding sexual violence and sexual harassment.
The University of Wisconsin System will not reveal the identities of applicants who request confidentiality in writing, except that the identity of the successful candidate will be released. See Wis. Stat. sec. 19.36(7).
The Annual Security and Fire Safety Report contains current campus safety and disciplinary policies, crime statistics for the previous 3 calendar years, and on-campus student housing fire safety policies and fire statistics for the previous 3 calendar years. UW-Madison will provide a paper copy upon request; please contact the University of Wisconsin Police Department .