Custodial Care Position Provide custodial care and cleaning of campus buildings and facilities.
Responsibilities:
Typical Allocation of Duties: General Custodial duties - 45% Perform general custodial services (e.g., empty waste baskets, dump trash, and replace trash bags/receptacles; clean furniture; clean floors by sweeping, vacuuming, and mopping; strip, wax and buff floors; clean carpets and windows; change light bulbs as needed or upon request; clean restrooms; replace paper towels and tissues as necessary and maintain adequate supply of each, etc.). Special projects - 30% Assist with moving furniture or with special cleaning projects. Operate equipment - 15% Operate cleaning equipment (e.g., floor buffer, carpet cleaner, etc.). Notification of needed repairs - 10% Notify supervisor of maintenance and repairs needed in areas cleaned.
Required Qualifications
Required Experience:
High school diploma/GED or four (4) years of related work experience. Proposed Salary$13.38/hrConditions of Employment Applicants are required to provide: professional references with current contact information documentation of academic credentials employment history Please note that during the search process, VSU reserves the right to: ask candidates who will serve in Positions of Trust to disclose criminal record history during the initial screening process and prior to a conditional offer of employment, view social media outlets, and remove job postings without additional notification. Employment is contingent upon: successful completion of a background check investigation, including a criminal background check reference checks Employment may also be contingent upon the job-based requirements if applicable for your position: satisfactory credit check successful completion of a Motor Vehicle Report (MVR) pre-employment drug testing confirmation of credentials After initial hiring, employees will be required to successfully complete all of the following training: New employee orientation VSU's Annual Compliance Training: USG Ethics Policy Conflict of Interest/Outside Activities Policy Drug Free Workplace Sexual Misconduct and Title IX Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) Motor Vehicle Policy Workers Compensation (new hires) Georgia Open Records Act (new hires) USG Cybersecurity Training (required twice yearly) Job-specific training such as: FMLA and Worker's Compensation, Budget Manager training, Purchasing Training (ePro & PCard), and Defensive Driving Equal Employment Opportunity Valdosta State University is an equal opportunity educational institution. It is not the intent of the institution to discriminate against any applicant for admission or any student or employee of the institution based on the age, sex, race, religion, color, national origin, disability, or sexual orientation of the individual. Background Check
Position of Trust + Credit:
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Clery Disclosure:
The Jeanne Clery Campus Safety Act requires institutions of higher education to publish an Annual Security and Fire Safety Report (ASFSR). The ASFSR includes crime statistics for the three previous calendar years of reported crimes that occurred on campus; in or on certain non-campus buildings or property owned or controlled by our institution; and on public property within, or immediately adjacent to and accessible from, the campus. The report also includes institutional policies concerning campus security, alcohol and drug use, crime prevention, the reporting of crimes, sexual assault, and fire safety policies and statistics. The ASFSR is published annually by October 1 and is available online at: https://www.valdosta.edu/administration/finance-admin/police/documents/2025-asfr-final-draft-aa.docx.pdf. You may request a paper copy of the report by emailing openrecords@valdosta.edu.