Housekeeper

SIGN-ON BONUS

The successful candidate will receive a $1,000 sign-on bonus ($500 paid at time of hire and $500 paid at the end of 90 days of employment.

Deerfield Academy, a private, coeducational boarding school founded in 1797 and annually serving approximately 650 students in grades 9-12, seeks to hire a Full-Time Housekeeper.

General Summary

Reporting to the Custodial Supervisor and taking direction from the Lead Custodian, the Custodian cleans and maintains buildings ensuring all assigned areas are clean on a daily basis.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

• Clean bathroom toilets, sinks, showers, and locker rooms on a daily basis, utilizing the proper cleaning products to achieve the highest quality of cleanliness
• Vacuum/sweep carpets and stairs, and mop floors, to meet the Academy's standards of excellence for carpeted and non-carpeted areas
• Wash or dust surfaces in buildings to maintain optimum and detailed cleanliness
• Remove trash, recycling, and compost from offices, classrooms, dormitories, and around buildings to designated area.
• Move snow and/or debris from and around buildings to ensure safe foot passage for community, especially entryways
• Request supplies from a supervisor to maintain adequate inventory
• Report needed repairs to supervisor or submit work order
• Maintain equipment as
• Assist with function and event setups, and campus moves, as
• Comply with all Academy Safety Program policies and procedures, both on and off Academy property, and utilize required Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
• Perform other duties as assigned

Job Specifications

• Completion of 12th grade or equivalent
• 3 - 12 months of Custodial experience, or a related field
• Ability to read and write and take oral and written instructions
• Ability to pay close attention to detail
• May work as part of a team or individually
• Demonstrated commitment to diversity and inclusion, and to serving the needs of a diverse community

Physical Demands

• Visual acuity to determine the accuracy, neatness and thoroughness of work assigned
• Ability to
• walk or stand for eight hours or more
• occasionally climb, work and balance on ladders
• frequently climb and work on stairs
• work in awkward positions
• frequently stoop, kneel, crouch and crawl
• frequently reach, stand, walk, pull and grasp
• push and pull furniture
• sustain substantial movements of the wrists, hands and/or fingers
• occasionally exert up to 50 of force
• occasionally lift and carry up to 50
• receive and communicate information with others to safely and effectively perform functions of job

Working Conditions

• Work is indoors, with the exception of clearing entryways and external areas of buildings
• Worker is subject to sufficient noise to cause the worker to shout in order to be heard above ambient noise level
• Worker is subject to vibration, exposure to oscillating movements of the extremities or whole body
• Worker is subject to hazards, including physical conditions, working proximity to moving mechanical parts, electrical currents, high heat and chemicals
• Worker is subject to atmospheric conditions, including fumes, odors, dust, gases, poor ventilation, latex and mold
• Temperature may vary from below 32 degrees to above 100 degrees