Building Maintenance Worker - Temporary

To enrich education through diversity, The College of New Jersey is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is dedicated to the goal of building a culturally diverse staff committed to teaching and working in a diverse environment, and strongly encourages applications from women, minorities, individuals with disabilities and veterans.

Close Date: August 6, 2025

Job Title: Building Maintenance Worker - Temporary

Job Category: Non-Exempt, 40 Hour Workweek

Union Description: N/A

Starting Salary and/or Salary Range: $17.00/hour

The Building Services Department is seeking candidates for Temporary Building Maintenance Worker.

Main Responsibilities:

• Cleans and services building areas, including, but not limited to lobbies, stairwells, hallways, elevators, conference rooms, lounges, classrooms, auditoriums, lecture halls, gymnasiums, locker rooms, restrooms, bathrooms, shower areas, offices, laundry rooms, and kitchen areas, using appropriate chemicals and/or cleaning agents and specialty equipment as needed.
• Ensures that all restrooms, bathrooms, shower areas and kitchens are fully stocked with paper towels, toilet paper, and soap.
• Collects and disposes of refuse, trash and recycling from assigned building.
• Ensures that single stream recycling is occurring at the point source through awareness, education, proper collection bags, and appropriately labeled containers.
• Monitors and picks up litter around dumpsters adjacent to assigned building.
• Moves furniture to different locations campus wide.
• Handles in-door/outdoor event set-ups campus wide.

Required Qualifications:

• Years of experience: Minimum 1 year of cleaning experience in a commercial environment: School, College, Hotel.
• Degree: High School Diploma.
• Valid New Jersey Drivers License.

Preferred Qualifications:

• The ability to work in a fast paced cleaning environment as a team or individually while completing assignments.
• The ability to use floor care equipment: Walk Behind floor scrubbers, buffers.
• The ability to lift 50lbs.

Employer Qualifications:

• Final offer of employment is contingent upon the successful completion of background check and reference checks.

About TCNJ

TCNJ is a highly selective institution that has earned national recognition for its commitment to excellence. Founded in 1855, TCNJ has become an exemplar of the best in public higher education and is consistently acknowledged as one of the top comprehensive colleges in the nation. TCNJ currently is ranked as one of the 75 "Most Competitive" schools in the nation by Barron's Profiles of American Colleges and is rated the No. 1 public institution in the northern region of the country by U.S. News & World Report. TCNJ was named the #10 value in public higher education by the Princeton review in 2009 and, in 2006, was awarded a Phi Beta Kappa chapter - an honor shared by less than 10 percent of colleges and universities nationally. A strong liberal arts core forms the foundation for programs offered through TCNJ's seven schools - Arts & Communication; Business; Education; Humanities and Social Sciences; Science; Nursing, Health, and Exercise Science; and Engineering. TCNJ faculty members are teacher-scholars who share a commitment to liberal learning. TCNJ is located within an hour, by train, of New York City and Philadelphia. The College's campus is set on 289 tree-lined acres in suburban Ewing Township and is known for its natural beauty and has 39 major buildings.

Contact Information

Qualified candidates should apply online and submit a letter of interest, resume (CV), as well as the names and contact information for three professional references. Applications will be considered until a viable finalist has been found.

In accordance with the New Jersey First Act P.L. 2011 c.70, effective September 1, 2011, new public employees in certain positions (faculty exempt) are required to obtain New Jersey residency within one (1) year of employment. Applicants must meet the requirements listed.