Lead Custodian, Auxiliary Facilities Services
- University of California Riverside
- Riverside, California
- Full Time
Lead Custodian, Auxiliary Facilities Services
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Location: Main Campus - UCR
Schedule: Tuesday - Saturday, 10:00 am - 6:30 pm
Category: Campus Operations and Facilities
Salary: $43,952 - $60,322
Full/Part Time: Full-time(100%)
Organization: Auxiliary Services
Department: Timothy Plumb
Application Deadline: Open Until Filled
Position Information:
UC Riverside's Auxiliary Facilities Services is recruiting for a Lead Custodian. The full salary range for the Lead Custodian is $25.00 - $28.89 per hour. We base salary offers on a variety of considerations, such as education, licensure and certifications, experience, and other business and organizational needs.
***Please note the realized minimum pay for this position will be $25 an hour.***
The Lead Custodian leads, guides and performs a variety of custodial/housekeeping tasks to care, maintain, disinfect, sanitize, and preserve campus facilities. Responsible to clean, dust, strip, wax, sweep, mop, polish, disinfect, sanitize, vacuum, replenish restrooms, and remove refuse/recycling throughout campus facilities, conference rooms, elevators, stairwells, exteriors, etc. May work independently or as part of a team in assigned work areas. Oversees critical day-to-day operations in supervisor's absence; acts as a subject matter expert and provides leadership to custodial/housekeeping staff who perform such tasks. Maintains a positive attitude and communicates effectively with colleagues, supervisors, staff, faculty and students.
Applicants must have current work authorization when accepting a UCR staff position. Currently, we are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa for staff.
As a University employee, you will be required to comply with all applicable University policies and/or collective bargaining agreements, as may be amended from time to time. Federal, state, or local government directives may impose additional requirements.
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Additional Information:
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In the Heart of Inland Southern California, UC Riverside is located on nearly 1,200 acres near Box Springs Mountain in Southern California; the park-like campus provides convenient access to the vibrant and growing Inland region. The campus is a living laboratory for the exploration of issues critical to growing communities' air, water, energy, transportation, politics, the arts, history, and culture. UCR gives every student, faculty and staff member the resources to explore, engage, imagine and excel.
UC Riverside is recognized as one of the most ethnically diverse research universities in the country boasting several key rankings of which we are extremely proud.
- UC Riverside is proud to be ranked No. 12 among all U.S. universities, according to Money Magazine's 2020 rankings, and among the top 1 percent of universities worldwide, according to the 2019-20 Center for World University rankings.
- UC Riverside is the top university in the United States for social mobility. - U.S. News 2020
- UCR is a member of the University Innovation Alliance, the leading national coalition of public research universities committed to improving student success for low-income, first-generation, and students of color.
- Among top-tier universities, UC Riverside ranks No. 2 in financial aid. - Business Insider 2019
- Ranked No. 2 in the world for research, UCR's Department of Entomology maintains one of the largest collections of insect specimens the nation. - Center for World University Rankings
- UCR's distinguished faculty boasts 2 Nobel Laureates, and 13 members of the National Academies of Science and Medicine.
The University of California is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, or other protected categories under state or federal law. It is the policy of the University of California to undertake affirmative action and anti-discrimination efforts, consistent with its obligations as a Federal and State contractor.
For information about our generous employee benefits package, visit: Employee Benefits Overview
Job Description Details:
Job Description Details
General Information
Job Title
CUSTODIAN LD Job Code
005113 Grade
Department Head
Timothy Plumb Supervisor
Alma Martinez
Department Custom Scope
The Lead Custodian leads, guides and performs a variety of custodial/housekeeping tasks to care, maintain, disinfect, sanitize, and preserve campus facilities. Responsible to clean, dust, strip, wax, sweep, mop, polish, disinfect, sanitize, vacuum, replenish restrooms, and remove refuse/recycling throughout campus facilities, conference rooms, elevators, stairwells, exteriors, etc. May work independently or as part of a team in assigned work areas. Oversees critical day-to-day operations in supervisor's absence; acts as a subject matter expert and provides leadership to custodial/housekeeping staff who perform such tasks. Maintains a positive attitude and communicates effectively with colleagues, supervisors, staff, faculty and students.
Key Responsibilities:
Key Responsibilities DescriptionPercent Time
Responsible for overall floor maintenance of a wide variety of surfaces; maintains by stripping, waxing, buffing, shampooing, mopping, extracting and bonneting interiors and exterior floors not limited to but including offices, lobbies, meeting rooms, study rooms, stairwells, restaurants and courtyards.
Performs semi-skilled and skilled routine and emergency cleaning, housekeeping, and custodial duties using a wide range of equipment from small hand tools to large riding equipment. Utilizes knowledge of cleaning chemicals and tools to safety perform cleaning tasks including but not limited to extraction, wax, polish, strip, clean, buff, sanitize, disinfect, dust, vacuum, etc.
Scrubs, cleans, disinfects and sanitizes walls, floors, ceilings, fixtures, equipment, toilets, showers, refrigerators, drinking fountains, counters, handrails, furniture, glass, etc. Performs emergency clean up tasks including, but not limited to cleaning during flooding or water damage, chemicals, sewage, bodily fluids or broken glass.
Understands and utilizes safety procedures and protocols to clean biohazardous materials and chemicals; reports biohazards or chemical spills immediately.
Restocks and replenishes custodial closets and restroom areas with soap, paper towels, toilet paper and all other types of custodial supplies.
Cleans and maintains tools, equipment and custodial closets; notifies supervisor of malfunctioning equipment and tags equipment requiring repairs.
Removes graffiti, unauthorized posters or tape from walls, windows and surfaces.
Locks and unlocks building and rooms, as instructed; secures buildings and protects against unauthorized access/entry into buildings.
Assists with the integrated pest management program (IPM) and control and eradication of insects and rodents; performs routine and emergency control of varmints and insects using various safety approved sprays and powders. Safely cleans, disposes and sanitizes areas of animal droppings or deceased animals.
Perform relief duties in needs, short-term, staffing needs.
Collaborates with other Facilities Services units to accomplish major refurbishment projects by cleaning construction debris, moving furniture or large carpet rolls and performing final cleaning, etc.
Leads, guides, and clarifies instructions for the maintenance, repair, installation, troubleshooting, modification and inspection of service requests.
Acts as a subject matter expert related to custodial and housekeeping duties, equipment, and cleaning chemicals.
Makes recommendations on staff, equipment, materials and other sources of cost savings or efficiency improvements. Makes recommendations on work assignments based on individual skill sets. Trains new and existing team members on campus systems, procedures and methods.
Establishes and maintains a high level of professionalism that supports collaboration and problem solving while building strong working relationships with customers, supervisors, colleagues, contractors and campus partners.
May perform job walks or scope work, as necessary; may assist with developing estimates for labor and material.
Oversees the maintenance of tools and equipment; ensures the safe operation of equipment and safety procedures are followed when performing work.
Provides administrative support by processing work order requests; prepares written documentation of work performed in a clear and concise manner.
Oversees critical day-to-day operations in supervisor's absence.
May oversee work performed by contractors to ensure compliance with campus procedures and safety guidelines.
Responds to customer complaints and requests for information. Works with customer and campus personnel to accurately define the nature of the problem, determine the appropriate course of action, make recommendations and follow up to ensure resolution has been effective.
Communicates progress of work verbally and/or in writing. Responds to daily work orders and performs necessary emergency requests, as instructed.
Maintains a positive attitude and communicates effectively with colleagues, staff, faculty and students.
Communicates and reports to a supervisor and/or staff regarding any potential issues, not limited to potential safety hazards (e.g. broken glass, damaged porches or steps, excess water, fire, etc.) liabilities or conditions/items requiring repair or replacement (e.g. burned out lights, broken restroom fixtures, maintenance issues, unlocked/unsecured doors, broken locks, malfunctioning alarm pads, etc.).
Reports suspicious activity to a supervisor or UC Police.
Empties, moves and hauls refuse, recycling and/or cigarette butt bins; removes refuse and litter, cleans bins/lids and assists with recycling efforts, as required. Removes large amounts of trash and recycling before and after events as necessary.
Moves and returns refuse and recycling dumpsters by hand or with vehicle connecting type systems for refuse waste management pick up.
Assists with emergency trash clean-up, cardboard box breakdown and disposing of waste materials into the appropriate integrated waste management bins.
Maintains exterior of buildings by sweeping or blowing down sidewalks, stairs and walkways; cleans using high-steam pressure washers and riding sidewalk scrubbers.
Ensures building entrances are maintained from free hazards and trash.
Cleans map stands, outdoor equipment and furniture.
Moves furniture, equipment and materials as required for general cleaning maintenance or set-ups.
Receives, moves, stores or organizes, large quantities of housekeeping supplies and paper goods.
Moves supplies and equipment around the campus, as necessary.
Utilizes safe moving and lifting procedures to move large refuse/recycling containers, laundry carts and furniture. Moves or modifies set ups of a variety of sized and types of furniture including, but not limited to; desks, tables, chairs, sofas, office furniture, fixtures, beds, etc. Moving may be accomplished by hand, moving carts or dollies.
Sets-up and resets special events, meetings, and conferences, as instructed by supervisors or contracts. Set-ups and resets include moving furniture, podiums, and refuse/recycling containers; cleans and sanitizes meeting rooms, conferences or event spaces.
Assists with summer conference events and groups as necessary; moving and storing laundry carts, furniture, cleaning rooms, changing bed linens, exchanging towels and other amenities.
Completes work to accommodate the needs of conference groups, guests, and campus customers.
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Originally Posted on: 8/3/2025
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