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Please see Special Instructions for more details.

You will be required to contact information for three references. At least two of the references must be current/past supervisors.

+ Please Note: References will be contacted at the time of scheduling interviews.

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Position Information

Campus Title Cleaner (3rd Shift)

Department Facilities Services

Position Summary

HIGHLIGHTS

Career-minded individuals wanted! Are you looking for a position that provides remarkable benefits (https://www.geneseo.edu/hr/information-benefits-payroll) , a promising retirement, paid time off, and competitive starting wages with the opportunity for development and growth in your career? Make the move to Geneseo. There’s no place like here!

The SUNY Geneseo Facilities Department is looking for reliable and dedicated individuals to join our team as a Cleaner. SUNY Geneseo encourages a positive workforce where employees take pride in their work and thrive in a team-based environment.

You’ll perform a variety of routine manual tasks in cleaning and caring for an assigned area. Typical tasks assigned to this position include:

+ Cleaning, dusting, and polishing assigned areas including furniture, metal fixtures, and equipment

+ Maintaining floors, corridors, stairs, and stairwells by washing, stripping, waxing floors, and vacuuming and shampooing carpets

+ Cleaning and scrubbing walls, partitions, and windows from the inside or outside of buildings and all areas of lavatories and locker rooms including cleaning blood spills and bodily fluids

+ Moving furniture and equipment in connection with cleaning activities, meeting set up, or special events

SHIFT :Monday – Friday, 11:00 p.m. – 7:30 a.m.

Required Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS :

There are no education or experience requirements for this class. Cleaners must be physically able to perform the tasks of the position and understand and carry out written and oral instructions.

Applicants must be eligible to work in the United States without a visa sponsorship.

Preferred Qualifications

DEPARTMENTAL OPERATING NEEDS :

+ Ability to perform medium to heavy labor and lifting (a minimum of 50 pounds).

+ Ability to stand, stoop, bend, stretch, climb ladders and work on scaffolding

+ Ability to use a variety of custodial trade tools and equipment.

+ Ability to understand and follow directions.

+ Possession of a high school diploma or GED .

Posting Details

Posting Details

Posting Number C516

Number of Vacancies 3

Line # to be filled 00150, 01515, 01518

Full or Part-time Full-Time

Appointment Type Permanent

Job Posting Date 10/28/2025

Job Posting Closed Date 11/12/2025

Salary Minimum of SG-05: $34,312

Special Instructions to Applicant

You will be required to contact information for three references. At least two of the references must be current/past supervisors.

+ Please Note: References will be contacted at the time of scheduling interviews.

About SUNY Geneseo

Mission Statement

We are a distinctive public liberal arts college that welcomes and inspires students to develop their knowledge and skills to build a better world. Our supportive, inclusive community is exceptional in cultivating creativity, engagement, and discovery. We find strength in diversity, joy in growth, and fulfillment in lifelong learning.

Vision

We will cultivate a distinctive, equity-centered, public honors college experience that propels learners to positively impact society.

Values

The Geneseo campus community is guided by our beliefs in and commitments to the following values:

+ Learning: Embracing high expectations for intellectual inquiry, critical thinking, scholarly exploration, and personal growth.

+ Creativity: Empowering a spirit of innovation that inspires intellectual curiosity, self-expression, and problem-solving.

+ Belonging: Welcoming a diverse campus community that supports and celebrates

different identities, promotes equity and inclusion, and respects the ideas and

contributions of each individual.

+ Civic Engagement: Encouraging active participation grounded in self-reflection,

empathy, and an ethical commitment to the common good of our local and global

communities.

+ Sustainability: Building a culture of well-being that integrates and applies principles of

environmental, social, and economic stewardship informed by an understanding of the

past and our obligations to the future.

Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer

SUNY Geneseo is committed to fostering a diverse community of outstanding students, faculty, staff, and administration. We recruit, hire, train, and promote persons in all positions and ensure that all other personnel actions are conducted without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or any other protected characteristic.

Applicants, students, employees, and other members of the College community (including vendors, visitors, and guests) are protected from illegal forms of harassment or retaliation based upon a protected characteristic.

To request accommodation or assistance for job-related duties or the employment application process, please contact the Office of Diversity and Equity at (585) 245-5020 or email [email protected] ([email protected]%[email protected]%3E) . Find out more about our Community Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion! (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0E28zJDeYTU)

Background Investigation Statement

All applicants are subject to drug and criminal background checks. See our full Background Investigation Statement at http://www.geneseo.edu/hr/employment.

Clery Statement

Applicants interested in positions may access the Annual Security Report( ASR ) for the College at www.geneseo.edu/police. The ASR contains information on campus security policies and certain campus crime statistics. Crime statistics are reported in accordance with the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act. Applicants may request a hard copy of the ASR by contacting the SUNY Geneseo University Police Department at 585-245-5651.

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Job Duties/Responsibilities

Job Duties/Responsibilities

Job Duty/Responsibility

Function 1: General Cleaning Requirements

+ Read and follow job cards

+ Write notes and comments on job cards

+ Make decisions and display good judgment when conditions are encountered that dictate a minor change to the cleaning schedule

+ Perform physical labor including stooping, bending, kneeling, lifting, standing, walking, climbing, twisting, and reaching, with the use of personal protection equipment and the use of ladders, scaffolds or man-lifts

+ Change the lamps as necessary

Percentage Of Time 40%

Job Duty/Responsibility

Function 2: Restroom Specialist

+ Remove trash.

+ Clean/disinfect fixtures, toilets, sinks, showers, tubs, dispensers, and mirrors.

+ Sweep/mop floor.

+ Fill and empty mop bucket.

+ Fill dispensers.

Percentage Of Time 30%

Job Duty/Responsibility

Function 3: Light Duty Specialist

+ Remove trash and recycling to central areas

+ Clean/disinfect all horizontal surfaces, phones, doorknobs, and light switches

+ Dust high and low surfaces, change lights, and use ladders

+ Mop floors. Fill and empty mop bucket

+ Wash walls

+ Secure areas as required

Percentage Of Time 15%

Job Duty/Responsibility

Function 4: Vacuum Specialist

+ Use backpack vacuum to vacuum assigned traffic areas, stairs, halls, offices, classrooms, and reposition all furniture

+ Secure building as required

Percentage Of Time 5%

Job Duty/Responsibility

Function 5: Utility Specialist

+ Remove trash and recycling from building collection centers and haul them to totes/pick up areas

+ Sweep/shovel outside walkways

+ Clean entries and common area, walls, stairs, and handrails

+ Use backpack vacuum to vacuum all traffic areas

+ Secure building as required

Percentage Of Time 5%

Job Duty/Responsibility

Function 6: Project Team

+ Work on special project cleaning teams, as assigned. These teams are normally formed when classes are not in session and are used for heavy or large cleaning tasks such as refinishing floors, shampooing office rugs, washing windows, etc.

Percentage Of Time 5%

Supplemental Questions

Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).

+ * Do you have a valid driver's license?

+ Yes

+ No

+ * Do you have experience in industrial or commercial cleaning?

+ Yes

+ No

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Required Documents

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