Custodian (Weekend)

Position Information

**Position Title**
- Custodian (Weekend)**Department/Unit**
- Facilities Management**Location**
- Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada**Posting Number**
- FM49-24**Employee Group**
- NSGEU Local 99**Position Type**
- Regular, On-Going**Duration of Contract (if applicable)**

**Employment Type**
- Part Time**Full-time Equivalency (FTE)**
- 0.4**Rate**
- $20.71 per hour**Classification**
- Custodian**About Dalhousie University**
- Dalhousie University is Atlantic Canada’s leading research-intensive university and a driver of the region’s intellectual, social and economic development. Located in the heart of Halifax, Nova Scotia, with an Agricultural Campus in Truro/Bible Hill, Dalhousie is a truly national and international university, with more than half of our 18,800 students coming from outside of the province. Our 6,000 faculty and staff foster a vibrant, purpose-driven community, that’s celebrating 200 years of academic excellence in 2018.**Job Summary**
- Reporting to Environmental Services supervisors, Custodians are responsible for performing cleaning and related duties for all assigned University buildings. Areas of responsibility include classrooms, laboratories, clinics, offices, lounges, washrooms, hallways, stairwells, entrances and other designated building spaces, as required.**Key Responsibilities**
- Dusts horizontal and vertical surfaces
- Sweeps/dry-mops and wet-mops floors and stairways using dust mops, tools, buckets, wringers, wet mops and automatic floor machines, as required
- Vacuums mats and carpeted areas
- Cleans and disinfects washroom surfaces and replenishes paper, plastic, and soap supplies
- Removes refuse from domestic size containers and transfers bagged or loose waste to exterior dumpsters and waste holding sites
- Transfers recyclables/organic waste to designated holding sites
- Cleans glass and polishes doors and partitions
- Strips and waxes floors and baseboards using appropriate equipment
- Washes walls and ceilings (using ladders), as necessary
- Arranges furniture (event set-ups) in designated areas
- Clears building entrances (exterior steps and landings) of snow, ice, litter and other debris, as required
- Replaces light bulbs, as required
- Maintains a clean work environment
- Performs other duties as required

**Note**
- This position is physically demanding. Extensive kneeling, bending, standing and squatting required.**Required Qualifications**
- Previous recent and related experience is required
- Ability to take direction and work with mínimal supervision
- Reliable and punctual
- Good communication and organizational skills
- Must be willing and able to work overtime, as required
- General safety and WHMIS training an asset

**Assets**

**Additional Information**
- Schedule:
Saturday and Sunday: 4:00 pm - 12:30 am**Application Consideration**Diversity Statement**

Posting Detail Information

**Number of Vacancies**
- 1**Open Date**
- 08/26/2024**Close Date**
- 09/02/2024**Open Until Filled**
- No**Special Instructions to Applicant**

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