Head Janitor, Residential Custodial Services

Posting Details

Position Information

Fiscal Year 2024-2025
Position Title Head Janitor, Residential Custodial Services
Classification Title Head Janitor
Department Residential Custodial Services
Posting Number C240113
Posting Link https://www.ubjobs.buffalo.edu/postings/53073
Employer State
Appointment Type
Classified Appointment Term Permanent/Contingent Permanent
Classified Position Type Competitive Classified
Temporary Until
Salary Grade SG15

Posting Detail Information

Position Summary
The University at Buffalo's Office of Residential Custodial Services is seeking a candidate to fill the Head Janitor position. In this role, you will lead a team of dynamic and diverse individuals who are dedicated to the provision of safe, attractive, and well-functioning residential and related support spaces across UB's North and South campuses.

As the Head Janitor, your responsibilities include:

• Provide overall supervision and direction for the custodial team
• Coordinate the recruitment, selection, scheduling, onboarding and training process for Supervising Janitors, Janitors and Cleaners; monitor staffing levels and address vacancies
• Oversee, support, lead, and provide guidance to the custodial staff in the performance of a variety of cleaning processes and procedures
• Inspect facilities and the work of the custodial staff to ensure that functions are performed efficiently in compliance with site requirements and established standards, and that the residential facilities are suitable for safe operations
• Perform a variety of administrative tasks to include reporting, time and attendance, overtime process and procedure, ordering supplies and equipment and preparing/disseminating important information to staff
• Consult with the Associate Director to assist in planning, prioritizing and scheduling custodial activities and achieving site maintenance objectives; make process improvement recommendations for consideration
• Address employee relation matters in collaboration with the Associate Director and Human Resources
• Plan and coordinate the annual residential turnover process

The successful candidate is highly organized, motivated, can accept and follow-through precisely on written and verbal direction. They consistently use good judgement, and are able to work independently and as part of a team.

Outstanding Benefits Package
Working at UB comes with benefits that exceed salary alone. There are personal rewards including comprehensive health and retirement plan options. We also focus on creating and sustaining a healthy mix of work, personal and academic pursuit - all in an effort to support your work-life effectiveness. Visit our benefits website to learn about our benefit packages.

About the Office of Residential Facilities

The UB Office of Residential Facilities ( UBRF ) reports to the Department of Housing Operations and is a dynamic unit within UB dedicated to delivering the best living and learning environments by designing, building, and operating safe, clean, functional, and sustainable facilities that serve as the bedrock of academic success at UB. Responsible for managing 117 buildings totaling 2.5 million square feet, UBRF serves as the backbone of campus housing, accommodating approximately 8,000 UB students annually.

About Student Life

The Department of Housing Operations falls under the UB Division of Student Life. As an employee of Student Life, you will join service professionals, all driven by one shared set of values designed to help ensure students' well-being, create a safe and supportive environment, and promote student success. In Student Life, growth is a shared passion. We aim for excellence, thinking big and going bold. We pursue our goals tenaciously while stewarding the student experience. We build communities and advance diversity in all forms. We encourage discovery and celebrate success.

About The University at Buffalo
The University at Buffalo (UB) #ubuffalo is one of America's leading public research universities and a flagship of the State University of New York system, recognized for our excellence and our impact. UB is a premier, research-intensive public university dedicated to academic excellence. Our research, creative activity and people positively impact the world. Like the city we call home, UB is distinguished by a culture of resilient optimism, resourceful thinking and pragmatic dreaming that enables us to reach others every day. Visit our website to learn more about the University at Buffalo.

University at Buffalo is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer and, in keeping with our commitment, welcomes all to apply including veterans and individuals with disabilities.

Departmental Operating Needs
Candidates must effectively demonstrate:

• Their skills and competency for this position
• A working knowledge of the methods and equipment used in janitorial services, floor, building, and biohazard care
• A positive attitude and a willingness to lead a team of Supervising Janitors, Janitors and Cleaners
• An ability to effectively communicate expectations and performance requirements with team members
• Possess and have demonstrated positive customer service skills
• The ability to understand and follow written and/or oral instructions
• Travel on the campus and between campuses may be necessary. If the candidate does not have a valid license to operate a motor vehicle in NYS they must be able to demonstrate their ability to meet the transportation needs of the position
• Positive time and attendance records
• Since the activities of other employees depend on the availability of the employee in this position, reliable time and attendance is a factor that will be considered when filling this vacancy.

Minimum Qualifications

• Transfer Eligibility Requirement: You must have a current permanent appointment with a minimum of 1 year of service in a position of the same title or transferable title.
• Reassignment Requirement: You must hold the same title at the University at Buffalo.
• Reinstatement Requirement: You must be a former state employee to request reinstatement to the title that was held (or transferable title).

ALL APPLICANTS MUST MEET AT LEAST ONE OF THE ABOVE REQUIREMENTS . ANY APPLICATIONS RECEIVED THAT DO NOT MEET AT LEAST ONE OF THE ABOVE REQUIREMENTS WILL BE CONSIDERED UNQUALIFIED AND WILL BE DISCARDED .

A completed application is required for this position. If you receive a canvass letter, DO NOT APPLY for this position. You must apply to the web address provided on your canvass letter.

Preferred Qualifications

• Effective communication skills
• Demonstrated awareness and understanding of interpersonal and general workplace issues and their effect on the morale and productivity of employees is necessary.
• Experience working in the custodial field in a residential setting
• Supervisory experience

Physical Demands

• Routine tasks require moderate to moderately heavy physical effort.
• The ability to bend, stoop, sit, and kneel is required.

Salary Range $58,046
Additional Salary Information
Work Days Weekdays - Monday - Friday
Work Hours
7:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.

Type Full-Time
Campus As Assigned
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Additional Information
Pursuant to Executive Order 161, no State entity, as defined by the Executive Order, is permitted to ask, or mandate, in any form, that an applicant for employment provide his or her current compensation, or any prior compensation history, until such time as the applicant is extended a conditional offer of employment with compensation. If such information has been requested from you before such time, please contact the Governor's Office of Employee Relations at (518) 474-6988 or via email at info@goer.ny.gov.

Is a background check required for this posting? Yes
Background Check Notification Employment in this position will be contingent on the university's verification of credentials and any other information required by federal or state law, and University at Buffalo policies, including the completion of a criminal history check.

Contact Information

Contact's Name Jillian Battaglia
Contact's Pronouns
Contact's Title Assistant Director of Human Resources VPSL
Contact's Email jb348@buffalo.edu
Contact's Phone 716-645-3048

Posting Dates

Posted 09/27/2024
Deadline for Applicants 10/06/2024
Date to be Filled 10/31/2024

Supplemental Questions

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   • No Current Employment Affiliation
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Documents Needed To Apply
Required Documents

Optional Documents

1. Resume
2. Cover Letter
3. Certifications