Location: Spokane Falls Main Campus Spokane

Department: SFCC Facilities

Salary Range: $3,167 - $3,811

Starting salary for this position is: $3,167 (Monthly)

Employees hired at the entry step of this range receive salary step advancement after six months and every 12 months thereafter. An employee hired at anything higher than the entry step of the range will have salary step advancement after 12 months and every 12 months thereafter until they reach the top of the salary range. Each salary step advancement will be approximately a 5% increase.

About Us 

We are a community college district comprised of two accredited colleges, Spokane Community College (SCC) and Spokane Falls Community College (SFCC). In addition to serving a large urban and suburban population in greater Spokane, the district provides educational services to rural communities throughout a 12,302 square-mile region in Eastern Washington. This region includes all of Spokane, Stevens, Whitman, Ferry, and Pend Oreille Counties, as well as portions of Lincoln County.

Both colleges of CCS are accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities and governed by the Washington State Board of Community and Technical Colleges.

Applications will be forwarded to the hiring official as they are received and accepted until the need is filled.

About the Custodian 1 - Spokane Falls Community College

The Custodian 1 works under general supervision of the Custodian Supervisor and performs a variety of custodial, housekeeping, and general maintenance functions to maintain the cleanliness and care of Community Colleges of Spokane (CCS) facilities. This position is a key member of the Maintenance & Operations team that keeps CCS facilities and classrooms clean and safe for students and staff.

CHARACTERISTIC DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Cleans, sanitizes, and disinfects various buildings, offices, rooms, institutional and non-institutional facilities. *
• Cleans, sanitizes, and disinfects showers, restrooms, toilet facilities; keeps them properly supplied with toilet paper, paper towels, soap, and other items. *
• Sweeps, mops, scrubs, waxes and polishes floors, walls and woodwork; dusts furniture and equipment; empties and cleans ashtrays and wastebaskets in designated exterior smoking areas; polishes furniture and metal fixtures; washes windows; vacuums rugs, curtains and furniture. *
• Performs minor maintenance and repair work, such as simple painting projects, cleaning furnace flues, oiling furnace motors, sharpening tools and replacing faucet washers or toilet tank floats. *
• Empties wastebaskets, trash, and recycle containers. *
• Sets up and takes down equipment and furnishings. *
• Maintains inventory of equipment and products. *
• Assures assigned equipment is clean and in good working order. *
• Lock and unlock buildings when requested; secure buildings when facilities are not in use by checking for unlocked doors and windows; report unauthorized occupants. *
• Maintains building entries, stairs, ramps and walkways by removing debris. *
• Conducts fire alarm/extinguisher checks and emergency lighting checks. *
• Uses work order maintenance management software system to create and document discrepancies, close work orders, and document setup actions and time. *
• Move furniture and equipment on an incidental basis.
• May perform ice and snow removal, de-icing and sanding, on sidewalks, parking lots and roads as assigned.
• Model professional decorum and mutual respect in all personal interactions. *
• Comply with district policies, procedures and directives, state and federal regulations, orders and statutes and collective bargaining agreements. *
• Support and advance the CCS strategic plan, and perform other duties as assigned. *

* Indicates this is an essential duty.

This position is designated a bargaining unit position.

COMPETENCIES

• Action Oriented
• Optimizes Work Processes
• Ensures Accountability
• Drives Results
• Collaborates
• Values Differences
• Communicates Effectively
• Instills Trust
• Demonstrates Self-Awareness
• Self-Development
• Nimble Learning
• Situational Adaptability

Learn more about our competencies.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Ability to do required work.
• Ability to work both independently and as a member of a team.
• Able to read and interpret instructions on Safety Data Sheets (SDS).

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Knowledge of custodial chemicals and how to safely handle chemicals.
• Ability to work alternate shifts.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Work requires long periods of standing and walking.
• Work is active. 
• Frequent hand/wrist motion and extension including grasping tools.
• Frequent kneeling, stooping, crouching, crawling, and twisting.
• Move up to 50 lbs. frequently and up to 75 lbs. occasionally.
• Must be able to understand instructions and recognize and safely handle hazardous, unsafe or poisonous materials and/or products.
• Occasional exposure to fumes, dust, odors and/or biohazards.

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT

• Full-time schedule (12-month, 40-hours a week).
• 6-month probationary period.
• This position is overtime eligible.
• Valid driver's license is required.
• Criminal background check is required.
• May be required to work alternate shifts.

Person hired must be able to provide acceptable documentation of U.S. Citizenship or lawful authorization to work in the United States. This is an absolute condition of employment. An offer of employment will not carry with it any responsibility or obligation on the part of the district to sponsor an H1-B visa. In addition, the Community Colleges of Spokane maintains a drug-free work environment and prohibits all smoking in the college buildings and state-owned vehicles. Must be able to successfully work in and promote a multicultural work and education environment.  

Prior to a new hire, a background check including criminal record history will be conducted. Information from the background check will not necessarily preclude employment but will be considered in determining the applicant’s suitability and competence to perform in the position. Once an applicant is chosen for a position, they are required to complete and submit a declaration regarding sexual misconduct and investigation per state law.

Benefits Information

Medical, dental, life and long term disability insurance benefits are provided as currently administered under Public Employees Benefits Board; WA State Retirement Plan; vacation and sick leave begin to accrue at the rate of one (1) day per month, upon employment. (For positions that are less than full time, leave accruals will be prorated to the percentage of the position.) This position is designated a bargaining unit position and union membership is not a condition of employment. Leave accruals and usage are governed by the WFSE collective bargaining agreement.

Public Employees Benefits Board

Additional benefits information

Required Application Materials

To qualify for consideration, applicants must meet required competencies and submit a complete application packet, which includes the following:

• Cover letter - addressing your qualifications relevant to the responsibilities of this position.
  
• Resume.
  
• References – the names, addresses, and phone numbers of three professional references.

For questions regarding a job application or the hiring process, or if you require an accommodation during the application or interview process, please contact HR at CCS.Recruiter@ccs.spokane.edu.

Community Colleges of Spokane (CCS) Equity Statement

CCS believes that access to high-quality education in a safe and inclusive environment is the right of all individuals and imperative for the continued advancement of a strong democracy and workforce. We also believe higher education institutions have an obligation to work toward and demonstrate progress in ensuring equity amongst their students, faculty, and staff. Equity is grounded in the principle of fairness. In higher education, equity refers to ensuring that each student receives what they need to be successful through the intentional design of the college experience.

Native Land Acknowledgement

We are honored to acknowledge that the Community Colleges of Spokane, and our main campuses for Spokane Falls and Spokane Community College, are located on the traditional and sacred homelands of the Spokane Tribe. We also provide services in a region that includes the traditional and sacred homelands of the Coeur d’Alene Tribe, Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation, Kalispel Tribe and Nez Perce Tribe.
 
We pay our respect to tribal elders both past and present as well as to all Indigenous people today. This land holds their cultural DNA, and we are honored and grateful to be here on their traditional lands. We give thanks to the legacy of the original people and their descendants and pledge to honor their stewardship and values.

Equal Opportunity Institution

Community Colleges of Spokane does not discriminate in its programs, activities and employment on the basis of race, creed, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, age, sex, marital status, pregnancy, pregnancy related conditions, parental status or families with children, status as a mother breastfeeding their child, AIDS/HIV or hepatitis C, honorably discharged veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, use of a trained guide dog or service animal by a person with a disability, genetic information, or any other legally protected category. 

Direct all inquiries or grievances regarding access, Title IX, ADA, equal opportunity compliance, and/or grievances to:
Fred Davis | Chief Human Resources Officer
Community Colleges of Spokane
P.O. Box 6000, MS1004
Spokane, WA. 99217-6000
509-434-5040