Custodian I (Multiple Positions)

Hiring for Multiple Positions. Open until all positions are filled.

For best consideration, please submit application materials by December 1, 2024.

Shift:Sunday - Thursday, 6:00PM - 2:30AM. Eligible for 5% shift differential

•  The salary range listed above reflects the 2023-2024 Classified Employee Association pay rates. The salary range will be updated pending ratification of the successor Collective Bargaining Agreement.  

Basic Job Purpose/Function:

Responsible for cleanliness, upkeep, and minor maintenance of facilities and assigned areas, performing any combination of duties such as mopping, dusting, scrubbing, vacuuming, emptying trash, moving furniture, and setup and takedown of facilities for special events throughout the College district.  

Essential Duties:

• Cleans offices, student activity areas and classrooms, and maintains cleanliness and services in designated lavatories.
• Performs setups for special events and community affairs such as erecting staging, risers, bleachers and all other related equipment.
• Assists and backs-up public safety in locking up and securing all doors, and maintains surveillance of campus.
• Assembles and moves furniture as needed.
• Cleans and maintains various floor surfaces including stripping, refinishing and buffing of hard floors and shampooing and extracting of carpets.
• Operates heavy cleaning and scrubbing equipment.
• Collects trash, disposable, and recyclable materials and delivers to refuse pick-up area.
• Drives the various campus vehicles necessary to perform required assigned duties.
• Removes and disposes of bio-hazardous waste, including site cleanup.
• Assists security, grounds and maintenance as required.
• Prioritizes and ensures completion of work orders.
• Contributes to creating a positive work environment

Additional Duties:

• Removes snow from stairway and walkway and applies applications of ice melt.
• Responsible for power washing of walkways etc.
• Removes graffiti inside and outside of building.
• Repairs equipment.
• Performs all other related duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

Experience/Training: 

• Minimum (1) year of experience as a custodian in an institutional or educational setting
• Knowledge of custodial practices, procedures, and techniques related to items such as floor and carpet equipment and cleaning and polishing agents
• Ability to read, write, and communicate at a level sufficient to perform the functions of the position
• Able to lift up to 50 lbs. on a regular basis, occasionally above shoulder height 
• Must be at least 19 years old 
• Valid, current driver's license 
• Ability to be insured by the college insurance carrier 
• Must have at least three (3) years of driving history.

Additional Requirements:

Must obtain within 60 days of starting work depending upon availability of class:  

• Blood Borne Pathogen Training
• Emergency and Safety Procedures Training 
• Gas Dispensing Training
• HAZMAT Awareness Level Training
• MHCC Defensive Driving Course

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience as a custodian in a community college setting

Working Conditions:

Work is performed with frequent exposure to hazardous materials, such as chemicals and bio-hazardous waste, weather, noise or potentially dangerous situations.   Frequent physical demands such as driving, walking and standing for long periods of time; moderate to excessive lifting, carrying, pushing and pulling of heavy objects; and climbing, crawling and repetitive hand and wrist motions can be expected.

See Position Physical Requirements Checklist on file for more detailed information.

Salary:

Initial salary placement will be based on years of relevant full-time equivalent experience at the sole discretion of the College, per the guidelines in the applicable Handbook or Collective Bargaining Agreement.  Please include all relevant full and part-time experience in your application that you want the College to review towards potential placement.  Hired employees will not have an opportunity to update past experience or appeal initial placement after the time of hire.

Important Information:

MHCC only accepts applications through our online application system at http://agency.governmentjobs.com/mhcc/default.cfm. For technical assistance, please call 855-524-5627.

Please note:  We do not request or read letters of recommendation.  Also, it is not necessary to upload a large number of documents with your materials.  We are looking for the required documents and perhaps one or two additional documents of your choosing (optional).  Faculty applications require a current resume, cover letter and official transcripts (copies are fine for application purposes) and/or any required certificates or licenses.

Please note:  this is initially a self-screening system.  We recognize that our application process can be lengthy, so before you begin, please read all of the stated requirements to determine if you meet them.  Applicants must meet all of the stated minimum qualifications and additional requirements to be considered for this position.  Based on your responses to the qualifying questions, the system may automatically screen you out from further consideration.

Position subject to budget consideration and approval.  

Final candidates will be subject to a criminal background check as part of the employment process.

MHCC is NOT able to support Visa applications for employment at the college. Applicants must already be eligible to work in the United States to be considered.

MHCC provides qualifying veterans and disabled veterans with preference in employment in accordance with ORS 408.225, 408.230, and 408.235; OAR 105-040-0010 and 105-040-0015.

Qualifying veterans and disabled veterans may obtain preference by submitting as verification of eligibility a copy of the Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty (DD Form 214 or 215) or a letter from the US Dept. of Veteran's Affairs indicating receipt of a non-service connected pension to your application. Disabled Veterans must also submit a copy of their Veteran's disability preference letter from the Dept. of Veteran Affairs, unless the information is included in the DD Form 214 or 215.

If you are seeking this preference, appropriate documentation must be provided at the time of application.  You may submit an electronic copy in the document upload area of the application in the section marked "veterans' preference document," or fax to 503-491-7257 or mail to Human Resources, Mt. Hood Community College, Gresham, OR   97030.  If you do not have your documentation, you may request it through your Veterans' Administration Office.

Applicants with disabilities may request accommodation to complete the application and interview process. Please notify Human Resources at least three working days prior to the date of need.

Mt. Hood Community College is an Equal Opportunity Employer that actively supports workforce diversity.