Summer Temp - Housekeeper

Please note that references provided at the time of application for staff positions will not be contacted until the applicant has been offered the position.

Responsibilities of this position include daily cleaning and trash removal of all areas in assigned buildings; minor maintenance such as changing light bulbs, and supervision of student crews.

• Maintains assigned equipment in clean and operable condition.
• Performs inspection of facilities in regard to cleanliness, sanitation, maintenance and general condition. Reports needed repairs to Facilities Management.
• Performs minor maintenance such as changing reachable light bulbs or minor repairs to building furnishings.
• Performs regularly scheduled cleaning and maintenance of entrances, windows, stairways, elevator, public restrooms, and public areas.
• Performs regularly scheduled cleaning of classrooms and meeting rooms.
• Removes trash from building.
• Strips and refinishes all tile floors, extracts all carpets.
• Supervises, trains, and schedules student staff during the school year and summer.

In support of Berea College’s great commitments, this position requires student supervision. The fourth great commitment is to promote learning and serving in community through the student labor program, honoring the dignity and utility of all work, mental and manual, and taking pride in work well done. The Supervision would include scheduling, assigning and approving work performed. Developing students about common workplace acumen and giving them tangible work experience is an expected outcome.

To learn more about the student labor program and requirements on this position see:
Labor Program Goals.

• Some high school

• Up to one year related experience preferred

• Ability to handle tools and equipment common to the housekeeping trade.
• Ability to respond to after hours calls.
• Flexibility in scheduling of hours.
• Ability to comprehend and follow OSHA rules for handling of chemicals and blood-borne pathogens.
• Positive attitude. Must be able to initiate and maintain good customer and co-worker relationships in a team environment.
• Ability to follow oral and written instructions and communications.

• N/A

• Ability to negotiate stairs and ladders
• Ability to stand, bend, stoop, crouch and perform pushing and pulling motions repetitively
• Ability to lift and carry up to twenty-five pounds frequently and fifty pounds occasionally

• When working in public restroom possible exposure to blood-borne pathogens or body fluids
• Exposure to dirt, dust, and cleaning fluids
• Occasional outdoor work such as sweeping entries and cleaning windows

• Car, Custodial Equipment (buffing machine, carpet cleaner, auto scrubber, vacuum, etc.)

Founded in 1855, Berea College is nationally recognized as the first coeducational and interracial college in the South. Berea has a longstanding commitment to interracial education and is one of the most racially diverse private liberal arts colleges in the United States. With an emphasis on service to Appalachia and beyond, Berea enrolls more than 1,500 students from 46 states and U.S. territories and more than 70 countries.

Berea College admits students who are unable to afford tuition and provides all of them with a no-tuition promise. Berea’s students excel in the College’s supportive yet demanding academic environment, and most are the first in their families to attend college. As one of only ten federally recognized Work Colleges, all Berea students are expected to work 10-12 hours weekly in various positions across campus.

Berea College is also the only institution in Kentucky to receive the 5-Star Rating from Money Magazine, 2025. Washington Monthly has named Berea College the #1 Best College in the nation in its 2025 College Guide. Berea College appears in their rankings as #1 College (overall):
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