Housekeeper, Maintenance​/Cleaning

Job Title: Housekeeper

Location: South Campus Commons at The University of Maryland College Park, MD

Reports to: Associate Director-Facilities

Salary: $19.00-$20.50 per hour and a comprehensive benefits package

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

The Housekeeper is responsible for the overall cleanliness and sanitation of the interior and exterior of the building(s) and grounds in a student apartment community. Duties include but are not limited to cleaning, scrubbing, washing, sweeping, dusting, and removal of debris. Projecting a customer focused and professional image through interaction with all internal and external customers is essential.

• Cleans halls, stairways, public restrooms, offices, lounges, elevators, trash rooms, corridors, and all common areas.
• Cleans resident units as needed.
• Sweeps, scrubs, and mop all lobbies, trash rooms, recycle rooms, and hallways.
• Cleans rugs, carpets, upholstered furniture, elevators, and blinds.
• Dusts furniture.
• Cleans walls, ceiling, light fixtures, and woodwork.
• Cleans windows, door panels, and sills.
• Empties wastebaskets.
• Replenishes bathroom supplies.
• Picks up debris and recyclables inside building(s), near building(s) entry and grounds.
• Completes all items on Weekly Housekeeping Checklist.
• Ensures that all green policies are followed including use of chemicals as directed.
• Performs routine inspections of assigned buildings to identify maintenance or safety concerns and reports issues to a supervisor or appropriate department.
• Sets up and breaks down seminar rooms for campus events, meetings, conferences, and academic functions, including arranging tables, chairs, and related furnishings.
• Coordinates with supervisors and maintenance staff to ensure the timely completion of special cleaning projects.
• Provides cleaning support during emergency situations such as spills, floods, or other incidents, in accordance with university protocols.
• Maintains inventory of custodial supplies, equipment, and cleaning carts; requests replenishment as needed.
• Use of personal protective equipment (PPE), as needed.
• Performs seasonal or project-based tasks, including deep carpet extraction and high dusting of offices, student lounges, seminar rooms, and resident units.
• Assists with campus sustainability initiatives by properly sorting waste, reducing chemical usage, and supporting green cleaning programs.
• Ensures assigned areas consistently meet university appearance, cleanliness, and sanitation standards.
• Responds to service requests from faculty, staff, students, and guests in a professional and courteous manner.
• Supports residence hall move-in and move-out operations, including space preparation and turnovers
• Secures buildings when assigned by locking and unlocking doors and reporting suspicious activity to a supervisor
• Participates in required safety training, equipment training, and departmental meetings.

Work Environment:
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. The work environment is mid-to-high paced. The noise level is usually moderate.

Physical Demands:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee is occasionally required to sit. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.

Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and distance vision.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to wet and/or humid conditions; moving mechanical parts; fumes or airborne particles; toxic or caustic chemicals; outside weather conditions and risk of electrical shock.

Education/Experience/

Skills Required:


To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED).
• 2-3 years custodian or housekeeping experience.
• Ability to communicate clearly, both written and in speech.
• Must be punctual, organized, and able to meet deadlines.
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions.
• Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.
• Ability to perform basic computer operations.
• Ability tolift and/or move up to 50…