Cleaner, Cleaning Services

Overview

Bargaining Unit: CSEA

The Department of Environmental Services at SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University is seeking a full-time Cleaner. Cleaners perform a wide range of cleaning tasks to maintain assigned areas in State buildings, and surrounding grounds and walkways. Incumbents work independently or as part of a cleaning team in a variety of settings, such as administrative offices, classrooms, hospital, laboratory, living, treatment, and other work areas.

• Performs a variety of cleaning tasks in assigned areas.
• Collects and empties trash and recycling in accordance with cleaning schedules; cleans and/or removes hazardous or misplaced items, waste, and spills; and disposes, transports, or places such in appropriate receptacles and locations, following proper cleaning procedures.
• Assembles cleaning carts according to assigned tasks; and prepares, mixes, and dilutes cleaning solutions following manufacturer directions.
• Washes floors, corridors, stairwells, walls, partitions, and windows using mops, detergents, brushes, and other cleaning devices.
• Vacuums, strips and waxes floors, and shampoos carpets, using manual or mechanical equipment.
• Scrubs and cleans showers and restrooms, including toilets, sinks, and drains, using hand-operated equipment and cleaning agents.
• Replaces light bulbs, and dusts or washes light fixtures and high places, such as ceilings, using ladders, other appropriate equipment, and tools.
• Polishes wood and metal surfaces, fixtures, furniture, and equipment.
• Monitors cleaning supplies and equipment; and notifies supervisor of supply levels, equipment malfunction, and/or maintenance issues observed during cleaning.
• Replaces, cleans, and/or hangs building fixtures and decorative items, such as curtains, blinds, and pictures.
• Moves, and arranges furniture and equipment in connection with cleaning tasks or in preparation for meetings, events, and other activities.
• May be required to follow specialized disinfectant, waste disposal, and cleanliness standards in performing cleaning tasks; remove snow and salt walkways; clean sidewalks, drives, and grounds; mow lawns, using mechanical and manual equipment; perform routine laundry tasks; and change bed linens.

• Labor Class:
  There are no education or experience requirements for this class. Cleaners must be physically able to perform the tasks of the position and understand and carry out written and oral instructions.

Variable Days; 7:00am to 3:30pm (Full-Time)

• Salary Grade/Rank: SG-05
• Salary Range:
  As per civil service guidelines
• Hiring Rate: $34,312 to $42,565 Base Salary plus $4,000 Location Pay

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 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 before such time, please contact the Governor’s Office of Employee Relations at  or via email .

SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University is an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, creed, age, disability, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, familial status, pregnancy, predisposing genetic characteristics, military status, domestic violence victim status, criminal conviction, and all other protected classes under federal or state laws. Women, minorities, veterans, individuals with disabilities and members of underrepresented groups are encouraged to apply.

If you are an individual with a disability and need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process, or in order to perform the essential functions of a position, please contact Human Resources at ada

• Entry level

• Full-time

• Management and Manufacturing

• Hospitals and Health Care