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Full-Time/Part Time: Full-Time

Overview:

Position Summary:

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Wash walls, clean and polish all furniture such as desks, filing cabinets, bookcases, shelves, doors, door frames, window frames, thresholds, pictures, lamps and phones with proper cleaners.
• Dust all horizontal and vertical areas as needed.
• Clean blackboards and erasers daily.
• Maintain chalk, erasers and paper supplies as needed in classrooms and labs.
• Clean and shampoo all upholstered furniture.

• Dust mop, sweep, wet mop and scrub floors in a safe and professional manner always using caution signs.
• Clean, renew or renovate floor surface finishes spray buff, if necessary, to maintain a clean, high gloss appearance.
• Strip, scrub, neutralize and refinish floors as needed or as directed by the supervisor.
• Vacuum all carpeted areas regularly and extract and shampoo carpet as needed or as directed by the supervisor. Spot clean carpet stains as needed.

• Clean, service, shine and sanitize daily, restroom floors, toilets, urinals and sinks.
• Clean, service, shine and sanitize restroom lights, walls, windows, mirrors, chrome surfaces, showers, tubs, vents and benches.
• Maintain soap and paper supplies each day. This must be done according to the department's restroom cleaning and sanitation procedures and with approved materials.

• Remove snow/ice from entryways and stairs, spread salt, pick up litter, trash, wastepaper and other debris from the interior of buildings.
• Develop a schedule for thorough cleaning of all waste containers.
• Empty recycling and garbage containers into appropriate receptacles

• Clean all building glass and partitions and all outside glass as high as possible with extension poles while standing on the ground.
• Keep all elevator tracks clean, vacuumed and polished. Replace light bulbs, including exit lights in a safe manner.
• Clean the fixture and diffuser or lens when replacing bulbs

• Operate all equipment in a safe manner including automatic scrubbers and power sweepers (including rider type), all types of wet pick-ups and dry vacuums, power blowers, backpack vacuums, window washers and floor machines.
• Ensure that all equipment is cleaned and properly stored at the conclusion of each job and make sure the janitorial closets are clean and organized.
• Clean all floor pads after each use.
• Clean wet and dry mops and hang up in janitorial closets after each use.
• Change dirty mop heads as needed.

• Sweep and damp mop stairwells and landings on a regular basis.
• Clean railings and walls in these areas.
• Perform miscellaneous, related duties as assigned.

Specialty Factors (Civil Service):

Minimum Required Qualifications (Civil Service):

1. High school diploma or equivalent.

Minimum Required Qualifications (SPS):

Salary: $31,200.00/anually

Application Procedure:

1. Fully complete the Education and Work History sections of the application. Be specific on your entire work history, including employment dates and duties for all positions held. Applicable part-time work experience will be considered toward qualifying for this position; however, it will be converted to a full-time equivalency to determine combined length of experience. Important: Please upload any unofficial transcript(s) and/or documentation that verifies any education, experience, and/or training you have received.
   • If eligible for Veteran's Preference Points, DD214/DD215/NGB22/DD256 paperwork reflecting an Honorable Discharge MUST be uploaded to this application to receive the maximum eligible points on the Civil Service examination.

2. After the posting has closed, your submission will be reviewed to determine if you meet the minimum qualifications for the classification, including any specialty factors associated with this position. If you meet the minimum required qualifications for this position, you will receive a score based on your education and experience, and your name will be placed on the active employment register.
3. Please monitor your e-mail for further information regarding your application. Emails will be generated from jobs@niu.edu and CivilServiceTesting@niu.edu. Please add these emails to your address book to ensure timely delivery of any future communication.
4. Applicants must be a current citizen or resident of the State of Illinois to move forward in the hiring process.

• The examination for this position is a Credentials Assessment and is based on your application materials as submitted for this posting. A Credential Assessment is a rating by the Human Resources Office of an applicant's/employee's education, experience, and special credentials/qualifications (licenses, etc.). Applicants are required to upload documentation to verify the minimum qualifications for this position has been met.
• Required documentation noted in the posting, such as a driver's license, licensures, or certifications MUST be uploaded with your application materials.
• After assessment of all qualified applicants has been completed for this position, the names with the top three (3) scores will be referred to the hiring department for interview.

• Click on Building Service Worker for more information including salary ranges, typical duties, minimum acceptable qualifications, and testing requirements.
• Please click on Human Resource Services – Benefits for detailed information about Northern Illinois University's benefits package.
• Employment is contingent upon your passing a criminal background investigation. You may not begin work until the criminal background investigation results have been received and cleared by Human Resources.

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