The Lead Housekeeper cleans and performs routine maintenance of campus buildings as well as leads team of 12-20 housekeepers, during afternoon and evening hours, across multiple buildings. This is primarily a 2nd shift job, working afternoons, evenings, and weekends, and it is also responsible for participating in an on-call rotation.
The anticipated hourly wage is $20.50, with an additional $1.00 per hour shift differential (annualized to $44,720). The total compensation ranges between $60,250 and $74,042, depending on which medical and dental plans are selected.
About the University of New England
UNE is Maine’s largest private university, with two beautiful coastal campuses in Maine, a one-of-a-kind study-abroad campus in Tangier, Morocco, and an array of flexible online offerings. In an uncommonly welcoming and supportive community, we offer hands-on learning, empowering students to positively impact a world full of challenges. We are the state’s top provider of health professionals and home to Maine’s only medical and dental colleges, a variety of other interprofessionally aligned health care programs, and nationally recognized programs in the marine sciences, the natural and social sciences, business, the humanities, and the arts.
UNE offers a generous comprehensive benefits package to eligible employees. The package includes varied health and dental plans; a retirement plan that includes up to an eight percent match; extensive paid leave including holidays, vacation, sick, and personal time; and educational benefits. Please visit the Human Resources Benefits site for additional information regarding UNE’s benefits package.
Responsibilities
- Serve as a team leader for a crew of custodial/housekeeping staff:
- train new employees
- issue daily work assignments
- monitor work in progress and check completed work
- assist staff with problems or unusual situations
- handle minor disciplinary actions and other personnel problems
- report significant personnel problems to supervisor
- review timesheets
- Determines that established standards of quality and quantity are met.
- Clean floors: vacuum, sweep, dust mop, wash, strip, wax and buff.
- Shampoo carpets.
- Wash windows, walls, chalkboards, trash cans.
- Dust furniture, fixtures and woodwork.
- Collect and empty trash receptacles and pick up litter in and around buildings.
- Clean, sanitize and stock bathrooms; change and clean shower curtains.
- Replace light bulbs.
- Move furniture.
- Perform routine cleaning of electrical, heating, vents and fixtures.
- Coordinate and carry out a specialized custodial/maintenance function such as refinishing floors, project cleaning, and so forth.
- Assist with snow removal.
- Communicates and coordinates with UNE personnel including Lead Housekeepers, Facilities management, Human Resources, and other departments.
- Commit to actively fostering a welcoming culture of inclusion and diversity.
- Performs other related duties as assigned.
Qualifications
High School education is desirable, with two to three years of relevant commercial or institutional custodial experience, including relevant training/experience in the use of commercial cleaning chemicals and equipment.
- Good basic supervisory skills (decision-making, interpersonal, adaptability, and time management).
- Strong written and oral communications.
- Ability to work effectively with a broad range of people in an educational and professional environment.
- Ability to work cooperatively with employees from other departments and to deal courteously with students, faculty, staff and visitors.
- Valid driver’s license.
- Strong computer aptitude, including Microsoft Office and ability to learn operational applications.
- Physical ability to do custodial work and operate cleaning equipment.
- Knowledge of troubleshooting vacuums or other housekeeping equipment is a plus.
