Department: Facilities Services
Campus Location: Wichita, KS - WSU Main Campus
Hire Type: Full Time
Pay: Starting at $17.73 and commensurate with experience
Work Schedule: 3:00 pm - 11:30 pm Sunday - Tuesday & Friday - Saturday (days off are Wednesday & Thursday); work is performed on-site and in person.
Export Compliance Requirement: No export control requirement.
Job Story
The Custodial Lead of Special Events and Projects plays a key role in keeping the WSU campus clean, disinfected, and safe while supporting the energetic flow of athletic, community, and special events that bring the university to life. This dynamic position adapts to shifting schedules, including weekends, evenings, and nontraditional hours, to ensure every event shines, from packed athletic games to campus wide celebrations. In addition to event support, this role also contributes to important campus projects such as floor refinishing, carpet extraction, deep restroom sanitization, and seasonal maintenance tasks that keep facilities in top condition. The position also champions environmentally conscious “green” cleaning practices, helping create healthier spaces for students, staff, and visitors. With a robust benefits package effective on day one, generous paid time off, and the opportunity to directly support WSU’s most memorable moments, this role offers both meaningful impact and rewarding flexibility.
Job Summary
Performs routine manual work in cleaning, servicing, and stocking supplies in University buildings as well as routine manual work including set-up and support for University and athletic facilities special events and projects, excluding housing facilities. Acts as a liaison between custodial staff and leadership to ensure service excellence.
Essential Functions
Assists University special events by providing support before, during and after events. Sweeps, mops, and buffs and sprays buff floors and vacuums rugs and carpets in assigned area as needed. Provides support for floor care, including restoring, maintaining, and refinishing floors of all types as well as other custodial special projects. Washes windows, walls, and other assigned areas. Picks up trash, empties garbage containers, and removes all trash to area for disposal. Cleans rest rooms, offices, and replenishes supplies. Performs regular inspections of all areas to determine need for services and/or quality of services performed. Communicates findings and recommendations to leadership. Maintains sufficient stock and supplies for the proper performance of assigned duties. Provides guidance and coaching to custodial staff as needed. Conducts service recovery efforts in response to questions and/or concerns from faculty, staff, students, and visitors according to the department's customer service protocols. Assists supervisor with payroll, scheduling, education of department staff, budget and other duties as assigned. Shovels and removes snow and ice from designated areas such as roofs, sidewalks and entryways as required.
Required Education and Experience:
Campus Location: Wichita, KS - WSU Main Campus
Hire Type: Full Time
Pay: Starting at $17.73 and commensurate with experience
Work Schedule: 3:00 pm - 11:30 pm Sunday - Tuesday & Friday - Saturday (days off are Wednesday & Thursday); work is performed on-site and in person.
Export Compliance Requirement: No export control requirement.
Job Story
The Custodial Lead of Special Events and Projects plays a key role in keeping the WSU campus clean, disinfected, and safe while supporting the energetic flow of athletic, community, and special events that bring the university to life. This dynamic position adapts to shifting schedules, including weekends, evenings, and nontraditional hours, to ensure every event shines, from packed athletic games to campus wide celebrations. In addition to event support, this role also contributes to important campus projects such as floor refinishing, carpet extraction, deep restroom sanitization, and seasonal maintenance tasks that keep facilities in top condition. The position also champions environmentally conscious “green” cleaning practices, helping create healthier spaces for students, staff, and visitors. With a robust benefits package effective on day one, generous paid time off, and the opportunity to directly support WSU’s most memorable moments, this role offers both meaningful impact and rewarding flexibility.
Job Summary
Performs routine manual work in cleaning, servicing, and stocking supplies in University buildings as well as routine manual work including set-up and support for University and athletic facilities special events and projects, excluding housing facilities. Acts as a liaison between custodial staff and leadership to ensure service excellence.
Essential Functions
Assists University special events by providing support before, during and after events. Sweeps, mops, and buffs and sprays buff floors and vacuums rugs and carpets in assigned area as needed. Provides support for floor care, including restoring, maintaining, and refinishing floors of all types as well as other custodial special projects. Washes windows, walls, and other assigned areas. Picks up trash, empties garbage containers, and removes all trash to area for disposal. Cleans rest rooms, offices, and replenishes supplies. Performs regular inspections of all areas to determine need for services and/or quality of services performed. Communicates findings and recommendations to leadership. Maintains sufficient stock and supplies for the proper performance of assigned duties. Provides guidance and coaching to custodial staff as needed. Conducts service recovery efforts in response to questions and/or concerns from faculty, staff, students, and visitors according to the department's customer service protocols. Assists supervisor with payroll, scheduling, education of department staff, budget and other duties as assigned. Shovels and removes snow and ice from designated areas such as roofs, sidewalks and entryways as required.
Required Education and Experience:
- High school diploma or equivalent
- Two (2) years of experience in custodial work
- Valid Driver's License
- Knowledge of the materials, methods and practices used in housekeeping operations and operation, use care of vacuum cleaners, scrubbing machines, floor machines and other janitorial equipment; and the use of safe principles and safe techniques for Supervision.