PNW Custodian, Student Housing

Clean unoccupied resident rooms and apartments, including rooms in otherwise occupied apartments. Duties include but are not limited to cleaning bedrooms, toilets, sinks, bathtubs, showers, kitchens, vacuuming and cleaning carpet

Moving of furniture to ensure all areas of apartments are being cleaned properly

Perform trash and recycling duties, including but not limited to collecting and emptying trash and recycling bins throughout University Village

Assist in training student staff for summer cleaning projects

Assist maintenance in performing basic repairs such as replacing light bulbs and updating electronic locks

Assist with lockouts during business hours

Assist with snow removal

Benefits of Custodian

• Full benefits – Medical, Dental, Vision, Short Term Disability, Retirement, Life Insurance and more
• Ten paid vacation days first year of employment
• Ten paid holidays
• University paid and matching contribution to retirement
• University contribution to Health Savings Account –
  • Plus, a chance to earn more through participating in University Wellness Initiatives
• Employee Wellness Programs
• Paid Parental Leave
• Tuition remission for you, your spouse and dependent children at any Purdue campus

For more information on our excellent benefit package, please visit: https://www.pnw.edu/human-resources/benefits/

Education of Custodian

• High school diploma/GED

Experience of Custodian

• No experience required
• Previous custodial/janitorial experience preferred

Core Competencies of Custodian

• Basic computer skills required
• Communicate and provide feedback related to Work Unit
• Must be able to bend, kneel, climb a ladder up to 6 ft. high
• Must be able to lift up to 60 lbs
• Demonstrate stable work history
• Ability to work adjusted schedule dependent upon area of coverage
• Ability to work overtime to meet the business needs of the University
• Perform other related duties as requested

Additional Information

Purdue University Northwest will not sponsor employment authorization for this position

Professional references will be verified prior to any offer of employment. Employment is contingent upon completion of successful background check along with a motor vehicle records check if applicable.

Purdue University Northwest is an equal opportunity/equal access university.

Purdue University Northwest (PNW) is a student-centered university that transforms lives through innovative education, impactful research and community engagement. Located in Northwest Indiana in the greater Chicago area and near the Indiana Dunes National Park, PNW serves approximately 9,000 students, including 6,000 core students, in a wide range of academic programs at the baccalaureate, master’s and applied doctoral levels.

Purdue Northwest employs more than 1,000 faculty and staff members for operations at its main campus in Hammond, Ind., and its branch campus in Westville, Ind., plus additional sites in Northwest Indiana including the Gabis Arboretum near Valparaiso, Ind. PNW’s values reflect the university’s commitment to respect, innovation, a student-centric university, and excellence.

PNW is consistently ranked among the best public regional universities in U.S. News & World Report’s annual Best Colleges report and is recognized as a First Scholars institution as well an Innovation and Economic Prosperity University. With its vision to cultivate leaders, inspire excellence, and impact our world, PNW advances the socioeconomic mobility of its students and positively impacts regional development.

FLSA Status
Non-Exempt