SUNY Potsdam
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Position Information
Posting Number: C - 00474
Position Title: Cleaner
Line number: 15928
Job Category Operations/Maintenance
Account number: 630131
FLSA Classification: Non-Exempt
Obligation: Calendar Year
Position Type: Temporary
Appointment Start date:
Appointment End date :
Salary: $16.43
Salary Grade: SG05
Full Time or Part Time:
If Part-Time, fill in %:
Benefits Summary
CSEA Benefits Summary
Department Information
Department: ATHLETICS & PHYSICAL EDUCATION
Division President's Office
Search Contact Information
Search Contact(s):
Human Resources
Search Contact Phone/Extension: 315-267-4816
Search Contact Email: employment@potsdam.edu
Search Contact Fax:
Posting Text
Job Summary/Basic Function:
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 office, classroom, hospital, laboratory, living, treatment, and other work areas. This posting will serve as a pool of applicants to draw from as vacancies arise.
Job Requirements & Essential Functions of the Job:
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.
Required Qualifications:
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.
Preferred Qualifications:
We are seeking candidates who can work effectively in an increasingly diverse environment; and who are open and willing to continue to learn about diversity-related issues, and contribute in fostering a welcoming, supportive and inclusive environment at the College.
Work Days:
Work Hours:
Location:
Posting Detail Information
Close Date: 09/20/2025
Open Until Filled No
Executive Order 31
All people with disabilities are encouraged to apply.
Special Instructions to Applicants:
To create a Posting, first complete the information on this screen, then click the
Continue to Next Page
button. Proceed through all sections completing all necessary information. To submit the Posting to human resources, you must click on the
Continue to Next Page
button from the last section. Once a summary page appears, select the
Submit
button and then click the
Continue
button. Your Posting will not be saved or sent to the next status until you see the confirmation page and click the
Confirm
button.
Please Note: You have not finished completing the Recruitment Request until you have reached the last tab and submitted.
Position Information
Posting Number: C - 00474
Position Title: Cleaner
Line number: 15928
Job Category Operations/Maintenance
Account number: 630131
FLSA Classification: Non-Exempt
Obligation: Calendar Year
Position Type: Temporary
Appointment Start date:
Appointment End date :
Salary: $16.43
Salary Grade: SG05
Full Time or Part Time:
If Part-Time, fill in %:
Benefits Summary
CSEA Benefits Summary
Department Information
Department: ATHLETICS & PHYSICAL EDUCATION
Division President's Office
Search Contact Information
Search Contact(s):
Human Resources
Search Contact Phone/Extension: 315-267-4816
Search Contact Email: employment@potsdam.edu
Search Contact Fax:
Posting Text
Job Summary/Basic Function:
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 office, classroom, hospital, laboratory, living, treatment, and other work areas. This posting will serve as a pool of applicants to draw from as vacancies arise.
Job Requirements & Essential Functions of the Job:
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.
Required Qualifications:
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.
Preferred Qualifications:
We are seeking candidates who can work effectively in an increasingly diverse environment; and who are open and willing to continue to learn about diversity-related issues, and contribute in fostering a welcoming, supportive and inclusive environment at the College.
Work Days:
Work Hours:
Location:
Posting Detail Information
Close Date: 09/20/2025
Open Until Filled No
Executive Order 31
All people with disabilities are encouraged to apply.
Special Instructions to Applicants: