Virginia is hiring: Housekeeping Worker in Blacksburg

Overview

Job Description - Virginia Tech’s Division of Student Affairs seeks a Housekeeping Worker to support the Student Engagement and Campus Life (SECL) team in Blacksburg, VA. The role maintains a clean, sanitary, and safe environment in SECL facilities, including lounges, offices, lobbies, stairs, restrooms, showers, windows, and other assigned venues. Responsibilities include floor maintenance, dusting, trash collection, snow and ice removal from entrances and sidewalks, and related custodial duties. The position supports events in reservable spaces when needed.

1. You’ll join the Student Engagement and Campus Life (SECL) team, which focuses on uplifting the student experience by cultivating affirming environments, promoting holistic well‑being, and delivering exceptional services, programs, and facilities.
2. You’ll report to the Housekeeping Supervisor. This is a regular, full‑time, 100% staff appointment.
3. You’ll be primarily responsible for maintaining and replenishing supplies in assigned areas and reporting any facility repairs or needs to management. You’ll operate powered and manual cleaning equipment; mix chemicals with proper proportions from established guidelines; and be responsible for the care and handling of custodial operations supplies, equipment, and assigned keys. Occasionally supports Event Operations Staff in the preparation of events scheduled in SECL facilities.
4. You’ll have the opportunity to grow with a developmental plan and potential advancement within the Department and the Division.
5. You’ll be offered a base compensation package starting at $33,280.00 along with a comprehensive benefits package that includes health insurance, paid leave, retirement, tuition assistance, VT discounts, and more.

Required Qualifications

• Excellent customer service and communication skills for interaction with employees, students, and visitors at a large university campus facility.
• Knowledge of commercial/industrial cleaning methods.
• Ability to work independently with little supervision; safely mix chemicals with proper proportions from established guidelines; operate both manual and electrically powered cleaning equipment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in cleaning of institutional or commercial areas.

Pay and Schedule

• Pay Band: 1
• Overtime Status: Non-Exempt – Eligible for overtime
• Appointment Type: Regular
• Salary Information: $33,280
• Hours per week: 40

Review Date

Review Date: 09/30/2025

Additional Information

• Work schedules offered: Saturday to Wednesday 6:00 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.; Sunday to Thursday 3:00 p.m. – 11:30 p.m.; Monday to Friday 6:00 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. Final placement determined based on departmental needs and candidate availability.
• The successful candidate will be required to have a criminal conviction check.

About Virginia Tech

Ut Prosim (That I May Serve) – Virginia Tech pursues knowledge with a hands‑on, transdisciplinary approach to prepare scholars as leaders and problem‑solvers. The university is an inclusive community dedicated to knowledge, discovery, and creativity, offering more than 280 majors to a diverse student body of over 36,000 undergraduates, graduates, and professionals in eight undergraduate colleges, a school of medicine, a veterinary medicine college, a Graduate School, and an Honors College. The university has a significant presence across Virginia, including Blacksburg, the greater Washington, D.C. area, the Health Sciences and Technology Campus in Roanoke, sites in Newport News and Richmond, and numerous Extension offices and research institutes. Virginia Tech conducts more than $650 million in research annually.

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Virginia Tech does not discriminate against employees, students, or applicants on the basis of age, color, disability, sex (including pregnancy), gender, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, ethnicity or national origin, political affiliation, race, religion, sexual orientation, or military status, or otherwise discriminate against employees or applicants who inquire about, discuss, or disclose their compensation or the compensation of other employees or applicants, or on any other basis protected by law. For inquiries regarding non‑discrimination policies, contact the Office for Civil Rights Compliance and Prevention Education at 540‑231‑2010 or Virginia Tech, 220 Gilbert Street, Suite 5200, Blacksburg, VA 24061.

If you are an individual with a disability and desire an accommodation, please contact Luciana Monika at luciana23@vt.edu during regular business hours at least 10 business days prior to the event.