Cleaner

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Position Information

Posting Number: C - 00489 Position Title: Cleaner Line number: Job Category Operations/Maintenance Account number: 630131 FLSA Classification: Non-Exempt Obligation: Calendar Year Position Type: Temporary Appointment Start date: 08/15/2026 Appointment End date : 05/31/2027 Salary: 16.43 per hour Salary Grade: SG05 Full Time or Part Time: Part Time If Part-Time, fill in %: 20% Benefits Summary

Department Information

Department: ATHLETICS & PHYSICAL EDUCATION Division President's Office

Search Contact Information

Search Contact(s):

Mark Misiak

Search Contact Phone/Extension: 3152672314 Search Contact Email: misiakmj@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.

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: Maxcy Hall

Posting Detail Information

Close Date: 07/12/2026 Open Until Filled No EEO Information

SUNY Potsdam is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race including traits historically associated with race, color, national origin including ancestry, religion, creed, age, disability, sex, gender identity or expression, actual or perceived sexual orientation, citizenship or immigration status, familial status, marital status, pregnancy, genetic information, predisposing genetic characteristics, military status, domestic violence victim status, criminal conviction, or any other characteristic protected under applicable state or federal law.

All qualified applicants with disabilities may be entitled to reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act, the New York State Human Rights Law, or other applicable state and federal laws. We will consider requests for reasonable accommodation from qualified applicants with disabilities in completing this application or to otherwise participate in the application process, or, should they be selected to be interviewed, to facilitate their interview. Applicants with disabilities may contact Human Resources to discuss, in confidence, any request for reasonable accommodations.

Executive Order 161: Pursuant to Executive Order 161, no State entity, as defined by the Executive Order, is permitted to ask, or mandate, in any form, that an applicant for employment provide his or her current compensation, or any prior compensation history, until such time as the applicant is extended a conditional offer of employment with compensation. If such information has been requested from you before such time, please contact the Governor's Office of Employee Relations at (518) 474-6988 or via email at info@goer.ny.gov.

All people with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

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Applicant Documents

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• Resume

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