Job Description

Custodian I

Salary: $3,321.00 - $4,650.00 Monthly

Location: Alamosa, CO

Job Type: Full Time

Department: Adams State University

Opening Date: 12/03/2025

Closing Date: 12/13/2025 11:59 PM Mountain

FLSA: Determined by Position

Type of Announcement: This position is open only to Colorado state residents.

Primary Physical Work Address: 208 Edgemont Blvd Alamosa, CO 81101

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt; position is eligible for overtime compensation. Note: Although this position is non-exempt for FLSA, it is a condition of employment at Adams State University to agree to receive compensation time in lieu of overtime pay.

Department Contact Information: Alicia Harmon 719-587-7990 aliciaharmon@adams.edu

Salary Note: Although the full salary range for this position is provided, appointments are typically made at or near the range minimum.

How to Apply: Online applications through the Colorado Jobs portal will not be accepted. Please follow instructions on the job announcement for submitting an application.

Department Information

Our Custodial Staff members are an essential part of Adams State University's success. Maintaining the cleanliness of our facilities is crucial to providing a safe, comfortable, fully functional, and aesthetically pleasing campus environment that is conducive to teaching, learning, living, and creating the best possible experience for our students, faculty, staff, and visitors to our campus.

Description of Job

Custodial positions at Adams State University provide custodial support in various assigned areas on campus. The custodial staff is responsible for the cleaning and upkeep of nearly all interior spaces on the Adams State Campus. Specific duties include but not limited to: cleaning and servicing buildings, by sanitizing, mopping, dusting, vacuuming, removal of trash/debris and recyclable materials. Moving furniture, cleaning kitchens, bathrooms/showers and locker rooms, sinks, walls, floors, windows, closets, replacing light bulbs, stripping and waxing floors, carpet cleaning, burnishing floors, keeping entree ways clean and free snow and debris; and performing set-ups for special functions, supervising student and community service help, and other duties as required.

Other duties may include:

• Floor and Carpet: Perform floor-care cleaning duties: Sweeping, mopping, spray buffing floors, burnish floors, refinish wood, concrete and vinyl composite floors (by removing floor finish sanding or stripping, then sealing and waxing) vacuum and spot clean carpet, straighten and move furniture, shampoo upholstered furniture, carpet extraction and I-capulation.
• Outside Building and Equipment Maintenance: Minor repair/service of building and custodial equipment, including; replacing light bulbs, moving furniture, submitting work requests, tightening screws, servicing vacuum, auto-scrubbers, replacing cleaning pads etc Outside duties including, windows, picking up trash and debris around building's perimeter and removing snow from entrances, handicap ramp and stairs.
• Safety and Chemicals: Understanding Safety Data Sheets; proper use of cleaning chemicals, for example, water, natural soaps, synthetic detergents/surfactants, solvents, acid, alkaline cleaners, etc. The use of these chemicals requires proper safety precautions and knowledge of various chemical hazards. (SDS) Attend training meetings on safety, cleaning procedures, and equipment and product use.
• Special Events and set-ups: Work related to setting up/taking down for special events, for example, moving tables and chairs for registration, graduation, homecoming, New Student Orientation, campus Bbq's or other events as contracted; pulling bleachers in/out for athletic events, moving offices, portable stage equipment, tents, banquets, and other conferences items.

Minimum Qualifications, Substitutions, Conditions of Employment & Appeal Rights

Residency Requirement: (New) This posting is only open to residents of the State of Colorado at the time of submitting your application.

Class Code & Classification Description: (New) D8B1TX[CUSTODIAN I] MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: Experience Only: Six (6) months of relevant experience in an occupation related to the work assigned to this position.

A successful candidate will demonstrate responsible professional conduct at all times; will be punctual and observe scheduled work hours; will not abuse leave and will follow call-in procedures. The successful candidate will also follow safety guidelines and use personal protective equipment, when required.

Successful Applicants must:

• Read and understand the labels on cleaning materials, warning signs, Safety Data Sheets
• Effectively communicate with campus faculty and staff
• Be willing to work different shifts (day and/or night), including weekends and Holidays
• In this position you will be required to exert or lift in excess of 100 lbs. of force occasionally, and/or in excess of 50 lbs. of force frequently, and/or in excess of 20 lbs. for force constantly. It also requires constant or frequent climbing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling, handling, pushing, pulling and reaching.
• In this position you will be required to withstand exposure to dust and fumes associated with cleaning agents and custodial work.
• In this position you will be required to withstand exposure to adverse weather while performing snow removal duties in front of building entry/exit ways as needed.
• Note: Although this position is non-exempt for FLSA, it is a condition of employment at Adams State University to agree to receive compensation time in lieu of overtime pay.
• Years of experience will be expressed in terms of full-time equivalent service with full-time workload equal to one (1) Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) year. No more than 1.00 FTE year may be credited in any twelve (12) month period. Positions working 40 hours or less per week will be pro-rated (30 hrs/wk=0.75 FTE=9 mos credit; 20 hrs/wk=0.5 FTE=6 mos credit; 10 hrs/wk=0.25 FTE= 3 mos credit.)

Appeal Rights: (Updated) An applicant who has been removed from an employment list or removed from consideration during the selection process may request a review by the State Personnel Director. As an applicant directly affected by the results of the selection or comparative analysis process, you may file a written appeal with the State Personnel Director. Review of the completed, signed and submitted appeal will be timely on the basis of written material submitted by you, using the official appeal form signed by you or your representative. This form must be completed and delivered to the State Personnel Board by email at dpa_state.personnelboard@state.co.us within ten (10) calendar days from your receipt of notice or acknowledgement of the Department's action. For further information on the Board Rules, you can refer to 4 Colorado Code of Regulations (CCR) 801-1, State Personnel Board Rules and Personnel Director's Administrative Procedures, Chapter 8, Resolution of Appeals and Disputes, at .

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