Salary: $34,058.00 - $47,147.00 AnnuallyLocation : Gresham Campus, ORJob Type: Full-timeJob Number: 2024-00117Division: AdministrationDepartment: Facilities, Risk Management, and Public SafetyOpening Date: 01/02/2025Job Summary and Responsibilities/Duties **Hiring for Multiple Positions. Open until all positions are filled.For best consideration, please submit application materials by January 12, 2025.Shift: Sunday - Thursday, 6:00PM - 2:30AM. Eligible for 5% shift differential* The salary range listed above reflects the 2023-2024 Classified Employee Association pay rates. The salary range will be updated pending ratification of the successor Collective Bargaining Agreement. Basic Job Purpose/Function:Responsible for cleanliness, upkeep, and minor maintenance of facilities and assigned areas, performing any combination of duties such as mopping, dusting, scrubbing, vacuuming, emptying trash, moving furniture, and setup and takedown of facilities for special events throughout the College district. Essential Duties:
Cleans offices, student activity areas and classrooms, and maintains cleanliness and services in designated lavatories.Performs setups for special events and community affairs such as erecting staging, risers, bleachers and all other related equipment.Assists and backs-up public safety in locking up and securing all doors, and maintains surveillance of campus.Assembles and moves furniture as needed.Cleans and maintains various floor surfaces including stripping, refinishing and buffing of hard floors and shampooing and extracting of carpets.Operates heavy cleaning and scrubbing equipment.Collects trash, disposable, and recyclable materials and delivers to refuse pick-up area.Drives the various campus vehicles necessary to perform required assigned duties.Removes and disposes of bio-hazardous waste, including site cleanup.Assists security, grounds and maintenance as required.Prioritizes and ensures completion of work orders.Contributes to creating a positive work environment Additional Duties:
Removes snow from stairway and walkway and applies applications of ice melt.Responsible for power washing of walkways etc.Removes graffiti inside and outside of building.Repairs equipment.Performs all other related duties as assigned. Minimum and Desired QualificationsMinimum and Desired Qualifications:Minimum Qualifications:Experience/Training:
- Minimum (1) year of experience as a custodian in an institutional or educational setting
- Knowledge of custodial practices, procedures, and techniques related to items such as floor and carpet equipment and cleaning and polishing agents
- Ability to read, write, and communicate at a level sufficient to perform the functions of the position
- Able to lift up to 50 lbs. on a regular basis, occasionally above shoulder height
- Must be at least 19 years old
- Valid, current driver's license
- Ability to be insured by the college insurance carrier
- Must have at least three (3) years of driving history.
Additional Requirements:Must obtain within 60 days of starting work depending upon availability of class:
- Blood Borne Pathogen Training
- Emergency and Safety Procedures Training
- Gas Dispensing Training
- HAZMAT Awareness Level Training
- MHCC Defensive Driving Course
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience as a custodian in a community college setting
Working Conditions and Important InformationWorking Conditions:Work is performed with frequent exposure to hazardous materials, such as chemicals and bio-hazardous waste, weather, noise or potentially dangerous situations. Frequent physical demands such as driving, walking and standing for long periods of time; moderate to excessive lifting, carrying, pushing and pulling of heavy objects; and climbing, crawling and repetitive hand and wrist motions can be expected. See Position Physical Requirements Checklist on file for more detailed information.Salary: Initial salary placement will be based on years of relevant full-time equivalent experience at the sole discretion of the College, per the guidelines in the applicable Handbook or Collective Bargaining Agreement. Please include all relevant full and part-time experience in your application that you want the College to review towards potential placement. Hired employees will not have an opportunity to update past experience or appeal initial placement after the time of hire.Important Information:MHCC only accepts applications through our online application system at For technical assistance, please call 855-###-####.Please note: We do not request or read letters of recommendation. Also, it is not necessary to upload a large number of documents with your materials. We are looking for the required documents and perhaps one or two additional documents of your choosing (optional). Faculty applications require a current resume, cover letter and official transcripts (copies are fine for application purposes) and/or any required certificates or licenses.Please note: this is initially a self-screening system. We recognize that our application process can be lengthy, so before you begin, please read all of the stated requirements to determine if you meet them. Applicants must meet all of the stated minimum qualifications and additional requirements to be considered for this position. Based on your responses to the qualifying questions, the system may automatically screen you out from further consideration.Position subject to budget consideration and approval. Final candidates will be subject to a criminal background check as part of the employment process.MHCC is NOT able to support Visa applications for employment at the college. Applicants must already be eligible to work in the United States to be considered.MHCC provides qualifying veterans and disabled veterans with preference in employment in accordance with ORS 408.225, 408.230, and 408.235; OAR 105-###-#### and 105-###-####.Qualifying veterans and disabled veterans may obtain preference by submitting as verification of eligibility a copy of the Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty (DD Form 214 or 215) or a letter from the US Dept. of Veteran's Affairs indicating receipt of a non-service connected pension to your application. Disabled Veterans must also submit a copy of their Veteran's disability preference letter from the Dept. of Veteran Affairs, unless the information is included in the DD Form 214 or 215.If you are seeking this preference, appropriate documentation must be provided at the time of application. You may submit an electronic copy in the document upload area of the application in the section marked veterans' preference document, or fax to 503-###-#### or mail to Human Resources, Mt. Hood Community College, Gresham, OR 97030. If you do not have your documentation, you may request it through your Veterans' Administration Office.Applicants with disabilities may request accommodation to complete the application and interview process. Please notify Human Resources at least three working days prior to the date of need.Mt. Hood Community College is an Equal Opportunity Employer that actively supports workforce diversity.Mt. Hood Community CollegeClassified Employee Benefit Summary The following is a brief description of the benefits offered by Mt. Hood Community, this is intended to be a summary only - any errors or omissions are unintentional. Please refer to benefit booklets, plan documents, college policy and regulations for more detailed information. Greater detail regarding fringe benefits is available in the Classified Association Bargaining Agreement. Health Benefit OptionsMHCC is a member of the Oregon Educators Benefit Board (OEBB) which administers Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D), Long Term Disability (LTD) and Employee Assistance Plan (EAP). The effective date of employer-provided benefits is the first day of the first full month of employment at MHCC, unless otherwise indicated. Available medical, dental and vision plans and rates are available on the MHCC intranet, under Human Resources/Benefits. MHCC will only pay the premium portion for medical, dental and vision coverage for your spouse/domestic partner and/or eligible dependents if they are not covered under another policy.If you elect to have double coverage for a spouse/domestic partner or eligible dependent, you will be required to have the premium associated with the double coverage deducted out of your payroll check each month. Important Retirement Information:Make sure you are enrolled in the medical, dental and/or vision plans you want when you retire. Retirement is not considered a Qualified Status Change (QSC) so you cannot add or change plans at the time of retirement.In order to ensure that a spouse/domestic partner and/or eligible dependent can be covered when you retire you will need to enroll them on MHCC's policy at the open enrollment period prior to your retirement date even though they may be covered under another policy. The College will waive the double coverage premiums when an employee is adding a spouse/domestic partner and/or eligible dependents during open enrollment period prior to the employee's anticipated retirement date for that plan year.Other College Paid Insurances•Life InsuranceCoverage = $50,000•Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D)Coverage = $50,000•Long Term Disability (LTD)Approved benefit claims begin after 90-day elimination period. Maximum benefit is 66 2/3 of monthly salary; benefit may be adjusted based on other incomreceived by retirement benefits.Public Employees Retirement Plan (PERS)On behalf of the employee, MHCC contributes 6% of their gross salary into an Individual Account Program (IAP) with PERS. At the time of retirement, based on one of the following programs, a monthly pension benefit is calculated. Please refer the Public Employees Retirement System (PERS) website for detailed information on retirement benefits: Public Employees Retirement System - Tier One/Tier TwoHired by a PERS employer before August 28, 2003 and have an active account.Oregon Public Service Retirement Plan - OPSRPHired on or after August 28, 2003 and do not have active account in the PERS Program.Tuition Waiver PlanThe College will maintain the Tuition Waiver Plan for employees, their spouses, and their dependents through age 23 who qualify as dependents. Employees and their spouse/domestic partner will pay only course specific fees. Instructional fees for work-related classes taken by an employee at the request of the supervisor will be waived.Employee Assistance Program (EAP)MHCC's Employee Assistance Program (EAP) is through Reliant Behavioral Health (RBH) which provides services to help people privately resolve problems that may interfere with work, family, and other important areas of life.The EAP provides FREE (no charge for utilization) and confidential services to employees and their dependents, living at or away from home, and all household members, related or not. MHCC employees, spouses/domestic partner, dependents and their eligible household members have five (5) free EAP services per new issue, including relationship, family, stress, anxiety, and other common challenges.Use of MHCC Swimming PoolFull-time employees and dependents have free access to the MHCC swimming pool during open recreation sessions. Swimming classes through the American Red Cross Learn-to-Swim program are not free under the tuition waiver plan or the swim pass. Employees are responsible to pay for the classes.VacationScheduling and Use of Vacation LeaveVacation time may be taken only with the prior approval of the supervisor and cannot be granted before it is accrued unless it is to the mutual benefit of the College and the employee.All employees must request vacations to the employee's supervisor in writing not less than two (2) weeks in advance for approval to use more than two (2) days, and not less than one (1) week in advance when requesting two (2) days or less. This advance notice requirement may be waived in the sole discretion of the employee's supervisor.A department may delineate specific periods during the year when, due to operational need, vacations may not be approved. Outside of those periods, if a vacation request is denied, the employee and supervisor will immediately discuss a reasonable alternative time for vacation. If the delay results in an employee's accrual exceeding maximum limits as defined in the chart below, during the next three months, the employee will be paid forty (40) hours of vacation in their next regular pay distribution. The hours paid will be deducted from the accrued vacation time.Vacation AccrualsVacation time will begin accruing from the first day of employment with the College. Classified employees will accrue vacation on a monthly basis. The vacation accrual rates are as follows for full-time employees who remain employed for twelve (12) months.Employees working less than twelve (12) months or less than full-time will accrue vacation on a prorated basis, based on the percentage of full-time worked or the percentage of the year worked by the employee.An employee's total balance of accrued vacation may not exceed two (2) times their annual maximum accrual rate.Separation from EmploymentIn case of an employee's termination or resignation, accrued vacation pay will be included in the employee's last check except if the employee has not completed their probationary period. Sick LeaveAt the time of hire, employees will receive eighty (80) hours of sick leave. Thereafter, employees will accrue sick leave at the rate of one (1) day per full month worked. Sick leave will be available to employees as it is accrued. Those employees who are not employed on a twelve (12) month basis will accrue sick leave on a prorated basis of actual time worked. Employees who work less than full-time will accrue sick leave on a prorated basis, based on the percentage of full-time worked, excluding overtime hours worked.HolidaysThe term holiday means each of the following days:Any other day observed by the College as a legal holiday. If a holiday falls on Saturday, Friday will be a paid holiday. If a holiday falls on Sunday, Monday will be a paid holiday.Additional InformationDetailed information regarding all Classified Employee benefits are available in the 01 Do you have at least 1 of experience as a custodian in an institutional or educational setting?
02 Do you have knowledge of custodial practices, procedures, and techniques related to items such as floor and carpet equipment and cleaning and polishing agents
03 Do you have the ability to read, write, and communicate at a level sufficient to perform the functions of the position?
04 Are you at least 19 years old?
05 Do you have a valid, current driver's license, the ability to be insured by the college insurance carrier AND at least 3 years of driving experience?
06 Can you perform the essential functions of the position, with or without a reasonable accommodation?
Required Question
