MU Custodial Student Assistant

OSU Memorial Union Building Services

When applying you will be required to attach the following electronic documents:

• A brief Cover letter describing interest in the position and how it might fit well with your experience interests and studies at OSU.

For additional information please contact: Jenna Tidewell at

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer including disability protected veteran and other protected status.

OSU will conduct a review of the National Sex Offender Public website prior to hire.

Note:All job offers are contingent upon Human Resources final approval

This recruitment will be used to fill four part-time (a maximum of 24 hours per week) MU Custodial Student Assistant for the Memorial Union organization at Oregon State University (OSU).

The Memorial Union (MU) supports the University mission by creating community centered inclusive facilities and environments providing formal and informal gathering spaces that build meaningful relationships. We are a student-centered organization that fosters student engagement through employment and engages in shared decision making with the Student Advisory Board. The Memorial Union staff value service inclusion and accountability.

Custodial Assistants support the cleanliness safety and readiness of MU facilities and play a vital role in creating a welcoming environment for all.

Their efforts are coordinated daily by Custodial Coordinators Help Desk and working alongside Full-Time Custodians. at the Memorial Union SEC Cultural Centers & Child Care Centers.

The MU Building Services Team is looking for Custodial Assistants who are interested in maintaining clean spaces and providing good service to the buildings and programs we support.

Position Duties:

Custodial Assistants are trained to:

• Manage trash and recycle
• Vacuum and clean carpet
• Sweep mop and scrub hard floors
• Refill supplies
• Support daily operations
• Recovery of meeting rooms kitchens dining rooms restrooms and common spaces around our facilities.
• Pull trash sweep mop vacuum disinfect and clean public spaces corridors kitchens event spaces and restrooms.
• Work alongside full-time Custodians performing cleaning tasks that include but are not limited to vacuuming sweeping mopping wiping off tables cleaning bathrooms cleaning glass dusting emptying trash/recycling/compost etc.

Transferable Skill Development

OSU is committed to ensuring students are prepared for success after graduation through intentional skill development as student employees. The competencies students develop while working at OSU are defined by the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) as the essential skills employers seek in their this position students learn and build vital career-readiness skills in the primary areas below:

Communication Critical Thinking Teamwork

Full Employment Eligibility Requirements can be found here: be academically enrolled in a high school community college or university and pursuing a program or course of study

Must meet Academic Standing Requirements; students on academic suspension are not eligible for employment

Must meet the applicable minimal enrollment standard

• High School student: Regularly enrolled in a high school or participating in a home-schooling program
• Undergraduate and post-baccalaureate student: 6 credit hours per term
• Undergraduate international student: 12 credit hours per term*
• Graduate student officially admitted to Graduate School: 5 credit hours per term
• Graduate international student officially admitted to Graduate School: 9 credit hours per term*

*International students may be allowed to carry fewer hours than specified above and still be considered full-time by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). A reduced course load is approved by theOffice of International Services(OIS) and must be provided to the Student Employment Center.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Previous experience cleaning.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently while contributing effectively as part of a team.

Custodial Assistants are out and about their entire shift. Working to maintain clean and safe spaces around the MU Org. They work in dining rooms corridors meeting rooms bathrooms loading docks and occasionally outdoors supporting events and exterior trash collection.

We fill shifts every day of the week 7am - 11pm and will work around class schedules as appropriate. Anticipate 6 - 12 regularly scheduled hours per week for new hire(s) with opportunity for more hours picking up available Trades and Dropped shifts.

New Custodial Assistants start at $16.40 per hr with opportunity for increase upon completed training