Custodian 

Home Careers @ Guelph Current Opportunities Custodian Custodian Forbes includes U of G Among Canada’s Best Employers Trades and Maintenance Position covered by the Collective Agreement with the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), Local 1334 Custodian Custodial Services, Physical Resources Custodial Services seeks an enthusiastic self-starter to join its team of committed staff providing custodial services in a wide variety of environments at our main campus in Guelph. As an integral part of the University team, you will work closely together to ensure that all residents, guests, and staff receive a clean, safe, secure, comfortable, and fully maintained environment. As a Custodian in Physical Resources, you will be a vital part of the University’s frontline, working in the student residential, guest, and employee environments. You will uphold the University’s ideal standard of service, by gathering waste, straightening up surfaces and tidying spaces, by utilizing a variety of ergonomic cleaning tools. You will ensure your areas are clean and well stocked facilities while performing your work as scheduled and prioritized in accordance with the Department’s standards of cleanliness and service. As a key team member, you will represent the University in a manner that matches the University’s values, goals and strategic direction and demonstrates the Department’s commitment to the wellbeing of all individuals visiting campus. Requirements of the position: A minimum Grade 10 education (Grade 12 preferred), preferably combined with one (1) year custodial experience from a major institutional sector(s), such as education, post-secondary education, medical/ hospital, or service industry. A valid G license would be considered an asset. As a key team member, you will represent the University in a manner that matches the University’s values, goals and strategic direction and demonstrates the Department’s commitment to the wellbeing of all individuals visiting campus. In your role as a Custodian, you may be required to use various hazardous workplace materials such as environmentally safe chemical cleaning products. You may be required to operate powered/non-powered equipment and tools, including vacuum cleaners, mops, brooms, etc. Routine physical activities include standing, walking, bending, crouching, reaching, lifting, and carrying light objects comfortably (less than 25 pounds). Candidates must physically be able to repeatedly conduct the diverse range of motions required for a wide variety of cleaning functions. May be exposed to biohazardous materials, including bodily fluids, vomit, urine, blood etc., requiring appropriate handling and disposal. Working at the University of Guelph means you’ll be joining an organization that is dedicated to your continued growth and development. *Employees may be able to access the University’s extensive health and dental plan, scholarships and/or tuition waivers for dependents, substantial vacation and holiday provisions, on-site childcare, university pension plan, subsidized athletic facility membership, confidential counseling services through the University’s Employee & Family Assistance Program as well as subsidized transit (*subject to meeting eligibility criteria and program availability). The incumbent may be required to work all custodial shifts, including weekends, afternoons, and nights, as required, and assigned. To apply, please email your application to careers@uoguelph.ca. At the University of Guelph, fostering a culture of inclusion is an institutional imperative. The University invites and encourages applications from all qualified individuals, including from groups that are traditionally underrepresented in employment, who may contribute to further diversification of our Institution. 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