Custodian

The Custodian is responsible for maintaining a clean, sanitary, safe, and professional campus environment. This position performs routine and detailed cleaning throughout the facility, monitors campus areas for cleanliness and safety concerns, maintains cleaning supplies and equipment, and responds to cleaning needs throughout the workday.

The Custodian plays an important role in creating a positive campus experience by ensuring students, employees, clients, and visitors enter a facility that reflects Milan Institute's standards for professionalism, cleanliness, and safety.

Clean and sanitize classrooms, offices, hallways, reception areas, breakrooms, restrooms, student salons and clinics, common areas, and other campus spaces.

Sweep, vacuum, mop, scrub, and maintain floors according to established cleaning schedules.

Empty trash and recycling containers and properly dispose of waste.

Clean and disinfect high-touch surfaces, including door handles, counters, tables, desks, railings, and other frequently used areas.

Clean and sanitize restrooms, including toilets, sinks, mirrors, counters, fixtures, partitions, and floors.

Replenish restroom supplies, including toilet paper, paper towels, soap, and other necessary items.

Clean windows, glass doors, mirrors, and other glass surfaces.

Dust furniture, fixtures, equipment, ledges, vents, and other surfaces.

Clean employee breakrooms and common areas, including counters, sinks, tables, appliances, and floors.

Perform periodic deep cleaning and other detailed cleaning assignments.

Promptly clean spills and address other immediate sanitation or safety concerns.

Maintain entrances and high-traffic areas throughout the day to ensure a clean and professional appearance.

Follow established procedures for cleaning areas where salon, clinic, laboratory, or instructional services are performed.

Conduct routine walkthroughs of the campus to identify areas requiring cleaning or attention.

Maintain classrooms, common areas, and public spaces in a clean and orderly condition.

Ensure campus entrances and reception areas present a professional and welcoming appearance.

Monitor high-traffic areas throughout the day and provide additional cleaning as needed.

Assist with preparing rooms and common areas for orientations, graduations, meetings, student activities, and other campus events.

Provide cleanup following campus events and activities.

Take ownership of campus cleanliness rather than waiting for individual cleaning requests.

Promptly communicate facility conditions that cannot be corrected through routine custodial work.

Maintain appropriate inventory levels of cleaning products, paper products, restroom supplies, and other custodial materials.

Notify the appropriate leader when supplies need to be reordered.

Properly use and maintain vacuums, mops, carts, cleaning tools, and other custodial equipment.

Keep custodial closets, storage areas, and cleaning carts clean, organized, and secure.

Follow manufacturer instructions and established procedures for the proper use, dilution, labeling, and storage of cleaning chemicals.

Ensure cleaning products and potentially hazardous materials are stored securely and away from unauthorized individuals.

Promptly report damaged or malfunctioning custodial equipment.

Follow established safety procedures and use appropriate personal protective equipment when performing custodial duties.

Use wet-floor signs, barriers, and other safety measures when cleaning floors or addressing spills.

Promptly identify and report potential safety hazards, including spills, leaks, damaged flooring, loose fixtures, blocked exits, or other unsafe conditions.

Report plumbing problems, electrical concerns, pest activity, water intrusion, unusual odors, or other facility concerns to campus leadership.

Maintain clear hallways, walkways, exits, and emergency egress areas.

Follow applicable procedures for handling and disposing of waste, chemicals, and cleaning materials.

Immediately report accidents, injuries, property damage, or significant safety concerns.

Assist with minor facility-support tasks within the scope of the position as directed.

Interact professionally and courteously with students, employees, clients, vendors, and visitors.

Respond promptly and professionally to reasonable cleaning requests.

Coordinate cleaning activities to minimize disruption to classes, student services, and campus operations.

Work collaboratively with campus leadership and employees to address cleanliness and facility needs.

Demonstrate respect for classrooms, offices, student belongings, employee workspaces, and confidential materials.

Maintain professionalism when working in occupied classrooms, offices, clinics, and common areas.

Support campus activities and special projects as assigned.

The successful Custodian demonstrates:

Dependability and accountability

Attention to detail

Cleanliness and sanitation awareness

Safety awareness

Initiative

Organization

Time management

Customer service

Professionalism

Teamwork and collaboration

Sense of urgency

Pride in the campus environment

Ability to work independently

Consistent follow-through

Commitment to Milan Institute's Core Values of Accountability, Integrity, Growth, Service, and Communication

The Custodian regularly stands and walks for extended periods and frequently bends, stoops, kneels, crouches, reaches, pushes, pulls, and performs repetitive movements while completing cleaning duties.

The position requires the ability to safely operate custodial tools and equipment and may require the use of stairs or step stools in accordance with established safety procedures.

The employee must be able to frequently lift and/or move items weighing up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move items weighing up to 50 pounds .

The position involves regular exposure to cleaning products, disinfectants, dust, waste materials, water, and other conditions normally associated with custodial work.

The employee may be required to work both indoors and outdoors depending on campus needs and may occasionally be exposed to varying temperatures or weather conditions.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the position.

With over 40 years of experience, Milan Institute is dedicated to helping students develop the skills, knowledge, and confidence needed to pursue rewarding careers. Providing a clean, safe, and professional campus environment is an important part of creating a positive experience for our students, employees, clients, and guests.

As a Custodian , you'll play an essential role in maintaining the cleanliness, sanitation, safety, and overall appearance of our campus. You'll help ensure classrooms, offices, student salons and clinics, restrooms, common areas, and other campus spaces are clean, well maintained, and ready to support our students each day.

If you're dependable, hardworking, detail-oriented, and take pride in creating clean and welcoming environments, we invite you to join the Milan Institute team.

Why Join Milan Institute?

We value our employees and offer a comprehensive benefits package for eligible employees, which may include:

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) retirement plan

Paid Time Off (PTO) and paid holidays

Earned Wage Access (On-Demand Pay)*

Employee Referral Bonus Program*

RenewMD Employee Perks – Eligible employees receive exclusive discounts on select aesthetic and wellness services through our affiliated RenewMD medical spa.*

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Professional development and ongoing training

Career advancement opportunities across multiple campuses and departments

Employee discounts and other voluntary benefits

*Benefits and perks are subject to eligibility requirements and company policy.