About COA:

College of The Albemarle, located in Elizabeth City, North Carolina, is the state's first community college, founded in 1961. We strive to transform lives by inspiring and empowering individuals and communities of our seven-county service area. Through our four locations, we provide quality college transfer and career and technical education to residents in northeast North Carolina.

Essential Duties:

• Perform general, routine custodial duties, to include dusting, vacuuming, cleaning restrooms, and restocking paper and soap supplies.
• Maintain the floors in college buildings by mopping with detergent solutions, stripping, buffing and waxing using electrical-powered machinery.
• Move furniture as needed for cleaning of floors.
• Empty trash cans and remove trash from buildings.
• Clean water fountains.
• Clean all whiteboards.
• Wash building walls and windows.
• Open and close campus buildings as required.
• Fill dispensers.

• Check meeting rooms and classrooms, clean as needed.
• Move furniture to access floors for stripping and waxing and to set up chairs and tables for special events.
• Work with a team of custodians to maintain floors in classrooms and common areas.
• Perform related duties and responsibilities as required.

Required:

• A high school diploma or the equivalent.
• Two years of custodial experience.
• Must have a valid driver's license.

Knowledge of:

• Principles and procedures of building cleaning and housekeeping.
• Safe operating procedures for custodial equipment (i.e. buffers, vacuums, extractors, carpet shampooer, etc.).
• Safe use of chemicals in cleaning and sanitizing.

• Identify areas requiring additional attention by housekeeping and provide the necessary attention with initiative.
• Independently perform the most difficult custodial maintenance duties.
• Operate a variety of building maintenance equipment in a safe and effective manner.
• Work with a team of custodians to complete special projects.
• Work independently in the absence of supervision.
• Understand and follow oral and written instructions.
• Communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of work.
• Maintain physical condition appropriate to the performance of assigned duties and responsibilities which may include the following:
  • Walking, standing or sitting for extended periods of time;
  • Operating assigned equipment (i.e., buffers, floor stripping machine, etc.)
• Maintain effective audio-visual discrimination and perception needed for:
  • Making observations;
  • Reading and writing
  • Operating assigned equipment

• Considerable physical activity. Requires heavy physical work; heavy lifting, pushing, or pulling required of objects up to 50 pounds. Physical work is a primary part of job.
• Work environment involves some exposure to hazards or physical risks, which require following basic safety precautions.
• Work may involve moderate exposure to unusual elements, such as extreme temperatures, dirt, dust, fumes, smoke, unpleasant odors, and/or loud noises.

College of the Albemarle is an Equal Opportunity Employer and seeks candidates who reflect the diversity of our region. In striving to create and sustain a welcoming learning community for all members, employment decisions shall be made without regard to race, national origin, color, religion, sex, disability, age or political affiliation.

College of The Albemarle does not provide work visa sponsorships. To be considered for employment, applicants must be permitted to legally work in the United States without employer sponsorship.