Full Job Description
This position’s primary function is to provide a clean, sanitary and well-kept campus for employees and visitors alike by performing a combination of tasks associated with the cleanliness of office space, restrooms, lobbies and other general areas found in a university setting.
Job Related Skills
Physical Demands: This position demands good physical and mental health. The housekeeper will be required to lift, carry, walk, bend over, reach up, push, and pull during their shift. The job requires continuous movement throughout the duration of the shift. Workers should also be able to lift, carry, push or pull objects weighing up to 50 pounds.
Judgment Required: The housekeeper must follow required procedures for handling blood, hazardous chemicals and other bodily fluids in accordance with the training provided by Lipscomb as it pertains to OSHA standards.
Education High School Diploma or GED
Experience 6 months to 1 year
Desired Start Date
Position End Date (if temporary)
Open Date
Close Date
Open Until Filled No
Additional Comments & Information
This is a first shift (AM) position.
About Lipscomb University and Lipscomb Academy
Lipscomb University is a Christian institution committed to creating students whose academic excellence, faith and practice, and community service reflect our ideals of global citizenship. Our mission is to integrate Christian faith and practice with academic excellence, not only in the classroom but also by involvement in numerous services to the church and the larger community. It is a place that sees the city as our campus and the world as our classroom. This is what grounds us, and it is also what has grown us.
The institution includes both Lipscomb University and Lipscomb Academy. The University enrolls more than 4,600 students, has a 10-year growth rate from 2007-2017 of almost 70 percent and offers students an intellectually challenging academic program of study that includes eight bachelor’s degrees with over 100 majors spanning the liberal arts to programs of study in pre-professional and professional disciplines, 24 master’s degrees in 70 fields of study, four education specialist degrees and three doctoral degrees. Each year, Lipscomb students contribute an average of 60,000 hours of service to nonprofits and organizations. Classified as a national university by U.S. News & World Report, Lipscomb University is classified as a doctoral university by the Carnegie Foundation, placing it among 7 percent of schools nationwide.
Lipscomb Academy is a leader in PreK-12th schools in the Nashville area and enrolls over 1,200 students in academic programs from 2-year-olds to 12th grade where students are equipped to love to learn, learn to love, and live to serve. Lipscomb Academy’s mission as a Christ-centered PreK-12th grade institution has been greater than shaping the minds of children; we guide children to discover their God-given gifts and passions, to develop as a whole person and to become a positive influence in their local and the greater global community. Throughout its existence, the Academy has benefitted from its unique association with Lipscomb University through access to its college-level professors, equipment and resources while delivering rigorous academic opportunities and offering compelling and competitive athletic programs all wrapped in an environment grounded in spiritual formation.
In addition to Lipscomb’s residential campuses in the Green Hills area of Nashville, Tennessee, there are two satellite locations and numerous online programs. At the heart of Lipscomb University are more than 860 full-time faculty and staff at the University and 160 full-time faculty and staff at the Academy who are committed to creating a lasting impact beyond the campus, serving the good of humanity to the glory of God. As you learn more about Lipscomb, we hope you find it to be a place that is joyfully and energetically committed to God and a place where you truly want to share and invest your talents and skills.
Nondiscrimination Statement
Lipscomb University complies with all applicable federal and state nondiscrimination laws and does not engage in prohibited discrimination on the basis of race, religion, sex, age, color, national or ethnic origin, or disability in the administration of its educational policies, programs and activities.
Hiring Statement Lipscomb is a private, Christian university associated with the fellowship of the Church of Christ and governed by religious tenets held by the Church of Christ. Preference will be given to qualified applicants who are members of the Church of Christ., Lipscomb Academy is a private, Christian K-12 school associated with the fellowship of the Church of Christ and governed by religious tenets held by the Church of Christ. Preference will be given to applicants who are members of the Church of Christ.
Typical Duties and Responsibilities
Description of Tasks Performed
Clean and maintain classrooms, elevators, vending areas, closets, laundry facilities, offices, restrooms, hallways, stairs, stadiums, arenas, etc. Perform general cleaning duties such as empty trash, dust or wet mop floors and stairwells, disinfects bathroom and kitchen fixtures and plumbing, water fountains, lockers, windows, chalk boards, replenish supplies such as tissue, soap, paper towels, etc.
Description of Tasks Performed
Perform special cleaning assignments; determine appropriate cleaning chemical used to wash various surfaces such as: vinyl, painted, ceramic tile, carpeted, metal, glass, brick, wood, cork and concrete wall; clean vent covers.
Description of Tasks Performed
Select appropriate equipment and technique based on type of surface, location, and when area will be re-opened to pedestrian traffic; maintain equipment to include minor repairs.
Description of Tasks Performed
Clean and maintain hard surface floors by buffing, stripping and refinishing floors; clean baseboards, corners and doors. Vacuum and shampoo carpets to remove dirt and stains.
Description of Tasks Performed
Report restoration needs on highly soiled or worn surfaces.
Description of Tasks Performed
Perform high level disinfecting using products with COV-19 kill claims including T-360 Electrostatic Sprayer. Disinfect all high touch surfaces in Dorm Room, Restroom, and Showers. Areas are treated as required by the Lipscomb Clean Commitment, as well as requested at a moments notice.
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