Job Details

Associate Director Custodial Services

Position Number: 6468929
Location: Kutztown, PA
Position Type: Facilities Management

Associate Director Custodial Services

Salary: $75,076.00 - $84,867.00 Annually

Location: Kutztown, PA

Job Type: Full Time

Job Number: 2025-0071

Division: Finance and Facilities

Department: Facilities - Management

Closing Date: 8/31/2025

Bargaining Unit: Management

Classification: 180

Job Summary

**This is an ESSENTIAL position**
Directs and manages all aspects of custodial operations on campus, including academic, administrative, athletic, auxiliary and resident hall buildings. Develops and applies technical procedures, standards, and instructions which promote a clean and safe campus environment. Trains and evaluate custodial supervisors, team leads, and custodians. Prepares cleaning schedules, assigns overtime, records equalization and ensures coverage for special events. Assists in campus snow removal operations, by ensuring buildings are accessible. Oversee custodial budgets and orders necessary supplies and cleaning products. Initiates and maintains various vendor contracts while complying with all Commonwealth and State System procurement and purchasing rules and regulations. Investigates and recommends technological and equipment upgrades intended to enhance custodial operations. Serves as a key liaison between Facilities and the campus community.

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor's degree
5-7 years of recent experience managing a diverse workforce in custodial operations, facilities operations or related field which include budgetary oversight, employee performance reviews, and developing cleaning schedules.
Possession of a Cleaning Management Institute Certification Supervisor Level or the ability to obtain within 6 months (employer will pay for if candidate does not possess)
Advanced computer skills and familiarity with MS Word, MS Excel/Access and demonstrated ability to quickly learn other software programs
Valid driver's license

Preferred Qualifications

7+ years in a managerial role with knowledge of cleaning procedures, hiring practices, fiscal management, employee training, and equipment/supplies.
Professional certification within Custodial or Facilities field such as APPA CEFP, CFM, etc.
Experience managing a diverse workforce of more than 20 employees
Experience managing a unionized workforce
Experience writing and delivering employee performance evaluations

Supplemental Information

Applications & resumes will be accepted until the position is filled, however; to ensure full consideration, application materials should be received no later than the end of day on August 31, 2025.

The starting salary range for this position is $75,076 - $84,867.

All applications for this position must be submitted via our online application/resume system ONLY. Please do not fax, mail, or e-mail any documentation.

Successful interviews, reference checks, background clearances (PA Criminal, Child Abuse Clearance & FBI Clearance), and demonstration of ability are requisite qualifications for all positions.

The University is very interested in hiring employees who have had extensive experience with diverse populations.

Kutztown University is an AA/EOE/member of the PA State System of Higher Education and actively solicits applications from women and minority candidates.

Non-Discrimination Statement

Kutztown University does not discriminate in employment or educational opportunities on the basis of sex, race, ethnicity, national origin, age, disability, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, or veteran status. To discuss a complaint of discrimination, please contact the Office of Social Equity, Old Main A-Wing, Room 02, by phone at 610-683-4700 or by e-mail at pena@kutztown.edu. Pursuant to Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Kutztown University does not discriminate on the basis of sex and prohibits sex discrimination in any education program or activity that it operates, including admissions and employment. Any inquiries regarding the application of Title IX at Kutztown University may be made to Bradley Davis, the University's Title IX Coordinator, located in Old Main A-Wing, Room 02A, by phone at 610-683-4782 or by email at titleix@kutztown.edu, or the Office for Civil Rights located in the Lyndon Baines Johnson Department of Education Bldg., 400 Maryland Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20202-1100, by phone at 800-421-3481 (TDD: 800-877-8339), by fax at 202-453-6012, or by e-mail at OCR@ed.gov. Kutztown University's Sexual Misconduct, Anti-Discrimination, and Anti-Harassment policies can be found in The Key student handbook or online at https://www.kutztown.edu/about-ku/administrative-offices/social-equity.html.

Notice of availability of the Annual Security Report and Annual Fire Safety Report

The Annual Security Report and the Annual Fire Safety Report, containing policy statements, crime and fire statistics for Kutztown University, isavailable online. You may also request a physical copy by emailing the KU Clery Compliance Coordinator at clery@kutztown.edu.

To apply, please visit https://www.schooljobs.com/careers/kutztownedu/jobs/5040880/associate-director-custodial-services

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