Student Building and Grounds, Boynton Health

Evening Custodial Staff - Student Employment

Boynton Health | University of Minnesota

Looking for a reliable evening job that fits around your classes? Join the Boynton Health team and help create a clean, safe, and welcoming environment for students, patients, and staff.

This position is a great fit for University of Minnesota students who enjoy active, hands-on work, take pride in keeping shared spaces organized, and want consistent evening hours during the academic year.

Employment Dates: Monday, October 5, 2026 - Wednesday, May 12, 2027
Schedule: Monday-Friday, 4:00-7:00 p.m.
Pay Rate: $15.75 per hour
Availability: Candidates must be consistently available to work at least four shifts per week.

What You'll Do

As an Evening Custodial Staff member, you will support the daily cleaning and upkeep of Boynton Health Clinic offices, examination rooms, laboratory areas, hallways, restrooms, lobbies, staircases, entrances, and related grounds.

Daily responsibilities include:

• Collecting and disposing of regular trash, recycling, and biohazardous waste.
• Cleaning and disinfecting examination rooms, offices, laboratories, restrooms, and public spaces.
• Refilling restroom dispensers and cleaning fixtures and water fountains.
• Vacuuming carpets; sweeping, dust mopping, and wet mopping floors.
• Setting up or rearranging seating for orientations, meetings, and special events.
• Helping maintain a safe, equitable, and respectful environment for everyone in the clinic.

Periodic responsibilities include:

• Cleaning walls, doors, vents, windows, furniture, fixtures, stairwells, elevators, entrances, and patios.
• Restocking housekeeping closets and supplies.
• Operating floor scrubbers, carpet extractors, upholstery cleaners, and steam-cleaning equipment after training.
• Shoveling snow and applying salt or ice melt as needed.
• Reporting safety concerns, security issues, needed repairs, or maintenance needs.
• Serving as a point of contact during emergencies when needed.

Required Qualifications

• Current University of Minnesota student enrolled in enough credits to qualify for student employment.
• Ability to follow written and verbal instructions in English.
• Residence in the Twin Cities area with reliable transportation.
• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds and work at heights up to 15 feet.
• Commitment to creating an inclusive, respectful environment that values diversity.
• Employee Health Screening.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working with people from diverse racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic backgrounds.

Training will be provided in custodial cleaning and disinfection practices, use of cleaning equipment, HIPAA, and bloodborne pathogens safety.

Student positions are a form of financial support while pursuing an education at the University of Minnesota.

Applications must be submitted online. To be considered for this position, please click the Apply button and follow the instructions. You will have the opportunity to complete an online application for the position and attach a resume.

Additional documents may be attached after application by accessing your "My Job Applications" page and uploading documents in the "My Cover Letters and Attachments" section.

To request an accommodation during the application process, please e-mail jobcentr@umn.edu.