Custodial Worker I (Casual)
New Brunswick Community College (NBCC) is committed to transforming lives and communities. The College is currently seeking a dynamic individual for the position of Custodial Worker I. When you work at NBCC, you are a valued team member and a part of a community of leaders who are driven by learning excellence and social and economic development.
Position Type: Casual (upto December 2025)
Location: Miramichi
Salary: $21.80 per hour
Reporting to the Facilities Manager, Facilities and Ancillary Services, the Custodial Worker I is responsible for ensuring the care of the NBCC buildings and related grounds of the Miramichi campus.
In this role, your responsibilities will include:
- Maintaining an assigned area in a clean and orderly condition in accordance with required standards.
- Cleaning and minor maintenance duties in campus buildings and adjacent grounds using proper methods and materials in the cleaning and caring for buildings and equipment.
- Mopping and scrubbing floors, waxing and polishing floors and furniture.
- Cleaning washrooms and replacing supplies.
- Disposing of garbage.
- Moving heavy furniture and equipment.
- Readying premises for instructors and students by setting up classrooms and meeting rooms to specifications.
- Performing grounds maintenance such as cutting grass, shoveling snow and cleaning walks.
Hours of work for this position will be on an as needed basis; however, regular hours of work are based on a 40- hour work week. Additional overtime and weekend work may be required. This position may require shift work.
These job duties represent only the basic duties of the job. Related and allied duties may be assigned as they become necessary for the operation of NBCC. Employees must have basic computer skills including word processing, email and data entry.
Education and Experience:
- The completion of high school or GED with related work experience.
- Preference will be given to candidates who have a minimum of three (3) months of recent and related experience.
- Highly flexible with excellent interpersonal and communication skills and the ability to navigate and build relationships effectively throughout the organization.
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite.
- Ability to stand, walk, and lift up to 50 pounds for extended periods with physical stamina and endurance for demanding tasks.
- Familiarity with cleaning products, tools, and safe handling of chemicals, along with proper cleaning techniques.
- Strong time-management, organizational, and multitasking skills.
- Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
- Training in specialized equipment (e.g., floor buffers) and certification for handling biohazards or hazardous chemicals may be required, with WHMIS training provided.
Professional Skills:
- Ability to maintain a high degree of professionalism and confidentiality.
- Demonstrated problem-solving skills, analytical ability, and innovative thinking.
- Self-motivated, service and results oriented.
- Ability to work under pressure in a fast-paced environment.
- Demonstrated ability to work effectively independently and within a team.
- A desire for continuous learning and growth.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills in English.
- Candidates must possess a valid Driver's License as travel will be required.
- Preference may be given to candidates who have experience working in a post-secondary environment.
Candidates must clearly demonstrate how they meet these qualifications on their resumes.
Other combinations of education and experience may be considered as equivalent. Subject to competition response, the minimum qualifications may be raised.
All applicants must be eligible to work in Canada at the time of application.
- A culture that is focused on nurturing a sense of belonging for all employees.
- A salary of $21.80 per hour.
- Opportunities for professional development and training.
- NBCC supports the wellbeing of its employees. We provide free access to an Employee and Family Assistance Program (EFAP).
This position is a unionized position where the terms and conditions of employment are in accordance with the CUPE - Operational Services collective agreement for the College.
All applicants must be eligible to work in Canada at the time of application. This competition may be used to fill future vacancies at the same level.
The New Brunswick Community College (NBCC) is committed to being flexible in its operations and to the wellbeing of its employees. This includes considering reasonable requests for alternative work arrangements, when feasible, to meet the changing needs of the College and its students. In order to ensure our student needs are met, flexible work arrangements cannot extend beyond the New Brunswick border. NBCC employees must be living in a location that is a reasonable distance from one of our seven work locations around the province.
We promote an equal opportunity work environment.
All interested candidates are invited to submit a detailed application, with a resume, online by August 20, 2025. All applications will be acknowledged upon receipt.
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