What We Do
Custodial Operations cleans the interior of the campus buildings, oversees supply & distribution of PPE products and provides support for college on-campus events.
Our Commitment
The Custodial Operations department fully supports the college's sustainability program and is committed to environmental responsibility. Some examples include
- Paper towel and toilet paper dispensers use 100 percent post-consumer recycled paper.
- New buildings have air hand dryers.
- Cleaning products are “Green Seal” certified whenever possible – including foam hand soap in all restrooms, floor wax, floor strippers and carpet shampoo.
Read about our single-stream recycling program.
A Learning Environment
The department has a diverse workforce of employees who are fluent in numerous languages, including Cantonese, Mandarin, Spanish, Portuguese, Vietnamese and Tagalog. The department can help provide students with directions to classrooms or offices in their native language, while promoting a friendlier learning environment for all.
Cleaning Schedule
Due to personnel reductions, the custodial staff are only able to maintain service at Level 5 of the APPA Custodial Staffing Guidelines for Educational Facilities. In addition, evening custodians will no longer rearrange chairs displaced during classroom activities. Please return classrooms to their original configuration at the end of class.
The following schedule may be affected by fluctuations in daily staffing.
Restrooms and Break Rooms
- Daily: Maintain full service in all restrooms and break rooms
Classrooms
- Daily: Clean blackboards and whiteboards, chalk tray and instructor's station; empty trash receptacles; clear floors of debris
- Weekly: Thoroughly sweep and wet-mop floors; remove graffiti from student desks
- Bi-Weekly: Vacuum carpets
- Monthly: Dust surfaces; spot-clean carpets
Common Areas
- Daily: Empty trash receptacles; spot-clean floors and remove debris
- Weekly: Thoroughly sweep and wet-mop floors
- Monthly: Dust surfaces
Office Spaces
- Tuesdays and Fridays: Empty trash receptacles; clear floors of debris
- Bi-Weekly: Thoroughly sweep and wet-mop or vacuum floors
- Monthly: Dust surfaces; spot-clean carpets
Department Hours of Operation
Day Shift
Monday-Friday, 6 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
- First break: 9- 9:15 a.m.
- Lunch: 11-11:30 a.m.
- Second break – 1:30-1:45 p.m.
Swing Shift
Monday-Thursday, 1:30-9:30 p.m.
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First break: 4-4:15 p.m.
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Lunch: 6-6:30 p.m.
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Second break: 8- 8:15 p.m.
Friday, 6 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
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First break: 9-9:15 a.m.
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Lunch: 11-11:30 a.m.
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Second break: 1:30-1:45 p.m.
Early Night Shift
Monday to Thursday, 5 p.m. to 1 a.m.
- First break: 7-7:15 p.m.
- Lunch: 5:30-6 p.m.
- Second break: 11:30-11:45 p.m.
Friday, 1:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
- First break: 3:30-3:45 p.m.
- Lunch: 5:30-6 p.m.
- Second break: 7:30-7:45 p.m.
Late Night Shift
Monday to Thursday, 10 p.m. to 6 a.m.
- First break: midnight-12:15 a.m.
- Lunch: 2-2:30 a.m.
- Second break: 4:30-4:45 a.m.
Friday, 4 p.m. to midnight
- First break: 6-6:15 p.m.
- Lunch: 8-8:30 p.m.
- Second break: 10-10:15 p.m.