Temporary Cleaner

When you join the SUNY Corning Community College (CCC) team, you are helping to positively transform the lives of our students, their families and our communities.


We are a premier two-year College, offering degree programs, certificates, and continuing education classes. We promote intellectual and personal growth through individualized education, inspire innovation to meet the educational and workforce needs of the community and leverage a variety of partnerships to help our students and community succeed.


Corning Community College is seeking a Temporary Cleaner to join our team. This is a full-time, civil service position for an undetermined amount of time not to exceed one year. The Cleaner position is responsible for routine cleaning and disinfection of assigned areas to maintain a healthy and safe college environment. Work is carried out in accordance with well-established, modern, safe and sanitary building cleaning methods and procedures and involves responsibility for the thorough execution and efficient performance of simple cleaning tasks following a well-established routine. Work is performed under the direct supervision of a higher-ranking maintenance or cleaning staff member, who lays out and assigns in great detail the tasks to be performed and who also performs periodic follow-up inspections to insure that assignments are being performed satisfactorily. Does related work as required.


May be assigned to perform work at different CCC locations; on the main campus and at off-campus locations. The work involves responsibility for the performance of routine cleaning tasks and sometimes arduous tasks requiring physical endurance. Typical indoor and outdoor activity and work, according to the job description, will be required. Incumbent must perform the essential duties and responsibilities with or without reasonable accommodation. The summary is intended to describe the general nature and level of work and is not intended to be a comprehensive list of duties and responsibilities.



SUNY CCC embraces diversity and values an inclusive culture where every person is able to succeed to their full potential. If you require an accommodation for the recruiting process, please contact [email protected] or 607.962.9229.

Essential Functions

• Sweeps and mops rooms and hallways.
• Dusts furniture and woodwork, vacuums carpets, and cleans and waxes floors.
• Collects and disposes of trash and garbage.
• Cleans and sanitizes rest rooms and replenishes supplies of soap, towels, etc.
• Washes windows, walls, drapes and curtains, and may clean venetian blinds
• Performs unskilled work in connection with the painting
• Performs painting chores not requiring the services of a journeyman painter
• May assist a Building Maintenance Mechanic or Maintenance Person in a variety of
  repair tasks and may independently perform routine minor repairs
• As required, unloads delivery trucks and delivers packages and supplies to assigned locations;
• Moves/rearranges office equipment and furniture;
• May assist in the delivery of mail to offices;
• Cleans walks of snow, rakes leaves, and may mow lawns;
• Loads and unloads trucks with materials, supplies, tools, equipment, etc.; and,
• Other related duties and responsibilities as may be assigned.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Working knowledge of building cleaning methods, procedures and equipment
• Ability to understand and follow simple oral and written directions
• Willingness to perform routine manual work
• Ability to repeatedly lift 50 pounds or more
• Ability to get along well with others
• Thoroughness
• Dependability
• Reliability
• Cleanliness
• Physical condition commensurate with the demands of the position.
• Demonstrates commitment to accomplishing work in an ethical, efficient, and cost-effective manner;
• Ability to effectively convey information verbally and in writing, demonstrate effective listening skills, and display respect for and openness to other people’s ideas and thoughts;
• Ability to accept changes to job requirements, policies, workload, etc., as well as learn new methods, procedures, or techniques resulting from change with the ability to clearly approach problems and find solutions; and,
• Demonstrates support for the College’s goal of becoming a more diverse, inclusive, and culturally aware community and practicing anti-racist/biased behaviors

Minimum Qualifications

While no minimum qualifications are required the candidate preferably would have prior building cleaning experience and knowledge of cleaning methods, procedures and equipment relevant to cleaning buildings.



Special Requirement:
Possession of an appropriate level, valid New York State driver license may be required at time of appointment and must be maintained on a continuous basis throughout the term of appointment.

Additional Information:

• VISA Sponsorship is not currently offered for this position
• Employment offers are contingent upon successful completion of a background check
• Starting pay for the successful applicant is dependent on a variety of job-related factors, including, but not limited to relevant experience, education, market demands, and training.

A career at Corning Community College comes with great perks!

Corning Community College is located in the beautiful Finger Lakes region of New York State. It offers an extensive, yet affordable range of educational, cultural, and social opportunities to a diverse population of more than 5,000 full and part-time students. A member of the SUNY system, CCC is widely known for its commitment to excellence in teaching and student development.

In addition to the excellent benefits described below, CCC has numerous committees, organizations, and social events on campus in which all employees are encouraged to participate. Please contact Human Resources at 607-962-9229 for further information on any of these employee benefit programs.

In accordance with the CCC's personnel policies and/or applicable collective bargaining agreement, regular full-time employees are eligible to receive discretionary employee benefits offered by the college. Temporary employees who work on a full-time basis for a minimum of one (1) semester (or five months) will also be eligible to participate. Full-Time employment is defined by the college is working 37.5-40 hours per week/for Faculty Teaching 15 credit hours per semester. The college offers the following benefit programs:

• Classic Blue Traditional Plan
• Hybrid PPO Plan
• High Deductible Health Plan with Employer Funded Health Savings Account

• Medical FSA
• Dependent Care Accounts

• Medical HSA - Employer Funded
• Must elect High Deductible Health Plan

• Dental Plan for Individual/Two Person or Family
• Vision Plan for Individual/Two Person or Family

Group Term Life Insurance

• Basic and accidental death & dismemberment coverage ($20,000 each) is provided, at no cost, to employees
• Supplemental coverage equal to 1.5 or 2 times annual rate of pay is available as an additional employee expense
• Dependent coverage ($10K for spouse; $5K/dependent child) is available as an additional employee expense

• $100K of coverage provided, at no expense, to employees

• Provided, at no cost, to employees after 1 year of service.

• NYS Employee Retirement System (ERS)
• NYS Teachers Retirement System (TRS)
• SUNY Optional Retirement Plan (TIAA CREF/Voya/Corbridge and Fidelity funding vehicles)
• Eligibility for a particular plan(s) varies according to the job classification

• SUNY Voluntary 403-B option (TIAA CREF/Voya/Corbridge and Fidelity funding vehicles)
• NYS Deferred Compensation Plan (457-b)

• Vacation (non-academic employees only)
• Sick Leave
• Personal Leave
• Holidays (non-academic employees only)
• Bereavement