Custodial Facility Worker

Hattiesburgms; Hattiesburg (MS); On-site; USD 17,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

City of Hattiesburg seeks a Custodial Facility Worker to maintain clean, safe, and welcoming Parks & Recreation facilities, primarily indoor spaces and venues. You will perform detailed cleaning, restock supplies, and assist with setup, operations, and breakdown for programs, rentals, and events.

Applicants must have a valid Mississippi driver’s license and be available for evenings, weekends, and varying schedules.

Qualifications

• Must possess and maintain a valid Mississippi driver’s license
• Available to work evenings, weekends, holidays, and varying schedules
• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds, and perform repetitive physical tasks

Responsibilities

• Performs routine cleaning of facilities including floors, restrooms, offices, and event spaces
• Monitors supplies, reports inventory needs, and notes maintenance or safety issues
• Sets up and breaks down tables, chairs, and equipment for programs, rentals, meetings, and events
• Provides courteous customer service to residents and event organizers
• Reports damaged equipment or facility needs to supervisor
• Performs other related duties as assigned

Job description

Position: Custodial Facility Worker
Department: Parks & Recreation
Division: CulturalAffairs
Rate of Pay: $15.00per hour

Nature of Work
Work involves custodial care, detailed cleaning, and facility preparation for City of Hattiesburg Parks & Recreation facilities, with a primary focus on indoor spaces and community venues. Responsibilities include maintaining clean, safe, and welcoming facilities and assisting with setup, operations, and breakdown for programs, rentals, meetings, press conferences, and other City-sponsored or community events, including large-scale outdoor events as needed. The position requires physical strength, attention to detail, dependability, and strong customer service skills.

Examples of Work

Custodial Care and Facility Maintenance

• Performs routine and detailed cleaning of facilities, including floors, restrooms, kitchens, offices, meeting rooms, windows, furniture, and event spaces.
• Sanitizes surfaces, restocks supplies, removes trash and recycling, and maintains clean, orderly, and presentable public areas before, during, and after activities.
• Monitors custodial supplies and equipment, reports inventory needs, and identifies facility damage, maintenance concerns, and safety hazards.
• Follows established cleaning and closing procedures, including securing assigned facilities at the end of shifts or events.

Facility Preparation and Event Support

• Sets up, arranges, moves, and breaks down tables, chairs, staging, podiums, signage, tents, barricades, and other equipment for programs, rentals, meetings, press conferences, and community events.
• Prepares indoor and outdoor event spaces to meet scheduled layouts, attendance, accessibility, and operational needs.
• Provides event support before, during, and after activities, including maintaining cleanliness, replenishing supplies, collecting trash, storing equipment, and restoring spaces to their regular condition.
• Assists with large-scale public events, festivals, community celebrations, and other activities in coordination with Parks & Recreation staff, other City departments, vendors, and event organizers.
• Provides courteous, professional customer service to residents, visitors, event organizers, and City staff; responds to questions and directs concerns appropriately.
• Reports damaged or missing equipment, changing facility needs, and other concerns to the appropriate supervisor.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Must possess and maintain a valid Mississippi driver’s license and be available to work evenings, weekends, holidays, and varying schedules as required.

Must be able to frequently lift and carry items weighing up to 50 pounds, push and pull furniture and equipment, and perform repetitive physical tasks involving the back, arms, and upper body. Duties also require prolonged standing and walking, bending, reaching, and working indoors and outdoors under varying conditions. Must be able to safely perform the essential functions of the position, with or without reasonable accommodation.