Custodian (37.5 Hour)

State of Connecticut - CT Technical Ed and Career Sys; Windham (CT); On-site; USD 35,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

State Employee Retirement System

Medical and dental plans

Sick and personal leave

Tuition Reimbursement

Professional Development

Career Growth

Job summary

The State of Connecticut's CT Technical Education and Career System is seeking a dedicated Custodian for Windham Technical High School on the 2nd shift. This full-time role focuses on keeping classrooms, offices, and common areas clean, safe, and welcoming for students and staff.

You will perform routine cleaning, floor care, and minor maintenance, report repairs, and support daily operations with a dependable, team-oriented approach.

Qualifications

• Experience performing custodial work in a school setting is desirable.
• Ability to perform routine cleaning, floor care, and minor maintenance.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Perform custodial tasks in classrooms, offices, auditoriums, dining areas, and outdoor spaces.
• Dust, mop, sweep, scrub, wax, and polish floors; clean glass and surfaces.
• Collect and dispose of trash and recycling; report needs for repairs.
• Perform minor maintenance and inspect building for damage; assist with setup as needed.
• Follow safety guidelines and maintain a clean, welcoming school environment.

Skills

Custodial tasks

Floor care

Maintenance

Teamwork

Attention to detail

Job description

Introduction

Do you have a passion for providing building support and maintenance? If so, we invite you to explore this opportunity to join state service!

The State of Connecticut, Connecticut Technical Education and Career System (CTECS) is currently recruiting for a full-time 2nd Shift Custodian position at Windham Technical High School. If you take pride in maintaining clean, safe, and welcoming environments, we want you on our team.

Position Highlights

• Location: Windham Technical High School (Willimantic, CT)
• Shift: Full-time | 2nd Shift | 37.5 Hours per week
• Schedule: Monday – Friday | 2:15 pm – 10:15 pm
• NOTE: While CTECS follows a ten-month academic calendar, this position is year-round!

Benefits and Balance at the State of Connecticut

• State Employee Retirement System
• A variety of medical and dental plans
• Sick and personal leave
• The State of CT is an eligible Public Services Loan Forgiveness employer, meaning you may be eligible to have qualifying student loans forgiven after 10 years of service.
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Extra Income Opportunities
• Professional Development
• Career Growth within our System

Visit the State Employee Benefits Overview page to learn more!

In addition, the State puts an emphasis on:

• Providing limitless opportunities
• Hiring for diverse and fresh perspectives
• Performing meaningful work
• Encouraging a healthy work/life balance

Your Role

As a Custodian, you will play an essential role in supporting students, staff, and visitors by ensuring that classrooms, offices, common areas, and outdoor spaces are well-maintained and ready for daily activities. From performing routine cleaning and floor care to reporting repair needs and completing minor maintenance tasks, your work will contribute directly to a positive learning environment. This is an excellent opportunity for a dependable and detail-oriented individual who values teamwork, takes initiative, and is committed to providing exceptional service while helping maintain a safe and attractive school campus.

In your role as a Custodian, you will have the opportunity to:

• Perform custodial tasks and maintenance of areas such as classrooms, offices, auditoriums, wards, kitchens, dining rooms and lavatories including outdoor areas (i.e. trash around buildings)
• Dust, mop, sweep, scrub, strip, wax and polish floors, shampoo carpets using appropriate equipment such as floor polishers and buffers
• Wash, dust and polish glass including windows, woodwork, walls, furniture and metal equipment
• Collect and dispose of all trash and recycling in the appropriate containers
• Report needs for repairs
• Perform minor maintenance
• Inspect building for damage and report conditions to supervisor
• Perform related duties as required

More details can be found within the 'Example of Duties' and in the class specification.

About Us

CT Technical High School System Couples over 100 years, CTECS leads Career Technical Education in the State of Connecticut. CTECS operates 17 diploma-granting technical high schools, one technical education center and two airframe mechanics and aircraft maintenance programs. The school system provides a direct employment pipeline for high school students and adult learners.

START WITH US. STAY WITH US. GROW WITH US.

Career progression pathway within the State of Connecticut: starting with Custodian, advancing to Lead Custodian, then Supervising Custodian, and more!

Purpose of Job Class (Nature of Work)

In a state agency this class is accountable for performing a full range of basic tasks in the cleaning and maintenance of buildings.

Examples of Duties

• Performs custodial tasks and maintenance of areas such as dormitories, classrooms, offices, auditoriums, wards, kitchens, dining rooms and lavatories including outdoor areas (i.e. trash around buildings)
• Dusts, mops, sweeps, scrubs, strips, waxes and polishes floors using appropriate equipment such as floor polishers and buffers
• Washes, dusts and polishes glass including windows, woodwork, walls, furniture and metal equipment
• Makes beds
• Checks, marks, stores and issues linens, blankets, and clothing (limited to individual's work area not to include counting and inspection for a larger area)
• Collects and counts soiled laundry
• Distributes, empties and sterilizes glassware, wash basins and bedpans
• Sweeps walks
• Collects and disposes of trash
• Reports needs for repairs
• Performs minor maintenance
• Runs errands
• Inspects buildings for damage and reports conditions to supervisor
• May change light bulbs and replace fuses
• May lubricate or tighten door hinges, drawers, cabinets, etc.
• May replace ceiling or floor tiles
• May remove snow and ice from stairways and walkways around buildings
• May sand and salt stairways and walkways
• May move furniture and/or set-up classrooms
• Performs related duties as required

Knowledge, Skill and Ability

• interpersonal skills
• oral and written communication skills

Ability to:

• follow oral and written instructions
• operate, care for and perform minor maintenance on tools and equipment used in daily work
• keep records

Minimum Qualifications

Any experience and training which would provide the knowledge, skills and abilities listed above.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience performing custodial work in a school
• Experience waxing and polishing floors using floor polishers and buffers
• Experience removing snow and ice from stairways and walkways around schools or other large buildings
• Experience with deep cleaning and disinfecting large facilities
• Experience moving furniture in a school and setting up classrooms

Special Requirements

Incumbents in this class may be required by the appointing authority to possess and retain appropriate current licenses, permits, and/or certifications.

Physical Requirements

Incumbents in this class must have adequate physical strength, stamina, physical agility and visual and auditory acuity, and must maintain such physical fitness as to be able to perform the duties of the class.

A physical examination may be required.

Working Conditions

Incumbents in this class may be required to lift moderate to heavy weights and may be exposed to risk of injury from equipment and/or individuals.

Conclusion

AN AFFIRMATIVE ACTION/EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

The State of Connecticut is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and strongly encourages the applications of women, minorities, and persons with disabilities.

Acknowledgement

As defined by Sec. 5-196 of the Connecticut General Statutes, a job class is a position or group of positions that share general characteristics and are categorized under a single title for administrative purposes. As such, a job class is not meant to be all-inclusive of every task and/or responsibility.