Custodian II

adams; Alamosa (CO); On-site; USD 42,000 - 59,000; Full time

Job summary

Adams State University seeks a Custodian II to supervise custodial units and perform essential cleaning duties across campus facilities. The role includes leading a crew of up to 15 Custodian I staff, coordinating tasks, and ensuring safe, clean environments for students and staff.

The position requires the ability to lift heavy loads, work varied shifts including nights and weekends, and to follow safety practices around cleaning chemicals. A valid Colorado driver’s license is required.

Qualifications

• One year of relevant experience in an occupation related to custodial work.

Responsibilities

• Supervise custodial units and perform custodial duties to ensure clean, safe buildings and protect university assets.
• Lead a crew of up to 15 Custodian I’s and monitor work performance.
• Operate floor care equipment and maintain floor and carpet areas to meet campus standards.

Skills

Customer Service

Job description

Pay Range: $42,264.00 - $59,160.00

Position Summary:

State of Colorado Custodian II

SALARY $3,522.00 - $4,930.00 Monthly

LOCATION Alamosa, CO

JOB TYPE Full Time

JOB NUMBER GYA P-10022 9.2026

DEPARTMENT Adams State University

OPENING DATE 09/17/2026

CLOSING DATE 9/27/2026 11:59 PM Mountain

FLSA Determined by Position

TYPE OF ANNOUNCEMENT

This position is open only to Colorado state residents.

PRIMARY PHYSICAL WORK ADDRESS

208 Edgemont Blvd Alamosa, CO 81101

FLSA STATUS

Non-Exempt; position is eligible for overtime compensation.

Note: Although this position is non-exempt for FLSA, it is a condition of employment at Adams State University to agree to receive compensation time in lieu of overtime pay.

DEPARTMENT CONTACT INFORMATION

Alicia Harmon 719-587-7918

[e-mail]

SALARY NOTE

Although the full salary range for this position is provided, appointments are typically made at or near the range minimum.

Department Information

Our Custodial Staff members are an essential part of Adams State University’s success. Maintaining the cleanliness of our facilities is crucial to providing a safe, comfortable, fully functional, and aesthetically pleasing campus environment that is conducive to teaching, learning, living, and creating the best possible experience for our students, faculty, staff and visitors to our campus.

Description of Job

This Position consists of supervising custodial units and performs custodial duties as needed to ensure clean, safe, sanitary, well maintained buildings to meet University customer needs and to protect the assets of Adams State University which further enhance the University’s ability to achieve its objectives in instruction, research and public service.

This position has an essential service designation (required to be on duty to perform essential/emergency services of agency without delay and /or interruption.

This position exists to assist the General Laborer III in delivery of custodial services to building occupants by serving in the capacity of a work leader directing and monitoring the work of a crew of up to 15 Custodian I’s.

Other specific duties of the Custodian II are:

Operate and maintain buffers, burnishers (battery and cord operated), automatic floor scrubbers, carpet extractors and backpack vacuums. Evaluate condition of floor coverings to determine appropriate procedures to be used intheir care and maintenance. Perform specialized floor maintenance including strip and refinish, scrub and recoat, and burnishing operations on hard surface floors and stain removal and extraction operations on carpeted floors. Perform routine custodial tasks including sanitizing of restrooms, removing trash and recyclables in all areas of buildings, dusting, window and entry glass cleaning and vacuuming and mopping of floors in classrooms, laboratories, offices and common areas

As a Supervisor this position will:

Assign tasks and monitor the work of a custodial crew of up to 15 Custodian I’s.

Assist General Laborer III with monitoring work processes, tracking employee attendance timekeeping and performance evaluations, monitoring equipment utilization and maintenance, ordering and stocking consumable supplies and providing input on individual employee performance for evaluation purposes. Provide safe access to buildings and building security through snow removal and building unlocking and locking services

Position must understand MSD Sheets, proper use of cleaning chemicals, i. e. water, natural soaps, synthetic detergents/surfactants, solvents, acid, alkaline cleaners, etc. The use of these chemicals requires proper safety precautions and knowledge of various chemical hazards. Position may include use, handling and exposure to hazardous material through the use of custodial cleaning supplies and chemicals and ice melt.

Minimum Qualifications, Substitutions, Conditions of Employment & Appeal Rights

Residency Requirement: This posting is only open to residents of the State of Colorado at the time of submitting your application.

Class Code & Classification Description: D8B2XX Custodian II

Minimum Qualifications:

Experience Only: One (1) year of relevant experience in an occupation related to the work assigned to this position

Substitutions:

None. A successful candidate will demonstrate responsible professional conduct at all times; will be punctual and observe scheduled work hours; will not abuse leave and will follow call-in procedures. The successful candidate will also follow safety guidelines and use personal protective equipment, when required.

Successful Applicants must:

• Effectively communicate with campus faculty and staff.
• Be willing to work different shifts (day and/or night), including weekends and Holidays.
• In this position you will be required to exert or lift in excess of 100 lbs. of force occasionally, and/or in excess of 50 lbs. of force frequently, and/or in excess of 20 lbs. for force constantly. It also requires constant or frequent climbing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling, handling, pushing, pulling and reaching.
• In this position you will be required to withstand exposure to dust and fumes associated with cleaning agents and custodial work.
• In this position you will be required to withstand exposure to adverse weather while performing snow removal duties in front of building entry/exit ways as needed.

Note: Although this position is non-exempt for FLSA, it is a condition of employment at Adams State University to agree to receive compensation time in lieu of overtime pay.

Special Requirement

Valid and unrestricted State of Colorado driver's license (Please Provide a copy with your application)

Preferred Qualifications

• Excellent Customer Service skills
• Experience in a higher education setting (University or Community College)
• Experience working events
• Effectively communicate with campus faculty and staff.
• Be willing to work different shifts (day and/or night), including weekends and Holidays
• Essential Services Designation (Required to be on duty to perform essential and/or emergency services of the agency without delay or interruption.)
• Provide essential or emergency services to ensure health, safety and welfare of all faculty, staff, students and community members including before and after regular scheduled shift. This includes emergencies such as broken windows, power outages, storm damages and snow removal due to inclement weather including during University closures, after-hours and weekends.

Appeal Rights

As an applicant who has been removed from consideration during the selection or comparative analysis process, you may file an appeal with the State Personnel Board and/or request a review by the State Personnel Director. A standard appeal form is available on the State Personnel Board website, https://spb.colorado.gov/forms-and-filing. If you appeal, your appeal must be submitted in writing on the official appeal form, signed by you or your representative, and received at the following address within ten (10) days of your receipt of this notice: Colorado State Personnel Board/State Personnel Director, Attn: Appeals Processing, 1525 Sherman Street, 4th Floor, Denver, CO 80203. Fax: [phone]. Phone: [phone]. Email address: [e-mail]. The ten-day deadline and these appeal procedures also apply to all charges of discrimination. Refer to Chapters 4 and 8 of the State Personnel Board Rules and Personnel Director's Administrative Procedures, 4 CCR 801, for information about the appeals process. The State Personnel Board Rules and Personnel Director's Administrative Procedures are available at spb.colorado.gov.

Supplemental Information

All correspondence regarding your status in the selection/examination process will be communicated through email. All state classified employees must be hired and promoted through a comparative analysis process. After minimum qualification screening, the comparative analysis process for this position will involve a review and rating of all the information you submit with your application materials. Therefore, it is extremely important to document in the work experience/job duties portion of your online application the extent to which you possess the education, experience, minimum qualifications, and preferred qualifications as outlined in the job announcement. It is also important to thoroughly answer all supplemental questions (if listed) as your answers to these questions will be evaluated during this phase. Any attachments such as cover letters, resumes or other documents that support your experience may also be reviewed during this phase.

All state classified employees must be hired and promoted through a comparative analysis process. After minimum qualification screening, the comparative analysis process for this position will involve a review and rating of all the information you submit with your application materials. Therefore, it is extremely important to document in the work experience/job duties portion of your online application the extent to which you possess the education, experience, minimum qualifications, and preferred qualifications as outlined in the job announcement. It is also important to thoroughly answer all supplemental questions (if listed) as your answers to these questions will be evaluated during this phase. Any attachments such as cover letters, resumes or other documents that support your experience may also be reviewed during this phase. Any attachments such as cover letters, resumes or other documents that support your experience may also be reviewed during this phase.

Benefits

The State of Colorado offers permanent employees a variety of benefits including medical, dental, life and disability insurance, as well as a comprehensive leave program. www.colorado.gov/pacific/dhr/benefits

*Years of experience will be expressed in terms of full-time equivalent service with full-time workload equal to one (1) Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) year. No more that 1.00 FTE year may be credited in any twelve (12) month period. Positions working 40 hours or less per week will be pro-rated (30 hrs/wk=0.75 FTE=9 mos credit; 20 hrs/wk=0.5 FTE=6 mos credit; 10 hrs/wk=0.25 FTE= 3 mos credit.)*

*Although this position is non-exempt for FLSA, it is a condition of employment at Adams State University to agree to receive compensation time in lieu of overtime pay.

All state classified employees must be hired and promoted through a comparative analysis process. After minimum qualification screening, the comparative analysis process for this position will involve a review and rating of all the information you submit with your application materials. Therefore, it is extremely important to document in the work experience/job duties portion of your online application the extent to which you possess the education, experience, minimum qualifications, and preferred qualifications as outlined in the job announcement. It is also important to thoroughly answer all supplemental questions (if listed) as your answers to these questions will be evaluated during this phase. Any attachments such as cover letters, resumes or other documents that support your experience may also be reviewed during this phase.

The State of Colorado believes that equity, diversity, and inclusion drive our success, and we encourage candidates from all identities, backgrounds, and abilities to apply. The State of Colorado is an equal opportunity employer committed to building inclusive, innovative work environments with employees who reflect our communities and enthusiastically serve them. Therefore, in all aspects of the employment process, we provide employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, medical condition related to pregnancy, creed, ancestry, national origin, marital status, genetic information, or military status (with preference given to military veterans), or any other protected status in accordance with applicable law. Adams State University is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, our agency will assist individuals who have a disability with any reasonable accommodation requests related to employment, including completing the application process, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, participating in the employee selection process, and/or to perform essential job functions where the requested accommodation does not impose an undue hardship. If you have a disability and require reasonable accommodation to ensure you have a positive experience applying or interviewing for this position, please direct your inquiries to our ADAAA Coordinator, Tracy Rogers, at [e-mail] or call [phone]

Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 and Part 106 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex, including in admission and employment. Inquiries about the application of Title IX and CFR 106 to Adams State University (ASU) may be directed to ASU's Office of Equal Opportunity. Support resources for sexual misconduct, ASU's sexual misconduct policies, contact information for the Adams State University's Office of Equal Opportunity & Title IX, as well as a detailed procedure for filing a grievance due to discrimination on the basis of sex may be found online at https://www.adams.edu/administration/oeo/reporting-sexual-harassment/. These procedures also describe the University's response to reports and/or complaints of sex discrimination or sexual harassment.