Custodian II - FT

Southeast Community College; Lincoln (NE); On-site; USD 10,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dedicated Custodian II to lead a team in maintaining cleanliness and safety across facilities. This full-time position involves supervising custodial staff, managing cleaning operations, and ensuring compliance with safety standards. The ideal candidate will possess strong communication skills and a solid understanding of custodial practices. Join a supportive environment that values diversity and fosters a culture of belonging, where your contributions will make a significant impact on the community.

Benefits

Health insurance options

SCC Ben Dollars

Flexible work hours

Qualifications

• 3+ years of custodial experience, with 1 year in a supervisory role.
• Ability to work with diverse groups and communicate effectively.

Responsibilities

• Supervise and train custodial staff while maintaining cleanliness standards.
• Perform regular inspections and ensure safety and security of assigned areas.

Skills

Knowledge of custodial supplies

Ability to lift equipment

Communication skills

Basic computer skills

Education

High school graduate or GED

Tools

Cleaning chemicals

Custodial equipment

Job description

Under the general direction and supervision of the Superintendent, Physical Plant, the Custodian II position functions as a working supervisor who supervises and trains custodial staff and participates in the regular cleaning and security operations necessary for proper maintenance, safety, and security of an assigned building or group of buildings. This full-time regular position maintains inventories of cleaning equipment and supplies and ensures they are properly used and stored. The custodial supervisor is responsible for cleanliness, sanitation, and orderliness both inside and outside of areas assigned, as well as for the removal of waste collected. The custodial supervisor also makes regular inspections to ensure maintenance of cleanliness standards and safe and secure conditions, and performs other maintenance as directed. This is a full-time, regular position.

Essential Functions

Clean All Aspects of Assigned Area

• Cleans and disinfects sinks, toilets, and trash receptacles; cleans and fills toilet paper and paper towel dispensers; cleans mirrors, hand rails, glass doors, windows, window ledges, walls, coat racks, file cabinets, blinds, shelves, tables, chairs, chalkboards, dry erase boards, ceilings, diffusers, and air ducts; empties trash cans and replaces liners; changes light bulbs; sweeps, dusts, scrubs, buffs, strips and wax hard surface floors in all assigned areas; vacuums carpets; shampoos and extracts carpets as needed.
  
  

Secure Area

• Responsible for unlocking all doors as needed and assigned, and making sure all doors are locked after use.
  
  

Safety and Security

• Understand the dangers and safety precautions in the use of cleaning chemicals. Keep emergency eye wash stations in working order.
• Put out "wet floor" signs when appropriate and remove them when the floors are dry.
• Assist in maintaining a secure environment for the building, and secure assistance from authorities as needed.
  
  

Supervise

• Supervises any assigned custodial staff
• Train custodial staff as needed
• Set up assigned custodian staff work schedules, as needed.
  
  

Promote a Culture of Belonging

Support and promote an environment of belonging where all students, faculty members, and college employees feel welcomed, valued, and empowered to contribute. Foster a community where each individual and their varied perspectives enrich the educational experience and create a safe and respectful environment. Support the College's policies and programming related to access, fair employment, and equal opportunities for all.

Marginal Functions

• Assist with room set-ups for special requests.
• Perform minor repairs to custodial machines.
• Clean buffet pads for reuse.
• Inventory and reorder cleaning supplies and equipment. Restock cleaning carts and area custodial closets.
• Water plants.
• Spray insects.
• Sweep, shovel snow, or remove ice from entrances in the immediate building area.
• Monitor the weather radio during severe weather.
• May be required to perform associated duties, functions, or assignments in other divisions/programs/areas as required.
• Perform other College functions and duties as assigned.
• Must be able to work varied days, hours, shifts, locations, and campuses as required. Work schedules (hours/days/work location) are scheduled by Southeast Community College based on the needs of the College. Work hours, shifts, days, and work locations may vary depending on the needs of Southeast Community College and are subject to modification. Emergency or scheduled special activities may require hours outside of the regular workweek.
  
  

Required Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities

• Knowledge of custodial and floor care supplies, materials, and equipment. Skill and ability to use this knowledge.
• Ability to cradle 55-gallon drums of cleaning materials with assistance.
• Ability to move approximately 100 pounds a short distance with assistance.
• Ability to move approximately 50 pounds approximately 30 feet.
• Ability to work and communicate with a diverse group of students, staff, and the public.
• Ability to work as a productive member of a maintenance team using the established practices, procedures, and policies of the college and the directives of the supervisor.
• Ability to lift equipment to multi-level areas.
• Ability to climb ladders up to 12 feet, then reach a 16-foot ceiling height.
• Ability to communicate effectively in writing, in person, and on the phone.
• Ability to use basic computer skills.
• The individual must possess the above skills and abilities or be able to explain and demonstrate that the individual can perform the essential functions of the job, with or without reasonable accommodation, using some other combination of skills and abilities.
  
  

Minimum Qualifications

• High school graduate or GED.
• Minimum of three (3) years of experience in the custodial area, with one (1) year in a supervisory capacity.
• Able to work with cleaning chemicals.
• Minimum 1 year of experience in the maintenance of hard surface floors
  
  

Desired Qualifications Salary

$19.45 per hour

Benefits

SCC BEN Dollars - Eligible Employees: Full-time status. Regular employees with an FTE of 0.75 or greater will be eligible for SCC Ben Dollars. All employees will be required to elect a health insurance option. If the cost of insurance coverage selected by an employee exceeds the SCC Ben Dollars available, all additional costs will be withheld from the employee's paycheck. Any SCC Ben Dollars that the employee does not elect to use for the purchase of dependent health and dental insurance will be paid to the employee in cash at $0.93 per $1.00 benefit dollar. All amounts paid are subject to withholding for income and employment taxes, but not subject to the College's contribution toward the Retirement Savings Plan - Group Retirement Account (GRA)

Schedule

Normal hours of work for this full-time regular position will be an 8-hour shift scheduled between 3:00 p.m. and 1:00 a.m., Monday through Friday, for a 40-hour workweek, based on a 260-day calendar. Scheduled special activities, emergencies, or temporary schedule changes may require hours outside of the regular workday or workweek.