Custodian & Janitor

The Salvation Army USA; Augusta (GA); On-site; USD 10,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

Join The Salvation Army as a part-time housekeeper in Augusta. This vital position involves cleaning and maintaining the facilities, assisting with minor maintenance duties, and ensuring a welcoming environment. If you are dedicated to service and take pride in maintaining cleanliness, this role allows you to make a real difference in your community.

Benefits

Paid Time Off

Life Insurance

Retirement Plans

Qualifications

• No formal education or experience required.
• Six months experience performing general housekeeping duties.

Responsibilities

• Cleans and sanitizes bathrooms, vacuums, mops, and waxes floors.
• Cleans kitchen and dining area, stocks pantry items.
• Assists in monitoring light fixtures and performs minor maintenance.

Skills

Housekeeping

Cleaning

Maintenance

Job description

Location: Augusta Area Command Center of Hope

Part-time Position

About this opportunity:

Cleans and maintains the buildings and grounds to ensure the neatness and cleanliness of the same on a daily basis.

Key responsibilities:

• Cleans and sanitizes bathrooms; cleans sinks and toilets, polishes mirrors, and replenishes supplies.
• Sweeps, vacuums, mops and waxes floors; sweeps sidewalks.
• Cleans windows. Dusts and polishes furniture and fixtures.
• Cleans kitchen and dining area; washes dishes; cleans and defrosts refrigerator; cleans stoves and ovens.
• Stocks and sorts pantry items.
• Washes folds, and stores laundry and linens.
• Empties trash cans regularly; collects trash from grounds.
• Assist in setting up meeting rooms; sets-up tables and chairs; puts ice in glasses and sets out drinks.
• Assists in monitoring light fixtures to ensure all light bulbs are in working order; replaces light bulbs as necessary.
• Opens/closes building as scheduled; raises and lowers all flags daily; displays special signs as needed.
• Assist the public in unloading and carrying donations.
• Assists in performing building maintenance and repair work.
• Assist in performing grounds keeping work.
• Assists in performing housekeeping work at lodge/shelter.
• Cleans and maintains swimming pools and surrounding area.
• May drive Salvation Army vehicle to pick-up and/or deliver miscellaneous items or to transport passengers.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

What we are looking for in you:

• No formal education or experience required.
• Six (6) months experience performing general housekeeping duties.
• Any equivalent combination of training and experience which provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities.

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions:

Ability to meet attendance requirements; Ability to exert the physical energy required to performing housekeeping and minor maintenance work; Ability to perform continuous walking, stooping, standing, and climbing; Work is performed in a normal office environment with some exposure to outdoor temperatures, dirt, and dust, and/or disagreeable sights and odors.

Employee Benefits

• Paid Time Off
• Life Insurance
• Retirement Plans and more!

Why work for us?

The Salvation Army offers a broad range of career opportunities, particularly targeted toward those motivated by our mission, to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ and to meet human needs in His name without discrimination.

The Salvation Army strives to do the “Most Good” for its employees by offering a greater sense of purpose in the work performed, by training and mentoring employees and by offering competitive compensation and benefit plans. Whether employed as a truck driver, administrative support team member or the director of a program, our employees understand at the core of their work is the opportunity to be an integral part of an organization that is Doing the Most Good.

Additional Information:

All employees recognize The Salvation Army is a church and agree they will do nothing as an employee of The Salvation Army to undermine its religious mission.

To apply, click on the “Apply Now” icon at the bottom of this posting.

Application Submittal Period: 05/29/2025 - 06/03/2025

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

Equal Opportunity Employer Minorities/Women/Veterans/Disabled