Custodian Senior - Graveyard Shift (IN-HOUSE ONLY)

Coast Community College District; Huntington Beach (CA); On-site; USD 40,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

Golden West College in Huntington Beach, part of Coast Community College District, seeks a Senior Custodian to supervise and perform advanced custodial tasks across multiple sites. This role blends routine cleaning with small-scale repairs and furniture assembly, requiring prior Custodian II experience.

The ideal candidate demonstrates leadership in a custodial team, maintains safe work practices, and supports district-wide cleaning standards. This in-house posting is limited to CCCD employees.

Qualifications

• In-depth knowledge of custodial cleaning methods and materials.
• Basic knowledge of building maintenance trades (carpentry, electrical, plumbing).
• Two years in a Custodian II position or equivalent with leadership capability.

Responsibilities

• Cleans, dusts, disinfects offices, classrooms, restrooms and fixtures to standards.
• Cleans public areas, drains, windows, floors and surfaces regularly.
• Maintains safe, clean walkways and surrounding grounds including debris removal.
• Cleans desks, tables, counters, and furnishings, inside/outside windows and light fixtures.
• Strips, seals, and refinishes hard floors; shampoos carpets and upholstery as needed.
• Performs minor plumbing adjustments and maintains fixtures.

Skills

Custodial cleaning

Team leadership

Basic maintenance

Tools

Cleaning equipment

Job description

IN-HOUSE ONLY: This position is open to internal (permanent and temporary) Coast Community College District (CCCD) employees to apply. External candidates are not eligible to apply. If you are not a current active employee with CCCD, please do not apply at this time.

About Golden West College

Located in beautiful Huntington Beach, California, Golden West College is a two-year college, serving over 10,500 students on a 122-acre campus. GWC offers over 60 Associate degrees, a strong university transfer program, more than 40 Career and Technical Education certificates, community education, and extensive student support services. Founded in 1966, Golden West College has been widely recognized for its pioneering leadership in designing learning-centered programs and services for its students. Additionally, GWC is an officially designated Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI) and has an eligibility designation as an Asian American Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institution (AANAPISI).

D.E.I.A - Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility

At Golden West College we are committed to providing high quality education and equitable outcomes through inclusive practices that support and celebrate everyone. We welcome candidates that share our devotion to educating and improving the lives of our representative students, employees, and community populations. Please visit the links below to learn more information about GWC:

• Mission, Vison and Values
• GWC Vision 2030 Comprehensive Master Plan
• GWC Employee-Student Demographics
• Student Equity and Achievement Program

Summary

Performs in a a specialized custodial role incorporating routine maintenance and/or partial team leadership into regular custodial services. Blends routine cleaning with projects that may occur at multiple locales such as major cleaning, facility structural and fixture repairs, furniture assembly and fitting, and assistance to skilled maintenance specialists.

Distinguishing Career Features

The Custodian, Senior is a senior-level position in a career path for custodians. The Senior Custodian is given responsibility for cleaning, repairs, moves, and assembly at one or more locale. The Senior Custodian requires two years in a Custodian II position or equivalent and additional knowledge or capability in one or more of these areas: team leadership, structural, fixture, and minor equipment repair, and/or part of a multi-site specialty team, e.g., flooring. Advancement to this level is based on the needs of the campus or locale.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

1. Cleans, dusts, and disinfects office, meeting, classrooms, and restrooms and fixtures to the District’s quality standards. Removes trash and waste. Cleans trash receptacles and replaces liners. Ensures that towel, soap, cleanser, and other dispensers are stocked.
2. Cleans public entry areas including, but not limited to hallways, stairways, lunch, office and meeting rooms. Cleans and disinfects drinking fountains, door handles, and door push plates. Cleans floors and baseboards, vacuuming, spot cleaning and wet mopping on a regularly scheduled basis.
3. Maintains safe and clean walkway and grounds surrounding the area of assignment. Picks up litter. Removes debris, including ice. Empties and cleans outdoor trash urns.
4. On a regular schedule, cleans and washes desks, tables, counters, furniture and fixtures, inside/outside windows, coverings, light fixtures, walls and ceilings, mirrors, and other related items. May oil or polish woodwork, paneling, wood furniture, and metal fixtures.
5. Strips, seals, and refinishes hard floors on a pre-scheduled basis. Steam/dry cleans and shampoos carpets and fabric furniture.
6. Performs servicing and maintenance to fixtures. Makes minor plumbing adjustments such as unclogging toilets and sinks, tightening toilet seats, adjusting of drinking fountains, cleaning water jets to enhance flows.
7. Replaces light bulbs, switches, receptacles, ballast, and may assist with wiring and cabling of electrical and communications lines.
8. Secures internal and external doors, ensuring that windows and lights are locked and off. Activates alarms, notifying occupants when the building is closing.
9. Ensures that containers for cleaning and other products are properly labeled. Ensures that Material Safety Data Sheets for assigned areas are up to date.
10. Maintains current knowledge of and follows proper safety precautions for use and handling of cleaning materials and chemicals. Checks fire extinguishers, first aid kits, and other items for proper functioning or stock.
11. Performs other related duties as assigned that support the objective of the position.
12. Required to abide by all District policies and procedures including Board Policy 3050 – Code of Professional Ethics

Knowledge and Skills

1. The position requires in-depth knowledge of the methods, materials, tools, equipment, and cleaning products used with custodial cleaning.
2. The position requires a basic knowledge of the practices, methods, techniques, materials, tools, equipment, layouts and set-ups used in building maintenance trades such as carpentry repairs, basic electrical and plumbing, and furniture assembly.
3. Requires a thorough knowledge of the