Lead Custodian - Cherokee County Campus

State of South Carolina; South Carolina; On-site; USD 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

The Lead Custodian of the Cherokee County Campus, under the supervision of the campus administrator, schedules assignments for custodial personnel and performs cleaning and housekeeping duties.

Provides leadership, training, and daily work direction to staff, ensuring tasks, inspections, and facility maintenance meet standards. Coordinates event setups and special cleaning projects, and maintains supplies and equipment.

Qualifications

• Experience in custodial, housekeeping, groundskeeping, or pest control.

Responsibilities

• Schedule assignments for custodial personnel on the Cherokee County Campus.
• Perform cleaning and housekeeping duties.
• Provide leadership, training, and daily work direction to custodial staff.

Skills

Leadership

Training

Team supervision

Job description

The Lead Custodian of the Cherokee County Campus, serves under the supervision of the campus administrator. Responsible for the scheduling of assignments for all custodial personnel on the Cherokee County campus. Performs all assigned cleaning and housekeeping duties.

Provides leadership, training, and daily work direction to custodial staff, ensuring assigned cleaning tasks, inspections, and facility maintenance activities are completed in accordance with established standards and schedules.

Performs and oversees routine custodial services, including cleaning, sanitizing, floor care, restroom maintenance, waste removal, and maintaining assigned facilities in a clean, safe, and orderly condition.

Coordinates, inspects, and supports special event setups, room arrangements, event breakdowns, and special cleaning projects to ensure facilities are prepared and restored appropriately.

Maintains inventory levels of custodial supplies and equipment, assists with ordering materials, and ensures custodial equipment is properly maintained, inspected, and documented. Monitors facility conditions and communicates maintenance, safety, operational, and custodial needs to supervisors and campus leadership while responding to daily assignments and special requests.

Provides custodial coverage during staffing shortages and high-demand periods by performing cleaning duties, supporting team operations, and ensuring uninterrupted facility services across assigned areas.

Experience in custodial, housekeeping, groundskeeping, or pest control work that is directly related to the area of employment.

Experience in standard custodial and floor care practices/equipment. Experience in leading and training employees.

Must be able to perform hands-on labor and be capable of lifting weights up to 50 lbs. on a daily basis. Must be flexible to work days, evenings, and weekends depending on campus activities.

Spartanburg Community College is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer for all qualified persons regardless of race, color, sex, including the basis of pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, national origin, age, religion, or disability.