Lead Custodian - Downtown Campus

State-of-South-Carolina; South Carolina; On-site; USD 42,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Spartanburg Community College in downtown campus is seeking a Lead Custodian to supervise custodial staff, schedule assignments, and ensure cleaning tasks meet standards. You will lead daily operations, provide training, and direct work to maintain a clean, safe campus environment.

Responsibilities include routine custodial services, floor care, restroom upkeep, waste removal, and coordinating event setups.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Lead the Downtown campus custodial team under the supervision of the campus administrator.
• Schedule assignments for all custodial personnel and ensure tasks meet established standards.
• Perform and oversee routine custodial services: cleaning, sanitizing, floor care, restroom maintenance, waste removal.
• Coordinate event setups, room arrangements, event breakdowns, and special cleaning projects.
• Maintain inventory of custodial supplies and equipment; assist with ordering and documentation of equipment.
• Monitor facility conditions and communicate maintenance, safety, and custodial needs to supervisors.
• Provide custodial coverage during staffing shortages to ensure uninterrupted services.

Skills

Custodial leadership

Training staff

Lifting 50 lbs

Flexible scheduling

Facility maintenance

Job description

The Lead Custodian of the Downtown campus, serves under the supervision of the campus administrator. Responsible for the scheduling of assignments for all custodial personnel on the Downtown 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.