Lead Custodian - Night Shift

Daytona-State-College; Daytona Beach (FL); On-site; USD 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Daytona State College is seeking a custodial supervisor to manage night shift teams and ensure campus cleaning standards across residences, classrooms and facilities. Leadership, safety awareness, and hands-on cleaning duties are essential for this role.

You will inspect facilities, train staff on equipment and cleaning procedures, and coordinate with operations to maintain a clean, safe campus environment. Flexibility for additional hours and weekend coverage is expected.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• One year of recent, verifiable custodial cleaning, floor maintenance, and supervisory experience.
• Valid Florida driver's license required.
• Forklift certification required within one year of employment.

Responsibilities

• Supervises and evaluates all night shift employees.
• Performs building inspections and trains new staff on DSC equipment and cleaning standards.
• Cleans/sanitizes restrooms, surfaces, and high-touch areas across campus facilities.
• Operates college vehicles to retrieve supplies and attend departmental activities.
• Performs floor maintenance including vacuuming, stripping, waxing, and buffing.
• Other duties and special projects as assigned by college leadership.

Skills

Valid Florida driver's license

Forklift certification

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

Required Qualifications:

• High School Diploma or GED
• One (1) years of recent and verifiable custodial building cleaning, floor maintenance, and supervisory experience
• A valid Florida driver's license
• Must be forklift certified within one year of employment

Working Hours:

Normal working hours are 3:30PM to 12:00AM, Monday through Friday, however various shifts and locations may be assigned based on the needs of the College. Candidates must be able to report for additional hours, weekends, evenings, and/or holidays as needed and/or required.

• Supervises and evaluates all night shift employees.
• Performs building inspections, trains new employees with DSC equipment and cleaning standards.
• Performs building inspections, campus visits, trains new employees with DSC equipment and building cleaning standards.
• Cleans/sanitizes and germicides all restrooms, drinking fountains, doorknobs, door handles, railings, and telephones.
• Cleans/sanitizes glass, chrome and exits on all college facilities as designated, including but not limited to Residence Hall, classrooms, labs, offices, theatres, lecture rooms, conference rooms, gymnasium, amphitheaters, etc.
• Damp and wet mops vinyl and tile floors. Vacuums floors and carpets.
• Performs floor maintenance such as vacuuming, shampooing, stripping, and waxing, buffing, etc., in assigned areas as directed.
• Maintain and safeguard all inventory of college property (i.e., equipment, tools, supplies, custodial closets etc.).
• Support a clean and safe work environment, in keeping with the college policy and procedures.
• Drives college vehicles and operates golf carts and light trucks to retrieve/ return supplies, equipment, tools, etc.
• Attends weekly departmental meetings to discuss weekly plans, event set-up, safety, training, etc.
• Other duties and special projects as assigned and directed by the President or their designee.

• Requires walking, standing, stooping, stretching, pushing, pulling, reaching, and lifting all the time, exerting at least 20 pounds of force on a recurring basis.
• Be comfortable with exposure to indoor and outdoor temperatures.
• Be able to follow oral and/or written communications.
• Have computer knowledge to be able to clock in/out and view other personnel related information (i.e., paycheck, W-2, etc.).

This position is eligible for Veterans Preference pursuant to Chapter 295 of Florida Statutes. Preference will be given to eligible veterans and their spouses in accordance with the statute and requires the applicant to submit eligible documentation such as a DD-214 (or equivalent). If you are submitting a copy of a DD-214, please ensure the social security number and date of birth is redacted and/or removed.