Custodian

Hillsborough County Public Schools•Ruskin, FL

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Custodian performs daily cleaning, minor facility maintenance, yard duties, and other assigned tasks to provide a clean and healthy learning environment in school district facilities. The position may involve working independently or as part of a custodial crew and requires cooperation, professionalism, dependable attendance, and the ability to follow instructions and management direction. The custodian may assume modified duties and responsibilities of the Head Custodian or Custodial Crew Leader when that person is absent or the position is vacant. Responsibilities may change based on district needs. This position is for the 2026–2027 school year. The work includes cleaning and maintaining floors, carpets, restrooms, surfaces, waste areas, and custodial closets; performing minor maintenance and facility setup tasks; and carrying out lawn and grounds maintenance. The custodian may open, close, and secure facilities, operate alarm systems, check for hazards, and respond to emergencies by securing the perimeter. Employees are expected to wear a School Board-provided uniform daily and follow safety and security procedures. The position requires basic working English skills, the ability to read and understand simple instructions and correspondence, perform basic arithmetic, and use common sense to follow simple instructions in standardized situations. Computer use includes the HCPS internal email system and district website as appropriate. The job involves physical activity, lifting, and exposure to environmental conditions including cleaning chemicals, heat, cold, moisture, noise, equipment, and airborne particles.

Requirements

One year of increasingly responsible experience in large-scale housekeeping, custodial, or building and grounds maintenance work.
Basic comprehensive skills in working English.
Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos; write simple correspondence; and present information effectively in one-on-one and small-group situations.
Ability to add and subtract two-digit numbers and multiply and divide with 10s and 100s, including using American money and units of weight, volume, and distance.
Ability to apply common-sense understanding to carry out simple instructions and deal with standardized situations with only occasional or no variables.
Ability to use the internal HCPS email system and HCPS district website as appropriate.
Ability to perform the physical activities required, including standing, walking, climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, bending, crawling, handling, keyboarding, fingering, and sensory and visual tasks.
Ability to lift up to 55 pounds; lifting over 55 pounds requires a two-person lift.
Ability to work in conditions involving moderate noise, extreme cold or heat, wet or humid environments, cleaning chemicals, vibration or impact, heavy equipment, moving mechanical parts, electrical shock hazards, fumes, or airborne particles; eye protection is required when working with cleaning chemicals.
Observe safety and security procedures, use equipment and materials properly, and report potentially unsafe conditions.
Schedule time off in advance, begin work on time, keep absences within guidelines, ensure work responsibilities are covered when absent, and arrive at meetings and appointments on time.
Follow instructions and management direction, take responsibility for actions, respond to requests for service and assistance, and work with minimal supervision.

Nice To Haves

Completion of the Custodial Operations Career Advancement training program through Hillsborough County Public Schools is highly encouraged for all new and current employees.

Responsibilities

Sweep, mop, scrub, wax, and burnish floors; vacuum and shampoo carpets as applicable.
Clean, sanitize, and stock restrooms; clean and dust assigned surfaces; remove and dispose of waste daily; and maintain clean custodial closets.
Perform minor facility maintenance, including changing light bulbs, changing toilet seats, unclogging toilets, changing ceiling tiles, touching up paint, securing windows, delivering supplies, setting up activities or meetings, and assembling or moving furniture.
Maintain lawns and facilities through tasks such as mowing, weeding, weed-eating, edging, trimming, fertilizing, minor plant replacement, mulching, blowing off sidewalks and curbs, watering, pressure washing, and graffiti removal, as appropriate.
Open or close and secure facilities, including gates, doors, windows, and alarm systems; turn lights on or off; and ensure grounds and facilities are free of debris and hazards.
Respond to emergencies by securing the perimeter.
Work independently or as part of a custodial crew, cooperate with others, offer assistance to coworkers, and work actively to resolve conflicts.
Assume modified duties and responsibilities of the Head Custodian or Custodial Crew Leader in the event of absence or vacancy.
Perform other duties as assigned.
Demonstrate regular and predictable attendance, punctuality, dependability, professionalism, and compliance with safety and security procedures.
Wear the School Board-provided uniform daily.