CUSTODIAN or ; Landscaping

Opening Date:
August 27, 2026

Closing Date:
September 10, 2026

Title: CUSTODIAN 1 or 2 (Landscaping)

Employee Classification: CUSTODIAN 1 or 2

Employee Type: Staff
- Classified

Department: CUSTODIAL AND GROUNDS

Campus

Location:

PHYSICAL PLANT/GROUNDS/CLASSIF

This position is for day shift 6AM-2:30PM, Monday – Friday. This is work providing leadership to employees in the Custodian 1 classification while also performing daily housekeeping duties including cleaning restrooms, classrooms, lecture halls, offices, common-use areas, halls and corridors stairwells, and carpet and tile floors in a professional manner.

Must be available to serve as sole operator for assigned shift work during evenings, overnight, weekend and holidays.

Must be available for emergency response (on-call) after regular working hours and during holidays.

Must have a valid Class E driver's license.

Knowledge of disinfecting procedures.

Knowledge of complex chemical cleaners and their safe mixing and use.

Knowledge of complex floor cleaning and maintenance machines.

Skill in safely performing disinfecting procedures.

Skill in safely mixing and using complex chemical cleaners.

Skill in safely operating complex floor cleaning and maintenance machines.

Ability to safely operate and maneuver high speed buffers, scrubbers and other assigned floor care equipment.

Ability to understand and apply LSUHSC rules, regulations, policies and procedures.

Ability to apply safety policy and procedures for personal protection and the safety of the campus community.

Ability to communicate information effectively, in English, both verbally and in writing.

Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others.

Ability to perform efficiently within a group as well as independently. Ability to perform tasks requiring standing, bending, stooping, kneeling and walking significant distances between and within buildings.

Ability to push, pull, lift or move loads of at least 35 pounds (bags of trash, cleaning carts, buffers and scrubbers, cleaning supplies and the like).

Ability to perform duties within extreme temperature ranges between the interiors and exteriors of buildings.

Visual ability, corrected, to observe dangerous situations in the work area (re: wet floors) in order to redirect others to avoid injuries.

LSU Health New Orleans Division of Property and Facilities is seeking motivated individuals for the position of Custodian 1 or 2. This position is mainly OUTDOORS.

This position is in a Career Progression Group
As part of a Career Progression Group, vacancies may be filled from this recruitment as a (Custodian 1 or
2) depending on the level of experience of the selected applicant(s).

• Cleaning elevated walkways
• Cleaning elevators and stairwells
• Cleans glass windows and doors
• Parking garage, parking lot, sidewalk and curb maintenance
• Follows established procedures precisely to clean and maintain restrooms
• Follows established procedures precisely to perform periodic floor cleaning and maintenance duties
• Performs other related duties as assigned

Starting rate of pay for a Custodian 1 is $10 and Custodian 2 is $10.70 per hour. There is also an additional $1 Longevity pay for hours worked only. Rate may be increased depending on applicants’ qualifications.

Location: LSU Health Science Center 433 Bolivar St.
Hours of Operation: 6:00 am
-2:30 pm Monday - Friday
Appointment Type: Probational
Pre-employment Drug testing, Physical, and Criminal Background check are required.

Required

Education:

None

Number of years required to perform the job: Custodian 1 0.0 Custodian 2 0.5

Type of experience required to perform the job:experience in custodial, housekeeping, groundskeeping, or food service work.

No Civil Service Test score is required in order to be considered for this vacancy.

Please list all relevant work experience in the Employment History section of your application answering all questions in this section, failing to do so will disqualify your application. Experience not listed will not be…