Custodian Office​/On-site

Position Highlights

Full‑time, 37.5 hours per week, second (2nd) shift. Monday – Friday, 2:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. Meriden, CT. Year‑round position; first shift during summer break, then return to regular second shift schedule when school resumes in August.

• Perform custodial tasks and maintenance of areas such as classrooms, offices, auditoriums, wards, kitchens, dining rooms, and lavatories, including outdoor areas (e.g., trash around buildings).
• Dust, mop, sweep, scrub, strip, wax and polish floors, shampoo carpets using appropriate equipment such as floor polishers and buffers.
• Wash, dust and polish glass, windows, woodwork, walls, furniture and metal equipment.
• Collect and dispose of trash and recycling in appropriate containers.
• Report needs for repairs and perform minor maintenance.
• Inspect building for damage and report conditions to supervisor.
• Run errands as needed and perform related duties as required.

• Interpersonal skills.
• Oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to follow oral and written instructions.
• Capability to operate, care for, and perform minor maintenance on tools and equipment used in daily work.
• Maintain records.

Any experience and training which would provide the knowledge, skills, and abilities listed above.

• Experience performing custodial work in a school.
• Experience waxing and polishing floors using floor polishers and buffers.
• Experience removing snow and ice from stairways and walkways around large buildings.
• Experience performing minor maintenance on tools and equipment used in daily work.
• Experience with deep‑cleaning and disinfecting large facilities.

Must have adequate physical strength, stamina, agility, visual and auditory acuity, and maintain such fitness as to be able to perform the duties. A physical examination may be required.

May be required to lift moderate to heavy weights and may be exposed to risk of injury from equipment and/or individuals.

• Professional growth and paid professional development opportunities.
• Healthy work‑life balance.
• Eligible for Public Service Loan Forgiveness program after 10 years of service.

The State of Connecticut is an equal‑opportunity/affirmative‑action employer and encourages applications from women, minorities, and persons with disabilities.