Custodial Aide - Part-Time

Are you seeking an opportunity for professional growth and development?

We invite you to join the City of San Bernardino's Public Works department as a Custodial Aide!

As a future member of our team, you’ll be joining a city with deep roots, cultural diversity, and exciting momentum. Located in the heart of Southern California’s Inland Empire, San Bernardino is the county seat and largest city in San Bernardino County, home to more than 222,000 residents. Its rich history — shaped by Native American, Mexican, and Spanish influences — continues to inspire the city’s evolving identity.

San Bernardino offers access to major transit corridors, natural beauty, and a wide range of housing and lifestyle options. It’s a place where public service careers are supported by a strong sense of community and purpose — and where motivated professionals can grow, contribute, and be part of something meaningful.

The part-time Custodial Aide beautifies facilities by cleaning City buildings, offices, furniture, facilities, and preparing rooms for meetings or conferences; and performs related duties as required. The Custodial Aide is a trainee position supervised by a custodian or higher-level supervisor. This recruitment will be used to establish an eligibility list for future vacancies.

• Communication Skills – Possesses excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Attention to Detail – Ability to follow thorough instructions.
• People Skills – Great interpersonal qualities and a customer service attitude.

As a Custodial Aide with the City of San Bernardino, your day will focus on learning and performing a variety of custodial tasks to help maintain clean, safe, and welcoming City facilities. Under direct supervision, you’ll support the upkeep of public buildings while gaining hands‑on experience and training in custodial operations.

• Cleaning offices, restrooms, windows, floors, and public areas using proper methods and materials.
• Emptying trash containers and replenishing restroom supplies.
• Assisting with moving and arranging furniture and equipment for meetings or special events.
• Cleaning exterior areas around buildings, such as picking up litter and maintaining entryways.
• Observing and following safety regulations and reporting any unsafe conditions or equipment malfunctions.
• Using and learning to maintain custodial equipment such as floor buffers and vacuum cleaners.
• Preparing rooms for meetings and ensuring common areas are presentable and functional.
• Participating in on‑the‑job training to understand custodial techniques, equipment use, and cleaning schedules.
• Supporting department goals by maintaining a positive and cooperative attitude throughout the day.
• Sweeping, mopping, dusting, and polishing furniture.

to view the full Custodian Aide job description.

Methods, materials, and equipment used in custodial work.

• Learn, operate and maintain mechanical and power custodial equipment, such as floor buffers and vacuum cleaners.
• Learn cleaning operations required in custodial work.
• Adhere to schedules in accomplishing assigned tasks.
• Report malfunctions in equipment and unsafe condition of buildings.
• Observe safety rules and regulations.
• Accomplish routine custodial duties independently.
• See in the normal visual range with or without correction.
• Hear in the normal audio range with or without correction.
• Transport materials and supplies weighing up to 25 pounds.
• Establish and maintain effective relationships with those contacted in the course of work.

This recruitment will close on Sunday, March 8, 2026, at 11:59 pm, or until a sufficient number of applications have been received.

Applications review:
Week of Monday, March 9, 2026

1st Interview:
Tentatively scheduled for the week of March 23, 2026

All dates are subject to change at the discretion of the personnel officer.

All applicants are required to submit an online application through the City’s official website at www.sbcity.org. The recruitment will remain open until March 8, 2026, at 11:59 pm or until a sufficient number of qualified applications have been received.

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