Custodian ; Non-; Spokane Community College

Location:Spokane CC Main Campus Spokane

Department:SCC Facilities

Salary Range: $3,195 - $4,201

Starting salary for this position is: $3,195 (Monthly)
Employees hired at the entry step of this range receive salary step advancement after six months and every 12 months thereafter. An employee hired at anything higher than the entry step of the range will have salary step advancement after 12 months and every 12 months thereafter until they reach the top of the salary range. Each salary step advancement will be approximately a 5% increase.

Spokane Community College, part of Spokane Colleges, serves 15,000 students with career technical, liberal arts, and adult education programs in Spokane and surrounding rural communities.

Applications will be accepted until 4:00 p.m. PST on 09/21/2026. The application process will not be available after this time. To ensure consideration make sure your application is completed and submitted as soon as possible. Applications will only be accepted prior to 4:00 p.m. on the closing date.

JOB SUMMARY

The Custodian 1 works under the general supervision of the Custodian Supervisor. This position performs a variety of custodial, housekeeping, and general maintenance functions. The Custodian helps maintain clean and safe Spokane Colleges’ facilities for students and staff.

This is a non-permanent, classified position. Not to exceed 18 months.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Clean, sanitize, and disinfect various buildings, offices, rooms, and facilities. *
• Clean, sanitize, and disinfect showers, restrooms, and toilets. Keep restrooms properly supplied with toilet paper, paper towels, soap, and other items. *
• Sweep, mop, scrub, wax, and polish floors, walls and woodwork. Dust furniture and equipment. Empty and clean ashtrays and wastebaskets in designated exterior smoking areas. Polish furniture and metal fixtures. Wash windows. Vacuum rugs, curtains and furniture. *
• Perform minor maintenance and repair work, such as simple painting projects, cleaning furnace flues, oiling furnace motors, sharpening tools and replacing faucet washers or toilet tank floats. *
• Empty wastebaskets, trash, and recycle containers. *
• Set up and take down equipment and furnishings. *
• Maintain inventory of equipment and products. *
• Ensure assigned equipment is clean and in good working order. *
• Lock and unlock buildings when requested. Secure buildings when facilities are not in use by checking for unlocked doors and windows. Report unauthorized occupants. *
• Remove debris from building entrances, stairs, ramps and walkways. *
• Conduct fire alarm/extinguisher checks and emergency lighting checks. *
• Use a computer to create, update, and close maintenance work orders. Document work and time spent. *
• Move furniture and equipment on an incidental basis.
• May perform ice and snow removal, de-icing or sanding, on sidewalks, parking lots and roads as assigned.
• Model professional decorum and mutual respect in all personal interactions. *
• Comply with district policies, procedures and directives, state and federal regulations, orders and statutes and collective bargaining agreements. *
• Support and advance Spokane Colleges’ strategic plan, and perform other duties as assigned. *

* Indicates this is an essential duty.

COMPETENCIES

• Action Oriented
• Optimizes Work Processes
• Ensures Accountability
• Drives Results
• Collaborates
• Values Differences
• Communicates Effectively
• Instills Trust
• Demonstrates Self-Awareness
• Self-Development
• Nimble Learning
• Situational Adaptability

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MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Ability to do required work.
• Ability to work both independently and as a member of a team.
• Able to read and interpret instructions on Safety Data Sheets…