Custodial Supervisor; Anticipated

Custodial Supervisor

Under general direction of the Director of Operations, to supervise, coordinate, and monitor the daily custodial operations of Southampton County Public Schools; to ensure schools and district facilities are maintained in a safe, clean, sanitary, orderly, and professional condition; to provide leadership, training, scheduling, and performance oversight for custodial personnel; and to ensure compliance with district standards, environmental health procedures, and applicable safety regulations.

The Custodial Supervisor serves as the primary operational supervisor for custodial staff and works collaboratively with building principals, school administrators, the Director of Operations, maintenance personnel, contractors, and other district staff to ensure facilities are properly maintained and prepared for daily instructional operations and special events.

Essential Duties

• Supervises, directs, and evaluates the daily work of custodians assigned to district schools and facilities.
• Develops and manages custodial work schedules, staff assignments, building coverage, event support, and leave coverage to ensure adequate custodial services across the school division.
• Establishes and communicates daily, weekly, seasonal, and special-project cleaning priorities and expectations.
• Conducts routine inspections of schools and district facilities to monitor cleanliness, sanitation, safety, appearance, and compliance with established custodial standards.
• Performs quality-control inspections and follows up with custodial staff regarding deficiencies, corrective actions, and expected completion timelines.
• Provides direct supervision, coaching, training, and professional development to custodial employees regarding cleaning procedures, sanitation practices, equipment operation, chemical safety, and workplace safety.
• Ensures custodial employees properly operate, maintain, clean, inspect, and store commercial custodial equipment, including floor buffers, auto-scrubbers, carpet extractors, vacuums, pressure washers, and related equipment.
• Ensures proper handling, labeling, storage, use, and disposal of cleaning chemicals and hazardous materials in compliance with OSHA/VOSH requirements and Safety Data Sheet (SDS) guidelines.
• Ensures custodial staff receive and maintain required safety training and certifications, including Bloodborne Pathogens, Hazard Communication, and other applicable training.
• Coordinates and monitors cleaning and sanitation procedures for classrooms, offices, restrooms, cafeterias, kitchens, gymnasiums, athletic facilities, common areas, and other district spaces.
• Establishes and monitors procedures for routine, periodic, seasonal, and deep-cleaning activities, including floor care, carpet extraction, stripping and refinishing, window cleaning, and high-touch surface disinfection.
• Responds to and coordinates custodial services for spills, bodily fluids, biohazards, emergencies, weather-related conditions, and other urgent facility needs.
• Coordinates custodial preparations and cleanup for athletic events, meetings, performances, community events, Board meetings, and other activities conducted in district facilities.
• Works closely with building principals and administrators to identify custodial concerns, establish priorities, and address facility cleanliness and sanitation needs.
• Communicates facility and custodial concerns to the Director of Operations and coordinates with maintenance personnel when issues require plumbing, electrical, HVAC, general maintenance, or other specialized services.
• Utilizes and monitors the district's electronic work order or maintenance management system to submit, assign, track, and close custodial-related work orders and service requests.
• Maintains accurate records of custodial assignments, inspections, work orders, supply usage, equipment maintenance, training, staff schedules, and other operational documentation.
• Manages custodial supply inventories and coordinates the requisition, distribution, and appropriate use of cleaning chemicals, paper products, personal protective equipment, tools, and other custodial supplies.
• Monitors custodial supply expenditures and inventory levels and makes recommendations regarding purchasing, replacement, standardization, and cost-effective use of supplies and equipment.
• Maintains an organized inventory of custodial equipment and ensures equipment is assigned, stored, inspected, and maintained appropriately.
• Identifies equipment, supply, staffing,…