Summary: The custodian fills an essential role in maintaining the interiors/exteriors of County buildings. In addition to regular building maintenance functions, the custodian provides direct support to County departments in set up and maintenance of furniture and equipment. The custodian should demonstrate a professional, courteous, and helpful attitude.

Qualifications: Requires a High School diploma or equivalent combination of training and experience. Required to have and maintain a clear background check, a good driving record and a valid SC driver’s license. Must pass drug screening and be dependable and prompt.

I. Essential duties: Essential duties shall include, but will not be limited to, the following:

1. Cleaning Functions:

A. Sweeps, mops, vacuums, scrubs, and refinishes floors; clean, dust and polish furniture; wash windows and walls; clean restrooms; dispose of rubbish, change light bulbs, etc.; make certain all areas of the building are kept in a clean, sanitary and orderly condition according to industry and/or established standards.

B. Pick up litter within the buildings and on building grounds.

C. Assures safety during inclement weather to including shoveling, salting, providing slip protection on wet floors, securing against wind damage, etc.

D. Applies cleaning chemicals according to established safety procedures.

E. Adheres to safety measures for cleaning, lifting, moving, and operating equipment.

F. Performs minor repair and maintenance as authorized by maintenance staff.

2. Administrative Functions

A. Coordinates with the Custodial Supervisor in initiating maintenance service requests according to established procedures. Follows-through to assure that maintenance is performed in a timely manner.

B. Assists Custodial Supervisor in maintaining inventory and requesting cleaning supplies and materials needed to accomplish assigned tasks.

C. Maintains awareness of energy conservation and makes suggestions of methods and procedures to consider energy.

D. Secures equipment and supplies and protects against pilferage, loss, theft, or abuse.

3. Assists Custodial Supervisor in the following:

A. Periodically inspects, or otherwise maintains awareness of, facility and equipment to detect and prevent injuries or damage.

B. Maintains control of assigned keys and entry devices.

C. Secures assigned buildings to ensure proper building security at all times. Lock, secure and code out building at end of the day, where required

D. Verifies that emergency equipment is maintained and repaired as need be.

E. May assist with implementing emergency planning and response.

F. Perform other duties as assigned.

II. Minimum Qualifications:

A.  Ability to communicate and maintain good working relations with all County employees, vendors, contractors, and the general public.

B.  High school diploma or equivalent.

C. Two years’ experience as a custodian. Strong knowledge of cleaning techniques, materials, and equipment.

D. Ability to work with frequent interruptions. Ability to meet tight time constraints and deadlines.

E. Ability to work using ladders, scaffolding, and County vehicles/equipment. Ability to spend most of the work-day standing, lifting, and walking. Ability to lift up to 50 pounds and move heavier materials using appropriate equipment.

F. Ability to communicate in person, by radio, electronically and over the phone. Ability to complete reports, call in service requests, maintain inventories, etc.

G. Hold a valid South Carolina driver's license with a safe driving record.

H. May be trained in first aid certification/CPR and defibrillator training.

III. Desired Qualifications

A. Ability to operate power equipment.

B. Ability to buff, wax, and refinish flooring surfaces.

C. 5 years experience in the Janitorial field with appropriate knowledge and experience.

IV.  Physical and Environmental Requirements of the Position:

The physical demands and work environment described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

A.  While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit, move about, communicate, hear and speak. Noise level may be high when operating power equipment.

B. Employee may be required to work in restricted spaces to include crawling and/or climbing as working at heights. Required to stand, be on feet, and move around for a full work shift.

C. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

D. Employee is required to properly use and update knowledge of safety equipment as is appropriate to the work to prevent injury to self or others.

E. While performing the duties of this job, the employee occasionally works in outside weather conditions. The employee is exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, fumes or airborne particles.

F. Occasionally exposed to toxic or caustic chemicals. Work performed in this job may place the employee at risk of occupational exposure to blood- borne pathogens. Hepatitis B vaccinations will be offered.

Kershaw County Employment Applications are only accepted for positions that are posted. Employment Applications and Letter of Interest should ONLY be submitted within the posting dates and must be submitted by 5:00 PM on closing date.  Applications should ONLY be submitted Online or to:

ATTN: Human Resources

515 Walnut Street

Camden, SC 29020

Kershaw County is an equal opportunity employer. It is the policy of Kershaw County to recruit, hire, train, and promote employees on the basis of qualifications and without discrimination because of race, religion, color, political affiliation, physical disability, national origin, sex, age, or familial status. Kershaw County is a Drug­Free Workplace.