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Custodial Worker Leader

Department of Defense Education Activity

Department of Defense

Fresh

Salary

$20.35 - $23.72

per hour

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April 6, 2026More DOD jobs →

Job Description

Summary

This job involves leading a team of custodial workers to keep school facilities clean and ready for daily use, including tasks like disinfecting restrooms, polishing furniture, emptying trash, and setting up for events.

It also requires guiding workers on safety and housekeeping rules, ensuring supplies are available, and performing minor maintenance without much oversight.

A good fit would be someone with hands-on cleaning experience who enjoys supervising others and can handle physical work in a school environment.

Key Requirements

  • Ability to lead or supervise a team of custodial workers with minimal supervision
  • Experience in cleaning tasks such as sweeping, mopping, waxing floors, and disinfecting restrooms
  • Knowledge of safety and housekeeping rules to provide guidance to others
  • Skill in using and maintaining cleaning tools and equipment, including heavy powered machinery
  • Physical ability to lift up to 50 pounds, stand continuously, and work on ladders or scaffolds
  • Dexterity and safe work practices to keep areas neat, clean, and organized
  • Ability to interpret and follow instructions for cleaning and maintenance duties

Full Job Description

About the Position: This position is located in Fort Knox Kentucky. Who May Apply: U.S.

Citizens Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social).

You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. There is no specific length of training or experience required.

However, you must be able to demonstrate, through experience shown in your written application materials that you possess the sufficient knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the work of this position without more than normal supervision.

Minimum Qualifications (Screen Out Element): Ability to do the work of a(n) Custodial Worker Leader without more than normal supervision.

To meet the screen out element, applicants should document experience or show the ability to do the following providing guidance on cleaning safety and/or housekeeping rules; sweeping, mopping or waxing floors; and/or performing general outdoor maintenance such as: mowing, window cleaning or snow removal without more than normal supervision without more than normal supervision - Failure to meet this Screen Out Element will result in an ineligible rating.

You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Ability to Interpret Instructions, Specifications, etc.

(Other Than Blueprint Reading) Ability To Lead or Supervise Ability To Use and Maintain Tools and Equipment Dexterity and Safety Work Practices (includes keeping things neat, clean and in order) Physical Effort: Occasionally uses heavy powered cleaning equipment (e.g., industrial type buffers).

Occasionally exerts moderately heavy physical effort such as that required in lifting and moving objects weighing up to 50 pounds, requiring continuous standing, bending, stooping and reaching.

Requires working on ladders/scaffold in the performance of some duties. Working Conditions: Usually works indoors in areas which are adequately heated, lighted, and ventilated.

Exposed to vibration from heavy equipment and to skin irritation from strong cleaning solutions.

Care must be taken to avoid serious injury when working on ladders and scaffolds or when using heavy powered equipment. Major Duties:

  • Disinfects restrooms to include urinals, toilet bowls, and sinks. Dusts, waxes, and/or polishes furniture and fixtures.
  • Empties waste baskets.
  • Responsible for requesting cleaning supplies through Supervisor.
  • Sets up and tears down for special events or assemblies.
  • Adjusts and/or performs minor maintenance to attachments on power equipment
  • Ensures that needed materials and tools are available on site for workers to complete daily duties
  • Responsible for closing school by following all security procedures
  • Demonstrates proper work methods.
  • Responsible for ensuring that school is clean and ready for the next day.
  • Provides updates to supervisor on status and progress of work.

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Posted on USAJOBS: 3/30/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 3/30/2026

Source: USAJOBS | ID: NC7X-26-12921646-DE