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Posted: January 29, 2026 (2 days ago)

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Custodial Worker Leader

Department of Defense Education Activity

Department of Defense

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$19.84 - $23.14

per hour

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Job Description

Summary

This job is for a lead custodial worker at a Department of Defense school in South Carolina, where you'll guide a team in cleaning buildings, maintaining outdoor areas, and ensuring safety rules are followed.

It involves hands-on tasks like sweeping, mopping, mowing grass, and using cleaning equipment, often requiring physical effort such as lifting up to 50 pounds or working on ladders.

A good fit would be someone with cleaning experience who can supervise others without much oversight and lives nearby.

Key Requirements

  • Ability to lead or supervise a team of custodial workers
  • Experience providing guidance on cleaning, safety, and housekeeping rules
  • Skilled in sweeping, mopping, waxing floors, and general outdoor maintenance like mowing or snow removal
  • Competency in using and maintaining cleaning tools and equipment
  • Physical ability to lift up to 50 pounds, stand continuously, bend, stoop, reach, and work on ladders or scaffolds
  • Dexterity and adherence to safety practices to avoid injuries from equipment or chemicals
  • Ability to interpret instructions and specifications (non-blueprint)

Full Job Description

About the Position: This position is locatedat For Jackson, (Richland) South Carolina. All candidates must reside within the local commuting area where the position is located.

Local commuting area is defined as the geographic area surrounding a work site that encompasses the localities where people live and reasonably can be expected to travel back and forth daily to work based on the generally held expectations of the local community.

(5 CFR 575.203) Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job.

You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected.

See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities.

Current Competitive Service Civilian DoDEA Employee within the Commuting Area Current Competitive Service Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) Civilian Employee Current Permanent Department of Defense (DoD) Civilian Employee Domestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel Workforce Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act Non-Appropriated Fund Instrumentality (NAFI) Non-Department of Defense (DoD) Transfer Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability Retirement Priority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference Eligible Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 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 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: 1/29/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 1/29/2026

Source: USAJOBS | ID: NC7X-26-12872656 MP