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Custodian
Metro Nashville
Parks
Location
Nashville, Tennessee, 37210
Salary
From $45,332
per year
Type
Full Time
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February 20, 2026
Job Description
Summary
This job involves cleaning and maintaining public parks, buildings, and grounds in Nashville to keep them safe and welcoming for visitors.
You'll handle tasks like sweeping floors, emptying trash, washing windows, and minor repairs, often working weekends, evenings, or holidays.
It's a good fit for someone reliable and physically fit who enjoys outdoor work and doesn't mind getting their hands dirty.
Key Requirements
- 8th grade education and three years of general custodial or maintenance experience (additional education can substitute for up to two years)
- Valid Driver's License
- Must become a resident of Tennessee within six months of employment
- Experience with methods, materials, and equipment used in custodial work
- Knowledge of safety rules and regulations
- Ability to use simple hand and power tools
- Willingness to work weekends, evenings, nights, and holidays
Full Job Description
Custodians with the Parks & Recreation Department perform a variety of cleaning service tasks to keep public grounds and buildings clean, orderly, and maintained. Performs related duties as required. Employee may be required to travel to various locations to perform assigned duties*Work schedules may include weekends, some evenings, night-shift, and holidays.*
Metro's Parks and Recreation Department has something for everyone through its variety of strategically placed facilities and programs. Parks offers cultural arts and fitness classes, dog parks and nature programs and 16,000 acres of open space, including 6 municipal golf courses, 121 parks and 19 greenways. Ice hockey, sports leagues, art galleries and much more are among the offerings. Parks is a fun place where there's always something going on.
Requirements
Cleans and maintains buildings.Sweeps and mops halls, rooms, rest rooms, stairways, and other public areas.Strips, waxes, and buffs floors.Cleans and maintains all floors, carpets, furniture, and fixtures.Washes windows, walls, blinds, rails, and air vents.Performs minor building and fixture repairs.Sanitizes, cleans, and restocks rest rooms.Empties trash containers.Removes all litter and debris from the ground.Salts and shovels snow and ice.Keeps outside area in good repair.Prepares rooms for meetings and special events.Checks for signs of break-ins or attempted break-ins and vandalism.May move, load, or unload heavy objects, supplies, or other materials.
Qualifications 8th grade education and three (3) years of general custodial and/or maintenance experience.
Additional education may be considered for up to two (2) years' experience.LICENSE REQUIRED:Valid Driver License Candidates with accreditations earned in a foreign institute are encouraged to apply.
Note: Per Metro Ordinance No. SO94-1078.
All employees of the Metropolitan Government shall be residents of the State of Tennessee or become residents of the state within six (6) months of employment as a prerequisite to employment with the Metropolitan Government.
Additional Information Experience implementing the methods, materials and equipment used in custodial workExperience complying with safety rules and regulationsExperience using simple hand and power tools and equipmentWe are an equal opportunity employer that values diversity at all levels.
All individuals, regardless of personal characteristics, are encouraged to apply.Metro Nashville Government respects the religious beliefs and practices of all employees and will make, on request, an accommodation for such observances when a reasonable accommodation is available that does not create an undue hardship on business operations.Requests for ADA accommodation for the recruitment process should be directed to Human Resources at 615-862-6640.
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