CUSTODIAL WORKER - 50001594

Requisition No: 857310 

Agency: Veterans Affairs

Working Title: CUSTODIAL WORKER - 50001594

 Pay Plan: Career Service

Position Number: 50001594 

Salary:  $36,092.42 

Posting Closing Date: 08/06/2025 

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Requisition #857310

CUSTODIAL WORKER

Florida Department of Veterans’ Affairs

Robert H. Jenkins State Veterans' Domiciliary Home

Lake City, Columbia County

Annual Salary:  $36,092.42

Paid Bi-Weekly

Excellent retirement package and optional deferred compensation plan. Health, vision, dental, disability, and other supplemental insurance available at reasonable premium rates. Paid vacation and sick leave. Nine (9) paid holidays and personal day. Tuition waiver available for State Universities and Community Colleges (up to 6 credits per semester).

***Other vacant Custodial Worker positions (shifts), may be filled from this advertisement within six (6) months of the closing date***

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Must be willing and able to work weekends and holidays as required
• Must be willing and able to lift 50 pounds
• Must be willing and able to work in Lake City Florida
• Successful completion of the due diligence process to include, but not ‎limited to, a ‎Level II background check and drug test

PREFFERED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Have at least one year of cleaning experience in a commercial setting

POSITION DESCRIPTION:

Incumbent will report directly to the House Keeping and Laundry Manager with primary responsibility for but not limited to cleaning of all common areas and resident rooms.

• Monitor equipment, furniture and fixtures and report any faulty findings
• Responsible for oversight and cleaning of all resident common areas, windows, all porches, & interior areas as assigned. This includes the emptying and cleaning of the trashcans, straightening, replacing of furniture, dust mopping, and wet mopping
• Pressure wash porches and exterior building
• Clean window and door glass in assigned areas
• Monitor equipment, furniture, and fixtures in the area of your responsibility
• Report major repair needs
• Perform other custodial duties as required

 This position is in the Career Service System

The State of Florida is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Affirmative Action Employer, and does not tolerate discrimination or violence in the workplace.

Candidates requiring a reasonable accommodation, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act, must notify the agency hiring authority and/or People First Service Center (1-866-663-4735). Notification to the hiring authority must be made in advance to allow sufficient time to provide the accommodation.

The State of Florida supports a Drug-Free workplace. All employees are subject to reasonable suspicion drug testing in accordance with Section 112.0455, F.S., Drug-Free Workplace Act.

VETERANS’ PREFERENCE.  Pursuant to Chapter 295, Florida Statutes, candidates eligible for Veterans’ Preference will receive preference in employment for Career Service vacancies and are encouraged to apply.  Certain service members may be eligible to receive waivers for postsecondary educational requirements.  Candidates claiming Veterans’ Preference must attach supporting documentation with each submission that includes character of service (for example, DD Form 214 Member Copy #4) along with any other documentation as required by Rule 55A-7, Florida Administrative Code.  Veterans’ Preference documentation requirements are available by clicking here.  All documentation is due by the close of the vacancy announcement.