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Opening Date: April 13, 2026

Closing Date: April 27, 2026 11:55 pm 

Title: CUSTODIAN 1 or 2

Employee Type: Staff- Classified

Department: CUSTODIAL AND GROUNDS 

Campus Location: PHYSICAL PLANT/CUSTODIAL/CLASS

Job Summary/Basic Functions

This position is for the day shift 6AM-2:30PM, Monday – Friday. This is work providing leadership to employees in the Custodian 1 classification while also performing daily housekeeping duties including cleaning restrooms, classrooms, lecture halls, offices, common-use areas, halls and corridors, stairwells, and carpet and tile floors in a professional manner.

OTHER REQUIREMENTS OF THE POSITION

This position may be asked to respond to campus emergencies after normal business hours and during campus closures. 

The employee may be assigned to the emergency team that remains on campus and or evacuates to an off-site location during emergency events. 

Knowledge of disinfecting procedures.

Knowledge of complex chemical cleaners and their safe mixing and use.

Knowledge of complex floor cleaning and maintenance machines.

Skill in safely performing disinfecting procedures.

Skill in safely mixing and using complex chemical cleaners.

Skill in safely operating complex floor cleaning and maintenance machines.

Ability to safely operate and maneuver high speed buffers, scrubbers and other assigned floor care equipment.

Ability to understand and apply LSUHSC rules, regulations, policies and procedures.

Ability to apply safety policy and procedures for personal protection and the safety of the campus community.

Ability to communicate information effectively, in English, both verbally and in writing.

Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others.

Ability to perform efficiently within a group as well as independently.

Ability to perform tasks requiring standing, bending, stooping, kneeling and walking significant distances between and within buildings.

Ability to push, pull, lift or move loads of at least 35 pounds (bags of trash, cleaning carts, buffers and scrubbers, cleaning supplies and the like).

Ability to perform duties within extreme temperature ranges between the interiors and exteriors of buildings.

Visual ability, corrected, to observe dangerous situations in the work area (re: wet floors) to redirect others to avoid injuries.

Other Information About the Position

LSU Health New Orleans Division of Property and Facilities is seeking motivated applicants for the position of Custodian 1 or 2. There are multiple vacancies, hours of operation for these positions are 6:00 am – 2:30 pm.

These positions are part of a Career Progression Group (CPG).
As part of a Career Progression Group, vacancies may be filled from this recruitment as a (Custodian 1 or 2) depending on the level of experience of the selected applicant(s). Please refer to the ‘Job Specifications’ tab located at the top of the LA Careers ‘Current Job Opportunities’ page of the Civil Service website for specific information on salary ranges, minimum qualifications and job concepts for each level.

Job Duties:
1. Follows established procedures precisely to clean and maintain restrooms daily.
2. Follows established procedures precisely to clean and maintain classrooms daily.
3. Follows established procedures precisely to clean and maintain offices daily.
4. Follows established procedures precisely to clean and maintain lecture, conference and other large assembly rooms daily.
5. Follows established procedures precisely to clean and maintain laboratory and research spaces (when allowed access).
6. Follows established procedures precisely to clean and maintain hallways, corridors, commons areas, stairways, elevators, and building entrance areas daily.
7. Follows established procedures precisely to perform periodic floor cleaning and maintenance duties.
8. Follows established procedures precisely to clean and maintain kitchens daily.
9. Follows established procedures precisely to clean glass windows, doors and display cases daily.
10. Fulfills event set-up requests; b) cleans as needed and removes trash during events; c) cleans after events and resets space if needed.

Compensation: Starting rate of pay for a Custodian 1 is $10 and Custodian 2 is $10.70 per hour. There is also an additional $1 Longevity pay for hours worked only. Rate may be increased depending on applicants’ qualifications.

Location: LSU Health Science Center 433 Bolivar St. and LSU School of Dentistry 1100 Florida Ave. New Orleans LA 70119
Hours of Operation: 6:00 am -2:30 pm Monday - Friday
Appointment Type: Probational
Pre-employment Drug testing, Physical, and Criminal Background check are required.

Minimum Qualifications

Required Education: None

Number of years required to perform the job: 0.0

Type of experience required to perform the job: Experience in custodial, housekeeping, or food service work.

Special Instructions Summary

No Civil Service Test score is required in order to be considered for this vacancy.

Please list all relevant work experience in the Employment History section of your application answering all questions in this section, failing to do so will disqualify your application. Experience not listed will not be considered when determining the offering rate.

To view the Civil Service Job Specifications, follow this link and enter the position title. https://apps01.civilservice.louisiana.gov/onestopjobinfo/JobView2.aspx 
This position will require selected applicant to be in a probationary status for at least 6 months.

Additional Information About Our School/Department

For further information about this vacancy contact:
Timethia Brown HR Specialist
LSU Health Sciences Center
HR Management Department
504.568.4835