Custodian

Salary: $18.99 Hourly
Location : 1301 S. 41st Street, Omaha, NE, NE
Job Type: Full Time
Job Number: 10244
Department: Youth Center
Division: YOUTH CENTER
Opening Date: 06/30/2026
Closing Date: 7/14/2026 4:30 PM Central


The Position
Incumbent works under the direction of the Superintendent or designee, performing custodial duties to maintain the sanitation of the Douglas County Youth Center (DCYC).

Essential Functions

• Clean and disinfect assigned areas (e.g. restrooms, breakrooms, high-touch surfaces) and restock consumable supplies (e.g. soap tissue, towels).
• Complete floor care (e.g. sweeping, mopping, waxing, shampooing, vacuuming),
• Empty trash and recycling daily and transport waste to designated disposal areas.
• Establish and maintain effective work relationships with clients, supervisors, County employees, elected officials, attorneys, law enforcement, judges, other agencies, and the public.
• Comply with Civil Service Rules, collective bargaining agreements, County policies, department policies and laws to create a cooperative, safe, respectful and quality work environment.
• Ready soiled laundry for pickup.
• Deliver and stock laundered items ensuring available supply meeting needs.
• Assist with moving various items (e.g. tables, cabinets, desks, chairs) and preparing for meetings or special events.
• Collaborate with staff to maintain detention lock cylinders.
• Clean custodial machinery and inform supervisor of defective or damaged equipment.
• Maintain Materials Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) book and inventory of chemicals ensuring chemical use compliance.
• Collect biohazard waste containers and prepare for pickup and maintain biohazard spill kits sanitizing spills.
• Assist with snow and ice removal and clearing debris from sidewalks.
• Adhere to DCYC safety and security procedures.
• Report to work at assigned location with regular, consistent attendance.
• Perform other duties as assigned and directed.

Education and Work Experience and Other Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalency required.
• Experience as janitor, custodian, or building maintenance preferred.
• Completion of a pre-employment criminal record check, conditional offer drug screen and physical assessment required.

Physical Requirements & Working Conditions

• The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• Work is generally performed in a detention facility and occasionally outdoors. Noise level is usually moderate to loud. Work hours are typically assigned shifts; however, schedule may vary (e.g., days, shifts, weekends, holidays, overtime/extra hours, emergency call-in). Work involves potential exposure to dust, dirt, odors, chemicals, and biohazards. Work may be stressful when dealing with time constraints, multiple/changing priorities, limited resources and uncooperative/irate individuals.
• Work requires physical activity, including extended periods of standing, walking, balancing, bending, frequent reaching, and occasional climbing, kneeling, stooping, crouching and sitting. Incumbent must perform repetitive manual work involving constant hand, wrist, elbow, and arm movement and frequent to constant gripping and grasping. Work also requires the ability to frequently lift, push, pull and/or carry objects weighing up to 60 pounds.
• Required sensory abilities include vision, hearing and touch. Visual abilities, correctable to normal ranges, include close, distance and color vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. Communication abilities include the ability to talk and hear within normal ranges. Incumbent must possess the hand-eye coordination and manual dexterity to operate cleaning equipment.

Douglas County is an EOE - Disability/Veterans
Douglas County offers a comprehensive benefit package including:

• Insurance including health, dental, vision, and life
• Pension
• Sick Leave
• Vacation Leave
• 13 Holidays
• Flex Spending Accounts
• Deferred Income plans (457 plan)
• EAP
• Health Savings Accounts

01


What is the highest level of education you have completed?

• High school diploma/GED
• 1 year of college
• 2 years of college
• 3 or more years of college
• Bachelor's Degree

02


How many years' experience do you have as a janitor, custodian, or building maintenance?

• Less than one year
• One year
• Two years
• Three years
• Four years
• Five or more years

03


Are you able to successfully perform the Essential Functions of the job with or without reasonable accommodation?

• Yes
• No

04


Are you able to meet the Physical Requirements and Working Conditions of this position with or without reasonable accommodation?

• Yes
• No

05


As outlined in the Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003 The Douglas County Department of Corrections shall ask all applicants and employees who may have contact with inmates directly about previous misconduct described in paragraph (a) of this section in written applications or interviews for hiring or promotions and in any interviews or written self-evaluations conducted as part of reviews of current employees the following questions.115.17(a) The agency shall not hire or promote anyone who may have contact with inmates, and shall not enlist the services of any contractor who may have contact with inmates, who--(1) Has engaged in sexual abuse in a prison, jail, lockup, community confinement facility, juvenile facility, or other institution (as defined in 42 U.S.C. 1997);(2) Has been convicted of engaging or attempting to engage in sexual activity in the community facilitated by force, overt or implied threats of force, or coercion, or if the victim did not consent or was unable to consent or refuse; or(3) Has been civilly or administratively adjudicated to have engaged in the activity described in paragraph (a)(2) of this section.Have you ever engaged in sexual abuse in a prison, jail, lockup, community confinement facility, juvenile facility, or other institution? (If yes, explain)
06


Have you ever been convicted of engaging or attempting to engage in sexual activity in the community facilitated by force, overt or implied threats of force, or coercion, or if the victim did not consent or was unable to consent or refuse? (If yes, explain)
07


Have you ever been civilly or administratively adjudicated for engaging or attempting to engage in sexual activity in the community facilitated by force, overt or implied threats of force, or coercion, or if the victim did not consent or was unable to consent or refuse? (If yes, explain)
08


If you answer yes to claiming Veteran's Preference, you must attach to your application, before submission, a copy of your DD214 including page 4 identifying your character of service (and IF disabled, verification of disability from the VA), OR if you are a spouse of a 100% disabled veteran, you must attach a copy of your spouse's DD214, showing character of service, a copy of the veteran's disability verification from the Department of Veteran's Affairs demonstrating a 100% permanent disability rating, and proof of marriage to the veteran; OR if you are a spouse of an active service member, you must attach a copy of your spouse's active service orders and proof of marriage to the active service member.I understand this requirement that documents must be attached.

• Yes
• No
• I am not claiming Veteran's Preference

09


Have you ever been convicted of a violation of any criminal statute whether felony or misdemeanor, or do you currently have a charge pending for any felony, misdemeanor, or other criminal offense excluding minor traffic violations? NOTE: Applicants are not obligated to disclose a sealed juvenile record of arrest, custody, complaint, disposition, diversion, adjudication, or sentence.

• Yes
• No

10


If you answered "yes", please list offense(s) and date(s) of occurrence(s). NOTE: A conviction record is not an automatic bar to employment. Each case is considered in relation to the position applied for.
11


Are you able to work day shifts Monday through Friday?

• Yes
• No

12


Are you willing to accept this position at $18.99 per hour? (Promotional rates may apply for internal candidates)

• Yes
• No

Required Question