CUSTODIAL TECH

Salary : $37,086.40 Annually
Location : 800 Orchard St., Lynchburg, VA
Job Type: Full-time
Job Number: 03596
Department: Public Works
Division: Custodians
Opening Date: 08/13/2026


Description
Ensures the delivery of excellent customer service by performing responsible work in the regular care of City facilities. Assists in the coordination of various services in cooperation with internal and external customers. Working hours: 5:00 am - 1:30 pm
This is a full-time position with competitive benefits, including VRS retirement, paid time off, and medical, dental, and vision benefits ($26/month employee-only cost). For more information about working for the City and the competitive benefits, please click here .


The City of Lynchburg is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and welcomes all qualified candidates to apply.

Essential Duties
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following.

• Ensures the delivery of excellent customer service by performing responsible functions in the safety, security, maintenance, and regular care of City facilities
• Assists in the coordination of various services in cooperation with internal and external customers
• Utilizes appropriate interpersonal skills to effectively communicate with a diverse customer base, some of whom may occasionally display emotions such as confusion, frustration, or anger
• Performs the following regular custodial cleaning functions in your assigned buildings:
  • Performs Basic sweeping, vacuuming, and mopping of floors
  • Cleaning Carpets with Extractor
  • Spot Cleaning Carpet and Upholstered Furniture
  • Operate a Wet/Dry Vacuum
  • Cleaning and Disinfecting Urinal, Toilets and Lavatories
  • Refilling Soap, Towel and Toilet Tissue Dispensers
  • Wash Windows, Walls, Woodwork and Bathroom Fixtures Using Ladders.
  • Gathers and disposes of trash from interior and exterior of assigned buildings; gathers paper for recycling
  • Dusts office furniture, partitions, high and low ledges and moldings, and venetian blinds
  • Assist with Cleaning Parking Decks
• Reports repairs beyond capabilities of custodial workers to supervisor or crew leader
• May perform routine security to include locking and unlocking doors and deactivating alarm system of assigned building, and reports unusual observations to supervisors
• Monitors cleaning of stairwells, elevators, restrooms, hallways, and meeting rooms
• Assists customers in accessing services
• Cleans and maintains the sidewalks and steps adjacent to assigned buildings
• Maintains flexibility to work all city buildings as needed as well as occasionally working outside normal hours
• Loading and Unloading Cleaning & Polishing Equipment
• Loading and Unloading Materials from Truck or Van
• Maintains inventory of cleaning supplies, materials, and equipment in custodial closets
• Reports repairs beyond capabilities of custodial workers to supervisor
• May perform routine security to include locking and unlocking doors and deactivating alarm system of assigned building, and reports unusual observations to supervisors
• Responds to special requests from user agencies
• Responds to emergencies such as snow, flood, wind storms, etc.

ADDITIONAL JOB FUNCTIONS

• Other duties to provide direct or indirect service to the citizens may be assigned.
• When unusual situations occur and/or the City Manager declares a State of Emergency, all employees may be required to accept special assignments and perform as needed to ensure appropriate service delivery

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES
None

Minimum Education and Experience Required
QUALIFICATIONS
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE
10th grade education and some building cleaning experience; or any equivalent combination of education and experience.

Additional Requirements

• Relevant background checks (criminal and reference) must be completed and approved.
• Must successfully complete IS100 and IS700 National Incident Management (NIMS) training within 90 days of employment. May also be required to complete higher levels of NIMS training as determined appropriate for the position.

The City offers an array of benefits combined with direct salary/wages in order to establish a total compensation package that supports the City's goals of attracting, rewarding, and retaining employees who are both representatives of the community and are also able to deliver exceptional services.

• Employees in full-time positions are eligible for the following benefits:
  • Medical, dental, and vision coverage
  • Retirement through the Virginia Retirement System (VRS);
    the City's contribution is based on a rate determined bi-annually by the VRS Board and employees pay 5% of base pay (pre-tax) towards their VRS benefit
  • Life insurance at no cost to the employee
  • Optional benefits such as 457 deferred compensation, Roth IRA, flexible spending accounts, etc.
  • Eligibility for parental leave and tuition assistance
  • Paid Time Off
• Employees in hourly and part-time positions may be eligible for benefits depending on the position

Employees of the City of Lynchburg may also be eligible for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program for federal student loans

Additional information about City benefits can be found on our and in the
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Describe your custodian experience, including equipment that you operated on a regular basis
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This position requires you to work overtime to assist in snow removal and perform heavy cleaning. Are you able to work overtime when needed.

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• No

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