Lead Custodian

Salary: $26.27 - $28.98 Hourly
Location : San Bernardino Valley College 701 S. Mt. Vernon St, San Bernardino, CA
Job Type: Classified - Full-Time
Job Number: 2426-00153
Department: Custodial
Opening Date: 07/01/2026
Closing Date: 8/1/2026 11:59 PM Pacific
Work Schedule: Monday-Thursday 3:30pm-12:00am. Friday 2:00pm-10:30pm
HR Recruiter: Ben Dijkstra
Work Days/Year: 260
Mission Statement: San Bernardino Valley College provides innovative instructional programs and cohesive student services to support the educational goals of a culturally diverse community of learners by engaging in continuous improvement and actively working towards an antiracist culture to foster an environment of meaningful learning and belonging for our students, employees, and the community.


Job Description
Class specifications are intended to present a descriptive list of the range of duties performed by employees in the class. Specifications are not intended to reflect all duties performed within the job; however, any additional duties will be reasonably related to this class.
SUMMARY DESCRIPTION

Performs the more difficult and responsible types of work in addition to routine custodial duties at assigned site; provides oversight and coordinates assignments for assigned staff.
DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS

The Lead Custodian classification is distinguished from the Custodian classification by the level of responsibility assumed and additional duties assigned. Employees perform the most difficult and responsible types of duties assigned to classes within this series such as inspecting safety equipment as well as the provision of lead support for assigned staff.
SUPERVISION RECEIVED AND EXERCISED

Receives limited direction from appropriate supervisor; refers only unusual decisions to supervisor. May provide technical and functional direction to assigned student workers. Coordinates, oversees, and provides support for the assignments of assigned staff.
REPRESENTATIVE DUTIES

The following duties are typical for this classification.

1. Oversees and participates in the more difficult work of custodial staff; oversees and coordinates assignments for assigned custodial staff; maintains buildings and furniture in a clean, sanitary, safe, and secure condition during an assigned shift; cleans and performs minor maintenance repairs on assigned equipment.
2. Leads, plans, trains, and reviews the work of assigned custodial staff; inspects completed work; assures that work is performed in compliance with instructions, meeting quality standards.
3. Oversees the use, care, and operation of assigned equipment including carpet cleaners and floor buffers.
4. Verifies the work of assigned employees for accuracy, proper work methods, techniques, and compliance with applicable standards and specifications; ensures adherence to safe work practices and procedures.
5. Sweeps, scrubs, and mops rooms, halls, stairway, and offices; strips, sands, refinishes, waxes, or buffs floors; vacuums and shampoos rugs and carpets; operates custodial equipment including buffers, floor scrubbers, carpet extractors, and vacuum cleaners.
6. Empties, cleans, moves, and sanitizes waste receptacles and ashtrays; picks up papers and other debris; empties pencil sharpeners as necessary.
7. Dusts, cleans, and polishes furniture, woodwork, fixtures and equipment; remove cob webs; clean desks and countertops.
8. May change light bulbs and fluorescent tubes.
9. Cleans whiteboards, trays, and erasers; arranges classroom furniture and equipment; restocks classrooms with necessary supplies.
10. Cleans and disinfects rest rooms, floor mats, doors, drinking fountains and fixtures; restocks and may order supplies as needed; ensures specified sanitary standards are maintained; may perform minor pest control tasks in buildings.
11. Washes walls; removes markings on walls, rest room stalls, countertops, and desks; washes windows, mirrors, and blinds; cleans filters and kitchen hoods.
12. Moves furniture, equipment, or other heavy objects on request or for set-up of campus functions, meetings, and special events, utilizing pallet jacks, hand trucks, or similar equipment; makes minor repairs and adjustments to building fixtures and equipment.
13. Perform the opening and closing of campus by unlocking and locking building entry points; external restroom doors and turn-on elevators.
14. Secures internal and external entry and exit doors at the close of the workday or after evening classes, ensuring that windows and lights are locked and off in assigned area; maintain the security of assigned areas; turn the alarm system on and off.
15. Reports fire, sanitary, safety, or security hazards in buildings; reports needed maintenance or repair to the appropriate authority.
16. Check fire extinguishers for full charge and sign off tags monthly, inspect Automatic External Defibrillator devices monthly; provide reports on monthly inspections, including reports on maintenance or replacement as needed.
17. Operates campus vehicles, including forklifts, as required.
18. Serves as liaison between custodial staff and supervisor.
19. Performs other duties related to the primary job duties.

The following generally describes the knowledge and ability required to enter the job and/or be learned within a short period of time in order to successfully perform the assigned duties.

CORE COMPETENCIES:

Environmental Exposure Tolerance

• Performing under physically demanding conditions
• Accepts and endures the necessity of working in unpleasant or physically demanding conditions
• Shows established adaptation and performance under unpleasant or physically demanding conditions

Safety Focus

• Showing vigilance and care in identifying and addressing health risks and safety hazards
• Maintains high level of conscientious safety practice

General Physical Ability

• Using strength, endurance, flexibility, balance and coordination
• Applying motor and perceptual abilities requiring no specific technique, training or conditioning

Professional and Technical Expertise

• Applying technical subject matter to the job **
• Knows the rudimentary concepts of performing the essential technical operations

Adaptability

• Responding positively to change and modifying behavior as the situation requires**
• Accept and adjust to changes and the unfamiliar

Innovation

• Imagining and devising new and better ways of doing things**
• Fix what is broken; find solutions and fixes with resources at hand
• Finds new approaches to performing familiar tasks
• Create and invent new ideas; envision the unexpected, unexplored, untried**

Critical Thinking

• Analytically and logically evaluates information to resolve problems
• Follow guide, SOP or other step by step procedures for locating the source of a problem and fixing it
• May detect ambiguous, incomplete, or conflicting information or instructions**

Informing

• Proactively obtaining and sharing information

Mechanical Insight

• Chooses the right tool for the job
• Applies principles of mechanical advantage to get the work done
• Follows step-by-step assembly procedures, troubleshooting guides, and simple diagrams

Customer Focus

• Attending to the needs and expectations of customer
• Seeks information about the immediate and longer term needs of the customer
• Anticipates what the customer may want or expect in a product or service
• Works across organizational boundaries to meet customer needs **

Attention to Detail

• Focusing on the details of work content
• Shows care and thoroughness in adhering to process and procedures that assure quality
• Applies knowledge and skill in recognizing and evaluating details of work**
• Applies skilled final touches on products

Using Technology

• Working with electronic hardware and software applications
• Using basic features and functions of software and hardware

Valuing Diversity

• Shows acceptance of individual differences
• Welcomes input and inclusion of others who may be different from oneself
• Shows understanding and empathy for the challenges of groups seeking inclusion or dealing with perceived discrimination

**Lead, Advanced or Senior Level Positions

Qualifications
Education/Training :

Formal or informal education or training that ensures the ability to read and write at a level necessary for successful job performance.
Experience :

Three (3) years of custodial experience that includes minor building and equipment maintenance.
License or Certificate :

• Possession of a valid driver's license.
• Possession of, or ability to obtain a valid forklift certification.

Desired Qualifications:

• Two (2) years of previous facilities use in a school district setting.
• Prior experience working in custodial roles within educational institutions such as K-12, Colleges, or Universities.
• Demonstrated experience in leading a team of custodial staff, including scheduling, training, and performance management.
• Knowledge of safety protocols and regulations related to custodial operations, including OSHA guidelines.
• Previous Supervisory Custodian experience.

Physical Demands and Working Environment
The conditions herein 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 job functions.

Environment : Work is performed in both indoor and outdoor environments; travel from site to site; exposure to noise, dust, grease, smoke, fumes, noxious odors and gases; work and/or walk on various types of surfaces including slippery or uneven surfaces. Incumbents may be required to work evenings, nights, and weekends.

Physical : Primary functions require sufficient physical ability and mobility to perform moderately strenuous manual labor; to frequently stoop, bend, kneel, crouch, reach, and twist; to frequently lift, carry, push, and/or pull light to moderate amounts of weight up to 30 pounds; to occasionally lift, carry, push, and/or pull heavier amounts of weight with or without assistance; dexterity of hands and fingers to operate specialized hand and power tools and equipment; operate assigned equipment; and to verbally communicate to exchange information.

Vision : See in the normal visual range with or without correction; vision sufficient to read printed documents; and to operate assigned equipment.

Hearing : Hear in the normal audio range with or without correction.

Employment Requirements
The person selected for hire will be required to complete the following pre-employment requirements:

• Submit to and successfully pass DOJ live scan/fingerprinting. Cost of live-scan services to be borne by candidate.
• Tuberculosis (TB) risk assessment
• Other pre-employment requirements may be required depending on the position (i.e. certifications or licenses; see job posting qualifications section for details).

Successful completion of all pre-employment requirements is mandatory to be eligible for employment. These requirements are in accordance with the San Bernardino Community College District's
FORECASTED RECRUITMENT TIMELINE
Internal HR Screening:

8/3/26-8/5/26
Testing:

8/6/26-8/13/26
1st Level Interviews:

8/24/26-8/28/26
2nd Level Interviews:

8/31/29-9/4/26
Board Date:

10/8/26
Projected Hire Date:

11/1/26
You have medical, dental and vision plans from which to choose coverage. You may cover yourself, spouse or domestic partner and eligible children. Coverage is effective on the first of the calendar month following your date of hire.


HEALTH CARE
Medical Benefits - You may choose between seven medical plans:

• Anthem Blue Cross PPO Gold - Copay Only (offered at no cost)
• Anthem Blue Cross CA Care Classic HMO (offered at no cost)
• Anthem Blue Cross CA Care Premier HMO
• Anthem Blue Cross PPO 100A
• Anthem Blue Cross PPO 90C
• Kaiser Permanente $15 HMO
• Kaiser Permanente $30 HMO

Dental Benefits - You may choose between two dental plans:

• DeltaCare USA HMO (offered at no cost)
• Delta Dental PPO.

Vision Benefits - Vision coverage is provided through EyeMed (offered at no cost)

CASH IN LIEU BENEFIT
The district offers a taxable $250 monthly stipend to a benefits eligible employee who waives medical coverage under SBCCD's group plan because that employee has other group coverage (e.g., a spouse's plan, parents' plan, or other employer's plan).

LIFE INSURANCE
Term Life and Accidental, Death & Dismemberment (AD&D) Insurance - The district provides a $50,000 basic term life insurance policy and $50,000 of basic accidental death and dismemberment (AD&D) policy. The district pays the full cost of this coverage. Coverage is automatic and effective on the first of the month after your date of hire. Employees are also provided opportunity to enroll in optional term life and AD&D policies for themselves as well as spouse/domestic partner and children.

VOLUNTARY BENEFIT PLANS
The district partners with American Fidelity to administer the district's voluntary benefit plans which include:

• Disability insurance
• Cancer insurance
• Accident insurance
• Flexible spending accounts

PRE-TAX RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN - As a district employee, you have two voluntary retirement savings plans available to you, which allow you to invest pre-tax dollars to supplement your CalPERS Retirement Plan benefit. They are a 403(b) plan or 457(b) plan.
You may participate in one or both of the plans. Each is governed by a different section of the IRS Code resulting in different rules and provisions. SchoolsFirst Federal Credit Union is the districts third party administrators for all retirement savings plans.


RETIREMENT PLANS
CalPERS Retirement Plan - The California Public Employees Retirement System (CalPERS) is a defined benefit retirement plan that provides lifetime benefits based on members' years of service, age, and final compensation. Full-time employees in non-academic positions appointed for at least six months, or part-time employees working at least 50% and appointed for at least one year, are automatically enrolled in the CalPERS retirement plan. Depending on hire and/or membership date, employees are placed in one of two membership categories: Classic or PEPRA. For more information on CalPERS:


Classic Membership Retirement Formula Employee Contribution %
CalPERS member prior to 1/1/13 2% at age 55 7% of base bay

PEPRA Membership
CalPERS member on or after 1/1/13 2% at age 62 7% of base pay
CalSTRS Retirement Plan - The California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS) is a defined benefit retirement plan that provides lifetime benefits based on a member's years of service, age and final compensation. Full-time employees appointed to academic positions are automatically enrolled in the CalSTRS retirement plan. Depending on hire and/or membership date, employees are placed in one of two membership categories.

Retirement Formula Employee Contribution %
CalSTRS member prior to 1/1/13 2% at age 60 10.25% of base bay
CalSTRS member on or after 1/1/13 2% at age 62 10.205% of base pay
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Select the career website you used to find this employment opportunity:

• Sbccd.edu
• Indeed.com
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• EdJoin.org
• CCCregistry.org
• Other

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Did you attach the required transcripts?

• Yes
• No

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Which option below best describes your highest level of education? (NOTE: For positions requiring college units/degree, a copy of the transcript must be included as an attachment. The transcript must be legible from an accredited institution and include your name, the institution name and confer date).

• Some High School
• High School or G.E.D.
• Some College
• Associates Degree
• Bachelors Degree
• Masters Degree
• Doctorate Degree
• None

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Do you possess two (2) years of previous facilities use in a school district setting? If so, please describe using specific examples.
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Do you have prior experience working in custodial roles within educational institutions such as K-12, Colleges, or Universities? Please provide specific examples.
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Do you have two (2) years demonstrated experience in leading a team of custodial staff, including scheduling, training, and performance management? Please explain.
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Please explain your knowledge of safety protocols and regulations related to custodial operations, including OSHA guidelines.
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Please describe any previous Supervisory Custodian experience that you may have.
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I hereby understand and declare that the statements on this supplemental questionnaire are true and complete to the best of my knowledge. As applicable, I hereby authorize the District and/or designees to contact the references listed to verify the information I have supplied. I hereby release from liability all persons and organizations furnishing such information. I understand that the District reserves the right to validate information received on the supplemental questionnaire and that I will be subject to disqualification and/or termination if any statement in this supplemental questionnaire is found to be untrue or determined to be misleading.

• Yes
• No

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