Custodian 1-3

About This Job

Find a Career Where You Can Soar! Join a mission-driven college team that puts students first and strengthens Southwest Louisiana. We are looking for people who want to make a difference in the lives of our students and in our community. At SOWELA Technical Community College, your work supports real pathways to credentials, careers, and brighter futures.

SOWELA Technical Community College is currently seeking qualified applicants for the position of Custodian 1, 2, or 3 in the Facilities department. This role is responsible for performing routine and specialized cleaning duties to maintain campus buildings and facilities. We are looking for a dependable, hardworking individual who takes pride in their work and contributes to a clean, safe, and welcoming environment for the campus community.

Job Duties and Other Information

Job Duties:

• Perform custodial duties to maintain clean, safe, and sanitary buildings and grounds.
• Clean and sanitize offices, restrooms, common areas, windows, walls, and floors.
• Sweep, mop, dust, polish, strip, buff, and wax floors as needed.
• Empty trash receptacles and properly use cleaning products and equipment.
• Maintain custodial supplies and equipment and assist with inventory activities.
• Set up furniture for meetings and events, perform minor maintenance tasks, and report facility repair needs.

Position-Specific Details:

Appointment Type: Probational – Classified

Location: SOWELA Technical Community College - Main Campus

Career Progression: As part of a Career Progression Group, vacancies may be filled from this recruitment as a Custodian 1, Custodian 2, or Custodian 3 depending on the level of education and experience of the selected applicant. 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.

How to Apply:

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

To apply for this vacancy, click on the "Apply" link above and complete an electronic application, which can be used for this vacancy as well as future job opportunities. Applicants are responsible for checking the status of their application to determine where they are in the recruitment process. Further status message information is located under the Information section of the Current Job Opportunities page.

Information to support your eligibility for the position must be included in the application (i.e., relevant, detailed experience/education). Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.

For additional information concerning this job posting contact:

SOWELA Technical Community College, Office of Human Resources

View email address on click.appcast.io View phone number on click.appcast.io SOWELA Technical Community College does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, gender, disability, or age in its programs and activities.

SOWELA Technical Community College is an AA/EEO Employer.

Benefits

Louisiana State Government represents a wide variety of career options and offers an outstanding opportunity to make a difference through public service. With an array of career opportunities in every major metropolitan center and in many rural areas, state employment provides an outstanding option to begin or continue your career. As a state employee, you will earn competitive pay, choose from a variety of benefits, and have access to a great professional development program:

Insurance Coverage More information can be found at

Parental Leave – Up to six weeks paid parental leave More information can be found at

Holidays and Leave – State employees receive the following paid holidays each year:

• New Year's Day
• Martin Luther King, Jr. Day,
• Mardi Gras,
• Good Friday,
• Memorial Day,
• Independence Day,
• Labor Day,
• Veteran's Day,
• Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.

Additional holidays may be proclaimed by the Governor State employees earn sick and annual leave which can be accumulated and saved for future use. Your accrual rate increases as your years of service increase.

Retirement – State of Louisiana employees are eligible to participate in various retirement systems (based on the type of appointment and agency for which an employee works). These retirement systems provide retirement allowances and other benefits for state officers and employees and their beneficiaries. State retirement systems may include (but are not limited to):

• Louisiana State Employees Retirement System ( LASERS has provided this video to give you more detailed information about their system
• Teacher's Retirement System of Louisiana (
• Louisiana School Employees Retirement System ( among others