Custodian I (Part-time, One Year Only, Pending Available Budget)

About the role

Cleans, maintains, and secures classrooms, offices, restrooms, halls, stairs, and public areas in Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS)-owned buildings, as assigned.

Closing date: 13-Oct-2026. Job type: Custodian. Open until filled: No.

Qualifications

• Any combination of education, training, and experience equivalent to completion of the sixth grade.
• May be required to work an evening and/or night shift on a regular or rotating basis.
• Knowledge of custodial methods, equipment, procedures, and cleaning materials.
• Ability to understand written and verbal instructions.
• Ability to learn the appropriate use of cleaning products.
• Ability to recognize and report hazards and apply safe work methods.
• Ability to communicate effectively with others.

Responsibilities

• Performs repetitive, heavy, manual work requiring efficient performance of basic building cleaning and maintenance duties.
• Mops wet and dry floors.
• Strips wax from floors, rewaxes, and operates buffing machine.
• Washes windows, fixtures, floors, and walls.
• Dusts furniture, lockers, cabinets, walls, window sills, radiators, and other furnishings.
• Empties trash and recycling receptacles.
• Checks all door locks and window latches in securing the building after cleaning.
• Raises and lowers the flag.
• Makes minor repairs to buildings, building equipment, and furniture.
• Delivers packages and messages.
• Replaces light bulbs.
• Transports and empties large trash and recycling containers into outdoor units.
• Moves and transports furniture, equipment, boxed textbooks, and other supplies, manually or with mechanical assistance.
• Maintains outside of the building by removing snow and ice, mowing the lawn, maintaining shrubbery, picking up paper and debris, and removing and emptying containers of standing water.
• Performs related duties as required or assigned.

Pay

Salary range: $40,798 - $66,696 (Unified Scale‑Schedule A/Grade 001‑FEU‑OP).

Schedule

• Contract length: 260‑day contract.
• Pay frequency: Biweekly.
• Percent full‑time: 50% (part‑time).