Title: Maintenance Technician & Custodial Lead #00005
State Role Title: Hsekeep &/or Apparel Worker I
Hiring Range: $35,000.00 - $50,000.00
Pay Band: 1
Agency: Southern VA Higher Educ Center
Location: Southern Va Higher Education
Agency Website: https://www.svhec.org
Recruitment Type: General Public - G
Job Duties
The Southern Virginia Higher Education Center is currently seeking a qualified individual to fill the position of Maintenance Technician and Custodial Lead. The Southern Virginia Higher Education Center provides access to higher education, workforce training and programming, innovative industry services, and technologically advanced state-of-the-art facilities and learning labs that includes comprehensive fiscal management, operational and supportive services, community outreach and engagement, and extensive collaborations. These components work together to support the organization’s mission of advancing Southern Virginia’s economic potential through education, innovation, and collaboration. This position reports directly to the Operations Manager and provides hands-on facility maintenance, campus operations support, custodial services, and lead coordination of custodial work across SVHEC facilities. The position is responsible for maintaining safe, clean, operational, and presentation-ready buildings and grounds, including classrooms, labs, offices, public areas, restrooms, event spaces, exterior access areas, and specialized training areas. The position also performs routine and preventive building maintenance; troubleshoots facility issues; coordinates with vendors and contractors when specialized repairs are required; monitors inventory and maintenance supplies; supports room setups, moves, and special events; and provides campus-wide functional oversight of custodial work by assigning priorities, checking completion and quality, training workers in cleaning methods and equipment use, and communicating progress, supply needs, and repair concerns to the supervisor.
Minimum Qualifications
Considerable custodial experience in a commercial or educational setting. Knowledge of cleaning methods and use of cleaning chemicals, equipment and supplies; and of safety practices. Working knowledge of preventive facility maintenance and the ability to perform general building maintenance. Working knowledge and skill in the operation of manual and power cleaning equipment. Knowledge of SDS, Bloodborne Pathogens and OSHA regulations. Demonstrated ability to lift and move heavy objects, stand and walk for extended periods, bend, reach, push, pull, safely work from ladders when required, move furniture and equipment. Demonstrated ability to maintain accurate records of maintenance activities, work progress, inventory levels, supply needs, facility-related concerns, and completed assignments. Demonstrated ability to follow oral and written instructions. Demonstrated ability to use a computer and use Microsoft Word, Email, Internet and telephone skills etc. High school graduate or equivalent.
Additional Considerations
Experience serving in a lead worker, shift lead, crew lead, or functional coordination role involving task assignment or training others.
Special Instructions
You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to “Your Application” in your account to check the status of your application for this position.
State employees who have been affected by Policy 1.3 Layoff and possess a valid Interagency Placement Screening Form (Yellow Card) or a Preferential Hiring Form (Blue Card) must submit the card BEFORE the closing date for this position. The card may be scanned and attached to the application or faxed to (804) 371-7401. Please include your name and the position number on the fax cover sheet. AMERICORPS, PEACE CORPS, AND OTHER NATIONAL SERVICE ALUMNI ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY.
Contact Information
Name: Derek Mountford
Phone: 804-292-6417
Email: derek.mountford@dhrm.virginia.gov
In support of the Commonwealth’s commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their AHP Letter (formerly COD) provided by the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Service-Connected Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation, if applicable, to DARS/DBVI to get their AHP Letter. Requesting an AHP Letter can be found at AHP Letter or by calling DARS at 800-552-5019.
Note Applicants who received a Certificate of Disability from DARS or DBVI dated between April 1, 2022- February 29, 2024, can still use that COD as applicable documentation for the Alternative Hiring Process.
The Commonwealth of Virginia is located in the South Atlantic region of the United States. It was the 10th state to be admitted to the Union on June 25, 1788. Home to approximately 8 million residents, Virginia is the 12th most populous state in the United States. The capital is Richmond, and its most populous city is Virginia Beach.
The narrative history of the Commonwealth of Virginia often begins with the founding of Jamestown in 1607, near what is now modern day Williamsburg, Virginia. Jamestown became the first permanent English settlement in the New World, and the Virginia General Assembly, established on July 30, 1619, is now recognized as the oldest legislative body in the western hemisphere. When Virginia became a royal colony in 1624, the robust tobacco trade that had been developing in Virginia helped establish the American colonies as a powerful economic force. During the American Revolution, Virginia witnessed the final surrender of British forces at Yorktown and later became known as the birthplace of many revolution-era figures and future American presidents, including George Washington and Thomas Jefferson. To date, 8 United States presidents have been born in Virginia, more than in any other state.
The modern government of Virginia is nearly identical in structure to the federal government, and is divided into 3 branches, these being the executive, legislative, and judiciary branches. The Virginia General Assembly is comprised of the 100-member House of Delegates and the 40-member Senate. A governor and lieutenant governor are elected every 4 years. Governors cannot be elected to or serve consecutive terms. Virginia’s judicial system consists of the Supreme Court of Virginia and the Court of Appeals of Virginia, the Circuit Courts, and the lower General District Courts and the Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Courts. Virginia has 13 electoral votes in presidential elections, and possesses 11 seats in the U.S. House of Representatives.
