Head Custodian

Job Details

San Marcos, TX

Texas State University
Head Custodian
Posting Number: 2026464
Location: San Marcos
Department: DHRL Administration
Recruitment Type: Open Recruiting
Job Type: Full-Time
Monthly Salary: $3,000
Job Category: Non-Exempt

Required Qualifications:

• High school graduation or GED.
• Ability to communicate and understand verbal and written instructions in English.
• Experience in working in any of the following: custodial, hospitality, environmental services, warehouse, production, or facilities maintenance.
• Ability to lift, push, pull, and carry items weighing up to 30 lbs. unassisted and 50 pounds assisted.
• Walk 3-5 miles daily and access all areas of the building in a timely manner.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience supervising staff members.
• Experience providing professional cleaning methods and techniques, including measuring and mixing cleaning chemicals.
• Proficient with MS Word, Excel, and Outlook.
• Bilingual, English & Spanish.
• Ability to provide excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

Job Description:

The Head Custodian position provides leadership, coordination, and supervision of custodial operations at Texas State Housing Facilities to ensure a clean and safe environment. The head custodian supervises full-time staff that service student residential facilities.

Job Duties:

Custodial Services:

• Directly supervise a custodial staff team and perform various cleaning duties such as sweeping, mopping, vacuuming, dusting, cleaning windows, and removing trash.
• Provide floor care, including shampooing carpets, carpet extraction, using automatic scrubbers, and stripping and finishing floors.
• Ensure that assigned facilities are maintained in a clean and safe condition

On-Call & Emergency Management

• Serve as a member of the departmental on-call rotation to provide support to students after hours.
• Provide emergency response and clean up for floods and other custodial emergencies.
• Fill in as required for other crew members and substitute for absent co-workers as needed.
• Perform set-ups and breakdowns for special events.
• Mandatory overtime may be required with little or no advance notice.
• Other duties as assigned.

Administration:

• Performs quality control inspections and documentation.
• Manage staff performance.
• Process and review time reports, inspection reports, absence documentation,

Additional Information to Applicants:

Job Open Date: 04/15/2026
Job Close Date: 05/04/2026
Open Until Filled: No
Normal Work Days: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday
Normal Work Hours Start: 8:00AM
Normal Work Hours End: 5:00PM

Posting Notices:
Applicant must have a valid Texas Driver's License and be a driver in good standing with less than ten (10) points deducted for driving infractions as determined by the employer driving standards system.

Quicklink: https://jobs.hr.txstate.edu/postings/56351

For a detailed description of this position and to apply, visit https://jobs.hr.txstate.edu/postings/56351 or call (512) 245-2557 or visit our office at 601 University Dr., J.C. Kellam Bldg., Suite 340.