Custodial Response Worker

SALARY DETAILS

$29.29 - $29.29 Hourly

APPLICATION FILING DATES

Application Open Date: Friday, February 13, 2026

Application Close Date: Monday, March 2, 2026

INFORMATION ABOUT LAUSD

We are LAUSD. We are at the forefront of innovation in public education, focused on a clear and inspiring vision of the future for all of our students as they venture forward on their journey as lifelong learners. Here, you will have the opportunity to exercise your potential in a role supporting the business of education. Our work directly contributes toward the goal of ensuring that our students graduate ready for the world – ready to thrive in college, career and life. LAUSD is the second largest school district in the nation with an enrollment of nearly 575,000 students. We serve an area totaling 710 square miles, with over 1,190 schools and educational centers, and we employ over 74,000 individuals, making us one of the largest employers in our city.

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BENEFITS

Insurance: Paid premiums for your choice of several medical, dental, vision, and life insurance plans. Retirement: Membership in the California Public Employee Retirement System (CalPERS). Vacation: Full-time employees earn up to two weeks of paid vacation to start. Three weeks after five years of year-round paid service. Paid Holidays: Up to 13 days. NOTE: Positions in this job classification may be offered on a 10 or 11 month basis - salary and paid time off for 10 or 11 month positions will be adjusted accordingly.

JOB DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES

A Custodial Response Worker performs emergency response, non-routine cleaning needs, and custodial support throughout an assigned maintenance area.

Typical job duties of an incumbent include:
• Performs emergency clean-up resulting from fires, vandalism, spills, clogged drains, sewage backups or illness.
• Washes ceilings, walls, blinds, light fixtures, vent covers, and kitchen appliances.
• Provides custodial coverage at school sites as needed to ensure continuity of operations by:
• Cleaning, waxing, and polishing floors in classrooms, kitchens, dining halls, toilet rooms, offices, gymnasiums and similar facilities.
• Operating equipment, such as floor polishing and scrubbing machines, pressure washers, carpet shampooers, vacuum cleaners, yard vacuums, lawn mowers, lawn edgers, string trimmers, and power sweepers.
• Replacing light tubes.
• Moving and adjusting furniture, and equipment as needed.
• Receiving, checking, and delivering custodial and instructional supplies.
• Locking and unlocking doors, gates, windows, transoms, and storerooms.
• Removing and replacing screens, window blocks, grills and vent covers.
• Reporting broken windowpanes, unsafe equipment, unsafe window hooks, or loose window frames and screens to a supervisor.
• Assisting in providing security for buildings and grounds, contacting proper authority for assistance as needed, and may escort authorized and unauthorized persons in and from buildings and grounds.
• Identifying and reporting information regarding vandalism, theft, fire damage, and floods.
• Tending to lawns, turf, and shrubs by mowing, edging, and pruning.
• Making minor repairs to building hardware, plumbing, woodwork, building equipment, and furniture.
• May lead a team of custodial personnel.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

PROMOTIONAL STATUS IS REQUIRED. You must be a current or retired employee of LAUSD with 130 paid days in regular status in the Classified Service or permanent status in the Certificated Service or have been laid-off within the past 39 months from a regular, permanent LAUSD position in which you passed probation. Laid-off employees’ eligibility as a promotional candidate expires at the end of their 39 month period; as such, laid-off employees applying for promotional career opportunities may not be eligible to complete the assessment process or may be removed from the employment eligibility list once their eligibility as a promotional candidate expires.

EDUCATION: Graduation from high school or evidence of equivalent educational proficiency. Successful completion of a custodial training course approved by Maintenance and Operations.

EXPERIENCE: Three years of experience maintaining buildings and grounds in a clean, sanitary, and safe condition, preferably for educational facilities.

SPECIAL: A valid driver’s license to legally operate a motor vehicle in the State of California and use of a motor vehicle.

SPECIAL PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
• Safely lift and carry items weighing up to 100 pounds
• Safely move heavy supplies, machinery, and equipment
• Stamina to stand and walk for long periods of time

DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS

The ideal candidate for this position will possess the knowledge of:
• Cleaning materials, such as soap, detergents, and solvents
• Methods of cleaning floors, lavatories, and other areas of school buildings
• Sterilization and sanitation methods used in custodial work
• General grounds maintenance practices, machinery, and equipment
• Hazardous waste and materials handling
• Safety regulations of the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health, better known as (CAL/OSHA) and the California Occupational Safety and Health Act

The ideal candidate for this position will possess the ability to:
• Understand and follow written and oral instructions
• Recognize maintenance needs and make minor repairs to materials, fixtures, and equipment
• Safely operate floor polishing and scrubbing machines, pressure washers, carpet shampooers, vacuum cleaners, lawn mowers, string trimmers, and other types of power machines
• Work harmoniously with students, administrators, P.T.A. groups, teachers, and others

EMPLOYMENT SELECTION PROCESS

This Assessment process for this classification may tentatively consist of a Scored Questionnaire and a computer-based multiple-choice assessment.

This is a competitive process as we anticipate a number of well-qualified candidates for this recruitment. Please make sure that you describe in DETAIL, your experience, education, and training that most closely relates to this position in the online application. In your application you may include a professional resume, but it will NOT be in lieu of a detailed application. Additionally, please attach evidence of graduation from high school or evidence of equivalent educational proficiency demonstrating you meet the EDUCATION requirement (refer to the Minimum Requirements section). Please be sure to include correspondence from @lausd.net and @successfactors.com as an approved sender so that messages aren't accidentally placed into your spam/junk e-mail folder. For more information about the LAUSD employment assessment process, visit the 'MyLAUSD Career' section of our website at https://careers.lausd.org/pc.

APPLICATION PROCESS

DO YOU NEED TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE WITH THE ON-LINE APPLICATION? Email us at helpmeapply@lausd.net To find out whether the application deadline has been extended, visit the website at: http://www.lausdjobs.org . The Los Angeles Unified School District intends that all qualified persons shall have equal opportunities for employment and promotion. Reasonable accommodations in completing an application and testing are available to individuals with disabilities. Please call (213) 241-3455 for more information.

ADDITIONAL POSTING INFORMATION

The Los Angeles Unified School District is committed to providing a working and learning environment free from discrimination, harassment, intimidation, abusive conduct, or bullying. The District prohibits discrimination, harassment, intimidation, abusive conduct or bullying based on actual or perceived race or ethnicity, gender/sex (including gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding/lactation status and related medical conditions), sexual orientation, religion, color, national origin (including language use restrictions and possession of a driver’s license issued under Vehicle Code), ancestry, immigration status, physical or mental disability (including clinical depression and bipolar disorder, HIV/AIDS, hepatitis, epilepsy, seizure disorder, diabetes, multiple sclerosis, and heart disease), medical condition (cancer related and genetic characteristics), military and veteran status, marital status, registered domestic partner status, age (40 and above), genetic information, political belief or affiliation (unless union related), a person's association with a person or group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics, or any other basis protected by federal, state or local law, ordinance, or regulation in any program or activity it conducts or to which it provides significant assistance. For inquiries or complaints contact our Equal Opportunity Section, (213) 241-7685. Selection and promotion are based on a competitive employment assessment process. Candidates who pass all parts of the assessment process are placed on a hiring (eligibility) list based on their assessment score. Hiring departments may make job offers to candidates on the top three ranks of the hiring list. Eligibility typically lasts for 12 months. The hiring list resulting from this assessment process may be used to fill open positions in related job classifications.

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