Custodial Worker

Salary : $38,314.60 - $46,695.05 Annually

Location : Visalia and Porterville, CA

Job Type: Full-Time

Job Number: 26-013820A

Department: General Services Agency

Opening Date: 05/09/2026

Closing Date: 5/16/2026 11:59 PM Pacific

This recruitment will establish an employment list to fill current and any future vacancies for those County departments that have this position, which are the General Services Agency. The anticipated life of the employment list is six months. If interested in employment for this position for current or future vacancies within these departments, please submit an online application for consideration.

Multiple vacancies are with the General Services Agency located in Porterville and Visalia. The anticipated life of the list is six months.

Typical Duties

Clean offices and restrooms

Sweep, mop, wax, strip, vacuum, and scrub floors, stairways and halls

Vacuum and shampoo carpets

Dust, polish and wash furniture

Clean light fixtures, vents, walls, sinks, windows, window shades, blinds, ashtrays, drinking fountains, and utility sinks

For a full list of duties for this position, please click

Minimum Qualifications

Minimum qualifications are used as a guide for establishing the education, training, experience, special skills and/or license which are required and equivalent to the following.

Education:

Completion of the twelfth (12th) grade.

Experience:

One (1) year of custodial, janitorial, housekeeping, or related building cleaning experience.

Knowledge of:

Math sufficient to add working hours.

Operation and maintenance of basic custodial equipment.

Skill/Ability to:

Use proper cleaning solutions and equipment.

Maintain custodial equipment.

Give and follow verbal and written instructions.

Read and understand instructions in equipment maintenance manuals and on cleaning supplies.

Work cooperatively with supervisors, co-workers and others contacted in the course of duty.

Observe safe work practices.

Determine when cleaning is necessary and the proper equipment and solutions to use.

Accurately mix cleaning solutions

Maintain cleaning equipment.

Identify safety hazards

License or Certificate:

Possession of, or ability to obtain, an appropriate, valid California driver's license.

Special Requirements:

Applicants must undergo a law enforcement background investigation and receive clearance to work within Sheriff Department detention facilities and maintain that clearance for the duration of employment.

Additional Information

Conditions of Employment

Candidates selected will be required to pass a pre-employment drug and alcohol screening. Additionally, a background investigation may also be conducted, which may include a re-investigation every 10 years for some positions. An Employment Eligibility Verification using E-Verify may be required on the first day of employment for some positions. Some job classes may also require a physical exam.

College Cost Reduction Access Act

This may be a qualifying position for student loan forgiveness through the College Cost Reduction and Access Act (CCRAA). Only student loan payments made after October 1, 2007 and in a qualified repayment plan are eligible. For more information you are encouraged to speak with your student loan servicer or visit:

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

Bargaining Unit 2

The information listed is a general summary of benefits. These provisions do not constitute an expressed or implied contract and are subject to change.

Benefit Amount: An annual benefit amount is provided and may be applied towards health insurance premiums (medical, dental, vision and life). This benefit is pro-rated and paid on a pay period basis (24 pay periods).

Health Insurance: A choice of PPO and HMO medical plans which include PPO and HMO dental plans and include dental and vision coverage. Dependent coverage is available. Providers include Anthem Blue Cross, Kaiser Permanente, Delta Dental, and Vision Services Plan (VSP).

Retirement: The retirement plan is a defined benefit plan administered pursuant to the 1937 Act County Employees Retirement Act and integrated with Social Security. In addition to ordinary retirement benefits, the plan provides disability and death benefits. Retirement contributions are made by both the County and the employee. The County has reciprocity with the State of California, contracting PERS agencies, and all County 1937 Act Retirement Systems.

Paid Holiday Leave: 12 set days and 1 personal holiday.

Vacation Accrual:

2 weeks per year (0-3 years of service)

3 weeks per year (3-7 years of service)

4 weeks per year (7-11 years of service)

5 weeks per year (11+ years of service)

Limit of 300 hours.

Sick Leave Accrual: 12 days per year with unlimited accumulation, 60 hours of which may be used toward family sick leave.

Career Incentive Pay

Employees who have completed five (5) or more Years of Service with Tulare County and meet the eligibility criteria described in Administrative Regulation - 52, earn additional pay according to the schedule below.

Years of Service

% Increase

Total

5

3%

3%

10

2%

5%

15

3%

8%

20

2%

10%

Group Term Life Insurance and AD&D: $10,000; Provided by Standard Insurance Company.

Disability Insurance: Employees are covered by State Disability Insurance. The premium is paid by the employee.

Deferred Compensation: A voluntary deferred compensation plan is available.

To view more detailed descriptions of Tulare County's benefits, please view the Benefits section of our Web site at

The Provisions Of This Bulletin Do Not Constitute An Expressed Or Implied Contract And Are Subject To Change.

01

The supplemental application form is an EXAMINATION. All candidates are required to complete the questions at the end of the application. The supplemental application questions will be used to select the most highly qualified candidates who will then advance to the next step in the selection process. The questions that follow will be used to evaluate the extent to which a candidate has demonstrated and applied the knowledge, skills and abilities critical to successful performance for this position. You must respond to all required questions to be considered for this position.Check off the skills you possess:

Give and follow verbal and written instructions.

Read and understand instructions on equipment maintenance manuals and on labels of cleaning supplies.

Work cooperatively with others.

Observe safe work practices.

Use basic math in calculating hours worked.

02

Check off the types of tools and equipment you have used:

Vacuum cleaner

Electric floor buffer

Steam shampooer

Mop

Dust mop

Brooms

Wet/dry vacuum

Other

03

Check off the types of equipment, custodial maintenance tasks you have performed:

Cleaned jets on a carpet shampooer.

Replaced belts such as on a shampoo cleaner or vacuum cleaner.

Replaced bags in vacuum cleaners.

Replaced brushes on cleaning equipment such as on a vacuum or shampooer.

Replaced or removed bags on a wet/dry vacuum.

04

Check off those custodial maintenance tasks listed below that you have performed:

Cleaned rooms, offices

Cleaned restrooms, baths

Swept floors

Mopped floors

Waxed floors

Vacuumed carpets

Shampooed carpets

Emptied waste receptacles

Dusted and polished furniture

Swept outside areas or sidewalks

Stripped wax from floor

Checked security of building before leaving

Locked doors and turned out lights

Kept storage area neat and clean

Kept custodial equipment in working order

Cleaned drinking fountain

Cleaned light fixtures

Cleaned walls

Cleaned windows

Cleaned vents (heating and air conditioning)

05

When you are stripping and waxing a floor, in what order would you perform the tasks listed below? The first task that you would perform should be indicated with the number "1", the second task should be indicated with the number "2" and so forth, until all tasks have been assigned a number.a. Apply stripping solutionb. Dust mop floorc. Allow time for stripping solution to soak on floord. Apply sealer solutione. Apply wax solutionf. Strip floor using buffing pad and scrubbing padg. Rinse floorh. Remove solution with wet/dry vacuumi. Pickup chairs, waste receptacles and paper

06

Identify the cleaning solutions listed below that would create a health or safety hazard. If the solution does not create a health or safety hazard indicate what you would clean with the solution: a. Ammonia and waterb. Ammonia and bleachc. Ammonia and acid bowl cleanerd. Bleach and watere. Bleach and acid bowl cleanerf. Acid bowl cleaner and water

Required Question