CUSTODIAL WORKER 1
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Job Information

State of Tennessee Job Information Opening Date/Time 08/05/2025 12:00AM Central Time Closing Date/Time 08/11/2025 11:59PM Central Time Salary (Monthly) $2,114.00 - $3,164.00 Salary (Annually) $25,368.00 - $37,968.00 Job Type Full-Time City, State Location Nashville, TN Department Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services

LOCATION OF (1) POSITION(S) TO BE FILLED: DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH & SUBSTANCE ABUSE SERVICES, MIDDLE TENNESSEE MENTAL HEALTH INSTITUTE, DAVIDSON COUNTY This classification of Custodial Worker 1 at MTMHI currently has an approved hiring rate of $2,823.00 monthly/$33,876.00 yearly. This is an on-site position. This position requires a criminal background check. Therefore, you may be required to provide information about your criminal history in order to be considered for this position.

Qualifications

Education and Experience: None.

Overview

Under immediate supervision, performs custodial work of routine difficulty and performs related work as required. This is the entry-working class in the Custodial Worker sub-series. An employee in this class may be assigned to work any shift in providing custodial services at facilities. This class differs from that of Custodial Worker 2 in that an incumbent of the latter is responsible for acting as lead custodian.

Responsibilities

Operates and/or utilizes a variety of custodial related tools and equipment, including floor washing machines, buffers, and vacuums.

Moves furniture.

Sweeps, mops, scrubs, strips, waxes and buffs floors by hand or by machine.

Cleans restrooms by sanitizing showers, toilets, cleaning sinks, washing floors and walls, cleaning mirrors, and emptying trash.

Cleans offices, hospital facilities, state park inns and cabins, or other facilities by dusting furniture, vacuuming and shampooing carpets, washing walls and windows, emptying trash, and straightening work areas.

Polices grounds to pick up trash and check for any other needed maintenance.

May keep simple records and makes routine reports of facility deficiencies and materials needed to accomplish work.

Performs light maintenance of equipment utilized.

Competencies (KSA's)

Competencies:

Decision Quality

Manages Ambiguity

Manages Conflict

Interpersonal Savvy

Action Oriented

Knowledge:

Cleaning Abilities

Skills:

Time Management

Monitoring

Equipment Maintenance

Abilities:

Limb and/or Full Body Coordination

Multilimb Strength

Speech Recognition

Tools & Equipment

Floor Buffer

Vacuum Cleaner/Vacuum Cleaning Caddy

Riding Floor Scrubber

Wet Mops/Dust Mops

Window Squeegee

TN Driver Standards

State of Tennessee positions that may involve driving responsibilities require candidates to meet the following minimum driver qualifications:

• A valid driver's license
• For the past five years, the candidate's driver record must not have record of the following violations: driving under the influence (DUI), reckless driving, license suspension for moving violations, more than 4 moving violations.

Please include your Driver's License Information under the Licenses and Certifications section of your application.

**Agencies may allow an exception based on other factors.