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Salary:

$21.26 - $26.92 Hourly Location :

Bemidji, MN Job Type:

Full Time Job Number:

202500048 Department:

Facilities Management Division:

Custodian Opening Date:

08/06/2025 Closing Date:

8/20/2025 4:30 PM Central

The Position

OPEN UNTIL FILLED; APPLICATIONS WILL BE REVIEWED EVERY TWO WEEKS.

Beltrami County is creating an eligibility list for a Custodian. The current opening is for one full-time, benefited position working Monday - Friday 1 pm to 9:30 pm. Responsibilities include interior and exterior cleaning to maintain a clean, comfortable and safe working environment for occupants. Tasks required include, but are not limited to: window cleaning, floor care, dusting, bathroom sanitation and other detailed custodial tasks.

Performs routine custodial and housekeeping duties, and related work as apparent or assigned. Work is performed under the limited supervision of the Custodian Lead and Facility & Safety Director.

Preferred hiring salary range is $21.26 to $23.23 per hour with a full range of $21.26 to $26.92 per hour. Placement depends on factors such as qualifications, internal equity, market conditions, and applicable policy guidelines. Minimum Qualifications

Education and Experience Minimum Requirements are:

High School Diploma or GED. Two years or more of commercial experience in custodial, building services or three years of other professional/residential cleaning experience. Valid MN driver's license. Essential Functions & Requirements

Qualification Requirements To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Essential Functions

Performs routine custodial and housekeeping duties required to maintain a clean and safe environment in assigned public buildings. Vacuums, sweeps, and mops offices and public areas; periodically strips, waxes, and buffs tile floors and shampoos carpets. Cleans and disinfects all bathrooms, drinking fountains, countertops, and holding cells. Dusts and cleans offices, courtrooms, elevators, and kitchens; cleans all office glass and entryways. Empties recycle bins; moves to transfer station; completes daily mail run. Shovels or plows snow from County properties; salts public walkways. Performs maintenance including minor repairs to cleaning equipment and changing light bulbs. Sets up conference rooms for meetings. Unloads chemical supplies and paper products. Interacts with management and staff in all buildings; unlocks and secures public buildings. Tracks custodial supplies and restocks as needed. Knowledge, Skills and Abilities General knowledge of building cleaning practices, supplies, and equipment and ability to use them safely and efficiently; ability to understand oral and written directions; ability to perform heavy manual work; ability to work independently; ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with associates and the general public.

Physical Requirements This work requires the frequent exertion of up to 25 pounds of force and occasional exertion of up to 50 pounds of force; work regularly requires standing, using hands and fingers, reaching with hands and arms, frequently requires walking, speaking or hearing, stooping, kneeling, crouching or crawling, pushing or pulling, lifting and repetitive motions and occasionally requires climbing or balancing; work has standard vision requirements; vocal communication is required for expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word; hearing is required to perceive information at normal spoken word levels; work requires visual inspection involving small defects and/or small parts, using of measuring devices, operating machines, operating motor vehicles or equipment and observing general surroundings and activities; work frequently requires exposure to wet, humid conditions (non-weather), working near moving mechanical parts and exposure to fumes or airborne particles and occasionally requires working in high, precarious places, exposure to toxic or caustic chemicals, exposure to outdoor weather conditions, exposure to the risk of electrical shock and exposure to blood borne pathogens and may be required to wear specialized personal protective equipment; work is generally in a moderately noisy location (e.g. business office, light traffic). Supplemental Information

Employment offer contingent upon successfully passing drug screening, physical, and background check.

There are a wide variety of benefits available to Beltrami county employees. Visit the Employee Benefits Summary under our website's for more information. 01

I understand that my answers with regard to experience must be supported by the information I have included in my online application. I affirm that the information provided is accurate and true to the best of my knowledge. I understand that any falsification may disqualify me for consideration for this and subsequent recruitments with Beltrami County.

Yes No

02

As a minimum qualification, do you have a High School Diploma or GED?

Yes No

03

As a minimum qualification, do you have two years or more of commercial experience in custodial, building services or three years of other professional/residential cleaning experience? Convert any part-time experience to full-time equivalent (i.e. 20 hours per week for 2 years equals 1 year full-time).

Yes No

04

In response to your answer above, which employer(s) listed on your application can I refer to and verify this work experience? If no, type N/A. 05

As a minimum qualification, do you have a valid MN driver's license?

Yes No

06

For additional credit, what is the highest level of education you have completed?

High School Diploma/GED Completed course work but no degree Certificate or credits equal to 1 year of full-time post secondary education Associate's Degree or credits equal to 2 years of full-time post-secondary education Bachelor's Degree or higher None of the above

07

In response to your answer above, what field(s) is your education in? 08

Select the option below that best describes your PAID, FULL-TIME experience working as a custodian in a commercial building. Convert any part-time experience to full-time equivalent (i.e. 20 hours per week for 2 years equals 1 year full-time).

I do not have this experience Less than 1 year At least 1 year, but less than 2 At least 2 years, but less than 3 At least 3 years, but less than 4 At least 4 years, but less than 5 5 years or more

09

In response to your answer above, which employer(s) listed on your application can I refer to and verify this work experience? If none, type N/A. 10

Do you have experience stripping and waxing a tile floor in a commercial building? If yes, how many times have you performed this function?

I do not have this experience 1-5 6-25 26-50 51 or more

11

In response to your answer above, which employer(s) listed on your application can I refer to and verify this experience? If none, type N/A. 12

Do you have experience cleaning and sanitizing bathrooms? If yes, how many times have you performed this function in a commercial building?

I do not have this experience 1-25 in commercial building 26-100 in commercial building 101-200 in commercial building 201 or more in commercial building

13

In response to your answer above, which employer(s) listed on your application can I refer to and verify this experience? If none, type N/A. 14

Do you have experience cleaning and sanitizing bathrooms? If yes, how many times have you performed this function in a residential building or home?

I do not have this experience 1-25 in a residential building 26-100 in a residential building 101 or more in a residential building

15

In response to your answer above, please describe the procedure you use to clean and sanitize a bathroom? If none, type N/A. 16

Do you have experience shampooing or steam cleaning carpets in a commercial building? If yes, how many times have you performed this function?

I do not have this experience 1-5 6-25 26-99 100 or more

17

In response to your answer above, which employer(s) listed on your application can I refer to and verify this experience? If none, type N/A. 18

Do you have experience shampooing or steam cleaning carpets in a residential building or home? If yes, how many times have you performed this function?

I do not have this experience 1-5 6 or more

19

In response to your answer above, describe the equipment used and number of rooms cleaned. If none, type N/A. 20

Do you have experience replacing light bulbs in a commercial building? If yes, how many times have you performed this function?

I do not have this experience 1-5 6-25 26-99 100 or more

21

In response to your answer above, which employer(s) listed on your application can I refer to and verify this experience? If none, type N/A. 22

Do you have experience conducting building security checks in a commercial building? If yes, how many times have you performed this function?

I do not have this experience 1-25 26-100 101-199 200 or more

23

In response to your answer above, which employer(s) listed on your application can I refer to and verify this experience? If none, type N/A. 24

Do you have experience operating a floor burnisher in a commercial building? If yes, how many times have you used a burnisher?

I do not have this experience 1-25 26-100 101 or more

25

In response to your answer above, which employer(s) listed on your application can I refer to and verify this experience? If none, type N/A. 26

Indicate your experience maintaining a commercial grade power carpet extractor. Mark all that apply.

I do not have this experience Cleaning and replacement of the filter Verification of hose and jet operation Conducting safety inspections to verify proper condition of equipment

27

In response to your answer above, which employer(s) listed on your application can I refer to and verify this experience? If none, type N/A. 28

Which of the following positions are you interested in?Select all that apply.

Full time, Benefited (40 hours per week) Part-time, Non-benefited ( up to 29 hours per week) Casual, Non-benefited (up to 14 hours per week) None of the above

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