Custodian 2 WAE

Custodian 2 Wae

Salary : $10.70 - $19.26 Hourly

Location : New Orleans, LA

Job Type : Classified

Job Number : CRT-2025-214080-PW

Department : Culture Rec & Tourism-State Museum

Opening Date : 10 / 21 / 2025

Closing Date : 11 / 3 / 2025 11 : 59 PM Central

About This Job

This position will be filled as a part-time classified WAE, limited to 1,245 working hours in a 12-month period. This position will serve on a custodial crew performing routine manual tasks to maintain the cleanliness, sanitary conditions, and appearance of the Louisiana State Museum building and complexes. The Louisiana State Museum's collections and educational programs stimulate awareness and appreciation of our state's rich and diverse history and culture.

Minimum Qualifications

Six months of experience in custodial, housekeeping, groundskeeping, or food service work.

Job Duties

Serves as a lead worker working with a group of custodians or other employees to perform custodial related duties to maintain the cleanliness and sanitary conditions of all the museum buildings and complexes.

Performing tasks such as sweeping, mopping, vacuuming, scrubbing, polishing, dusting, cleaning glass pane windows, and using the proper cleaners and cleaning tools designed for each specific purpose.

Empties trash cans and disinfects trash containers.

Moves, rearranges, and dusts furniture and fixtures.

Keeps outdoor entry ways and sidewalks clean by sweeping, hosing, and pressure washing as necessary.

Cleans and waxes floors using industrial size mops for cleaning and applying waxes, and uses specialized industrial equipment such as strippers, buffing, and polishing machines.

Is able to read event and function forms and aids with the setting up and breaking down of tables, chairs, furniture, and audio equipment required to special events, banquets, and meetings.

Aids with cleaning prior to, during, and after all special events, banquets, and meetings.

Assists with the cutting of grass, trims shrubs, waters plants, and performs other related duties on the grounds when assigned.

Have knowledge on how to operate lawn equipment such as riding mowers, push mowers, weed eaters, and blowers.

Performs other duties as assigned.

Position-Specific Details

Appointment Type : This is a part-time classified WAE position.

Work Schedule : The Louisiana State Museums in New Orleans are open to the public at various times throughout the week. This position may be required to work evenings, weekends, and holidays. This position may be required to travel between Museum locations in New Orleans.

Location : State Museum in New Orleans, LA.

How To Apply

No Civil Service test score is required in order to be considered for this vacancy. To apply for this vacancy, click on the "Apply" link and complete an electronic application, which can be used for this vacancy as well as future job opportunities. Applicants are responsible for checking the status of their application to determine where they are in the recruitment process. Further status message information is located under the Information section of the Current Job Opportunities page.

• Resumes WILL NOT be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections on your application. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.

The Office of the Lieutenant Governor and the Department of Culture, Recreation, and Tourism are participants in the E-Verify system for identification and employment eligibility purposes. Louisiana as a State, is a Model Employer for People with Disabilities.

For further information about this vacancy contact : Pacee Wallace Department of Culture, Recreation, & Tourism 1051 N. 3rd Street Baton Rouge, LA 70802 Phone : 225-342-8202 pwallace@crt.la.gov

Benefits

State of Louisiana employees are eligible to participate in various retirement systems (based on the type of appointment and agency for which an employee works). These retirement systems provide retirement allowances and other benefits for state officers and employees and their beneficiaries. State retirement systems may include (but are not limited to) : Louisiana State Employees Retirement System (LASERS), Teacher's Retirement System of Louisiana (TRSL), Louisiana School Employees Retirement System (LSERS), among others.

State employees earn competitive pay, choose from a variety of benefits, and have access to a great professional development program : Insurance Coverage, Parental Leave Up to six weeks paid parental leave, Holidays and Leave State employees receive the following paid holidays each year : New Year's Day, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Mardi Gras, Good Friday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Veteran's Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day. Additional holidays may be proclaimed by the Governor. State employees earn sick and annual leave which can be accumulated and saved for future use.