Custodian - Limited Duration (17 months) | Salem

09/24/2025 11/30/2025 Oregon Health Authority $3,429.00-$3,952.00 a month Employee Custodian - Limited Duration (17 months) | Salem

• Open Until Filled: This recruitment will remain open until filled. The first screening will be completed on October 1st and once a week until filled.

The Environmental Services Department is recruiting for Limited Duration(17 months) Custodians. As part of the team, these positions provide a clean, healthy and therapeutic environment for the patients and staff by meeting agency cleanliness standards. As a Custodian, you will perform some of the following duties:

• Clean and disinfect all substances, spills and/or accidents.
• Pick-up and deliver bio-hazard waste and sharps to designated secure storage area.
• Disinfect patient wards when infectious disease outbreaks occur.
• Sweep, dust, mop, and/or buff hard surfaces.
• Vacuum and spot clean carpets and remove trash.
• Scrub, rinse and refinish floors; clean, shampoo and extract carpets and upholstered furniture.
• Clean and maintain custodial equipment.
• Prep floors and walls for remodel and/or renovation projects.

• Must be at least 18 years of age.
• Minimum 6 months of custodial experience that included operating equipment needed to perform custodial duties.
• Ability to push/pull heavy custodial equipment (and lift up to 50 pounds), crouch, stoop, bend, stand and/or walk for extended periods of time (90% of work shift).

• Experience utilizing effective custodial organization skills.
• Experience effectively use technology and training to enhance performance and productivity.
• Experience recognizing the values of individual and cultural differences and creating a work environment where individual differences are valued.
• Experience in operating commercial custodial equipment such as; carpet extractor, scrubbers, buffers, no touch cleaning systems, and various types of commercial vacuums.
• Experience in proper use and dilution ratios of cleaning chemical solutions.
• Experience in time management skills with the demonstrated ability to prioritize work, manage daily duties, and complete assigned tasks by order of importance.

• External Candidates: Visit the

  State of Oregon job opportunities webpage

  to submit your application. Be sure to follow all application submission requirements.
• Internal Candidates: Current State of Oregon employees must apply through their

  employee Workday login

  . Be sure to follow all application submission requirements.

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  What you need to know to get the job

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• This announcement is for multiple, limited duration(17 months) full-time SEIU represented Custodian positions based in Salem, Oregon.
• This is an in office position. Please check SECTION 4. WORKING CONDITIONS, of the position description linked above to review more details regarding the details surrounding the working conditions.
• Please download and save a copy of this job announcement and linked position description, as it is not available after the application deadline. For questions about the announcement, or if you require an alternate format to apply, please contact the Senior Recruiter, Tiffany Gregg at: tiffany.gregg@oha.oregon.gov| 503-716-7772.

• Excellent

  medical, vision, and dental

  benefits package for the employee and qualified family members with a very low monthly out-of-pocket cost.
• Optional life insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability, deferred compensation savings program, and flexible spending accounts for health care and childcare expenses.
• Employee benefits

  include 11 paid holidays, 3 personal business days, 8 hours of monthly sick leave, and vacation accrual starting at 8 hours per month.
• Possible eligibility for the

  Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program

  .
• Membership in the

  Public Employees Retirement System

  (PERS)/

  Oregon Public Service Retirement Plan

  (OPSRP).

• Training opportunities

  that will help grow your career with the State of Oregon.

• The information in your application will be used to complete an Equal Pay Analysis to determine salary placement upon hire. Visit the Department of Administrative Services

  Equal Pay Analysis Webpage

  for more information.
• The salary listed is the non-PERS qualifying salary range. If the successful candidate is PERS qualifying, the salary range will reflect the additional 6.95%. Review the

  Classification and Compensation

  page for more details on the classification.
• Agency does not offer visa sponsorship. Within three days of hire, applicants will be required to complete I-9 documentation and confirm authorization to work in the United States.
  OHA will use

  E-Verify

  to confirm that you are authorized to work in the United States. If your employment authorization and documentation is contingent on sponsorship now or in the future, you will not meet Agency employment eligibility standards.