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Got a background in Facilities Maintenance? Step into a hands-on role where you’ll lead daily operations at the County Administration Center (CAC)—from inspections and minor repairs to coordinating custodial services and contractor performance. You'll ensure the building stays safe, clean, and fully functional through routine maintenance, event support, and quick-response problem solving. This role blends fieldwork with admin tasks, customer service, and emergency readiness—all in a fast-paced, high-visibility environment.

Starting pay ranges from $21.85 to $22.50/hour , depending on experience, with plenty of room to grow and advance your career. Apply today and take the first step toward a stable, rewarding role—with exceptional benefits starting just 60 days after hire!

About the Position

+ Daily Inspections: Conducts daily inspections of interior, exterior, and surrounding areas of the County Administration Center to ensure safety, cleanliness, and maintenance standards.

+ Custodial Duties: Performs routine and supplemental restroom and building cleaning, especially during peak usage or contractor gaps.

+ Exterior Maintenance: Maintains outdoor areas by emptying trash, sweeping/blowing walkways, and removing debris from building perimeters and parking lots.

+ Light Repairs: Handles minor maintenance tasks such as changing bulbs, unclogging drains, and touch-up painting.

+ Supply Management: Monitors and replenishes custodial supply inventories in storerooms.

+ Contract Oversight: Reviews the performance of custodial contractors and reports safety concerns to the Contract Supervisor.

+ Work Order Management: Uses Archibus to create, update, and close maintenance work orders, tracking labor, materials, and job status.

+ Administrative Tasks: Inputs timekeeping into Workday and maintains financial documentation like receipts to ensure audit compliance.

+ Customer Service: Responds to maintenance requests and coordinates with departments to minimize operational disruptions.

+ Safety & Emergency Support: Conducts fire extinguisher and building safety checks, assists in emergency response, and supports facility readiness projects.

About the Schedule

Work Hours:

+ Full-Time, 40 hours per week

+ Monday - Friday, 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

About You

Minimum Qualifications:

+ High School Diploma or its equivalent -AND- Three (3) years experience in commercial, governmental, institutional building, or related field.

+ -OR- College or university level training in an appropriate field may be substituted on a year-for-year basis for the required construction experience.

+ Valid Florida Driver's License by date of hire.

Preferred ("Bonus") Qualifications:

+ Two (2) years of building maintenance and facilities experience.

Physical Demands: Must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.

Subject to Passing Substance Screening: This position is subject to passing a pre-employment substance screening. An applicant who fails to pass a required drug screening test shall be disqualified from employment for a period of five years.

CJIS Clearance: The successful candidate will be subject to an extensive background check(s) as a part of the hiring process.

About Everything Else

Starting Pay Rate: $21.85 - $22.50/ hour , based on experience

Our interview process could include phone interview(s), Microsoft Teams video interview(s), and/or in-person interview(s).

If you are selected to join our team, please click on this link to review the Required First Day Documents (http://www.scgov.net/home/showpublisheddocument/66596/638617478290291353) . You will need to present the following items on your first day:

1. I-9 Acceptable Documents to show your identity and authorization to work. Use this link to learn more and review the different document options: https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents

+ If your position requires a Florida Driver’s License, this must be one of your documents. (Your Florida Driver’s License can serve as one of your documents listed in link above – List B Documents.)

2. U.S. Social Security Card (signed, physical card). This is a requirement of our Payroll Department and failure to provide this document could jeopardize timely compensation. (Your U.S. Social Security Card can serve as one of your documents listed in link above – List C Documents.)

Benefits:

+ Enjoy great benefits including Health, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance, Short-Term and Long-Term Disability, Flexible Spending Accounts, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Florida Retirement System (FRS) and many, many more! C hoose one of three great medical plans, including one with a $0 premium option, with completed preventative visits!

+ For more information about employee benefits, please click this link or visit SCGov.net (https://www.scgov.net/government/human-resources/employee-health-and-benefits) for additional information.

+ Utilize our award-winning wellness program including free gyms at multiple Sarasota County Government locations.

+ Enjoy 11 paid holidays, 3 personal days and 16 paid vacation days in the first year of full-time employment with increasing accrual rates with years of service. (That adds up to a possible 30 days off in your 1st year!)​​

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We celebrate and value the experiences, backgrounds, perspectives, talents and strengths that make us different.

Our vision is to attract, develop, retain and engage a talented workforce broadly representative of the citizens and communities we serve. To further value creativity, innovation, collaboration and great customer service – internally and externally.

A job applicant with a disability who requires reasonable accommodation to participate in the application/selection process is requested to make known the need for an accommodation to Human Resources or appropriate county staff members. For assistance with the application, please call 941-861-5353.

Sarasota County prohibits discrimination in all services, programs or activities. View the complete policy at scgov.net (keywords: ADA Compliance).

Sarasota County Government is a Tobacco-Free/Drug-Free Workplace.