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Maintenance Assistant - Custodial

Salary

$41,318.00 - $64,108.00 Annually

Location

Durham, NC

Job Type

Full time with benefits

Job Number

25-05671

Department

Water Management

Opening Date

10/16/2025

Closing Date

Continuous

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Position Description

Work, Serve, Thrive. With the City of Durham

Advance in your career while making a real difference in the community you serve.

Starting Salary: $41,318-$47,838

Hours: 6:00 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.

The City of Durham’s Department of Water Management (DWM) wants YOU to join our team of more than 380 talented and dedicated employees that provide critical water and sewer services for Durham’s 309,000 plus residents. Not only do we deliver the Best Tasting Water in the state to our customers each and every day, but we also make sure that the wastewater leaving our facilities is carefully treated to protect the environment. We have a wide-ranging variety of positions open to match your skill set – mechanics, engineers, maintenance specialists, technicians, customer billing techs, and much more. If you have a passion for managing vital water resources, protecting the environment, providing excellent customer service, and keeping the water and wastewater in the pipes, bring your skills and talent to Durham!

This position will update work order systems and related databases, to document and facilitate maintenance operations, and ensure compliance with applicable policies and procedures.

This position is an essential position and will work during inclement weather events and after hours as needed.

Duties/Responsibilities

+ Providing janitorial, housekeeping, and custodial functions for multiple City buildings and/or recreation centers.

+ Cleaning and maintaining floors; emptying trash; dusting; sanitizing bathrooms; cleaning mirrors and windows; replenishing sanitation items.

+ Setting up and breaking down facilities for special events.

+ Inspecting equipment and reporting issues.

+ Generating work orders; opening and closing facilities; pressure washing surfaces and buildings; cleaning outdoor facilities such as parks; assisting with minor fixture repairs.

+ Assisting with painting, repairing, and replacing floors; assisting with mixing and pouring concrete; and assisting with grass cutting and weed eating.

Minimum Qualifications & Experience

+ High School Diploma or equivalent (GED, HiSet, TASC)

+ One year of maintenance or custodial experience related to assignment.

+ A valid North Carolina Class C Driver’s License with a satisfactory driving record is required for Custodial or labor work assignments that include driving between multiple facilities and/or locations to perform work or transfer equipment.

Additional Preferred Skills

+ Experience sanitizing and disinfecting surfaces

+ Experience in floor care, carpet cleaning, buffering

+ Experience providing custodial service in a commercial building

Benefits – General Full-Time Employees

+ 12-13 paid holidays per year

+ 13 standard work days of vacation per year

+ 13 standard work days of sick leave per year, which accumulates indefinitely; sick leave may be used toward early retirement

+ 2 weeks paid military leave per year

+ Medical, dental, vision, and supplemental life insurance plans

+ State and City retirement plans

+ Short and long term disability plans

+ Paid temporary disability leave for specified conditions

+ City contribution of 13.6% into the N.C. State Retirement System

+ Paid funeral leave

+ Employee Assistance Program - personal and family counseling

+ Paid life insurance equal to annual salary

+ 48 hours for volunteer work each year*

+ 4 hours parental leave each year

+ Workman's Compensation Insurance

+ 457 Deferred Compensation Plans

Benefits - Part-Time (1,000 hours or more per year)

+ 401(k) retirement plan (5.0% of salary)

+ State retirement plan

Benefits Part-Time (Average 30 hours per week over 12 month period)

+ 401(k) retirement plan (5.0% of salary)

+ State retirement plan effective first day of the month following date of hire

+ Health insurance effective first day of the month following date of hire

+ Dental and life insurance, after one year of service

+ Pro-rated vacation, pro-rated sick, pro-rated floating holiday, parttime holiday pay (based on scheduled hours for that day) after one year of service

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Where did you first hear about this opportunity?

+ City of Durham Website

+ Walk in

+ Job fair

+ Employee referral

+ Professional organization ***Please list the organization in "other" box below***

+ Internet posting ***Please list the specific web site in the "other" box below***

+ Craig's List

+ Facebook

+ LinkedIn

+ GlassDoor

+ governmentjobs.com

+ Monster.com

+ Indeed.com

+ Employment Security Commission

+ Magazine/Newspaper

+ Other

02

If you listed "other" above please give specific web site, organization, or publication.

03

Please select your highest level of COMPLETED education.

+ Less than a High School Diploma or Equivalent (GED, HiSET, TASC)

+ High School Diploma or Equivalent (GED, HiSET, TASC)

+ Associates Degree

+ Bachelor's Degree

+ Master's Degree

+ Doctoral Degree (PhD, Juris Doctorate)

04

How many years of maintenance or custodial experience do you have?

+ No related experience

+ Less than 1 year of related experience

+ 1 year but less than 2 years of related experience

+ 2 years but less than 6 years of related experience

+ 6 or more years of related experience

05

Do you have a valid, unrestricted, North Carolina driver's license? (If you have a valid license from a State other than North Carolina, you must be willing and able to obtain a valid, unrestricted NC driver's license within 60 days of hire).

+ I have a valid, unrestricted NC driver's license.

+ I have a valid license from another State and I am willing to obtain a valid, unrestricted NC driver's license within 60 days.

+ I do not have a valid, unrestricted driver's license.

06

Do you have experience in floor care, carpet cleaning, buffering?

+ Yes

+ No

07

Do you have experience sanitizing and disinfecting surfaces?

+ Yes

+ No

08

Do you have experience providing custodial service in a commercial building?

+ Yes

+ No

09

Are you willing and able to work during inclement weather events and after hours as needed?

+ Yes

+ No

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