Lead Custodial Worker

Job overview

The State of Tennessee is hiring a full-time Custodial Worker 2 for a position based in Hardeman County, Tennessee, at Western Mental Health Institute. This role is part of the Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services and is performed on site in Bolivar, TN.

As a lead custodial position, the job involves average-difficulty custodial duties along with guiding a small team of custodial staff. The role may require assignment to any shift, depending on facility needs.

Pay information

Monthly pay ranges from $2,349.00 to $3,519.00, which equals an annual salary range of $28,188.00 to $42,228.00.

Qualifications

Candidates should have experience equal to one year of full-time custodial work. Supervisory or lead experience is considered an advantage. Prior work involving floor care, such as stripping, waxing, and buffing, is also preferred.

No special licenses or certifications are required. A criminal background check is part of the selection process, and applicants may need to provide information about any criminal history to be considered.

Role summary

This position serves as the lead level in the Custodial Worker series. The incumbent performs custodial duties and may direct others while working under general supervision. It differs from Custodial Worker 1 because the lead role is a regular responsibility, and it differs from Custodial Worker Supervisor 1 because that classification oversees a larger custodial team.

Responsibilities

• Operate and work with custodial tools and machines such as floor washers, buffers, and vacuums.
• Move furniture as needed to complete cleaning tasks.
• Lead or perform sweeping, mopping, scrubbing, stripping, waxing, and buffing floors by hand or machine.
• Sanitize restrooms, including toilets, sinks, showers, floors, walls, and mirrors, and remove trash.
• Clean offices and other facility areas by dusting, vacuuming, shampooing carpets, washing walls and windows, emptying waste, and tidying workspaces.
• Inspect grounds for litter and minor maintenance needs.
• Maintain simple records and prepare routine reports about facility issues and supplies needed.
• Carry out light maintenance on the equipment used for custodial work.

Additional information

This role is specifically located at Western Mental Health Institute in Hardeman County. It is a full-time position. The posting window opens on 06/23/2026 at 12:00AM Central Time and closes on 06/29/2026 at 11:59PM Central Time.

Competencies, knowledge, and skills

The position emphasizes sound decision-making, comfort with ambiguity, interpersonal awareness, the ability to drive engagement, and handling complex situations. Required knowledge centers on cleaning abilities. Useful skills include time management, instructing others, monitoring work, and operating equipment. Important abilities include limb and full-body coordination, multi-limb strength, speech recognition, written comprehension, and information ordering.

Tools and equipment

Common equipment and tools used in this job include a floor buffer, vacuum cleaner or vacuum cleaning caddy, riding floor scrubber, wet mops, dust mops, and a window squeegee.