JOB
The Superior Court of California, County of Orange
is now accepting applications for:
Supervising Custodian
DEADLINE TO APPLY
Deadline to apply for this recruitment is Friday, July 10, 2026, at 11:59 p.m. PST.
This recruitment is open to external candidates, internal OCSC employees, internal OCSC promotions, and internal lateral transfers.
The eligible list established in this recruitment may be used to fill future vacancies.
SALARY INFORMATION
Supervising Custodian Hourly Salary Range: $28.25- $34.85
Anticipated Hourly Salary: $28.25
BENEFITS HIGHLIGHTS
Choice of five medical plans
Defined Benefit Retirement Plan (2.50% at 67 formula)
Health Reimbursement Arrangement (HRA)
Vacation and sick leave packages
14 paid holidays per year
Educational & professional reimbursement
Optional deferred compensation program (457 plan)
TELEWORK/ON-SITE OPPORTUNITY
This position is not eligible for telework opportunities.
The work shift hours for this opportunity are: 5:00 p.m. - 1:30 a.m. Employees working the 5:00 p.m. - 1:30 a.m. shifts receive night shift differential pay. EXAMPLE OF DUTIES
ABOUT ORANGE COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT
The Orange County Superior Court is the third-largest court of general jurisdiction in California. We have courthouses throughout the county, including locations in Orange, Westminster, Fullerton, Newport Beach, and Santa Ana. We have a staff of about 1,500 and an operating budget of nearly $280 million. The Court’s Judges, Commissioners, and employees are recognized for their high standards of achievement, integrity, and diversity. The Court is committed to ensuring equal access to court services and enhancing public confidence in the court system.
To learn more about the Superior Court of California, County of Orange, visit our home page at www.occourts.org.
ABOUT THE POSITION
The Supervising Custodian plans, organizes, trains, and directs the work of a group of custodial employees in assigned areas in and around court facilities. The position regularly inspects work locations to ensure proper safety, care, and cleaning are in compliance with laws, rules, and regulations. The Supervising Custodian reports to the Custodial Manager or other higher-level management staff. This position is responsible for the day-to-day supervision and training of custodian crews, along with ensuring proper safety, care, and cleaning of court facilities.
Duties for the classification may include, but are not limited to:
Plans, organizes, and supervises a comprehensive program of custodial maintenance to accomplish a high degree of cleanliness, orderliness, and sanitation in and around work areas and court facilities.
Schedules, assigns, inspects, and evaluates the work of the custodial crews; manages employee performance through performance evaluations, employee recognition, counseling, and/or disciplinary action.
Regularly inspects facilities to review work for conformance to standards of cleanliness and orderliness and employee compliance with safety regulations; initiates action to have discrepancies corrected by custodial staff; and develops and supervises schedules for deep cleaning and special projects.
Reports unsafe conditions and items requiring repair, maintenance, or replacement.
Plans and directs a program of training for custodial personnel to include on-the-job training, safety training, and other in-service court-specific training; ensures training reviews proper cleaning techniques and use of equipment.
Reviews and/or prepares supply and equipment requisitions and work orders.
Selects, trains, motivates and evaluates employee performance; communicates expectations, monitors performance, and completes and conducts performance appraisals; provides coaching for performance improvement and development when necessary; recommends and issues corrective and/or disciplinary action to address performance or conduct issues, in accordance with Court personnel practices, policies and labor contract provisions; reviews, supports, and approves medical accommodations in partnership with Human Resources, and recommends merit increases based on established protocols.
When needed, acts as a working supervisor to perform custodial duties in support of peak workloads, unit needs, or special projects; provides guidance and oversight to staff while actively participating in unit tasks and operations.
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Supervising Custodian SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
APPLICATION PROCESS
All applicants are required to submit a complete online application and supplemental questionnaire. To learn more about how to create an application, click HERE. Résumés will not be accepted in lieu of the required application and supplemental questionnaire. For tips on completing/updating your application, refer to our "Helpful Application Tips" guide by clicking HERE.
SELECTION PROCESS
STEP 1: Applications will be reviewed to identify candidates who meet the minimum qualifications and/or desirables; those candidates will be referred to step 2 in the selection process.
STEP 2: Candidates' supplemental question responses may be evaluated and ranked. Depending on the number of applications, assessments and/or screening interviews may be conducted.
STEP 3: Those candidates who are successful in the review/assessment may be placed on the eligible list. Placement on the eligible list is not a guarantee of interview or employment.
All candidates will be notified via email of their status at each step of the process. Additional steps in the selection process will include a local background check and a reference check.
BACKGROUND CHECK
A thorough background check will be conducted, including but not limited to work experience, education, certifications, driving record, criminal record, litigation judgment, or verdict. Fingerprints of candidates are also taken as part of our background check process.
REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS
Orange County Superior Court provides reasonable accommodation for applicants with disabilities, upon request. Please contact the Human Resources Department at
[email protected] if you feel that you will need a reasonable accommodation for any aspect of the selection process.
ELIGIBLE LIST
This recruitment will be used to establish an eligible list for current and future vacancies. The eligible list will remain active until the list is exhausted, or a new recruitment opens.
STATUS NOTIFICATIONS
You will be notified by email during the process of this recruitment through GovernmentJobs.com. Please check your email spam/junk folders and accept emails ending with GovernmentJobs.com and occourts.org. If your information changes, please update your profile at http://www.governmentjobs.com/.
E-VERIFY
The Superior Court of California, County of Orange, participates in the E-Verify program, which confirms employment eligibility of new hires.
QUESTIONS?
For questions regarding this recruitment, please contact Gloria Ojeda at
[email protected]. For general employment information, please click HERE.
Orange County Superior Court is an Equal Opportunity Employer
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