What are the responsibilities and job description for the Custodian 2 position at Culture Rec & Tourism-State Museum?
Salary
$1,855.00 - $3,338.00 Monthly
Location
New Orleans, LA
Job Type
Classified
Job Number
CRT-2026-226760-PW
Department
Culture Rec & Tourism-State Museum
Opening Date
09/30/2026
Closing Date
10/7/2026 11:59 PM Central
About this Job
This is a full-time position located at the State Museum in New Orleans, LA.
This position ensures that the museum complexes and adjacent grounds are maintained in a clean, orderly, and safe condition. This position is trained for the proper use of chemicals and cleaning equipment. This position supervises and trains outside contracts and volunteers with the museum's cleaning procedures and protocols, making sure that they adhere to museum standards. This position has to perform daily duties that expose them to the public in and around the museum complexes, potentially dealing with blood-borne pathogens.
The Louisiana State Museum’s collections and educational programs stimulate awareness and appreciation of our state’s rich and diverse history and culture.
Minimum Qualifications
Six months of experience in custodial, housekeeping, groundskeeping, or food service work.
Job Specification
The official job specifications for this role, as defined by the State Civil Service, can be found here.
Job Duties and Other Information
Job Duties:
- Perform daily any and all custodial duties to maintain sanitary conditions in the museums and adjacent areas.
- Clean the museum’s exhibit areas, restrooms, kitchens, office spaces, and any other assigned areas by sweeping, mopping, dusting, scrubbing, and polishing (without disturbing the artifacts and/or any items on display in the exhibits.)
- Resolve safety hazards, complete walk-throughs of the museum complex and report any and all broken, damaged, or no working items. If any safety issue is found, barricade or rope off area and reports immediately to supervision.
- Pick up, empty, disinfect, and dispose of all trash and debris in the trash containers and place in dumpsters provided.
- Clean, disinfect, and stock restrooms at intervals throughout the day to keep up with the flow of visitors and guests visiting the museum.
- Operate vacuums for cleaning carpeted areas throughout the museum.
- Provide feedback on materials and supply’s performance.
- Perform customer service to a high standard of excellence (answering questions, guiding visitors and guests to the proper location and/or museum staff that can help with answers when necessary.)
- Performs cleaning of blood-borne pathogens. Must be able to mix cleaning agents and know protocol and procedures on how to clean properly.
- Maintain an inventory of supplies and materials needed to complete museum tasks, report to supervisor when any equipment/supplies are needed to avoid downtime.
- Coordinate with administration for purchase of cleaning supplies and replacement items to keep adequate stock on hand.
- Train caterers and/or outside contractors of museum policies as to cleanliness of the museum procedures during events and functions (reminding them of trash responsibilities, cleaning products that can and cannot be used inside the museum complex.)
- Train and notify outside vendors of SDS sheets and locations in the event of an emergency as well as the museum’s policies for cleaning in and around artifacts and paintings.
- Complete daily inspections of all equipment and report any items that need to be replaced to supervision throughout the museum complexes.
- Perform quality control checks and walk throughs of museum exhibit areas and notify curatorial staff of any artifacts, labels, lighting, or damage to any museum exhibits or artifacts in a timely manner.
- Accept security responsibility for designated facilities.
- Train in proper chemical and equipment usage and proper facility maintenance.
- Ensure and execute all established safety requirements according to museum policy.
Position-Specific Details:
- Location: This position is based in New Orleans, LA.
- Appointment Type: Probational, Promotion, or Detail to Special Duty. Current permanent status state employees may be required to accept a probational appointment.
- Work Schedule: This is a full-time position that reports in-office for an average of 40 hours a week. This position may be required to work evenings, weekends, holidays, and/or overtime. This position may be required to travel between various museum locations.
- Compensation: Compensation offered will be dependent on level of experience and/or certification, so please be sure to include all education and work experience for consideration.
- Special Requirements: May be required to stoop, bend, climb, balance, kneel, crouch, sit, and stand on a daily basis. Must be able to lift 45 pounds.
Louisiana is a State As a Model Employer (SAME) that supports the recruitment, hiring, and retention of individuals with disabilities.
How To Apply:
No Civil Service test score is required in order to be considered for this vacancy.
Applicants are responsible for checking the status of their application to determine where they are in the recruitment process. Further status message information is located under the Information section of the Current Job Opportunities page.
* Information to support your eligibility for this job title must be included in the application (i.e., relevant, detailed experience/education). Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections on your application. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.*
The Office of the Lieutenant Governor and the Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism are participants in the E-Verify system for identification and employment eligibility purposes.
Louisiana as a State, is a Model Employer for People with Disabilities.
For further information about this vacancy contact:
Pacee Wallace
Department of Culture, Recreation, & Tourism
1051 N. 3rd Street
Baton Rouge, LA 70802
Phone: 225-342-8202
pwallace@crt.la.gov
Louisiana State Government represents a wide variety of career options and offers an outstanding opportunity to make a difference through public service. With an array of career opportunities in every major metropolitan center and in many rural areas, state employment provides an outstanding option to begin or continue your career.
As a state employee, you will earn competitive pay, choose from a variety of benefits, and have access to a great professional development program:
As a state employee, you will earn competitive pay, choose from a variety of benefits, and have access to a great professional development program:
Insurance Coverage More information can be found at https://info.groupbenefits.org/
Parental Leave – Up to six weeks paid parental leave
More information can be found at https://www.civilservice.louisiana.gov/Parental-Leave/Default.aspx
Holidays and Leave – State employees receive the following paid holidays each year:
- New Year's Day
- Martin Luther King, Jr. Day,
- Mardi Gras,
- Good Friday,
- Memorial Day,
- Independence Day,
- Labor Day,
- Veteran's Day,
- Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.
State employees earn sick and annual leave which can be accumulated and saved for future use. Your accrual rate increases as your years of service increase.
Retirement – State of Louisiana employees are eligible to participate in various retirement systems (based on the type of appointment and agency for which an employee works). These retirement systems provide retirement allowances and other benefits for state officers and employees and their beneficiaries. State retirement systems may include (but are not limited to):
- Louisiana State Employees Retirement System (www.lasersonline.org). LASERS has provided this video to give you more detailed information about their system
- Teacher's Retirement System of Louisiana (www.trsl.org),
- Louisiana School Employees Retirement System (www.lsers.net), among others
Salary : $1,855 - $3,338