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Maintenance – Lead Custodian

Seward County Community College
Liberal, KS Full Time
POSTED ON 9/16/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 10/15/2026
Seward County Community College is a two-year institution offering 45 programs of study, including Adult Basic Education, certificate programs and Associate of Arts, Science, General Studies and Applied Sciences degrees. Ranked in the top 5% of more than 1,100 accredited community colleges in the U.S. by the Aspen Institute, SCCC serves a student body of 2,500 students ranging in age from 15 to 85, in a county with the highest foreign-born percentage population in the U.S., and a rural service area of about 50,997 in seven Southwest Kansas counties as well as neighboring counties in southeastern Colorado, the Oklahoma and Texas Panhandles.

Responsibilities

The Lead Custodian oversees daily custodial operations, ensuring that buildings and facilities are clean, safe, and well-maintained. This position provides direction and support to the custodial team, monitors work quality, and assists with scheduling, training, and supply management. The Lead Custodian also performs hands-on cleaning and maintenance duties as needed. Helps supervise and review the work of a custodial crew, ensuring equal employment opportunity in hiring and promotion. Directs the day to day activities and operations of custodial department for the purpose of ensuring that assignments are completed in a safe, proper, and timely manner.

Qualifications

Six months to two years of similar or related experience.

Salary/Benefits

Competitive salary. Participation in college Flexible Benefits program which includes options for single and family health and dental coverage, optional insurances, and reimbursement accounts. Other benefits include: income protection insurance; matching annuity; SCCC tuition reimbursement for employee and dependents; annual and sick leave allowances and participation in social security (FICA) and state retirement programs (KPERS).

Position Status: Full-time

Application Deadline: Open until filled

Start Date: ASAP

  • Successful applicant will be required to pass a criminal background check prior to employment.
  • Separate application required for additional or future openings.

Applications may be emailed to jobs@sccc.edu, faxed to 620-488-6301 or mailed. Direct inquiries to Human Resources at 620-417-1123.

How To Apply

To be considered, all of the following materials must be submitted to the address below:

  • Completed and signed Seward County Community College application. Seward County Community College application.
  • Cover letter
  • Resume with three references.
  • If employed, official transcripts will be required within 30 days. (Foreign transcripts must be translated and evaluated to determine equivalency to U.S. standards).



If any of the required materials are not submitted with your application packet, your application will be deemed incomplete and will not be forwarded to the committee for screening. Please notify Human Resources if you require any special accommodation(s) in meeting these requirements.

Mailing Address

Human Resources Office

Maintenance -Lead Custodian

Seward County Community College

PO Box 1137

Liberal KS 67901-1137

More information about Seward County Community College can be found at www.sccc.edu

Selection Process

The search committee will conduct all minimum qualification appraisals as set forth on the position announcement and job description and reserve the right to limit the number of interviews granted. Meeting the minimum qualifications for a position does not assure the applicant an interview. Applicants selected for an interview will be notified of the time and place of the interview. Interviews are usually conducted on campus by the search committee. Additional interviews and/or teaching demonstrations may be required.

All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply.

EOE/Drug Free Campus

Other Information

  • Clery Act Campus Safety and Security Report
  • FMLA English
  • FMLA Spanish

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