Custodian

Are you someone who takes pride in keeping spaces clean, safe, and welcoming? Do you thrive in a role where your attention to detail and teamwork make a real difference? If you're reliable, motivated, and enjoy supporting others through high-quality facility maintenance, then apply today to become a Custodian for the City of Napa!

The City of Napa's Public Works Department is looking for a dependable Custodian to join our hard-working team in the Facility Maintenance Division. In this role, you'll play a key part in ensuring that our spaces remain clean, safe, and welcoming for the community and employees. As a Custodian, you will be responsible for maintaining cleanliness and organization across multiple city locations. Your duties will include performing general cleaning tasks, ensuring sanitation standards are met, and keeping the facilities in optimal condition. You will report directly to the Facilities Supervisor and work closely with your colleagues to ensure that all locations are well-maintained and ready for use. This position plays a vital role in supporting the smooth operation of the City of Napa.

The work schedule for this position is from 4:00 AM to 12:30 PM on weekdays, and occasionally on weekends for special projects.

Please note that applicants are required to undergo a thorough background investigation prior to appointment. Possession of a valid California Class C Driver's License is required.

Please be advised that registration and attendance at the mandatory information session is required. The mandatory information session is tentatively scheduled for the week of July 7, 2025. Details on how to register for the mandatory information session will be provided to candidates after the application filing period has closed.

Ideal candidates for the position of Custodian will have shown success in demonstrating the following competencies:

• Managing Work - Effectively handling one's time and resources to ensure that work is completed efficiently.
• Safety Focus - Knows conditions that affect the team or self under normal conditions and conditions that occur in crisis situations; skilled in identifying conditions that might cause hazards.
• Decision Making - Identifies and understands issues, problems, and opportunities; compares information from different sources to draw conclusions and develop appropriate solutions.
• Adaptability - Maintains efficiency when experiencing major changes in work responsibilities or environment; adjusts effectively to work within new work structures, processes, requirements, or cultures; adapts quickly to change and easily considers innovative approaches.
• Emotional Intelligence - Establishing and sustaining positive relationships by accurately perceiving and interpreting own and others' emotions and behavior; using insights to effectively select own responses so that one's behavior matches one's values and delivers intended results.
• Customer Focus - Ensuring that the customer's perspective is a driving force behind priorities and decisions; crafting and implementing service practices that meet customers' and own organization's needs; promoting and operationalizing customer service as a value.

For a full, detailed job description for the classification of Custodian, please click here.

This recruitment and examination is being conducted to fill one (1) vacancy and may be used to fill future similar vacancies as they occur during the active status of the employment list. The active status of this employment list will be for six (6) months unless abolished sooner or extended beyond that date in accordance with the Civil Service Rules.

MISSION STATEMENT for the City of Napa
Rooted in public service, our mission is to grow a vibrant, sustainable community for all who live in, work in, and visit the City of Napa, through thoughtful leadership and dedication to excellence.

CORE VALUES for the City of Napa

• Integrity - Consistently demonstrating the highest level of ethical conduct with accountability and pride.

• Service - Engaging in meaningful work to care for our community through resourceful dedication and humble actions.

• Inclusion - Creating a sense of ease and belonging through respect, acceptance, and mindfulness of our collective diversity.

• Collaboration - Working together with a shared purpose while respectfully considering all voices to achieve common goals, solutions, and greater outcomes.

***NOTE: CITY OF NAPA EMPLOYEES SHOULD USE A PERSONAL EMAIL ADDRESS DURING THE APPLICATION PROCESS***

SELECTION PROCESS The City of Napa utilizes a Civil Service Selection System founded on merit. Such a system is competitive and based on broad outreach efforts and equal opportunity for qualified applicants to take part in a process designed to determine the qualifications, fitness and ability of competitors to perform duties of the vacant position. Many of our recruitments are targeted and specific to the needs of a current vacant position, in which case, an eligible list may be exclusively used for that current vacant position. Other recruitments and eligible lists may be more broadly used for both current and future vacancies, or for other alternate jobs with comparable scopes of work.
What happens next?

• We will review your application and all supplemental materials to select the best qualified applicants to continue in the selection process. Application appraisal includes a review of qualifications, education, training, and experience related to the job, as well as supplemental questions if applicable.
• Applicants moving forward in the selection process may be asked to participate in any combination of the following (at any phase of the selection process): online assessment, written examination, job-related exercise, phone interview, and panel interview. These testing steps may be conducted on a pass/fail basis, and/or percentage-based scoring methodology.
• Based on the City Charter, the final phase of the selection process is the Probationary Period, which in most cases is six (6) months but may be twelve (12) months depending on the classification.
• When three or fewer candidates are available, the testing procedures outlined in the Job Announcement may be waived by the Human Resources Department.

Language Equity

• If you need assistance with the recruitment and selection process in Spanish, contact us at .... These request will be assessed on a case-by-case basis.
• Si necesita ayuda con el proceso de reclutamiento y selección en español, contáctenos al .... Estas solicitudes se evaluarán caso por caso.

Reasonable Accommodations The City of Napa Human Resources Department will make reasonable efforts in the examination process to accommodate qualified disabled applicants. Individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation in the testing process must inform the HR Department in writing by the final filing date. A Reasonable Accommodation Request Form is available from HR and may be obtained by calling ..., or dial 7-1-1 for the California Relay Service, offering free text-to-speech, speech-to-speech, and Spanish-language services 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
The City of Napa is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and we believe that a diverse, equitable and inclusive workplace will maximize our talents to benefit the residents we serve.