DEPT OF EMERGENCY AND MILITARY AFFAIRS

The Department of Emergency & Military Affairs (DEMA), led by The Adjutant General, provides emergency management and military capabilities to the citizens of Arizona and the nation. The Emergency Management Division consists of three sections—operations, preparedness, and financial administration. Each section works collaboratively across the agency and with external partners to manage emergency responses and reduce the impacts of disasters. Additionally, DEMA is the headquarters for the Arizona National Guard, the primary combat reserve of the United States military. The Arizona Army and Air National Guard provide military forces and equipment to accomplish community, state, and federal missions.

CUSTODIAL WORKER 2-162nd

Job Location:

Work Location: 162 Air Wing/CES, Tucson, AZ

Posting Details:

Salary: Up to $16.0000 per hour (DOE)

Grade: 10

Closing Date: September 2nd, 2026

Job Summary:

Provides basic custodial services, concentrating on cleaning, sanitizing, and supplying restrooms; vacuuming/sweeping carpets and/or floors. Ensure work assignments are completed on a daily basis, clean and sanitize locker room and showers. Ensures an ample amount of custodial supplies are available and custodial closets are kept clean. Ensure that doors and walls are free of dust, fingerprints, graffiti, etc. Actively participates in promoting a continuous improvement workplace culture, through the use of teamwork, root cause problem solving, standard operating procedures, and review of performance metrics.

Job Duties:

Responsibilities include:
• Clean, sanitize and supply restrooms daily and ensure trash in restrooms is emptied daily. Locker rooms and showers cleaned and sanitized daily.
• Vacuum/sweep carpet/vinyl floors daily and wax as required.
• Identify work requirements, set priorities, and identify needs as circumstances occur, daily.
• Ensure custodial closets and storerooms are kept clean and stocked. Ensure all equipment is serviceable and complete assignments as posted.
• Clean walls, doors, hardware, and facings. Remove fingerprints, graffiti and dust as required.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities (KSAs):

Knowledge of:
• Custodial cleaning equipment such as vacuums, buffers, strippers, etc.
• Cleaning products and how they chemically interact.
• Cleaning and sanitation procedures.
• Safety procedures.

Skilled in:
• Applying cleaning and sanitizing methods and techniques.
• Effective operation of powered cleaning tools.
• Effectively using safety procedures to avoid injury.

Ability to:
• Prioritize work product.
• Monitor supplies inventory.
• Track work/time costing.
• Communicate effectively, both written and verbal.
• Enter timecards via Electric Time Entry (ETE) on computer.
• Complete State required Computer Based Training (CBT)
• Inventory and stock custodial storage areas.

Selective Preference(s):

Desired qualifications include any combination of experience, education, and training that meets the knowledge, skills, and abilities as described.

Pre-Employment Requirements:

Special Job Requirements:
• This position requires possession of and ability to retain a current, valid Arizona state-issued driver's license appropriate to the assignment. Employees who drive on state business are subject to driver's license record checks, must maintain acceptable driving records and must complete any required driver training (see Arizona Administrative Code R2-10-207.12.)
• In State travel required.
• Candidates for this position will be required to submit to a criminal background investigation as well as possess the ability to achieve a favorable Tier 1 investigation for the purpose of obtaining/maintaining a Common Access Card (CAC) within one year of hire.

If this position requires driving or the use of a vehicle as an essential function of the job to conduct State business, then the following requirements apply: Driver’s License Requirements.

All newly hired State employees are subject to and must successfully complete the Electronic Employment Eligibility Verification Program (E-Verify).

Benefits:

The State of Arizona offers a comprehensive benefits package to include:
• Sick leave
• Vacation with 10 paid holidays per year
• Health and dental insurance
• Retirement plan
• Life insurance and long-term disability insurance
• Optional employee benefits include short-term disability insurance, deferred compensation plans, and supplemental life insurance

Learn more about the Paid Parental Leave program here. For a complete list of benefits provided by The State of Arizona, please visit our benefits page

Retirement:

Eligible DEMA employees participate in excellent retirement programs provided by the Arizona State Retirement System (ASRS) and for fire personnel the Public Safety Personnel Retirement System (PSPRS).

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact hr@azdema.gov.
DEMA is a smoke-free work environment.
ADA/EEO Employer
The State of Arizona is an Equal Opportunity and Reasonable Accommodation Employer

ARIZONA MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (AMS)

All Arizona state employees operate within the Arizona Management System (AMS), an intentional, results-driven approach for doing the work of state government whereby every employee reflects on performance, reduces waste, and commits to continuous improvement with sustainable progress. Through AMS, every state employee seeks to understand customer needs, identify problems, improve processes, and measure results.
State employees are highly engaged, collaborative and embrace a culture of public service.

The State of Arizona is an Equal Opportunity/Reasonable Accommodation Employer.

If this position requires driving or the use of a vehicle as an essential function of the job to conduct State business, then the following requirements apply: Driver’s License Requirements