Custodial Worker
Department of the Air Force
Summary
Incumbent must be 16+ years of age. Join our prestigious Goldrush Inn Lodging team with over 100 rooms and more than 7 million dollars of annual revenue a year, providing world-class hospitality. Custodial Worker, Na-3566-01: $20.26 Custodial Worker, Na-3566-02: $21.28 This announcement is in conjunction with the Nonappropriated Fund FSS Hiring Events.
Duties
Custodial Worker, Na-3566-01:
- Cleans lodging guest rooms, corridors, stairways, facilities, and other assigned lodging areas.
- Sweeps, dry mops, scrubs, waxes, and polishes floors.
- Uses brooms, mops, lightweight vacuum cleaners, and lightweight floor scrubbers and buffers.
- Dusts, waxes, and polishes furniture.
- Cleans and sanitizes guest room appliances, cooking utensils and dishes. Empties wastebaskets.
- Polishes door knobs/handles and other metal fixtures.
- Washes walls, windows, and blinds that can be reached unassisted or using stepping stools.
- Changes bed linen and makes beds.
- Collects soiled linen and places it at a pickup point.
- Receives clean linen and delivers it where directed.
- Updates room status, occupancy, and checkouts using the telephone system.
- Cleans, disinfects, and deodorizes lavatories, urinals, and toilet bowls.
- Cleans mirrors, sinks, and water fountains.
- Dusts ledges, woodwork, and furniture.
- Replaces room deodorizers.
- Restocks toilet tissue, hand towels, soap, and other complimentary sundry items.
- Notes condition of facilities and reports to supervisor broken windows, water leaks, clogged drains, and other conditions requiring maintenance.
- Keeps a stock of cleaning materials and equipment needed to do the work.
- Notifies supervisor when more materials are needed or when equipment needs repair or replacement.
- Performs other related duties as assigned.
- Custodial Worker, Na-3566-02: Maintains lodging facilities in an orderly and clean manner.
- Vacuum cleans rugs and draperies.
- Sweeps, mops, strips, scrubs, waxes, and polishes floors using industrial type power equipment.
- Adjusts and changes buffers, brushes and other attachments on power equipment.
- Dusts, waxes, and polishes furniture.
- Dusts ledges and woodwork.
- Empties ash trays and wastebaskets.
- Polishes door knobs and other metal fixtures.
- Cleans glass partitions, inside and outside windows, using stepladders and extension ladders.
- Cleans mirrors and water fountains.
- Replaces deodorizers, toilet tissue, hand towels, and soap.
- Reports water leaks, clogged drains, and other conditions requiring maintenance to supervisor.
- Maintains supply of cleaning materials and advises supervisor when more supplies are needed, or when equipment needs repair or replacement.
- Performs seasonal tasks as required; such as, applying ice control material to entrances of buildings, shoveling snow, picking up litter around buildings, mowing grass, and watering lawns around buildings.
- Performs other related duties as assigned.
- If interested in applying for this position you may preview the online application: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12983011.
Education
Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. This position does not allow for education substitution. Foreign Education: Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the requirements. You must show proof the education credentials have been deemed to be at least equivalent to that gained in conventional U.S. education program.
It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying.
Required Documents
Prepare the documents below before applying. Always confirm the exact requirements on the official announcement, since they vary by position:
- The below document(s) are required and MUST be submitted with your application by the closing date of this job announcement: Resume Your resume may be submitted in any format and must support identified the general or specialized experience described in this announcement.
- If your resume includes a photograph or other inappropriate material or content, it will not be used to make eligibility and qualification determinations and you may not be considered for this vacancy.
- Other accepted documents to support a qualification and/or claimed preference/priority eligibility may include:
- DD-214/ Statement of Service.
- Diploma/ GED Disability Letter (VA) License Other (1) Other (2) PCS Orders Professional Certification Proof of Marriage Status Resume Separation Notice (RIF).
- SF-50/ Notification of Personnel Action Transcript.
- As described above, your complete application includes your resume, your responses to the online questionnaire, and supporting documents which prove your claimed eligibility.
- If you fail to provide these documents, you will be marked as having an incomplete application package and you will not be considered any further.
About this role
The Custodial Worker position with the Department of the Air Force is based in Eielson AFB, Alaska. Incumbent must be 16+ years of age. The role pays $20.26 to $21.28 per hour.
Day to day, the work involves cleaning lodging guest rooms, corridors, stairways, facilities, and other assigned lodging areas. The full list of duties, conditions, and required documents appears in the official announcement linked on this page.
Who should apply
Review the announcement's Qualifications section closely, since it defines exactly what the federal skilled trades experience this Custodial Worker position requires. Match your federal resume directly to the announcement's wording so a reviewer can confirm each requirement in writing. For this Custodial Worker position with the Department of the Air Force in Eielson AFB, Alaska, confirm you meet each requirement before applying.
How competitive it is
The posted pay of $20.26 to $21.28 per hour places this in a competitive but attainable range for qualified applicants. Based in Eielson AFB, Alaska, it competes within that local market, which can mean lighter competition than major metropolitan postings. The announcement closes on August 6, 2026, and federal postings can close early once enough applications arrive, so applying promptly is wise.
This overview is general guidance from Job Army to help you understand the role. Always read the official announcement for exact duties, qualifications, and requirements before applying.
