OPT Custodial Worker Jobs
Custodial Worker jobs are available to F-1 OPT students, but authorization depends on whether the role qualifies under your degree field for STEM or standard OPT. Most positions fall outside STEM extension eligibility, so your 12-month OPT clock applies. Employers in facilities management, healthcare, and education regularly hire with work authorization.
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Custodial Supervisor
Job Description:
Compensation: $50,000-$55,000 per year
Hours: Monday-Friday and one weekend per month minimum, 3:30PM-12:30AM
Job Overview
The Custodial Supervisor will be responsible for the assignment and direct supervision of custodial employees in maintaining the cleanliness and sanitation of the assigned areas. The supervisor will inspect areas, equipment, and working conditions to ensure compliance with sanitation and OSHA regulations.
Roles & Responsibilities
To perform this job successfully and safely, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Other duties may be assigned.
- Coordinate and supervise the activities of employees in the Custodial program
- Train and instruct employees in tasks, safety, policies, and procedures
- Ensure that custodial services meet the needs of the site
- Ensure custodial personnel have the equipment and supplies necessary to perform their job
- Issues supplies to custodians as needed
- Conduct regular quality, service, and safety inspections of assigned areas and reporting the results of the inspections with particular emphasis on needed repairs
- Evaluate and recommend new custodial supplies and equipment by conducting testing
- Ensure specified contract services are provided by the contractor by inspecting the work performed
- Advises the immediate supervisor when shortcomings or other deficiencies of work are noted
- Report employee personnel and customer issues to supervisor
- Report accidents and incidents to the supervisor immediately
- Carry out management responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws
- Interview, hire, plans, assign, and direct work
- Ensure each team member works in conformance with SBM policies and procedures
- Ensure operational excellence through training, coaching, disciplining, and encouragement of team members
- Address complaints and resolve problems
- Ensure employees are properly trained on tasks and safety requirements
- Monitor employees for proper use of personal protective equipment, and supplies
- Provide recommendations for corrective action on areas that need improvement
- Review and maintain employee’s records such as attendance and metric data
- Correct at risk behavior then reports to the supervisor immediately
Qualification
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required to perform this job safely. Other duties, responsibilities and activities may change or be assigned at any time with or without notice.
Education and/ or Experience: Bachelor’s degree in Business Management, or a related field from a four-year college or university with 3-5 years of experience; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Certificates, Licenses, Registrations: May be required to have a valid driver’s license.
Supervisory Responsibilities
Carries out management responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, planning, assigning, and directing work; performance evaluations; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems. Ensure employees are properly trained on tasks and safety requirements.
Physical Demands & Work Environment
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to sit. The employee is frequently required to walk and use hands to finger, handle, or feel. The employee is occasionally required to stand.
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet.
Benefits:
SBM offers comprehensive benefit packages. For information about SBM's benefits, please visit SBM's website at:
www.sbmmanagement.com/careers
SBM Management Services, LP and its affiliates are proud to be equal opportunity workplaces. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, sex, color, ancestry, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, citizenship, age, marital status, disability, gender identity, Veteran status, or other legally protected status.
Title:
Custodial Supervisor
Job Description:
Compensation: $50,000-$55,000 per year
Hours: Monday-Friday and one weekend per month minimum, 3:30PM-12:30AM
Job Overview
The Custodial Supervisor will be responsible for the assignment and direct supervision of custodial employees in maintaining the cleanliness and sanitation of the assigned areas. The supervisor will inspect areas, equipment, and working conditions to ensure compliance with sanitation and OSHA regulations.
Roles & Responsibilities
To perform this job successfully and safely, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Other duties may be assigned.
- Coordinate and supervise the activities of employees in the Custodial program
- Train and instruct employees in tasks, safety, policies, and procedures
- Ensure that custodial services meet the needs of the site
- Ensure custodial personnel have the equipment and supplies necessary to perform their job
- Issues supplies to custodians as needed
- Conduct regular quality, service, and safety inspections of assigned areas and reporting the results of the inspections with particular emphasis on needed repairs
- Evaluate and recommend new custodial supplies and equipment by conducting testing
- Ensure specified contract services are provided by the contractor by inspecting the work performed
- Advises the immediate supervisor when shortcomings or other deficiencies of work are noted
- Report employee personnel and customer issues to supervisor
- Report accidents and incidents to the supervisor immediately
- Carry out management responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws
- Interview, hire, plans, assign, and direct work
- Ensure each team member works in conformance with SBM policies and procedures
- Ensure operational excellence through training, coaching, disciplining, and encouragement of team members
- Address complaints and resolve problems
- Ensure employees are properly trained on tasks and safety requirements
- Monitor employees for proper use of personal protective equipment, and supplies
- Provide recommendations for corrective action on areas that need improvement
- Review and maintain employee’s records such as attendance and metric data
- Correct at risk behavior then reports to the supervisor immediately
Qualification
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required to perform this job safely. Other duties, responsibilities and activities may change or be assigned at any time with or without notice.
Education and/ or Experience: Bachelor’s degree in Business Management, or a related field from a four-year college or university with 3-5 years of experience; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Certificates, Licenses, Registrations: May be required to have a valid driver’s license.
Supervisory Responsibilities
Carries out management responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, planning, assigning, and directing work; performance evaluations; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems. Ensure employees are properly trained on tasks and safety requirements.
Physical Demands & Work Environment
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to sit. The employee is frequently required to walk and use hands to finger, handle, or feel. The employee is occasionally required to stand.
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet.
Benefits:
SBM offers comprehensive benefit packages. For information about SBM's benefits, please visit SBM's website at:
www.sbmmanagement.com/careers
SBM Management Services, LP and its affiliates are proud to be equal opportunity workplaces. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, sex, color, ancestry, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, citizenship, age, marital status, disability, gender identity, Veteran status, or other legally protected status.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding OPT Sponsorship in Custodial Worker
Target employers with established OPT hiring processes
Large facilities management companies, hospital networks, and university campuses regularly hire workers on OPT. These organizations have HR teams familiar with work authorization and are less likely to reject your application over EAD paperwork questions.
Apply before your OPT start date is imminent
Many custodial employers need workers quickly and may hesitate if your EAD hasn't arrived yet. Start applying at least six to eight weeks before your intended start date to give yourself a realistic hiring window without deadline pressure.
Be upfront about your EAD and authorization period
Custodial roles often involve direct HR screening. Bring your EAD to interviews and explain your authorization period clearly. Employers hiring on short timelines appreciate candidates who arrive prepared with documentation and straightforward answers about work eligibility.
Connect your degree field to facilities or environmental services
If your degree relates to environmental science, public health, or hospitality management, frame your application around that connection. Demonstrating academic relevance strengthens your OPT eligibility narrative and can make employers more confident in your authorization status.
Understand that most custodial roles don't qualify for STEM OPT extension
Standard custodial positions are not classified under STEM-designated fields, so plan around a 12-month OPT period. If you want more time in the U.S., research concurrent H-1B visa sponsorship pathways with larger employers before your OPT window closes.
Use Migrate Mate to find custodial employers open to OPT
Migrate Mate filters jobs by visa sponsorship and work authorization compatibility, saving you time screening employers manually. Browse custodial and facilities management roles listed specifically for students and graduates working on OPT authorization.
Custodial Worker OPT: Frequently Asked Questions
Can F-1 OPT students legally work as custodial workers?
Yes, F-1 students on post-completion OPT can work as custodial workers, provided the role is related to their field of study. USCIS requires OPT employment to be directly tied to your degree. If your degree is in environmental services, hospitality, or facility management, a custodial role can qualify. Students should document how the position connects to their academic program.
Do custodial worker jobs qualify for the STEM OPT extension?
No. Custodial and janitorial roles are not classified under STEM-designated fields by the Department of Homeland Security. This means you cannot use a custodial position to apply for the 24-month STEM OPT extension. Your standard OPT authorization period of 12 months applies. If you hold a STEM degree and want the extension, you'll need a role in a qualifying STEM field.
What documents do I need when applying for custodial jobs on OPT?
You'll need your EAD card, a valid passport, your F-1 visa, and your most recent I-20 with your DSO's OPT authorization signature. Some employers may also request your SEVIS ID. Bring copies of all documents to interviews. Having everything organized in advance reassures employers and speeds up onboarding paperwork, which custodial operations teams often need to process quickly.
Will custodial employers understand OPT work authorization?
It varies by employer size. Large hospitals, universities, and national facilities management companies generally have HR departments experienced with OPT and EAD documentation. Smaller cleaning companies or independent contractors may be less familiar. On Migrate Mate, you can filter for employers who have hired OPT students before, which removes much of this uncertainty from your job search.
What happens to my OPT status if I lose a custodial job?
You have a 90-day cumulative unemployment allowance during your OPT period. If you lose your custodial position, report the change to your DSO within 10 days and begin searching for a new qualifying role immediately. Extended gaps beyond 90 total days can jeopardize your OPT status. Document your job search activity and stay in regular contact with your international student office throughout the transition.