Decatur County Schools seek custodian for Riverside High School by June 5
Riverside High School needs a custodian by June 5, and applicants must have a diploma or GED, pass a TBI fingerprint check and clear a physician’s physical.
Decatur County Schools is racing to fill a custodian opening at Riverside High School before a Friday, June 5 deadline, a job that affects far more than one campus position. At a school where clean halls, safe restrooms and maintained classrooms shape the daily experience of students and staff, the vacancy reaches directly into school readiness and summer upkeep.
The district posted the opening on its live feed and directed applicants to pick up a form at the Decatur County Board of Education office, 59 West Main Street in Decaturville, or complete one online. Applications are to be submitted to Hugh Smith at hugh.smith@decaturschools.org. Decatur County Schools is led by director of schools Melinda J. Thompson.
The posting sets clear requirements from the start. Applicants must have a high school diploma or GED, pass a Tennessee Bureau of Investigation fingerprint background check and submit a physical completed by a licensed physician. Those requirements point to the level of trust and compliance tied to a building-services job that helps keep a public school operating safely every day.
Riverside High School sits at 4250 Highway 641 South in Decaturville and serves grades 9 through 12 under principal Lex Suite. Public school data places enrollment in the mid-400s, with SchoolDigger listing 462 students and TSSAA listing 457 for the 2025-26 year. On a campus that size, one custodial vacancy can be felt quickly in the condition of common areas, classrooms and shared facilities.
The timing also matters. Riverside’s school profile says the campus is pursuing a new Career and Technical Learning Center and construction of a new auditorium, projects that add to the need for dependable building care. The school profile also says Decatur County Schools has consistently been among the top four districts in Tennessee for college-going rates, according to the Tennessee Higher Education Commission’s annual report, making Riverside a central part of the county’s education pipeline.
The custodial opening is part of a broader hiring cycle at the end of the school year. Decatur County Schools’ live feed is also advertising a Riverside High School band and music teacher position for the 2026-27 school year and a science teacher opening for the same year. For a district balancing summer maintenance, campus readiness and staffing needs for fall, filling support roles now will help set the tone for the year ahead.
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