Maintenance/Custodian

Maintenance/Custodian

Under direction, is responsible for general site and building maintenance. Perform routine manual work for keeping assigned building and grounds in a clean, sanitary and safe condition. Maintain various types of equipment. Paint, sweep, dust, scrub and mop floors. See job description for examples of duties.

Job Description / Essential Elements:

Personnel: Classified

Job Description: Maintenance/Custodian

Under direction, is responsible for general site and building maintenance. Perform routine manual work for keeping assigned building and grounds in a clean, sanitary and safe condition. Maintain various types of equipment. Paint, sweep, dust, scrub and mop floors. Examples of duties:

• Refinish, seal and wax floors of various types;
• Perform other housekeeping duties such as washing walls and woodwork, light fixtures, windows, bathrooms, dusting and polishing furniture and other school equipment, as necessary;
• Order proper equipment and supplies for the performance of work;
• Operate on a schedule coordinated with the office programs as prepared by the County Superintendent and Assistant of Business and Personnel;
• Perform other related duties, as assigned;
• Responsible for the general and preventative maintenance programs of the County school facilities and equipment;
• Responsible for the maintenance of a clean, sanitary and safe work area within and around the County schools buildings;
• Perform set duties of custodial nature on a daily, weekly and/or monthly schedule, including the maintenance of grounds;
• Work with Safety Officer to properly dispose of and store cleaning materials.

Required Qualifications:

Knowledge of:

• The basic operation, tools and terms used in building and grounds maintenance;
• Modern cleaning methods and the use and care of cleaning materials and equipment.

Ability to:

• Perform manual labor;
• Follow work schedules, oral and written instructions;
• Work cooperatively with others;
• Acquire skill quickly in work requiring mechanical ability;
• Pass a physical examination and maintain good health;
• Maintain equipment relative to position.

Physical Requirements:

The chart below indicates what annual percentage of time is spent on each of the following essential physical requirements.

1. Seldom = Less than 25%

2. Occasional = 25-50%

3. Often = 51-75%

4. Very Frequent = 76% and Above

3 a. Ability to stand and circulate for extended periods.

1 b. Ability to see for purposes of reading printed matter, computer screens, and observing students.

3 c. Ability to hear and understand speech at normal levels.

3 d. Ability to communicate orally so others can understand a normal conversation.

4 e. Ability to bend and twist, stoop, sit, kneel, crawl, push and pull.

4 f. Ability to lift 75 pounds.

4 g. Ability to carry 50 pounds.

4 h. Ability to reach in all directions.

1 i. Ability to use fingers for manipulative functions like typing, writing, filing, sorting, etc.

na j. Other specific to job

Desired Qualifications:

Required Experience: One year of experience as a laborer, helper or similar work in the building trade.

Required Education: Equivalent to completion of eighth grade.

Required Certificates, Licenses, and/or Credentials:

Type C California Drivers License unless waived by Superintendent. Superintendent will not act in an arbitrary or capricious manner when deciding to waive this requirement. Fingerprint clearance.

Evaluations: Assistant Superintendent or Designee

Bargaining Unit: CSEA

Salary Range: Range 19

Initial Placement: Maximum placement step 2 Step 3 (with approval of Superintendent)