Custodian I School-Based

Custodial Worker

Under general supervision, performs a variety of general custodial and light groundskeeping work in the care and maintenance of assigned school buildings and facilities. Work involves sweeping, mopping and using vacuum cleaners to clean floors; washing walls, woodwork and fixtures; and policing buildings to empty trash receptacles and pick up debris, etc. Employee is also responsible for requisitioning necessary cleaning supplies. Reports to the Principal.

Essential job functions include:

• Sweeps, mops, vacuums, strips, waxes and buffs floor surfaces.
• Cleans restroom areas and replenishes paper supplies and soap as necessary. Cleans windows, walls, woodwork, blinds and light fixtures.
• Dusts and cleans desks and other furniture.
• Empties trash receptacles; deposits recyclable material in proper receptacles.
• Sweeps sidewalks and walkways outside of buildings; polices grounds, picking up debris; shovels snow and/or applies de-icing compounds to walkways and driveways, as necessary.
• Replaces burned-out light bulbs.
• Prepares requisition forms to obtain necessary supplies for coming workweek. Sets traps for rodents and other pests, appropriately discarding trapped animals.

Additional job functions may include:

• Raising and lowering flags at start and end of workday.
• Performing minor maintenance on appliances, as abilities allow.
• Opening and securing buildings at start and end of workday, respectively; turning on and off lights at start and end of day, respectively, and adjusting heating or air conditioning, as appropriate.
• Arranging furniture for meetings or other events. Performing related work as required.

Minimum training and experience includes some experience in custodial work; or any equivalent combination of training and experience which provides the required knowledge, skills and abilities. Must hold or be eligible to obtain a CDL license.

Special requirements include possession of a valid driver's license issued by the State of North Carolina. An employee assigned to this position is also required to hold their CDL license and drive a school bus as deemed necessary as an essential function of this assignment.

Minimum qualifications or standards required to perform essential job functions include:

• Physical requirements to operate vacuum cleaners, carpet shampooers, brooms, mops, leaf blowers, etc. Ability to exert up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 25 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.
• Ability to drive a school bus.
• Data conception, interpersonal communication, language ability, intelligence, verbal aptitude, numerical aptitude, form/spatial aptitude, motor coordination, manual dexterity, color discrimination, interpersonal temperament, and physical communication.

Knowledge, skills and abilities include general knowledge of standard methods, materials, and equipment employed in janitorial work; some knowledge of cleaning procedures and the use of cleaning materials; ability to follow instructions; ability to perform medium physical work; ability to exercise independent judgment and initiative in completing work assignments; ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships as necessitated by work assignments.

Disclaimer: The preceding job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees to this job.