Custodian

POSITION TITLE: Custodian


FLSA: Non-exempt

REPORTS TO: Lead Custodian and/or Building Principal

TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT: A full contract for this position is 240 days, with benefits as specified in employee contract. Contract will be prorated based on the actual start date.


QUALIFICATIONS

• High School diploma or G.E.D.
• Custodial experience preferred.
• Ability to perform the essential job functions
• Effective interpersonal skills
• Demonstrate high standards of personal hygiene consistent with the responsibilities of maintaining sanitary facilities
• Ability to lift 55 pounds to shoulder height occasionally
• Ability to push/pull a minimum of 20 pounds frequently

DISTRICT VALUES

• We will always put student needs first.
• We believe relationships matter.
• We expect accountability.
• We operate with transparency.
• We prioritize student and staff safety.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

• Maintain the general cleanliness of all buildings, grounds, and equipment located on school property.
• Perform major cleaning tasks such as, wet-mopping, sweeping, dusting, empting trash (lifting waste paper and debris - minimum of 55 lbs.)
• Cleaning marker boards and disinfecting drinking fountains.
• Clean and disinfect restrooms, including floors and all fixtures (i.e.: urinals, toilets, sinks, mirrors, partitions, and counters).
• Wash windows, window sills, and all glass doors, walls, and blinds as needed.
• Performs special duties relating to janitorial work that may not be a part of routine duties
• Perform ongoing tasks such as replacing light bulbs (climb ladders up to a height of 16 feet), filling dispensers, and setting up facilities for student and adult use (lifting furniture, boxes, and cafeteria tables minimum of 55 lbs.).
• Ability to follow written and verbal instructions
• Make minor building repairs and promptly report major repairs needed to the Principal or Executive Director of Facilities.
• Ensure that all doors and windows are appropriately locked and turn off lights as needed and as shift dictates.
• Must be able to walk up and down stairs frequently, as well as regular bending and standing as needed in a daily shift.
• Maintains and cleans industrial janitorial equipment
• Assist in major clean-up in summer such as washing desks and chairs, washing down walls, stripping and waxing floors, etc.
• Replenish restroom supplies as needed.
• Empty all wastebaskets and trash containers inside and outside the building.
• Replace can liners and wash wastebaskets and trash containers as needed.
• Strip, seal, wax, and buff floors as scheduled.
• Check and clean yard drains weekly.
• Operate heating/cooling systems and set thermostats as directed by the supervisor.
• Maintain boiler room/supply closets in workmanlike manner.
• Perform mandated inspections as scheduled
• Enter work orders into Operations Hero program
• Maintain grounds (i.e., remove trash/debris, landscape/pull weeds, trim bushes etc)
• Secure all windows and doors daily.
• Remove ice/snow from walks and entries as needed.
• Flush all flush valves at least one (1) time each week in the summer.
• Ensure that the building is alarmed as shift dictates.
• Be available for occasional non-work-day emergencies.
• Maintain emotional control under stress.
• Must have knowledge of the variety and uses of cleaning and sanitizing agents and the safety precautions necessary for their use.
• Must have knowledge of the proper care of, and ability to use, cleaning equipment such as mops, brooms, vacuum cleaners, power scrubbers, polishers and buffers.
• Must be able to work independently - sometimes with minimal supervision
• Attend meetings as scheduled by supervisors and District Administrators.
• Ability to identify problems and resolve proactively.
• Maintains prompt and regular attendance
• Maintain a professional relationship with students, faculty, administration and community patrons.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the supervisor.

These are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work performed. The omission of specific duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related or a logical assignment to the position.

OTHER JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

• Ability to endure prolonged standing, walking, sitting, kneeling, occasional reaching above the head or the shoulders, bending, squatting, and kneeling.

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