Night Custodian

Position Type:
Maintenance/Custodial/Custodian

Date Posted:
4/16/2026

Location:
Districtwide

Date Available:
As Soon As Possible

District:
Lombard Elementary District 44
Custodian: Night Shift 3:00pm -11:30pm (Monday - Friday)
Lombard District 44: Lombard, IL
IMRF Position/ Paid Holidays & Vacation/Personal/ Sick Days
Starting at $16.00 per hour + Cafeteria amount towards health insurnace benefits or salary

QUALIFICATIONS:
1. High school diploma.
2. Some housekeeping experience.
3. Some maintenance experience.
4. Knowledge of technology equipment desirable.
5. Valid driver's license.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
1. Listening and speaking skills.
2. Ability to work well with people.
3. Self motivated/takes initiative.
4. Moving and lifting of materials, supplies, etc.
5. Good time-management skills.
6. Operating machinery.
7. Reaching high and low shelving and/or files
8. Visually observant.


REPORTS TO:
Building Principal & Facilities Manager


SUPERVISES:
N/A


JOB GOAL:
To maintain the school environment in a manner most conducive to learning.

PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES:
1. Performs housekeeping tasks for assigned district buildings as follows:

a. Daily:
- Empties wastebaskets and pencil sharpeners
- Dust mops floors
- Sweeps and wet mops floors
- Sweeps and wet mops stairs, behind doors and corners
- Vacuums carpets
- Spot cleans door frames, walls, light switches, push plates and kick plates
- Cleans glass
- Cleans and sanitizes drinking fountains
- Sanitizes washrooms and disinfects toilets, urinals and sinks
- Secures building and shuts windows
- Sets up, takes down and cleans the lunchroom area.
- Closing the building at night.
b. Weekly:
- High dusts furniture, tops of doors, book shelves, window ledges
- Damp wipes furniture
- Sanitizes all telephones
- Full cleans rooms according to schedule
- Cleans out janitor's closet
- Checks fire extinguishers and maintains preventive maintenance schedule
- Cleans boiler room
- High dusts corridors
c. Summer and Vacation Cleaning
- Floor stripping and finishing
- Wash walls and furniture
- Shampoo carpets
- Clean light fixtures
d. As Needed:
- Cleans bodily fluid spills
- Refills all restroom dispensers (paper towels, soap)
- Notifies appropriate authorities of observed irregularities
- Spot mops rooms
- Refills pop machine
- Cuts grass, rakes and polices litter/general grounds maintenance
- Keeps entryways and sidewalks free of snow and ice using snow blower and salt
spreader
- Accommodates teacher requests (desk adjustments, hanging tack strips)
- Performs simple repair and trouble shooting of technology equipment


2. Performs simple maintenance tasks as needed:
- Repairs and maintains heating related equipment (filter changes, etc.)
- Repairs and maintains plumbing (faucet leaks, etc.)
- Repairs and maintains electrical systems (replacement of outlets, switches, etc.)
- Carpentry work (installing new shelving, painting, drywall repairs, etc.)
- Minor roof repairs (caulking, sealing)
- Maintains custodial equipment and custodial supply inventory
- Trains and oversees summer crew member
3. Performs other duties as assigned


CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT:
Twelve-month position with salary and compensation as established by the board of education.


EVALUATION:
Performance is evaluated by the building principal with input from the facilities manager.