Substitute Custodial Worker

Substitute Custodial Workers

Minimum Job Requirements:

Must satisfy Albany County Civil Service requirements.

Job Description:

Second Shift (2:15 pm–10:45 pm) Various locations

Summary: The Custodial Worker works under the supervision of the Head Custodian, Custodial Supervisor, and the Assistant Director of Facilities, and performs manual work in cleaning and caring of school district property. The Custodial Worker also does minor maintenance tasks. While performing the duties of this job, the custodial worker is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, or crouch; and talk and hear. The Custodial Worker must frequently lift and/or move more than 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Sweeps and mops floors, corridors, and stairs.
• Washes windows, walls, blackboards, sinks, and other fixtures.
• Empties waste baskets, collects, and disposes of rubbish.
• Vacuums and waxes floors.
• Moves furniture and arranges chairs, tables, and other equipment.
• Clears snow and ice from walks, stairs, and pathways.
• Mows lawns, rakes leaves, and performs a variety of outside grounds keeping activities as assigned.
• Delivers packages, messages, and equipment.
• Cares for furnace and boiler room equipment.
• Paints rooms and equipment and assists in making minor, plumbing, carpentry, and electrical repairs.
• Monitors and reports vandalism to school property.
• Gives directions to visitors and assists with outside activities.

Related Expectations: The Custodial Worker should demonstrate the ability to meet work schedules and maintain output of work under normal conditions. Regular attendance, dependability, acceptance of responsibility, willingness to follow established procedures, cooperation with supervisors and fellow employees and ability to react appropriately to changing work conditions are normal expectations of the job.

The Custodial Worker must be able to follow simple oral and written instructions.

Selected candidates will be contacted for interviews.