Custodian

CustodianThe Custodian plays an essential role in maintaining the building and physical plant, and supporting a learning environment that promotes health, attitude and pride of students. In addition to regular building maintenance functions, the school custodian provides direct support to classroom teachers in set up and maintenance of furniture and equipment. The school custodian also serves as a role model for students by displaying a professional, courteous, and helpful nature. Assists in campus security as necessary. This is an on-site position based at a school site; remote work is not available for this role.Essential FunctionsBuilding MaintenanceSafety and ComplianceEquipment & Supply ManagementEmergency PlanningAdditional DutiesPerforms other duties as assigned.Minimum QualificationsAn earned High School Diploma or equivalentMust be trained in First Aid. CPR and defibrillator training may be required.Excellence in time management, taking initiative, and follow-through.Ability to communicate and maintain good working relations with all District employees, vendors, contractors, and public entities.Ability to work effectively in an environment with frequent interruptions requiring the ability to concentrate and consistently produce accurate work while responding to interruptions and changing priorities.Initiative and ability to work with minimal direction; sound judgment and decision making capabilities are essential.Must have successful experience in working with culturally diverse families and communities, or have otherwise demonstrated a commitment to strengthening engagement of a diverse community and skill in communicating with a diverse population.Tuberculosis (TB) clearanceBackground check clearanceCommitment to educational equity and ICEF's missionPreferred QualificationsCompleted an apprenticeship or the equivalent within the specific trade/craft area.Physical DemandsThe physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; frequently required to talk or hear; and occasionally required to stand, walk, and reach with hands and arms, and/or use hands to finger, handle, or feel.While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to move and/or lift up to twenty-five (25) pounds.Specific vision abilities required by this position include close vision and the ability to adjust focus.Work EnvironmentThe work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.ICEF Public Schools is an equal opportunity employer to all, regardless of age, ancestry, association with a member of a protected class, bereavement leave, color, disability (physical, intellectual/developmental, or mental health/psychiatric.), exercising the right to family care and medical leave related to serious health condition of employee or family member, child bonding, or military exigencies, engaging in protected activity, gender identity or expression, genetic information or characteristic, marital status, medical condition (cancer or genetic characteristic), military and veteran status, national origin (includes language restrictions), pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions, Pregnancy Disability Leave (PDL), race (includes hairstyle and hair texture, religious creed (includes dress and grooming practices), reproductive health decision making, sex/gender, and sexual orientation.