Substitute Custodian Pool

Custodian Position

This is a substitute hourly position. Employment contingent upon background check and Post-Offer Pre-Employment Physical (POPP)

Position Description: The Custodian, under general supervision, performs routine custodial work inside and outside of school and office buildings and keeps buildings and adjacent grounds areas in a clean, sanitary, and safe condition.

Compensation: Hourly rate: $28.64 *Based on the 2026-27 Hourly, Substitute Hourly, Substitute Daily Salary Schedule

Qualifications

Possession of a valid California Driver's License or California ID

Must possess one year of experience comparable to that of a custodian in a school district

English fluency

Education/Experience: High school diploma or equivalent combination of training and experience in custodial work

Skills/Abilities:

• Use cleaning materials and equipment with skill and efficiency
• Understand and follow verbal and written directions in English
• Communicate verbally in English
• Adjust work schedules to meet unusual conditions
• Operate equipment used in custodial work
• Perform heavy manual labor
• Maintain cooperative working relationships
• Comply with the physical/mental demands as described on the ADA profile

Knowledge: Of methods, materials and equipment used in custodial work

Examples of Duties & Responsibilities

Inspects buildings and grounds; develops and plans a systemic program of preventive maintenance and upkeep

Recommends to supervisor the need for district assistance when and where needed

Performs minor maintenance, regular custodial and routine gardening work as needed

Maintains storage area for equipment, materials and supplies

Carries out directions of immediate supervisor

Sweeps, vacuum, shampoo, spot clean, scrubs, mops, strips, waxes and polishes all floors

Cleans, dusts, and polishes walls, furniture, woodwork, hall lockers and other equipment

Cleans, washes, scrubs and disinfects restrooms, classrooms and all facilities as assigned

Cleans windows, door glass and drinking fountains

Cleans and polishes metal work such as door panels and hand railings

Collects trash; empties and cleans waste containers

Moves or rearranges chairs, tables, desks, furniture and other equipment

Replaces light globes

Reports safety, sanitary and fire hazards

Secures buildings and gates

Submits requisitions to maintain an adequate supply of materials

Picks up broken glass and other debris and boards broken windows

Receives school supplies and equipment

Performs other related duties as assigned

Physical Demands

Sitting: Occasionally

Standing/Walking: Continuously

Bending/Neck bending: Frequently

Squatting/Climbing/Kneeling: Frequently

Crawling: Occasionally

Neck/Waist twisting: Continuously

Pushing/Pulling: Continuously; up to 60 lbs. at a time

Reaching: above shoulder: Occasionally below shoulder: Continuously

Lifting/Carrying: 0-10 lbs.: Frequently 11-25 lbs.: Frequently 26-50 lbs.: Occasionally 51-75 lbs.: Occasionally

Hand Activities: Repetitive hand use; simple grasping; power grasping; fine manipulation Hand and arm twisting/turning; computer operation/writing

Other Job Factors

The following conditions are present exposure to fumes from cleaning solutions; floor strippers and waxes; dust; dirt and wetness; temperature variation and weather conditions when outdoors; occasional work at heights; and biohazards when cleaning restrooms and cleaning up bodily fluids. Must have normal or corrected vision.

Supervised by: Site Administrator and/or Maintenance & Operations Director

Evaluated by: Site Administrator and/or Maintenance & Operations Director

The Mountain View Whisman School District prohibits discrimination, harassment, intimidation and bullying in educational programs, activities, or employment on the basis of actual or perceived ancestry, age, color, disability, gender, gender identity, gender expression, nationality, race or ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, parental, pregnancy, family or marital status, military status or association with a person or a group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics. The Mountain View Whisman School District requires that school personnel take immediate steps to intervene when safe to do so when he or she witnesses an act of discrimination, harassment, intimidation, or bullying. Questions or complaints of alleged discrimination, harassment, intimidation and bullying, equity or Title IX equity and compliance concerns should be directed to Erin Green at View phone number on click.appcast.io, 1400 Montecito Ave., Mountain View, CA 94043, or View email address on click.appcast.io.