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Substitute Custodian

Odyssey Community School

Substitute Custodian

An ESS substitute custodian plays an essential role in maintaining the cleanliness, safety, and functionality of school facilities, ensuring every school day runs smoothly and students can focus on learning. 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.

Responsibilities
  • Perform maintenance duties before, during, and after school hours
  • Clean all areas of school buildings according to district standards, including floors, windows, furniture, and restrooms
  • Deliver supplies and materials to appropriate areas of the building
  • Complete grounds keeping duties
Qualifications
  • High School Diploma or GED
  • State/FBI Criminal History Clearance
  • Department of Children and Families Child Abuse and Neglect Registry Record Clearance
  • Education Employment Verification – Act 16-67
  • Tuberculosis Test
Privacy Information

When you apply for a position with ESS, we collect personal information such as:

  • Contact details (name, email, phone, address)
  • Application materials (resume, work history, education, references)
  • Information you choose to provide during the hiring process (interviews, assessments, background checks, as permitted by law)

We use this information to:

  • Evaluate your candidacy and qualifications
  • Conduct interviews and background checks
  • Manage our recruitment and hiring processes
  • Comply with applicable legal obligations

We do not sell or share applicant personal information. We retain it as long as necessary for recruitment, compliance, and potential future opportunities.

You may have rights under U.S. state privacy laws, including to request access, correction, deletion, or limitation of your personal information.

For details about our practices and your rights, please review our full Privacy Notices below.

About ESS

As leaders in the education staffing space since 2000, ESS specializes in placing qualified staff in daily, long-term, and permanent K-12 school district positions including substitute teachers, paraprofessionals, and other school support staff. Over the last 23 years, we have innovated education staffing to provide dynamic solutions to school districts and professional opportunities to passionate educators. Our team serves over 5 million students with a pool of 92,000 substitute and permanent employees throughout 34 states. Internally, the ESS team is comprised of 650 individuals with a passion for education working together to ensure our 900 partner districts experience valuable education every day.

We provide our employees with the ability to work in school districts across the country in addition to benefits, comprehensive training, flexible work schedules, and professional development.

ESS Diversity Statement

ESS continuously works to create an environment where all its employees - regardless of race, ethnicity, religion, gender, sexuality, age or abilities - can work to the fullest of their potential in a fair and welcoming space. Believing that a diverse company is more innovative and successful, we have embraced diversity to ensure that we are empowered to make sure that "Every day counts" for our employees, the students, and the schools we serve nationwide.

ESS is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE). Qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, disability, or veteran status.

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