School Custodian

Custodian

This position is responsible for performing manual tasks concerned with general housekeeping, sanitation, and appearance of the school plant. Under general supervision, performs building cleaning and facilities maintenance work in schools and administrative buildings. The work involves varied building cleaning duties and related facilities and grounds maintenance work.

Essential duties and responsibilities include:

• Having a positive attitude toward job and customer service and dressing appropriately for a school setting
• Cleaning and maintaining a variety of other surfaces such as ceilings, chalkboards, counter and tabletops, lockers, etc.
• Complying with all regulatory mandates
• Working independently, organizing, and using time effectively; can work effectively with frequent interruptions and adapt to changing circumstances, showing initiative
• Assisting school staff by making deliveries to classrooms, moving furniture and other heavy objects between rooms, and performing other manual or strenuous tasks
• Being responsible for the overall condition of the building and grounds
• Safely working with cleaning chemicals and refuse in compliance with all required regulations
• Ordering and maintaining building supplies and maintaining the supply budget
• Operating power mower in cutting lawns and cleaning up rubbish from grounds and adjacent areas
• Operating all cleaning equipment to include basic tools for maintenance such as ladders, tools, etc.
• Dusting, sweeping, mopping, vacuuming, scrubbing, buffing, and cleaning floors, carpets, hallways, classrooms, locker rooms, gymnasiums, cafeterias, large group rooms, and office space
• Cleaning and washing walls, light fixtures, blinds, windows, restrooms, clinic, water fountains, and vacuuming hallways. Replacing light bulbs
• Being responsible for appropriately opening and/or closing buildings according to district protocols
• Working within the procedures and systems in the school community
• Carrying out such other and further duties, whether specifically listed above or not, as are assigned or required by such employee's supervisor, other appropriate school personnel, law, board policy administrative regulation, department handbook, as are reasonably necessary to the efficient operation of the school system and its mission

Work environment/physical demands include:

The work environment characteristics 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 essential functions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear. The employee is frequently required to walk, stand, and sit.

Special requirements include occasional overtime or night work required. Sufficient physical strength and ability to lift and move heavy objects (minimum 50 lbs.) and to perform manual labor. The nature of work is repetitive and could require sustained physical effort and involves some heavy work in moving or lifting furniture and equipment with some exposure to accident and injury hazards and disagreeable elements.

Employees who possess the appropriate certificate may be assigned responsibility for checking or operating heating, ventilating, and air-conditioning equipment.

Date Established: 12/2008 Date(s) Revised: 06/2023

This description may be changed at any time. This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee. The employee will be required to follow any other instruction and to perform any other related duties as assigned by the Board. Richmond County Schools reserves the right to update, revise, or change this job description and related duties at any time.