Full-Time Night Custodian - 3:30pm-11:30pm

Full-Time Night Custodian

Under direction of the Chief Custodian, the Custodian will provide a safe, healthy and clean building. He/she will clean, perform minor and preventative maintenance; remove snow and do grounds work. The Custodian shall enforce the State rules and regulations and district policies to ensure the optimum operation of the educational program. This is a 12-month position.

The following information is intended to describe the overall nature and scope of the work being performed in relation to the position. This is not a comprehensive listing of all the responsibilities or tasks; other work may be assigned when deemed appropriate:

• Sweeping; dry or wet mopping; waxing; buffing; vacuuming; cleaning walls and ceilings, windows, furniture, lights, bathrooms; shampooing carpets; moving furniture and other supplies; cleaning outside grounds; helping to load and unload trucks; shoveling and removal of snow and ice; cutting grass and trimming; opening and closing the building; and securing the alarm system.
• Provide minor maintenance to the building and equipment which will include but not be limited to the following: replacement of light bulbs, painting, helping to clean boilers and heating equipment, care for lawn mowers, trimmers, vacuum cleaners, and buffers. Driving cars / trucks to pick up equipment, supplies, parts and mail. Other related custodial and minor maintenance duties as assigned by the chief custodian, supervisor of custodians, and/or building and grounds supervisor.

Assumes other responsibilities as may be assigned by the Chief Custodian, Principal, and/or the Buildings and Grounds Supervisor. Checks and secures building at beginning and end of shift for the purpose of ensuring the safety and cleanliness of the building. Cleans rooms, hallways, cafeterias, restrooms, offices, stairways, and other areas of building according to school district standards. Sweeps, mops, buffs, strips, and waxes floors. Cleans rugs, carpets, upholstered furniture, and blinds. Washes walls, ceilings, woodwork, windows, doors, and sills. Removes graffiti, cleans glass areas. Replaces light bulbs. Sets up and breaks down chairs, tables and equipment in meeting rooms, and functional rooms. Clears snow from entrances and walks, and spreads sand and ice melting chemicals. Performs grounds-keeping duties, clears debris and maintains grounds. Receives deliveries and assists in unloading trucks and storing supplies. Delivers supplies and materials to classrooms, bathrooms and other areas of the building. Empties wastebaskets; picks up and removes trash and assists in recycling program.

Below are the qualifications for this position:

• High School Diploma or GED - preferred
• Valid Class D Driver's License with good driving record
• Have knowledge of cleaning materials, methods, equipment and procedures
• Be able to perform minor maintenance
• Ability to follow oral or written directions
• Ability to work cooperatively with teachers, students, administrators, co-workers and the public
• Have good physical health and strength to perform the routine duties of lifting and cleaning

The following provides a brief description of physical requirements for this position: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly talking, expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word. Those activities in which they must convey detailed or important spoken instructions to other workers accurately, loudly, or quickly. The employee must possess normal cognitive abilities including the ability to learn, recall and apply certain skills. Ability to perform work requiring sustained moderate physical effort, operation of commercial food service equipment, movement of objects weighing 40-50 pounds and continuous standing.

The work environment involves exposure to materials, equipment, and situations that requires following safety precautions and may include the use of protective equipment. The potential for risks and hazards can be significantly minimized with proper training, skills, and proper use of safety equipment and risk management procedures.

All persons employed by the Appoquinimink School District are required to submit a criminal background check and a tuberculosis test. Anyone offered employment is required to provide the following: proper identification (Social Security Card and Driver's License), documentation of eligibility for employment in the U.S.A., completion of I-9 form, and completion of paperwork for the Delaware Child Protection Registry.

Under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the Appoquinimink School District is required to provide reasonable accommodations to qualified employees with disabilities, unless doing so would pose an undue hardship. Qualified employees must have the requisite skills, experience, education, and licenses for the job, and must also be able to perform the essential functions of the job, with or without reasonable accommodations.

The Appoquinimink School District is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion in its educational programs, services, and activities for all students and employees. The Appoquinimink School District does not discriminate or retaliate in the hiring, training, assignment, promotion/transfer of employees on the basis of race, creed, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, domicile, marital status, handicap, or any other characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws.

Job performance will be evaluated in accordance with the provisions set forth in the negotiated contract between the Appoquinimink School District Board of Education and Delaware Public Employees Council 81, Local 218 of the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME).

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