Custodian

Custodian

Dubuque Community School District

1 Positions

ID: 85568

Posted On 12/29/2025

Refreshed On 06/23/2026

Job Overview

Second shift assignment during school year; first shift during winter & summer break.

Hourly rate: $23.72, plus $.50 night rate

BASIC FUNCTION: To perform daily cleaning and minor maintenance duties that help ensure the building is following the District' mission statement of providing a safe and inclusive environment for students to learn in. To aid students, staff, and visitors in using the building in a healthy and safe manor.

GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS, QUALIFICATIONS, and EXPERIENCE:

1. Ability to be on time daily unless using an approved absence.

2. Ability to follow specific oral and/or written instructions about daily assignments.

3. Ability to keep records of cleaning and maintenance tasks performed.

4. Ability to interact in a satisfactory manner with students, teachers, principals, visitors, and co-workers.

5. Ability to communicate effectively with coworkers, principals, teachers, and visitors through both orally and written means.

6. Ability to lift and/or move heavy objects or operate heavy equipment.

7. Ability to work in a variety of weather conditions and temperature ranges.

8. Ability to work with several aerial devices including ladders, scaffolding, and lifts.

9. Knowledge of chemicals, materials, equipment, and methods employed in building cleaning operation and minor maintenance tasks.

10. Knowledge of computers and applications such as Word, Excel, email programs and other office productivity software utilized by department in the performance of the job.

11. Ability to maintain a positive attitude while following District and department policies, procedures, guidelines.

POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Regular attendance is an essential function of this position.

2. Unlock and lock buildings and/or rooms as needed to perform work.

3. Floors — Wet mop using 24 oz. size mop head. Operates scrubbing machines, shampooing machines, carpet rinsing machines, wet/dry vacuum and vacuums 24ΓÇ¥ or larger.

4. Moves, cleans, and/or conducts minor repairs on building furnishings.

5. Set up for programs and special events.

6. Washes ceilings, walls, light fixtures, woodwork, mirrors, cabinets, lockers, shades, and blinds. Replace lighting lamps.

7. Groundwork- Raises and lowers flag as necessary. Assists in snow removal by operating snow blowers, shovels snow, sands, or salts. Operates grass mowers, trims grass and hedges. Litter cleanup.

8. Loads and unloads stores, school equipment and supplies. Removes trash and garbage from building to outside waste containers and cleans same.

9. Loads and unloads hot lunch totes.

10. Operates and cleans boilers and heating/ventilating equipment, as well as minor repair work.

11. In buildings with the following facilities the custodian may be responsible for: operation of laundry, cleaning and operation of pool, cleaning, and operation of field watering systems. Marking of athletic fields. The pool work may require passing a CPO certification class.

12. Responsible for security and fire safety of building. And report all safety and maintenance concerns to supervisors.

13. Be available for situations such as emergencies and storm damage, vandalism, break-ins, overtime hours for weekend and after school activities.

14. May be asked to supervise persons in different and other categories in the absence of the Assistant Head Custodian and/or Head Custodian. Temporarily replaces Assistant head Custodian or Head Custodian in his/her absence as may be required.

15. Performs duties of persons in different and other categories as may be necessary.

16. Provides sanitation and maintenance of floors including dusting, sweeping, mopping, vacuuming scrubbing, and refinishing.

17. Provides access and equipment to building for parents, permit holders, teachers, and students after school hours according to work shift.

18. Be an appropriate role model for students.

19. Other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

This job description is a general outline only of the duties and responsibilities named and are not intended to be all-inclusive. Additions and/or deletions may be made at any time by the Manager of Buildings and Grounds or his/her designee.

EVALUATION: Evaluations will be done as negotiated in the contract.

TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT: Length of Contract: Twelve months;

Hours of Work: Current Schedule is Monday — Friday 2:15pm — 10:45pm for the elementary and middle-schools and 3:00pm — 11:30pm for the high schools. Schedule may be by adjusted by the Manager and/or Assistant Manager of Buildings and Grounds to meet the building and/or district needs.

Hours are typically changed to 7:00am — 3:30pm for 8 weeks during the summer break.

Additional (overtime) hours may be required to fill in for persons not reporting and/or for extra activities in the building after school or on weekends.

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Job Details

Categories

Housekeeping/Janitorial

Location

Dubuque, IA

Shift

Second Shift

Job Type

Employee

Full/Part

Full Time

Pay/Salary

$22.49 + Shift Differential

Benefits

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Life Insurance

Retirement Plan

Paid Vacation

Paid Sick Leave

Paid Holidays

Qualifications

Education

High School/GED

Experience

1-2 Years

Company ID

971

Job REQ #

# Positions

1

Start Date

20251229

End Date

20260630

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Dubuque Community School District

About the Company

The Dubuque Community School District reorganized in the early 1960's with the surrounding rural area and now serves a population of over 70,000. Presently, we have a student enrollment of approximately 10,120 students. A total staff of 2,522 employees (including 959 certified teachers, counselors and nurses) is presently employed by the Dubuque Community School District. The geographical area the Dubuque District serves is over 245 square miles and the District provides school bus transportation approximately 5,000 students each day.

Eighteen school buildings are utilized to house our educational program: two high schools, one alternative learning center, three middle schools, and twelve K-5 elementary schools. Other facilities are provided for transportation, maintenance, cafeteria, and administration.

Dubuque Public Schools provide a basic curriculum designed to meet the educational needs of children. Special programs include Title I, Learning Resource Services, Special Education, Talented and Gifted, and At-Risk.