Custodian

At Wilson School District, we believe that education should be shaped by a sense of purpose. As the Maintenance/Transportation Worker, you help ensure students have access to high quality education by providing direct maintenance, transportation, minor maintenance, supply delivery and cleaning to maintain a clean, safe and healthy environment. Custodian $16.00-17.00 per hour (depending on experience). This is a full-time position with benefits (medical, dental, life insurance). This position is a traditional school year position (10.5 month). Custodial/cleaning experience is required; qualified candidate will also be required to operate heavy machinery. Job Summary Under the supervision of the Buildings and Grounds Supervisor, Under the supervision of the Night Lead Custodian, is responsible in cleaning the physical plant, classrooms and other areas. Responsible for minor maintenance to the building as related to electrical, mechanical, plumbing, painting and equipment maintenance. Essential Duties And Responsibilities Perform scheduled housekeeping duties to maintain a clean and neat appearance at all District locations. Assume specific housekeeping duties such as: Vacuuming and cleaning Dust mopping Dusting Wet mopping Cleaning glass Washing and cleaning exterior walkways Waxing Buffing Painting Stripping Shampooing Knowledge, Skills And Abilities Ability to lift heavy objects. Ability to work without supervision. Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationship with associates. Working knowledge about industrial equipment. Basic knowledge of housekeeping care. Good physical health. Minimum Education And/Or Experience High School diploma or GED. Preffered Education And/Or Experience Prior experience as an custodian Maintenance experience in electrical, mechanical equipment ACHIEVEMENT The drive and actions to set challenging goals and reach a high standard of performance despite barriers. FLEXIBILITY The ability to adapt one’s approach to the requirements of a situation and to change tactics COMMUNICATION Effectively conveys information. Demonstrates effective use of listening skills and displays openness to other people’s ideas and thoughts. TEAM FOCUS Works cooperatively and effectively with others to achieve common goals. ATTENTION TO DETAIL Ensures that information is complete and accurate; follows up with others to ensure that agreements and commitments have been fulfilled. Wilson School District has a variety of benefits that you can take advantage of. Some of these benefits include: Free employee low plan health and dental with a prescription drug plan, voluntary vision insurance, free life insurance and accidental and death policy for $50,000, additional voluntary life insurance policy at a reduced cost, 403B and 457C Tax Shelter annuities plan, voluntary short term disability, FLEX spending account for medical expenses and/or dependent care, enrollment into the Arizona State Retirement System. At Wilson School District, we believe that education should be shaped by a sense of purpose. We are dedicated to the total personal development of each student in our district. We believe that the ultimate goal in education should be to prepare a stable, yet adaptive student for a world of rapid change. Our instruction will maintain flexibility in adapting to this ever-changing society. Working together with parents and community, we will strive to develop each student’s intellectual, physical, moral, emotional, aesthetic, creative, and social growth so that the student may become a useful and responsible member of home, community, and society while leading a personally rewarding life. Every member of our Wilson family—from our top leadership team to our bus drivers, our nutrition team to our nurses, and our teachers to our technology gurus—is shaping the lives of our students every day. It’s not just our work; it is our passion! We are a Pre-K through 8th grade school district in Phoenix, Arizona, established as the seventh school district organized in Maricopa County in 1879 and named for Mr. W. J. Wilson, a school board member. The district name was changed in the mid‑1930’s to Hawkins School. From Wilson to Hawkins to Ward to Skiff, the District was bought by Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport and relocated to its current location in the early 1980’s and named Wilson Primary and Wilson Elementary, opening on Martin Luther King Day in 1985. The district boundaries cover an area from Roosevelt Street to the north; the Salt River to the south; 40th Street to the east; and, 16th Street to the west.

WHAT YOU’LL LOVE ABOUT US

Our two-school community offers a close-knit feel. We offer job-embedded professional development as well as a variety of career pathways. We have an exciting STEM program with amazing community partners. There’s always something to do or see in the Phoenix area. Whether you enjoy watching sports, touring a museum, or hiking and playing outdoors, you’ll find plenty of enjoyable activities to keep you busy. The statements in this job description describe the essential function and requirements as assigned to this job and are not an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills that may be required. Job descriptions are subject to change. Employees must be able to pass a pre-employment drug test and extensive fingerprint and background check. Discrimination against an otherwise qualified individual with a disability or any individual by reason of race, color, religion, sex sexual orientation, gender identity gender expression, age, or national origin is prohibited. Efforts will be made in recruitment and employment to ensure equal opportunity in employment for all qualified persons. WSD is committed to providing access and reasonable accommodation in its services, programs, activities, education and employment for individuals with disabilities. To request disability accommodation in the application process, contact Alex Dumas, Human Resources Director, at View phone number on click.appcast.io at least 3 days in advance. PHYSICAL DEMANDS & WORK ENVIRONMENT: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand and talk or hear and sometimes walk and sit. The employee must use hands, arms and fingers to input data, handle, feel or reach; employee may occasionally push or lift up to 50 lbs. such as boxes, supplies, etc. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision such as to read handwritten or typed material, and the ability to adjust focus, close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision and depth perception. The noise level in the work environment is moderate to loud and can vary in temperature. The nature of this position is fast-paced and may occasionally be thought of as stressful. Through interaction with the public and other district employees, the employee may encounter different scents. Wilson School District has a variety of benefits that you can take advantage of. Some of these benefits include: Free employee low plan health and dental with a prescription drug plan, voluntary vision insurance, free life insurance and accidental and death policy for $50,000, additional voluntary life insurance policy at a reduced cost, 403B and 457C Tax Shelter annuities plan, voluntary short term disability, FLEX spending account for medical expenses and/or dependent care, enrollment into the Arizona State Retirement System. #J-18808-Ljbffr Wilson School District No 7