Now Hiring Janitorial, Grounds Keepers, and Maintenance

Education Support Professionals - ESP/Classified - Custodial

CUSTODIAN

Under supervision, keeps assigned building area clean, sanitary, safe, and orderly; secures rooms and cleaning stations; does special cleaning. May perform minor maintenance and painting duties. During school year, positions may be assigned to early morning, morning, afternoon, evening or night shifts. Sweeps, mops, scrubs, shampoos, and waxes floors, including surfaces of many types; dusts, waxes, washes and polishes furniture and woodwork, fixtures, shelves, cupboards and counters; washes windows; Moves furniture and equipment and sets up rooms and auditoriums for special meetings and activities. Insures all doors and windows in assigned area are locked, alarms set, and necessary security lights are on. Performs minor maintenance such as replacing lights, painting small rooms or trim, removing and/or tagging broken furniture; May perform outside maintenance, such as snow removal, mowing, weeding, irrigating, picking up litter, etc. Participates in intensive cleaning and restoration of District buildings during summer vacations and other periods; washes, removes and stacks furniture; strips floors using power equipment; and seals and waxes floors. May be called upon on off-hours for school emergencies, such as burglaries, vandalism, snow removal, equipment failures, fires, flooding, etc. Knowledge of: Reading, writing and basic arithmetic sufficient to perform job duties successfully; and cleaning materials, methods and equipment. learning supplies, equipment and prescribed methods of cleaning; working effectively under time limitations and without immediate supervision; Special Considerations: Working under occasional adverse environmental conditions, such as heat, cold, dust and fumes. The Washoe County School District prohibits bullying, cyber-bullying, harassment, sexual harassment, and/or discrimination based on an individual's actual or perceived race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, veterans or military status, marital status, political affiliation, disability or the presence of any sensory, physical or mental handicap in any of its educational programs/activities and employment, or in any program or activity conducted or funded by the U.Department of Agriculture. The District prohibits discrimination against any youth group listed in Title 36, as a patriotic society, (i.e. Boy Scouts of America) from access to public school facilities use.

GROUNDSKEEPER I

Under supervision, performs maintenance and landscaping work of routine difficulty on District grounds, athletic fields and outside facilities. The incumbent may be assigned to any early morning, morning, day or evening shift. The Groundskeeper I classification differs from the Groundskeeper II classification in that the former performs landscape work that is semi- skilled and less difficult and complex in nature. Plants, mows, trims, weeds, fertilizes and irrigate lawns, flower beds and fields; cuts and lays sod; trims shrubs, hedges and trees; sprays flowers and shrubs with insecticides; and does general ground cleaning by gathering trash and debris. Assembles, installs, safety checks and repairs playground and athletic equipment; resurfaces and marks tracks and athletic fields for games and practices; and may be assigned to travel throughout the District inspecting and repairing all outside school playground equipment. May perform minor carpentry or painting on signs, bleachers, press boxes and athletic equipment; operates mowers, tractors, backhoes, graders, trucks and related equipment and machinery; loads and transports equipment and supplies; performs preventative maintenance and minor repairs on small engines. The incumbent may be called upon on off-hours for school emergencies, such as burglaries, vandalism, fires, snow removal, equipment failures, flooding, etc. Six (6) months of landscaping or ground keeping experience.

Basic gardening, pruning and landscaping methods and materials; use of gardening tools, machinery and equipment; performing heavy manual labor under adverse conditions; AHERA 16 Hour asbestos training, asbestos certification is required within the first 12 months of employment. Employer will provide training.
Certification : OSHA Lead Action Training. Employer will provide training.
Must have the ability to enter all areas of a facility including attics and crawl spaces. Special Considerations: At the following schools (Damonte Ranch HS, Reed HS, Reno HS, Shaw MS, Double Diamond ES, Spanish Springs HS), reclaimed/effluent water is used, which requires that specific safety procedures be observed. Employees assigned to these facilities are required to remain current on the following vaccinations: New employees hired into this classification, who will work at any of these locations, are required to complete all vaccinations within 30 days of employment.
The Washoe County School District is committed to providing a safe and respectful learning and working environment for all students, staff, and visitors.? The District prohibits bullying, cyber-bullying, harassment, sexual harassment, and/or discrimination based on an individual's actual or perceived race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, veterans or military status, marital status, disability or the presence of any sensory, physical or mental handicap in any of its educational programs/activities and employment, or in any program or activity conducted or funded by the U.Department of Agriculture. The District prohibits discrimination against any youth group listed in Title 36, as a patriotic society, (i.e. Boy Scouts of America) from access to public school facilities use.
Site(s) Picollo Special Education School

Custodian: Groundskeeper: New employees hired by Washoe County School District are normally placed on the entry step of the grade of the position.

No waiting period on Medical, Dental, Vision and Life Insurance
Sick Leave, Holiday Pay and Vacation Pay
Public Employees Retirement System (PERS). Longevity Bonuses
New employees will be fingerprinted upon hire and every five years thereafter and will have $58.50 deducted from their first paycheck to help defray the cost of fingerprinting. Non-licensed employees will have $58.50 deduction when their fingerprints are completed every five years. Fingerprint fees are subject to change.