Temp: Custodian

Title Code: E44325

Title: CUSTODIAN: TEMPORARY

Alternate

Title:

Custodian Temporary

Reports to Generic: Manager;

Principal

Reports to Specific:

Division: Operations

Business Unit: Facilities

Department: Operations & Logistics Support

Negotiated Agreement: N/A

Unit: 0

Days Worked: 260

FLSA Exemption Status: Non-Exempt

Grade: Temp

Essential Job:

Months Worked: 12

Hours Worked: 8

Job Family: Custodial and Plant Operations

Sub-Function: Custodial Services

Approved Date: 12/1/2024

Established Date: 6/1/2013

Under general supervision, maintains clean and healthy facilities for students and staff by performing routine cleaning and grounds maintenance.

• Pre-employment physical and job assessment – the person selected for this position must meet all requirements of the physical examination and job assessment administered by a medical service selected by Anne Arundel County Public Schools.
• Successful completion of the background and fingerprinting process (external candidates only).

• Evenings/Nights
• Inclement weather conditions
• Summer hours

• Cleans and disinfects offices, classrooms, bathrooms, gymnasiums, locker rooms, auditorium/multipurpose rooms, halls, and stairs including stocking bathrooms.
• Collects trash and recyclable materials from classrooms, shops, offices, bathrooms, and grounds; transport and dispose in proper containers.
• Checks to ensure all door and windows are locked in assigned work area; and secures building at the end of shift and sets alarm.
• Moves furniture and other objects and transports as needed.
• Operates, cleans, and cares for power cleaning equipment and other cleaning materials and supplies according to written and oral instructions.
• Replaces light bulbs and ceiling tiles, makes minor repairs, and reports building and equipment deficiencies needing repair.
• Assists with delivering instructional and custodial supplies to storage or other facility location.
• Clears snow and ice and places sand on entryways, walkways, steps, and landings to provide safe passageway.
• Performs other related duties as assigned within the same classification or lower.

Education

• High School Diploma or Equivalency Certificate preferred.

Experience

• Less than one (1) year cleaning of buildings and grounds preferred.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and Other Characteristics

• Ability to learn the methods and practices of custodial work.
• Ability to operate custodial and grounds care equipment.
• Good time management skills.
• Ability to be detail-oriented.
• Good customer service skills.
• Demonstrated ability to effectively work and communicate with diverse populations.
• Ability to employ business technology tools as required of all AACPS employees, e.g. E-mail, obtaining relevant AACPS employee information through the AACPS Intranet, employing the electronic benefits enrollment tool and any other electronic tools implemented in the future.

Employee must retain active licenses, certifications, and enrollment as a condition of employment.

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The physical demands and working conditions 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.

Physical Demands

• Standing: over 2/3 percent of the time
• Walking: over 2/3 percent of the time
• Sitting: under 1/3 percent of the time
• Using hands to handle or feel: between 1/3 and 2/3 percent of the time
• Pinching (fine motor skills): under 1/3 percent of the time
• Wrist deviation: between 1/3 and 2/3 percent of the time
• Pushing: under 1/3 percent of the time
• Pulling: under 1/3 percent of the time
• Reaching (with hands and/or arms): under 1/3 percent of the time
• Climbing (Ascend/Descend): under 1/3 percent of the time
• Balancing: under 1/3 percent of the time
• Stooping: under 1/3 percent of the time
• Kneeling: under 1/3 percent of the time
• Crouching: under 1/3 percent of the time
• Crawling: under 1/3 percent of the time
• Bending: between 1/3 and 2/3 percent of the time
• Twisting: between 1/3 and 2/3 percent of the time
• Squatting: under 1/3 percent of the time
• Talking: under 1/3 percent of the time
• Hearing: under 1/3 percent of the time
• Smelling: under 1/3 percent of the time
• Repetitive Motions: between 1/3 and 2/3 percent of the time
• As required by the duties and responsibilities of the position.

Vision

• No special vision requirements

Work Environment

• Office, school or similar indoor environment: over 2/3 percent of the time
• Outdoor environment: under 1/3 percent of the time
• Street environment (near moving traffic): under 1/3 percent of the time

Exposure

• Outdoor weather conditions: under 1/3 percent of the time
• Extreme cold (below 32 degrees): under 1/3 percent of the time
• Work in high, precarious places: under 1/3 percent of the time
• Communicable diseases: under 1/3 percent of the…