Evening School Custodian: Keep Learning Spaces Welcoming

Austin Achieve Public Schools is a tuition-free, open-enrollment public charter school preparing East Austin youth to attend and excel at the nation’s top colleges and universities. The Custodian will join the Custodial Team to help maintain the Austin Achieve campuses and create a welcoming environment for scholars to learn each day.
Please note, the schedule for this job is from 3:00 - 11:00 PM.

• Classrooms
• Sanitizes desks and other surfaces when needed
• Sanitizes door knobs as needed
• Checks all paper towels, soap dispensers daily; replace as needed (specific classrooms)
• Removes trash as needed
• Restrooms
• Maintains clean floors:
  Sweep and mop as needed
• Cleans toilets and urinals as needed
• Sanitizes all restroom surfaces daily (i.e. sinks)
• Removes trash, feminine receptacles daily, and replace bags
• Checks toilet paper, paper towels, and soap daily; replace as needed
• Exterior
• Keeps dumpster area clean daily
• Sweeps sidewalks, playgrounds, and courts daily
• Picks-up trash outside daily
• Picks-up litter in parking lots, turf fields, and landscaped areas daily
• Special Areas
• Sanitizes water fountains daily
• Vacuums floor mats daily
• Cleans hallway windows regularly
• Checks all paper towels, soap dispensers daily; replace as needed (workrooms, offices, etc)
• Maintains clean hallway floors during school hours

• Safely cleans and sanitizes areas affected by facilities emergencies, including clogged toilets and/or wastewater
• Safely cleans and sanitizes areas affected by students’ bodily fluids (blood, etc), broken glass, etc

• Attends staff meetings and school events
• Performs other duties as assigned by supervisor
• * Manor Campus only
  * Laundry of Textiles used day before for all campuses, daily
• “Bus yard only” Throw trash and disinfect and clean areas such as offices and restrooms
• Disinfecting coolers and ice and picking up suppers

• PHYSICAL:
  Must meet certain physical criteria such as:
• Ability to be on feet all day
• Able to maneuver all custodial equipment
• Able to lift 50 lbs
• Candidate must have a satisfactory outcome of fingerprinting background check
• Unwavering commitment to AAPS mission, scholars, families, and community
• Humbly acknowledge one’s strengths and weaknesses in an effort to grow professionally and push the mission of AAPS forward
• Ability to join a team that has aggressive goals and professional expectations and is willing to receive and implement feedback to effectively contribute and achieve these organizational goals either independently, collaboratively, and/or under the direction and accountability of a senior staff member.
• Effectively uses qualitative and quantitative data to identify problems and can work with and/or lead a team to problem solve using persistence and dedication in an effort to achieve personal, department, and/or organizational goals.
• Willingness to engage in collegial debate with teammates regarding important decisions and rally behind decisions once they are made

• Previous success working as a custodian in school or public settings

• Please send your resume to mcueva or submit your application in person at our front office, 5908 Manor Rd, Austin, TX 78723

In keeping with our beliefs and goals, no employee or applicant will face discrimination/harassment based on race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion, age, gender, marital/domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status, or veteran status. People of diverse backgrounds are strongly encouraged to apply.