Custodian; NY HELPS

Job Overview

Location:

Erie 1 BOCES Finance Services/Building & Grounds Potter Career & Technical Education Center, West Seneca, NY.

Hours:

2:30 PM - 10:30 PM, Monday-Friday.

Hourly Salary: $20.36 Day Shift. $20.86 Day Shift + $0.50 Night Shift Differential.

Annual Education Stipends: $500 for Associates Degree/Accredited Training Program Certification; $1000 for Bachelors Degree; $1500 for Masters Degree.

• A custodian performs a variety of cleaning tasks, including mopping floors, washing walls, ceilings, and windows; dusting; vacuuming and shampooing carpets; collecting and disposing of rubbish, etc.
• Performs semi‑skilled maintenance and repair work such as fixing or replacing broken shelving, hardware, glazing windows, repairing window coverings; unplugging toilets, traps, and sinks; replacing faucet washers; adjusting flush valves; replacing blown fuses, switches, outlets, ballasts, light fixtures, etc.
• Maintains grounds by cutting grass, trimming shrubbery, raking leaves, removing snow, and maintaining power equipment.
• Operates hot water and low‑pressure boilers, heating and ventilating systems and performs routine maintenance on heating and hot‑water equipment.
• Replenishes lavatories and supplies.
• Supervises lower‑level custodial personnel, reports damages or needed maintenance repairs, may serve as watch attendant, and may set up equipment and seating facilities for meetings and demonstrations.
• Directly supervises laborers and cleaners assigned to the Center.
• Secures the building.
• Performs minor repairs, painting and maintenance tasks under the direction of the Head Custodian.
• Performs or arranges for distribution of deliveries.
• Performs assigned cleaning tasks in and around buildings.
• Systematically observes buildings and grounds for abnormal conditions and reports to the Head Custodian.
• May be expected to drive a BOCES‑owned vehicle.
• Other duties may be assigned that are relevant to the civil‑service job description for this title.

• 15 Paid annual holidays.
• Generous Paid Personal/Sick time.
• Generous Paid Vacation days.
• Premium Health and Dental plans (E1B pays 85%).
• Life insurance at no cost to you.
• FSA plan.
• Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.
• NYS Retirement System.
• 403(b) and 457 retirement plans.

• Graduation from High School or Vocational School or possession of a High School Equivalency diploma and one (1) year of experience in commercial cleaning practice or general building maintenance, including experience in any one (1) of the following trades:
  Carpentry, Electrical, H.V. and A.C. Systems, Plumbing.
• Five (5) years of experience in commercial cleaning practices or general building maintenance, including experience in any one (1) of the following trades:
  Carpentry, Electrical, H.V. and A.C. Systems, Plumbing.
• An equivalent combination of training and experience as defined by the limits of (A) and (B).

Custodian