Head Custodian - Daytime Shift

Burlington School District Property Services
- District
- Burlington, Vermont Open in Google Maps

Burlington School District Property Services
- District
- Burlington, Vermont Open in Google Maps

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Starting Date: Immediately

Head Custodian

Burlington School District

The Burlington School District believes a diverse and culturally proficient faculty and staff are pivotal to the creation of a strong learning and working environment that supports student achievement and success. BSD administrators lead inclusive school communities with our vision:"Cultivating caring, creative, and courageous people." - Join the journey."

The Mission of the Burlington School District is to graduate students who:

• Value different cultures;
• Engage with the community;
• Communicate effectively;
• Think creatively;
• Skillfully solve problems; and
• Achieve at their highest academic, intellectual and personal potential.

The
Head Custodian
is non-exempt, hourly position that will report to both the building principal and property service leadership. This position is governed by the Agreement between the Burlington Board of School Commissioners and Property Services Employees of the Burlington School District.

The Head Custodian at the Burlington School District works to provide a clean, safe, and sanitary environment for students and staff in which to teach, learn, and grow. Head Custodians ensure the proper and ongoing maintenance of the school building(s), grounds, school equipment, and custodial equipment. Supervises building custodians.

The Essential Functions of this position include:

• Plan and oversee all custodial work, and maintain a high standard of safety, cleanliness, and efficiency.
• Receive occasional communications during off-hours regarding building issues that may arise.
• Assist in the selection, assignment, scheduling, and training of members of the building custodial staff.
• Provide input to the performance and evaluation of the building custodial staff.
• Maintain an inventory and track the distribution of equipment and supplies.
• Perform and ensure the performance of daily custodial tasks, including but not limited to Sweep and/or dust mop classrooms, Clean corridors, Scrub and disinfect of toilets and floors, Clean all sanitary fixtures and drinking fountains, Dust all school furniture and flat surfaces, and Clean grounds.
• Frequent washing of windows, inside and out.
• Change light bulbs, as needed.
• Keep all floors in a clean and attractive condition and in a good state of preservation.
• Prompt and thorough removal of ice and snow.
• Care for heating, lighting, ventilating, and plumbing systems in the area of responsibility, including regular filter changes.
• An active member of a crew in performing custodial duties.
• Perform work requiring moderate to heavy labor, including but not limited to lifting, pushing, and pulling.
• Promptly report all instances of vandalism to the Director of Property Services and Operations Manager
  - Custodial Services.
• Care for custodial equipment and promptly report all items which require repairs or servicing to the Operations Manager
  - Custodial Services, Director of Property services, or Senior Facilities Technician, as appropriate.

The required education and experience for this position include:

• Education:
• Minimum
  
  Required:
  
  High School Diploma or equivalent
• Experience:
• Minimum
  
  Required:
  
  Minimum Two to three years of relevant training and/or experience. Commercial cleaning experience preferred. Experience waxing and stripping floors, and using a scrubber, floor buffer, commercial vacuum, and other floor machines are also preferred.
• Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities:
• Working knowledge:Sufficient familiarity with the subject to know basic principles and terminology and to understand and solve simple problems.
• General knowledge:Sufficient knowledge of a field to perform most work in normal situations. The work calls for comprehension of standard situations and includes knowledge of most of the significant aspects of the subject.
• Thor…