Substitute Custodian

• Position Type:
  Substitute/ Substitute Custodian
• Date Posted: 8/18/2025
• Closing Date:
  No Deadline
• Location:
  
  Bayfield, Colorado
• Department:
  Custodial
• Reports to:
  
  Head Custodian and Director of Maintenance
• Salary: $17.00/hour

Bayfield School District is looking for a substitute custodian to provide students with a safe, attractive, comfortable, clean, and efficient place in which to learn, play, and develop.

Bayfield School District is located in the mountains of Southwest Colorado and is a short drive to Purgatory Resort, Wolf Creek Ski Area, and historic Durango. La Plata County is a world‑class environment for outdoor enthusiasts with miles of trails for hiking and biking, wild rivers for rafting, breathtaking lakes for fishing and boating, and winter ski opportunities to complete 12‑months of recreation.

Bayfield School District has strong partnerships with Fort Lewis College and a Pueblo Community College campus on district property where students and community members share our zest for life‑long learning.

The Board is committed to providing a safe learning and work environment where all members of the school community are treated with dignity and respect. The schools in the district are subject to all federal and state laws and constitutional provisions prohibiting discrimination on the basis of disability, race, creed, color, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, national origin, religion, ancestry or need for special education services.

Accordingly, no otherwise qualified student, employee, applicant for employment or member of the public may be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to unlawful discrimination under any district program or activity on the basis of disability, race, creed, color, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, national origin, religion, ancestry, or need for special education services.

• High School Diploma or G.E.D.
• Demonstrates aptitude or competence for assigned responsibilities.
• Submit fingerprints for a criminal background check.
• Completed and submitted BSD online application.

Perform the following essential functions satisfactorily:

• Shovel, plow, and sand walks, driveways, parking areas, and steps as appropriate.
• Check that all exit doors are open and all panic bolts are working properly during the hours of building occupancy.
• Sweep/vacuum classrooms and dust furniture.
• Disinfect and scrub toilets, floors, and clean all sanitary fixtures, drinking fountains, etc., and check all necessary bathroom supplies.
• Perform yard care when directed.
• Keep all floors in a clean and attractive condition and in a good state of preservation.
• Promptly report needed major repairs to the Head Custodian.
• Remain on school premises unless permission to leave is authorized by Head Custodian and/or Building Principal.
• Report immediately to the Principal any damage to school property.
• Move furniture or equipment within buildings, if required, and upon direction of the Building Principal.
• Comply with local laws and procedures for the disposal of trash, rubbish, and waste.
• Takes part in training updates as directed.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Note:

The above description is illustrative of tasks and responsibilities. It is not meant to be all inclusive of every task or responsibility.

$16.00/hour. Per the Bayfield School District custodian salary schedule based on years of experience.

Must be able to work outdoors during outdoor student activities. The employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to handle or feel objects, tools, or controls; and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to reach with hands and arms, and occasionally required to sit and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 75 pounds.

Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. The employee must be able to hear the difference between bells, buzzers, beeps, horns, etc. The employee frequently communicates through…