Custodian, Night Lead II

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09-29-2026

• Education:
  
  High School diploma or GED (must scan and upload to the online application). Education completed outside the United States must be evaluated by an MSDE approved organization. For a list of approved vendors, please .
• Experience:
  
  Two years of experience as a custodian.

• Two years of experience as a custodian in a school system or building maintenance.

• Coordinates and directs all aspects of routine building and ground maintenance including general cleaning, snow removal and lawn mowing.
• Performs inspections to ensure building security and cleanliness of the building.
• Ensures custodial staff is trained to secure building and equipment.
• Cleans buildings by sweeping, dusting, mopping, scrubbing, sealing, washing surfaces, vacuuming, buffing surfaces, etc.
• Performs ground maintenance by mowing, watering, sweeping, and weeding.
• Moves and stores furniture and equipment.
• Removes snow and ice.
• Must be available for emergency calls.
• Makes custodian job assignments and ensures the completion of work.
• Performs general building maintenance to include cleaning bathrooms, dusting, washing windows, scrubbing walls, cleaning furniture, filling dispensers, moving furniture, washing chalkboards, assisting in the cafeteria, cleaning trays, replacing light bulbs and neon tubes, removing gum, picking up trash from floors, cleaning drinking fountains, and cleaning trash cans.
• Make minor repairs.
• Check and clean equipment.
• Open and secure building.
• Floor maintenance includes vacuuming, sweeping, dry and wet mop, scrub, wax, and buff.
• Outdoor maintenance: pick-up lawn debris, shovel snow, cut grass, clean sidewalks.
• Operate cleaning equipment: vacuum cleaner, scrubber, buffer.
• Use buckets, wet and dry mops, and brooms.
• Operate grass-cutting equipment.

• Working knowledge of housecleaning methods, practices and materials used in clean maintenance operations.
• Working knowledge of equipment, supplies and practices in housekeeping management.
• Procedures and methods used to requisition supplies and maintain supply records and reports.
• Working knowledge of building maintenance to include boilers and building mechanical systems.
• Ability to make minor repairs and assemble furniture and equipment used at an assigned facility.
• Knowledge of current negotiated agreement, Integrated Pest Management Program (IPM) booklet and Energy Management Program (EMP0, Automated Service Request Information Systems General (ASRIS).
• General knowledge of supervision and leadership principles.
• Ability to communicate effectively in writing and orally.
• Ability to plan and organize work, delegate work to others, be a self-starter and motivate others.
• Provide leadership to the custodial staff.
• Strong human relations skills with students, administrators, co-workers, parents, and the community.
• Ability to operate cleaning and grass cutting machines.
• Willingness to attend and participate in training sessions.
• Ability to learn and practice acceptable cleaning methods.
• Willingness to acquire skills in the operation of cleaning and grass-cutting machines used in the assigned facility.

Requires extensive walking, stooping, pushing, carrying, climbing, bending, and lifting. Ability to pick up and carry 65 pounds. Ability to stand for prolonged periods of time. Ability to climb ladders…