Night Custodian: Uplift Hampton Preparatory

Mission Statement

Uplift's mission is to create and sustain public schools of excellence that empower each student to reach their highest potential in college and the global marketplace and that inspire in students a life-long love of learning, achievement, and service in order to positively change their world.

Primary Purpose

Performs nightly custodial tasks that provide school personnel, students, and the public with an environmentally safe, attractive, comfortable, clean and efficient place in which to work and conduct school activities.

• Performs routine nightly cleaning including sweeping, mopping, wiping down furniture and cleaning restrooms
• Removes trash and waste and places it into a dumpster or trash compactor
• Maintains campus buildings, facilities, grounds and equipment by performing regular cleaning and maintenance
• Assist with cafeteria dining area set up, including arranging tables and chairs for morning use
• Routinely performs light maintenance tasks such as unclogging a toilet or drain, fixing restroom partitions, fixing furniture or performing maintenance on janitorial equipment
• Performs non-routine cleaning such as washing waste receptacles, cleaning windows (interior and exterior), pressure washing and other cleaning of the building exterior, dusting furniture, cleaning vents, fans, walls and ceilings, deep cleaning tile, grout, carpet, LVT, VCT and other flooring
• Performs deep cleaning duties that require the use of a ladder or other lifting equipment (e.g., high window cleaning, high dusting, bulb replacement and replacement of ceiling tiles)
• Performs non-routine maintenance such as stripping and waxing operations, moving furniture for stripping/waxing or other reasons, painting classrooms, hallways, offices and atriums, changing light bulbs, cleaning bodily fluids and disinfecting surfaces
• Notifies school administration of any needed major repairs or equipment failure
• Maintains organization and cleanliness of storage, supply and maintenance areas; maintains a record of inventory and orders supplies as needed
• Responds to emergency situations to confine, resolve or prevent injurious or hazardous conditions
• Reports emergencies to the Operations Director
• Additional duties as assigned

• Education Requirements:
  
  High School Diploma or GED OR minimum 2 years experience in the janitorial service industry or 2 years experience in building maintenance. Experience in a school environment preferred but not required.
• Special Skills/
  
  Certifications:
  
  Experience with quality control checks.

• Communication
  
  Skills:
  
  Ability to read, analyze, and interpret common technical instructions; respond to and resolve common complaints; effectively present information to campus and central office management; read, write, speak and understand English.
• Bi-lingual
  
  Skills:
  
  No bi-lingual skills are required.
• Technology:
  Ability to learn and use computer software to view work orders, operate basic office equipment, learn burglar alarm operation, use a smart phone to send/receive photos and text messages, use standard custodial equipment computerized displays and controls, and complete video or teleconference training.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described below are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Sit and stand for extended periods
• Articulate wrists, hands and fingers
• Extensive walking
• Reach, balance, stoop, kneel, twist, bend, climb and crawl
• Frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds
• Move furniture or supplies such as cafe tables, office supplies and janitorial supplies
• Exposure to moving mechanical parts and exposed electrical terminals
• Extended periods outside in extreme hot or cold weather
• Occasional exposure to fumes or airborne particles, extreme cold/heat
• Vision: distance, color, depth perception and ability to adjust focus
• Occasional exposure to loud equipment

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics are representative of those encountered while performing the essential functions of this job. The noise level is moderate with frequent interruptions. Work in a variety of school environments and construction sites, continual walking and standing; frequent heavy lifting and carrying. Tasks may involve exposure to adverse environmental conditions such as strong odors, fumes, dust, wetness, humidity, machinery, vibrations, temperature and noise extremes, disease, pathogenic substances and toxic/poisonous agents.

There may be activity from other employees and students that is distracting.

Uplift Education is an equal employment opportunity employer and will not discriminate against any employee or applicant on the basis of age, color, disability, gender, national origin, race, religion, sexual…