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.

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: cleaning waste receptacles; washing 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; deep cleaning duties that require the use of a ladder or other lifting equipment such as high window cleaning, high dusting, bulb replacement and replacement of ceiling tiles.
• Performs non‑routine maintenance such as: stripping and waxing operations; moving furniture in preparation for stripping and waxing or for other reasons; painting classrooms, hallways, offices and atriums; changing light bulbs; cleaning bodily fluids and disinfecting surfaces; notifying school administration of any needed major repairs or equipment failure; maintaining organization and cleanliness of storage, supply and maintenance areas; maintaining a record of inventory and ordering supplies as needed;
  
  responding to emergency situations to confine, resolve or prevent injurious or otherwise hazardous conditions; reporting emergencies to the Operations Director; additional duties as assigned.

• Education Requirements:
  
  High School Diploma or GED equivalent OR minimum 2 years’ experience in the janitorial service industry OR 2 years’ experience in building maintenance. Experience working 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; to respond to and resolve common complaints; to effectively present information to campus and central office management; to read, write, speak and understand English effectively.
• Bi‑lingual
  
  Skills:
  
  No bi‑lingual skills are required.
• Technology:
  Ability to learn and use computer software to view work orders for the day; use basic office equipment; operate a burglar alarm; use a smartphone to send and receive photos and text messages; use standard custodial equipment computerized displays and controls; use a computer to complete video or teleconference training.

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

The work environment is moderate noise level with frequent interruptions; tasks performed in a variety of school areas and construction sites, with continual walking and standing; frequent heavy lifting and carrying. Tasks may involve exposure to adverse environmental conditions such as strong odors, fumes, dusts, wetness, humidity, machinery, vibrations, temperature and noise extremes, disease, pathogenic substances and toxic/poisonous agents. There may be activity from other employees and students of a distracting nature.

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 orientation, veteran status, or any classification protected by federal, state or local law.