Part-Time Custodian

Part‑Time Day Custodian

Location(s):
To Be Determined

Date Posted: 5/14/2025 |

Date Available:

ASAP | Position Type:
Part‑time Day Custodian

Under the direction of the chief custodian, the custodian will maintain a safe, healthy, and clean building. Duties include cleaning, minor and preventive maintenance, snow removal, and grounds work. This is a 12‑month position.

• Cleaning tasks: sweeping, mopping, waxing, buffing, vacuuming; cleaning walls, ceilings, windows, furniture, lights, bathrooms.
• Carpet care: shampooing carpets.
• Grounds maintenance: shoveling snow, removing ice, cutting grass, trimming.
• Operational duties: opening/closing building, securing alarm system, receiving and unloading deliveries, delivering supplies, setting up meeting rooms.
• Minor maintenance: replacing light bulbs, painting, assisting with boilers and heating equipment, caring for lawn mowers and related equipment.
• Vehicle operation: driving cars/trucks to pick up equipment and supplies.
• Other custodial duties as assigned by the chief custodian or building supervisor.

• High School Diploma or GED (preferred)
• Valid Class D Driver’s License with a good driving record
• Knowledge of cleaning materials and procedures
• Ability to perform minor maintenance
• Ability to follow oral or written directions
• Cooperative team‑work skills with teachers, students, administrators, and the public
• Good physical health and strength for lifting and cleaning duties

Regular talking and exchanging ideas verbally, normal cognitive abilities, sustained moderate physical effort, movement of objects weighing 40‑50 pounds, continuous standing.

Work is primarily performed in a school kitchen and cafeteria environment.

• Criminal background check and tuberculosis test required for all employees.
• Submission of identification, eligibility documentation, I‑9 form, and Delaware Child Protection Registry paperwork.

Under the Americans with Disabilities Act, the district will provide reasonable accommodations to qualified employees with disabilities unless doing so would pose an undue hardship.

The Appoquinimink School District is an equal‑opportunity employer committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion. The district does not discriminate or retaliate in hiring, training, assignment, promotion, or transfer on any protected characteristic.

Job performance will be evaluated in accordance with the negotiated contract with the Delaware Public Employees Council.