Assistant Custodian

Assistant Custodian – 2nd Shift

This position is offered by Framingham Public Schools – Department of Buildings & Grounds.

We are currently seeking reliable, responsible assistant custodians to help maintain and care for our facilities. The ideal candidate would be a person who is careful and thorough in their work, cleaning and tidying the premises with great care and an eye for detail. If you are reliable, focused, committed to building upkeep, and have excellent physical stamina, we want to hear from you.

Framingham Public Schools is committed to excellence for all students. Our mission statement guides our work:
Through a comprehensive education, we aim to create and empower free‑thinking, responsible citizens who can participate equally in our rich and diverse community.

FPS and the community stand united in our core values:
Providing a safe, inclusive, culturally responsive teaching and learning environment;
Engaging antiracist and responsible civic advocates;
Respecting diversity of thought, learners, cultures, and community;
Fostering learning and healthy growth of all students and staff;
Ensuring every school will be an active, participatory, equitable community.

Diversity among teachers undoubtedly advances the academic achievement of students. Compliance obligations establish a baseline which we seek to exceed. As a district, Framingham Public Schools is committed to achieving, developing, and maintaining a workforce reflective of the rich racial, linguistic, and cultural diversity of our students. Framingham Public Schools aims to teach our children, and ourselves, to be culturally proficient and inclusive in order to live, learn, and work together in a vibrant and diverse world.

Indeed, Framingham Public Schools is committed to inspiring our school community to be accepting and willing to learn from individuals with differing backgrounds. Our goal is to reflect the diverse community we serve and create a great place to work for everyone by embracing the individual skills, perspectives, and experiences our people bring to the workplace and harnessing these for high performance and improved service delivery.

We want our employees to feel included, valued, and respected and have access to equal opportunity, which supports full participation mingham Public Schools seeks to retain the diverse talent in our workforce and support our people to maintain a long and productive working career.

Framingham Public Schools is dedicated to the goal of building a culturally diverse and pluralistic faculty committed to teaching and working in a multicultural environment and strongly encourages applications from persons with disabilities and who identify as members of historically underrepresented groups.

A valid Driver's License

Prior custodial experience is desirable but not mandatory.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Ability to read and interpret instructions, work requests, and labels on chemical supplies; to communicate clearly and concisely with staff and students; to work independently, prioritize tasks and manage several projects simultaneously; to perform duties with awareness of all district requirements, state and federal laws, and Framingham Public Schools policies; have a good prior work record with respect to performance, congeniality, tardiness, absenteeism, honesty, and dependability.

Employees will be expected to have reliable transportation as assignments can be at different locations among the 15 schools as needed.

• Performs various custodial duties such as sanitizing, cleaning, scrubbing, stripping, waxing, buffing, dusting furniture, equipment moving, etc. required to maintain a clean and safe environment following established practices and procedures.
• Vacuum and…