School Custodian II - Aliamanu Elementary

School Custodian II – Responsibilities & Qualifications

The School Custodian II position will be located at the specified location and involves a variety of custodial and grounds maintenance duties.

• Sweeps and mops floors, hallways, stairways and classrooms;
• Wipes, dusts and polishes furniture and metal work;
• Cleans woodwork, walls, venetian blinds, electrical fixtures and windows and other places which are not easily accessible;
• Mops, cleans, disinfects and services lavatories and restrooms;
• Cleans water fountains and wash basins;
• Waters, rakes, weeds and spreads top soil on lawns;
• Mows areas not accessible to gang power mowers;
• Picks up rubbish, leaves and other refuse;
• Assists in trimming and pruning hedges, trees and shrubbery;
• Assists in planting and fertilizing shrubbery, grass and flowers;
• Assists in propagating and transplanting young plants and shoots;
• Moves and transports heavy objects such as office and classroom furniture, benches, platforms and refuse disposal barrels;
• Loads, unloads and distributes school and janitorial supplies and equipment;
• Replaces toilet floats, faucets, fluorescent and standard light bulbs and fuses;
• Makes simple repairs to doors, windows, jalousies, stairways, venetian blinds, chairs, sprinkler systems and other school facilities and equipment;
• Operates heavy‑duty industrial cleaning equipment such as vacuum cleaners, scrubbing machines and floor polishers;
• Removes spots and stains from carpets and may operate a shampoo machine to clean carpets;
• May be in charge of janitorial supplies and equipment for the school and assist in taking inventories of such supplies and equipment.

Experience: No experience is required, but applicants may describe any relevant training or work experience in janitorial work, grounds maintenance, or general laboring.

Other requirements: Applicants must meet all required qualifications for the position as of the application date. Experience calculations follow policy guidelines (e.g., 12 months at 20 hrs/week equals 6 months of experience).

School Custodian II, BC-02: $4,368.00 per month.

The advertised salary is based on full‑time employment and includes shortage and school‑year differentials, if applicable. Temporary assignment experience must be verified and attached to the application per the provided options.

• Holidays:
  You may be eligible for 13 paid holidays each year; 14 holidays during an election year.
• Vacation:
  Employees of Bargaining Units 1, 2, 3, 4, 9, 10 and 13 earn 21 days per year.
• Sick Leave:
  Employees of Bargaining Units 1, 2, 3, 4, 9, 10 and 13 earn 21 days per year. Accumulated (unused) credits may be used toward computing retirement benefits.
• Health Insurance:
  If eligible, the State pays a part of the premiums for each employee's enrollment in a State sponsored Medical, Drug, Vision, and Adult Dental Plan.
• Group Life Insurance:
  The State provides a free life insurance policy for employees and retirees.
• Premium Conversion Plan:
  Participating employees may increase their take‑home pay by having the State deduct the cost of health care premiums before payroll taxes are withheld.
• Flexible Spending Accounts:
  Eligible employees can reduce their federal and state income taxes and social security taxes through a tax‑savings benefit program called Island Flex. This program allows employees to set aside money from their paychecks to pay for out‑of‑pocket health care expenses and eligible dependent care expenses on a BEFORE‑TAX basis.
• Retirement Plan:
  The State contributes to a retirement plan for eligible employees. Generally, employees with at least 10 years of credited service and who have reached 62 years of age or have 30 years of credited service and are 55 years old may retire and receive benefits.
• Tax Shelter Annuity (TSA):
  If eligible, Department employees are able to participate in a tax shelter annuity program. The TSA plan allows eligible employees to contribute pre‑tax dollars to an employee‑selected investment service provider authorized to provide TSA products.
• Deferred Compensation:
  The State offers employees a tax deferred (sheltered) retirement investment program.…