Custodial Foreman - Thornwood Elementary - School Year 2025-2026

Custodial Foreman - Thornwood Elementary - School Year

Spring Branch Independent School District

Job Description

Custodial Foreman

• High School Diploma or equivalent preferred.
• Custodial experience is required.

Job Title: Custodial Foreman

Reports To: Facility Services, Custodial Operations Supervisor and Manager Custodial Operations

Classification: Auxiliary (Skilled Labor)

Wage/Hour Status: Non-exempt

Days: 250

Salary: See Compensation Plan for Auxiliary Staff, Pay Grade 302 (Pre-K Center), 303 (Elementary), 304 (Middle) or 305 (High)

Contract: None

Date Revised: 11/15/2023

Primary

Purpose:

Perform as the supervisor of an assigned custodial staff, open and close assigned facility. This includes ensuring building cleanliness, grounds care (trash, debris) safety conditions both interior and exterior.

Qualifications/

Skills:

• Education/
  
  Experience:
  
  High School Diploma or equivalent preferred. Custodial experience is required.
• Special Knowledge/
  
  Skills:
  
  

• Ability to read and speak Basic English. Ability to read and understand instructions for cleaning, maintenance and safety procedures.
• Ability to effectively supervise employees.
• Ability to work effectively with school administrators, students, staff, contractors, vendors and community.
• Neat appearance.
• Ability to work on eight (8) foot ladder.
• Ability to operate custodial and related equipment.

Major

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Dust mop the inside hallways several times daily, sweep walkways outside the building daily and pick up litter from grounds.
• Check restrooms periodically during the day and clean as needed.
• Work in the cafeteria eating area during all lunch periods, mopping up spills and keeping garbage cans empty, this is in addition to wet mopping the cafeteria daily.
• Submit supply requisitions as needed and maintain inventory of supplies and custodial equipment.
• Responsible for accurately inventorying the receiving of custodial supplies delivered and signing.
• Check all work of evening employees conducting weekly foreman inspections to insure duties have been properly executed.
• Assist in training, direct and evaluating of custodial staff.
• Follow policy, procedures, and rules outlined by the district and department.
• Decision making, ensuring that decisions are made based on the best interest of the facility, students, and staff and that they reflect positively on the district and department.
• Ensure proper operation of heating and HVAC equipment, report concerns accordingly in timely manner.

Maintenance and Repair:

• Report all custodial equipment needing repairs to custodial department.
• Make minor repairs throughout the building as needed and report major repairs that require assistance from the maintenance department and replace burned out lights as needed.

Other:

• Set-up and break down of furniture required for boardroom, conference room(s) in designated areas needed for lunch, meetings etc. based on meeting schedules. Multiple set-ups per day may be required.
• Unlock doors as instructed by building principal.
• Supervise summer cleaning activities and work as a member of a crew.
• Inspect machines and equipment periodically to ensure proper maintenance, use safety and efficiency.
• Ability to alternate and adjust work hours as needed.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Supervisory Responsibilities: Supervise summer cleaning activities.

Equipment Used: Ladder, Custodial equipment, buffer, auto scrubber, pressure washer, leaf blower, small hand tools (screwdriver, wrenches, hammers, sockets, pliers) stripper, wet and dry vacuum cleaner, electric drill, shampooer.

Working Conditions:

• Maintain emotional control under stress.
• Work with frequent interruptions.
• This position requires regular in-person interaction with the public.

Physical Demands:

• Continual standing, walking, pushing, and pulling.
• Frequent stooping, bending, kneeling and climbing (ladder), lifting (up to 50 lbs.) and carrying.

Environmental Factors:

• Work outside and inside, on slippery or uneven walking surfaces, and ladders.
• Exposure to hot and cold temperatures, dust, toxic chemicals and materials.

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Spring Branch Independent School District is an Equal Opportunity Employer in compliance with Title IX and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990 and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, gender, age, veteran status or disability.

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