Custodian calendar

Job Title

School Year Custodian

Non‑exempt, hourly employee.

190 days

8 hours per day (not including a 30‑minute unpaid mealtime).

District designated, traditionally starting 2nd week of July and ending sometime during the first week of June.

The Custodian is paid on the "Custodians" salary schedule, Level 5, and is eligible for benefits on the "Support Staff" benefits schedule.

The Custodian reports to the Team Leader &/or the Head Custodian for the building(s) where the Custodian is assigned. All custodians, team leaders, and head custodians report to the Facilities Administrator.

The Custodian does not supervise any other employee(s).

Under general supervision, the Custodian performs custodial tasks for an assigned school of the District. Employees in this class are responsible for accomplishing a daily routine of custodial tasks that provide school personnel, students, and the public with an environmentally safe, clean, attractive, comfortable, and efficient place in which to work and conduct school activities. Performs related work as directed.

• Ensures that the assigned areas are properly opened daily and fully secured upon completion of daily tasks (i.e., locking doors and windows, turning off electrical equipment, etc.).
• Performs sanitizing tasks in various facility areas (i.e., restrooms, kitchen and food areas, cafeterias, etc.).
• Performs custodial tasks (i.e., emptying and cleaning waste receptacles; washing windows; dusting furniture; cleaning vents, fans, walls, etc.).
• Performs physically demanding tasks requiring use of cleaning equipment and heavy custodial equipment (i.e., vacuuming, mopping, stripping, waxing, floor buffing, etc.).
• Uses electrical cleaning equipment (i.e., vacuum cleaners, shampoo machines, high‑speed buffers, etc.) in the cleaning of the assigned facility during hours assigned.
• Uses appropriate chemicals and cleaners safely and productively according to instructions and established rules/regulations to ensure the safety of students, the public, and all staff (including the custodian).
• Responds to emergency situations in order to confine, resolve or prevent injurious or otherwise hazardous conditions (i.e., spills, broken windows, broken locks, etc.).
• Moves furniture and other equipment in the performance of duties.
• Cleans equipment and tools after use, maintains cleanliness and order in storage areas.
• Reports equipment malfunctions and facility maintenance needs to your immediate supervisor.
• Performs routine maintenance on facility custodial equipment, such as changing vacuum cleaner bags, and changing buffer machine pads and checking batteries for equipment when needed.
• Performs non‑cleaning tasks in general facility maintenance (i.e., changing light bulbs, filling paper and soap dispensers, assisting in setting up for meeting/conferences, etc.).
• Functions independently or as part of a custodial crew depending on the nature of the task, such as in seasonal/extreme weather facility preparations and/or other major custodial projects.
• Responsible for checking email regularly, keeping up to date on DIrect information on the Warren Employee Portal, as job appropriate.
• With the support of the District, attends training to ensure proficiency at the level required to perform in current position.
• Responsible for maintaining timely and accurate information as part of their job responsibilities.

• Performs related duties as directed.

• Education/Training:
  High school diploma or GED preferred.
• Experience:
  
  Previous work experience that demonstrates the ability to safely and effectively operate standard facility custodial equipment, and ability to fulfill the physical requirements of the work; or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
• Certification &/or Licensure:
  None required.
• Other:
  Ability to perform the essential functions, meet the performance aptitudes, and fulfill the physical/sensory/environmental requirements of the job (with or without reasonable accommodations) is…