Custodian; MMS

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The job of the Custodian is done for the purpose of maintaining a clean, orderly, and safe environment assuring the proper operation of all facilities.

• Assists with opening the building in order for students and staff to begin the school day.
• Helps maintain cleanliness of the building including washing windows, picking up trash, cleaning bathrooms and drinking fountains, mopping floors when necessary.
• Repairs building and equipment as assigned to assure equipment is operational for students and staff.
• Sets up and replaces equipment as needed for daily activities such as lunch, as well as special activities such as evening programs.
• Provides crossing guard duties in order to ensure students, parents, and staff are able to cross the street safely.
• Helps receive deliveries and dispenses of equipment/supplies/furniture in their appropriate places.
• Assists with closing the building in order to ensure the building is secure and utility costs are minimized.
• Shovels, plows, and salts sidewalks and steps during inclement weather to ensure a safe environment.
• Assist with special projects such as putting together new furniture, painting walls, completing repairs, and doing major repairs, during summer months and at times when school is not in session.
• Moves furniture, equipment, and supplies for the purpose of re-locating classrooms.
• Supervises students as needed, in order to ensure safety.
• Maintains confidentiality as appropriate in order to comply with district, state and federal laws.
• Performs other duties as assigned in order to ensure a clean, orderly, and safe environment.

• Ability to communicate effectively.
• Knowledge of standard cleaning chemicals is helpful.
• Has a high school diploma.
• Is able to fulfill physical job duties requiring 90% walking and 10% standing. Time is spent lifting, carrying, pushing, pulling, stooping, kneeling, crouching, and crawling.
• Must maintain regular and acceptable attendance/punctuality as required by the Board of Education policies and regulations.
• Must be regularly available and willing to work 40 hours per week, or such other hours as the district determines are necessary or desired.
• Must have a cleared background check and current TB skin test.

• Paid Leave: 12 sick days, 4 personal days, and several holidays each year.
• Benefits: working more than 25 hours per week makes you eligible for subsidized health benefits along with a variety of other benefits.
• Retirement: employees working more than 630 hours a year participate in the KPERS retirement plan.