Custodian

Frontline Applicant Tracking - Lake Station Community Schools

• Position Type:
  Maintenance/Custodial/Custodian
• Date Posted: 10/13/2025
• Location:
  
  LSCS District-wide
• Date Available:
  
  TBA
• Closing Date:
  Ongoing

Custodial/Janitorial Worker (multiple positions)
Lake Station Community Schools

Hamilton Elementary School | 2900 Lake Street | Lake Station IN 46405
Bailey Elementary School | 2100 Union Street | Lake Station IN 46405
Edison Jr. Sr. High School | 3304 Parkside Avenue, Lake Station, IN 46405

Lake Station Community Schools is seeking Custodial/Janitorial staff persons to be assigned to its schools. We are currently accepting applications for potential part‑time and/or full‑time employees.

Wage: $15.10/hour minimum starting
Benefits:
Regular or part‑time employee

Schedule:

Works weekdays Monday through Friday day shift (6:30am - 3:00pm) or afternoon shift (2:30pm - 11:00pm).

Ensure a clean, sanitary, orderly and safe facility. Assist in maintaining school buildings and school grounds to include lawn maintenance and snow removal.

• Education and/ or
  
  Experience:
  
  High school diploma or GED.
• Language
  
  Skills:
  
  Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos. Ability to write simple correspondence.
• Mathematical
  
  Skills:
  
  Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.
• Reasoning Ability:
  Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
• Other
  
  Skills and Abilities:
  
  Ability to operate all custodial cleaning equipment, particularly floor care equipment; ability to work on ladders; ability to relate well to other employees, students, parents and community members.

• Act in a manner that reflects the standards of the School Board and community.
• Be knowledgeable; goodwill ambassador for the school corporation.
• Look professional and neat.
• Comply with Board policy and the directives of supervisors.
• Reporting promptly to the principal and Director of Maintenance any condition that might be unsafe.
• Opening and closing the building as directed.
• Being on duty during the regular hours assigned and when called upon for school events outside school hours, unless excused by the school principal.
• Reporting to the principal any injuries of students or others while on school property; reporting to the principal any damage to the building, equipment, grounds or other property of the school corporation.
• Sweeping, mopping, scrubbing and vacuuming hallways, stairs, classrooms and office space.
• Moving furniture or equipment within buildings as required for various activities and as directed by the principal.
• Complying with local laws and procedures for the storage and disposal of trash, rubbish, and waste.
• It is understood that no employee has the prerogative of using or soliciting outside assistance in fulfilling his or her job responsibilities.
• Follow general cleaning guidelines for classrooms, bathrooms, halls, offices, shops, open area, commons, library, and gym areas as detailed in the job description.
• Perform all other duties as assigned.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls, reach with hands and arms, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl, and talk or hear.

The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

The work environment characteristics described here are representative…