Maintenance and Custodial

A school custodial staff job includes a wide range of duties related to cleaning and maintenance to ensure the cleanliness, safety, and functionality of the middle school facilities. Here's a detailed breakdown of typical responsibilities:

Reports to the Director of Facilities

High school diploma or General Education Diploma (GED)

• Whole-heartedly agrees with the school’s Statement of Faith and vision to Live for God, Love like Jesus, and Learn for Life
• Consistently demonstrates enthusiasm, courtesy, flexibility, integrity, gratitude, kindness, self-control, perseverance, and punctuality.
• Embodies a Christ-like attitudes in all aspects of his/her work.

• Is a baptized believer who is a devoted disciple of Jesus Christ.
• Believes that the Bible is God’s Word and standard for faith and daily living.
• Models Christ-likeness in attitude, speech, and actions toward others.
• Is an active member of a local Christ centered community of faith.
• Reflects the vision of the school, which is to Live for God, Love like Jesus, and Learn for Life.
• Maintains a personal appearance that is a Christian role model of cleanliness, modesty, and good taste, and that is in agreement with any applicable school policy.

• Past experience in custodial work or similar service industry role.
• Is in agreement with the Midland Christian School’s Statement of Faith and Vision.
• The job may involve prolonged periods of standing, walking, bending, lifting heavy objects, and performing repetitive tasks. Physical stamina and the ability to handle the demands of the job are essential.
• Ability to climb and properly operate a ladder.
• A keen eye for detail is necessary to ensure thorough cleaning and maintenance of school facilities. Janitors must be able to spot cleanliness issues and address them promptly.
• Ability to prioritize tasks, manage multiple projects simultaneously, and meet deadlines.
• Willingness to adapt to changing priorities, emergencies, or special events that may require adjustments to cleaning schedules or tasks.

• Familiarity with various cleaning techniques, equipment (such as vacuum cleaners, floor buffers, and pressure washers), and cleaning chemicals is important for performing the job safely and effectively.
• Understanding of safety protocols and procedures to prevent accidents and injuries, as well as knowledge of handling and disposing of cleaning chemicals safely.
• Custodial Staff should be capable of identifying and addressing cleaning and maintenance issues as they arise. This may involve troubleshooting equipment problems or finding solutions to unexpected challenges.

Ability to establish and maintain cooperative and effective working relationships with others. Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing. Organizational management skills. Ability to communicate with students, teachers, parents and members of the community. Ability to exercise good judgment and work in an environment with frequent interruptions.

Reliable transportation.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to stand, walk; use hands for fine manipulation, handle or feel and reach with hands and arms and taste or smell. The employee is occasionally required to sit, stoop, kneel, climb or balance, crouch or crawl. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally up to 50 pounds.

Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision.

Non-Exempt

This is a full-time position

Essential functions of this…