Custodian

To provide students with a safe, attractive, comfortable, clean, and efficient place in which to learn, play, and develop.

Head of Building Maintenance

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

High school diploma.

• Cooperates with and works in a courteous manner with coworkers and other personnel.
• Maintains presence in the assigned building at all times except when custodial responsibilities require assistance in other areas. Notify your building office when it is necessary to be out of the building.
• Regulates heat, ventilation, and air conditioning systems to provide temperatures appropriate to the season and to ensure economical usage of fuel, water, and electricity.
• Checks the building heating/cooling system at least twice a day to ensure that it is working properly when in use. Reports problems to the district maintenance department promptly.
• Conducts periodic inspections and tests of all electrical installations in the school to ensure their safe condition. Reports problems to the district maintenance department promptly.
• Checks daily to ensure that all exit doors are open and all panic bolts are working properly during the hours of building occupancy.
• Assumes responsibilities for the opening and closing of the building each school day and for determining, before leaving, that all doors and windows are secured and all lights, except those left on for safety reasons, are turned off. Understands the security system in your building.
• Raises the United States flag before school each day, and lowers it after school daily unless a light is shining on it regularly.
• Maintains the facility in a condition of excellent cleanliness. Cleaning duties may include but are not necessarily limited to: sweeping, dusting, mopping/scrubbing, vacuuming, washing windows, cleaning "chalkboards/white boards", cleaning furniture, laundry, waxing floors and disposing of trash.
• Dusts furniture and cleans/polishes fixtures on a regular schedule.
• Dusts flat counter surfaces, bookcases, window ledges, telephone, lockers, trophy cases, doors and tables as needed; objects do not need to be removed before dusting.
• Washes windows, mirrors, walls and door frames.
• Keeps all floors in a clean and attractive condition and in a good state of preservation.
• Sweeps classrooms daily. Vacuums carpeted areas at least once every other day, more if needed. Sweeps, mops, wet washes, and vacuums floors in assigned areas.
• Keeps wastebaskets empty and clean.
• Takes out garbage in the administration area and cleans administration restrooms.
• Sweeps gym floors before school begins each day and before events if you are assigned a building which houses a gym.
• Cleans corridors after school each day and during the day when their condition requires it.
• Cleans entry mats daily.
• Removes graffiti as soon as possible.
• Follows district procedures for cleanup of vomit and other body fluids.
• Scrubs and disinfects floors in restrooms daily.
• Cleans all sanitary fixtures and drinking fountains daily.
• Checks restrooms throughout the day to replace soap and paper supplies.
• Cleans the gym locker rooms and coaches office daily making sure that the stools, showers, sinks and drinking fountains are thoroughly cleaned and disinfected. Keeps all dispensers filled. Cleans the benches, walls, door frames, and mirrors as needed. Keeps the floors clear of clutter, swept and mopped. Keeps the towel and waste baskets empty. Checks periodically throughout the day. Keeps towel barrels available.
• Cleans the commons area clean throughout the day, mopping as needed. After lunch has been served, cleans and mops the serving and trash dumping area as soon as possible. Checks the concession stand and cleaning and mopping as needed.
• Cleans the main gym daily--picking up all trash, wet mopping as needed, dust mopping floor using a properly treated dust mop. Removes spots from drinking fountains--cleaning and disinfecting thoroughly. Cleans all walls, mats, and doors as needed. Sets up the gym and makes necessary arrangements needed for all activities.
• Cleans and maintains the auditorium and stage daily or as needed if the building has…