CUSTODIAN​/BUS DRIVER

CUSTODIAN/BUS DRIVER

Davie County Schools William Ellis Middle School – Advance, North Carolina. Open in Google Maps.

Job : 5422848

Final date to receive applications: Sep 30, 2026 11:59 PM (Eastern Standard Time)

Re-Posted: May 06, 2026 4:00 AM (UTC)

Starting Date: Immediately

Beginning ASAP

6.5 hrs./day (potential for up to 8 hrs./day with regular bus route)

10 months

GENERAL STATEMENT OF JOB

Under general supervision, performs a variety of general custodial and light groundskeeping work in the care and maintenance of assigned school buildings and facilities. Work involves sweeping, mopping, and using vacuum cleaners to clean floors; washing walls, woodwork, and fixtures; and policing buildings to empty trash receptacles and pick up debris. Employee is also responsible for requisitioning necessary cleaning supplies. Reports to the Principal.

• Sweeps, mops, vacuums, strips, waxes, and buffs floor surfaces.
• Cleans restroom areas and replenishes paper supplies and soap as necessary.
• Cleans windows, walls, woodwork, blinds, and light fixtures.
• Dusts and cleans desks and other furniture.
• Empties trash receptacles; deposits recyclable material in proper receptacles.
• Sweeps sidewalks and walkways outside buildings; polices grounds, picking up debris; shovels snow and/or applies de-icing compounds to walkways and driveways, as necessary.
• Replaces burned-out light bulbs.
• Prepares requisition forms to obtain necessary supplies for the coming workweek.
• Sets traps for rodents and other pests, appropriately discarding trapped animals.
• Raises and lowers flags at start and end of workday.
• Performs minor maintenance on appliances, as abilities allow.
• May open and secure buildings at start and end of workday; may turn on and off lights and adjust heating or air conditioning, as appropriate.
• May arrange furniture for meetings or other events; performs related work as required.

Some experience in custodial work; or any equivalent combination of training and experience which provides the required knowledge, skills and abilities.

Must maintain a Commercial Driver’s License and drive a school bus as needed. See Bus Driver Job Description for more details.

Physical Requirements: Must be physically able to operate vacuum cleaners, carpet shampooers, brooms, mops, leaf blowers, etc. Must be able to exert up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, up to 25 pounds frequently, and up to 10 pounds constantly to move objects. Physical demand requirements are for medium work.

Data Conception: Requires the ability to compare and/or judge the readily observable, functional, structural or composite characteristics of data, people or things.

Interpersonal Communication: Requires the ability to speak and/or signal people to convey or exchange information. Includes receiving instructions, assignments or directions from superiors.

Language Ability: Requires the ability to read simple forms. Requires the ability to prepare timesheets and maintenance reports using prescribed format.

Intelligence: Requires the ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral or diagrammatic form; to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in or from standardized situations.

Verbal Aptitude: Requires the ability to record and deliver information, to explain procedures, to follow oral and written instructions. Must be able to communicate effectively and efficiently in standard English.

Numerical Aptitude: Requires the ability to utilize mathematical formulas; to add and subtract.

Form/Spatial Aptitude: Requires the ability to inspect items for proper length, width and shape.

Motor Coordination: Requires the ability to coordinate hands and eyes rapidly and accurately in using janitorial equipment.

Manual Dexterity: Requires the ability to handle a variety of items such as janitorial equipment. Must have minimal levels of eye/hand/foot coordination.

Color Discrimination: Does not require the ability to differentiate between colors and shades of color.

Interpersonal Temperament: Requires the ability to deal with people beyond giving and receiving instructions. Must be adaptable to performing under minimal levels of stress.

Physical Communication: Requires the ability to talk and hear. Talking: expressing or exchanging ideas by spoken words. Hearing: perceiving nature of sounds by ear.

General knowledge of the standard methods, materials, and equipment employed in janitorial work.

Some knowledge of cleaning procedures and the use of cleaning materials.

Ability to follow instructions.

Ability to perform medium physical work.

Ability to exercise independent judgement and initiative in completing work assignments.

Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships as necessitated by work assignments.

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