Mid Shift Custodian

Openings as of 6/7/2026. We are only accepting applications for the jobs listed below.

Mid Shift Custodian

• Position Type:
  Maintenance/Custodial
• Date Posted: 6/4/2026
• Date Available:
  
  ASAP

Mid Shift (11:30am-8pm Monday - Friday)

Medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance are available.

Paid sick, vacation, and personal days provided.

• The ideal team member in District 97 is a visionary and equity-centered leader who inspires excellence and fosters collective responsibility for student success. This individual:
  • Champions the district's vision and drives forward-thinking, innovative practices that anticipate future educational needs.
  • Stewards public trust and resources with fiscal responsibility and ethical transparency.
  • Demonstrates relentless commitment to student success, ensuring that every decision supports equitable opportunities and outcomes for all learners.
  • Organizes and empowers teams to work collaboratively toward shared goals, recognizing the interdependence of roles across departments and schools.
  • Fosters a culture of care, learning, and service, grounded in authentic engagement with students, families, staff, and community members.
  • Models integrity, professionalism, and confidentiality, serving as a role model for ethical and respectful conduct at all levels.
  • Thrives in a culturally, racially, and linguistically diverse environment, showing a deep passion for inclusive practices and building belonging for all team members.
  • Seeks and embraces feedback, especially when it challenges them to grow and improve in service of students and colleagues.
  • Understands the powerful intersection of leadership, learning, and equity, and aligns their work to dismantle systemic barriers.
  • Courageously addresses unprofessional behavior, holding self and others accountable to high standards in service to the community and students.

Under the direct supervision of the Senior Director of Buildings & Grounds and Engineer at school level, the custodian performs general cleaning and maintenance in school buildings; maintains equipment in functional condition; and provides cleaning and custodial assistance to students, teachers, visitors and others as necessary. The Custodian position will ensure that equity is at the center of the district so as to positively impact student learning and employee practices as expressed in Board Policy 7:12:
Ensuring Racial and Educational Equity.

• Checks and secures building at beginning and end of shift to ensure safety and cleanliness.
• Cleans rooms, hallways, cafeterias, restrooms, offices, stairways, and other areas of building according to school district standards.
• Sweeps, mops, buffs, strips, and waxes floors.
• Cleans rugs, carpets, upholstered furniture, and blinds.
• Washes and dusts walls, ceilings, woodwork, windows, doors, and sills.
• Removes graffiti and cleans glass areas.
• Sets up and breaks down chairs, tables and equipment in meeting rooms and functional rooms.
• Clears snow from entrances and walks, and spreads sand and ice melting chemicals.
• Performs grounds-keeping duties, clears debris and maintains grounds as needed.
• Receives deliveries and assists in unloading trucks and storing supplies.
• Delivers supplies and materials to classrooms, bathrooms and other areas of the building.
• Empties wastebaskets; picks up and removes trash and assists in recycling program.
• Maintains reasonable knowledge of cleaning equipment and techniques.
• Note:
  
  The above description illustrates tasks and responsibilities and is not meant to be all-inclusive.

• Fluency in reading, speaking, and interpreting English.
• Must be able to lift, carry, push, and pull over 50 pounds.
• Possess good human relations skills.
• Can understand and be willing to perform directions provided orally and in writing.
• Assists parents and other visitors to school buildings with special events and programs.
• Performs other related tasks as assigned by the supervisor.

• High School Diploma or equivalent, required.

• Regularly required to sit, use hands to finger, handle or feel, and talk or hear. May occasionally lift and move up to 50 pounds. Required vision abilities include close vision, distance vision, color vision, and depth perception.
• Work environment characteristics are representative of those encountered while performing essential functions. Reasonable accommodations may be made for individuals with disabilities. Occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts; noise level usually moderate.

Oak Park Elementary School District 97 is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We are committed to creating an inclusive…