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Head Start Custodian - Idabel

Job in Idabel, McCurtain County, Oklahoma, 74745, USA
Listing for: LIFT Community Action Agency, Inc.
Full Time position
Listed on 2026-06-25
Job specializations:
  • Education / Teaching
    Child Development/Support, Special Needs / Learning Disabilities, Preschool / Daycare
Salary/Wage Range or Industry Benchmark: 25000 - 35000 USD Yearly USD 25000.00 35000.00 YEAR
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Location: Idabel

JOB DESCRIPTION

JOB SUMMARY:

The Head Start/Early Head Start Bus Monitor/Custodian is responsible for riding the bus with the bus driver and assisting the driver in ensuring the safety of the children while they ride, board or exit the bus and assisting the driver during emergencies as well as performing custodian duties in the common areas of the Idabel Southeast School building. This is a safety sensitive position.

PHYSICAL

AND MENTAL REQUIREMENTS

Must be patient, able to resolve conflicts, gentle, kind, creative, and resourceful; demonstrated ability to work effectively with people; excellent problem solving, planning, and organizational skills; detail and multi-task orientation with a strong desire to succeed; must be able to cope well with stress.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit; stand; stoop; bend; walk; talk; hear; use hands to grip, type; reach with hands and arms, occasionally required to stand or walk on uneven surfaces and may spend 6 to 8 hours per month in strenuous physical activity, lifting up to 30 pounds.

ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS / WORKING CONDITIONS

Enclosed facility, classroom and school bus environment; floors may be vinyl tile or carpeted; may come into contact with childhood diseases and blood on occasion.

MENTAL AND PHYSICAL DEMANDS / ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS
  • Must be able to sit/stand in a stationary position 50% of the time, stoop, bend; walk, talk; hear, use hands to grip, type, reach with hands and arms, occasionally required to stand or walk on uneven surfaces, and climb stairs, run short distances, crawl on floor with children.
  • Frequently must be able to move about inside the center to access classroom or office equipment, etc.
  • Frequently must operate a computer and other office productivity machinery, such as a calculator, copy machine, computer and printer.
  • Frequently must communicate with staff and others who have inquiries about the program. Must be able to exchange accurate information in these situations.
  • Occasionally must move/carry items weighing up to 30 pounds or more.
  • Frequently must be able to lift at least 30 to 40 pounds and lift arms about shoulders, and spend time daily sitting on the floor with children.
  • Constantly must visually monitor the behavior, learning, and activities of children.
  • Frequently must ascend/descend steps in and out of vehicles.
  • Frequently must position self to clean in a school setting, including under, over, on top of, and around objects.
  • Frequently must bend legs at knees to come to rest on one or both knees.
  • Frequently must apply pressure to an object with fingers (including thumb) and palm.
  • Frequently must exert substantial movements of the wrists, hands, and/or fingers for sustained periods of time.
  • Frequently must extend hands and arms in any direction.
    • DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
  • Bus Monitor:
    • Ensure the safety of the children while they ride, board or exit the bus in accordance with DHS regulations and Head Start Performance Standards.
    • Adhere to Child Pick-up and Release procedures.
    • Monitor children while being transported.
    • Assist each child with proper securing of children safety restraint system (CSRS), teach the child how to secure CSRS.
    • Meet each child/parent cheerfully at the bus door and assist the child in boarding/exiting the bus.
    • Monitor that all CSRS are fastened properly at all times while bus is in motion.
    • Assist and help conduct emergency evacuation drills/training.
    • Utilize bus riding time as part of the Head Start learning experience by interacting with each child.
    • Ensure that bus is attended at all times by the driver and monitor while children are present.
    • Assist with pre and post trip inspection of bus to ensure that aisles and emergency exits are clear and that no children are left on the bus.
    • Ensure that own seat belt is secure while bus is in motion.
  • Custodian:
    • Maintain a safe and healthy environment for the school building while ensuring an overall look of neat and orderliness.
    • Sweep and mop floors.
    • Clean buildings by emptying trash, sweeping, and cleaning surfaces.
    • Clean and disinfect laboratory equipment.
    • Steam‑clean carpets.
    • Use cleaning solutions to remove stains and clean surfaces.
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