Coverage Custodian

This posting is for the creation of a candidate pool to fill current and future vacancies.

The Durham District School Board acknowledges that many Indigenous Nations have longstanding relationships, both historic and modern, with the territories upon which our school board and schools are located. Today, this area is home to many Indigenous peoples from across Turtle Island. We acknowledge that the Durham Region forms a part of the traditional and treaty territory of the Mississaugas of Scugog Island First Nation, the Mississauga Peoples and the treaty territory of the Chippewas of Georgina Island First Nation.

It is on these ancestral and treaty lands that we teach, live and learn.

This statement was co‑created in partnership with the Mississaugas of Scugog Island First Nation and the Chippewas of Georgina Island.

Under the direction of the Area Custodial Supervisor and supervision of the Lead Custodian or Group Leader, assists in maintaining a clean, safe, and sanitary school building and grounds by cleaning assigned areas, operating HVAC and energy systems, performing minor maintenance, organizing the equipment room, and completing seasonal and periodic tasks as needed

• washrooms, showers and change room areas - clean with disinfectants toilets, urinals, basins, fixtures, wall partitions, floors (floors wet mopped);replenish paper products, liquid soap and other sanitary products
• halls and stairs - sweep/dust mop all floors and spot wet mop the floor as required and as scheduled; wash/damp mop all floors as required and as scheduled
• classrooms - tidy area, move and replace chairs, desks and tables; sweep/dust mop floors, vacuum carpets, dust all ledges, clean with disinfectant desk tops (weekly and as required), spot clean walls, door frames and other fixtures, clean blackboards and ledges (weekly)
• floor maintenance - strip floors using chemicals and buffer; rinse, wash and seal, wax and buff
• · other - dust blinds and wash windows periodically, tidy, dust, wipe and spot clean areas and fixtures as required
• empty and dispose of all garbage
• when finished set computerized heating controls for minimum energy use, turn lights out and lock windows and doors, test and set alarm
• equipment room - clean mops, sinks, pails and other fixtures and equipment used; clean equipment room; store equipment, cleaning solvents and other chemicals properly

• ensure that the heating, ventilation/cooling and related equipment are adjusted to accommodate evening use and conservation of energy as required

• replace all light bulbs
• minor repairs - on desks, chairs, tables, door hinges, lockers, electrical cords and other fixtures; on plumbing fixtures
• machinery - disassemble and clean exhaust fans in portables and other areas; clean air filters; grease motors in ventilation equipment; drain air compressors
• assemble - shelving units

• summer - complete clean of all desks and furniture; complete strip, clean and refinish of all floor surfaces; vacuum and shampoo all carpets; wash window blinds, windows and walls, etc.
• winter, clear/shovel and salt parking areas, walks and entrance ways
• yard work - cut grass, weed and maintain flower beds, trim trees and shrubs, collect litter from grounds
• supplies and furniture - assist in unloading trucks, deliver to appropriate school location, set up and arrange if necessary
• special events - set up and remove chairs and tables as required