School Custodian

School Custodian – 40 hours per week, 12‑month position with retirement and health insurance benefits. Evening shift (3:30 pm–11:30 pm) during the school year, with optional days in summer and on Fridays.

• Sweeps, mops, scrubs, and waxes floors.
• Vacuums rugs and carpets.
• Dusts, waxes, washes, and polishes furniture and woodwork.
• Cleans restrooms, replenishes supplies, and fills dispensers.
• Maintains areas adjacent to buildings in clean, safe, and sanitary condition.
• Washes windows, walls, sinks, and fountains.
• Arranges furniture and equipment for special activities.
• Cleans gyms and locker rooms after sporting events.
• Observes and reports need for repairs and makes minor repairs as time permits.
• Picks up trash and litter and empties and cleans trash and garbage receptacles.
• Does emergency cleanup resulting from vandalism, breakage, spillage, or illness.
• Stacks, assembles, and stores furniture, equipment, and supplies.
• Is responsible for reporting unruly student activities, loitering, vandalism, or similar situations.
• Performs routine nontechnical maintenance duties with the use of household hand tools.
• May prepare and paint interior and exterior walls.
• Reports needed repairs.
• Participates in summer maintenance and cleaning activities.
• Receives, stores, and distributes supplies.

Minimum duties are listed. Other functions may be required as given or assigned.

Wage up to $17.19 per hour, DOE. Health insurance benefit:
District contributes $553 (single) – $999 (family) per month depending on plan selected; health insurance can be waived. Public Employee Retirement System benefit.

• No experience required, but some previous custodial or janitorial work is desirable; high school diploma or equivalent; or any combination of training and experience likely to provide the desired knowledge and abilities.
• Good physical condition and fitness.
• Knowledge of methods, materials, and equipment used in cleaning various types of surfaces and furniture.
• Knowledge of basic safety practices related to custodial work.
• Perform heavy physical labor.
• Work effectively without close supervision.
• Operate specialized cleaning and maintenance tools and equipment.
• Understand and follow a work schedule.
• Keep basic work records and make reports.
• Understand and carry out oral and written instructions.
• Maintain cooperative working relationships with those contacted in the course of work.
• Ability to handle stressful situations.
• Ability to effectively manage time and responsibilities.

Cleaning and maintenance tools and equipment, including but not limited to vacuum, floor polishers, floor strippers, miscellaneous scrubbing equipment.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly works inside and outside. The employee must be able to meet deadlines with severe time constraints. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate but can be noisy, depending upon the task at hand.

Walk, stand, travel from one building to another, push heavy equipment, twist at neck and waist, reach, kneel. Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. May be required to lift and/or carry up to 50 pounds.

Frequently performs routine work, exercises flexibility to shift from one task to another. Guidance and reinforcement usually unavailable. Works within time constraints and maintains attentiveness intensity. Interactions may require oral and written communications.