Lead Custodian- Edison Elementary

Lead Custodian
- Edison Elementary

Job in Phoenix Elementary School District #1, Edison campus, Phoenix, Arizona. Open in Google Maps.

Salary placement range: $17.91 to $20.47, depending on experience (grade 109).

As a condition of employment, all new hires must obtain and maintain a valid Level One IVP Fingerprint Clearance Card issued by the Arizona Department of Public Safety (DPS).

Job Summary

The Lead Custodian keeps the school buildings in such a state of operating excellence that they present no problems or interruptions to the educational program. The Lead Custodian performs assigned custodial duties, and repairs and receives supervision from the Building Administrator. The Lead Custodian monitors the custodial staff.

Overall condition of the school plant includes:

• Maintenance tasks, cleaning, furniture moving, inspections, safety.

Essential duties and responsibilities

Additional duties may be assigned.

• Supervises full-time and part-time custodial staff.
• Evaluates staff with the school Administrator.
• Prepares reports as needed.
• Responsible for activation or de-activation of alarm system for campus security.
• Performs maintenance tasks including but not limited to HVAC filter changes (interior only), playground equipment inspection, routine safety inspections, replacement of paper towel dispensers, soap dispensers, unplugs toilets, replaces lamps, replaces ceiling tiles.
• Performs cleaning tasks: daily cleaning of campus, restroom cleaning and restocking, carpet cleaning, hard floor care, furniture cleaning, daily campus policing.
• Determines, orders, and stocks materials and equipment needed to fill routine needs of the campus.
• Reports needed work orders for repairs to office staff for input in Work Order System.
• Follows up on completion of work orders.

Equipment, tools, supplies

• Knowledgeable in the safe usage of various tools to perform routine maintenance and cleaning tasks.
• Knowledgeable in the safe use and storage of chemicals.

• Monitors school custodian(s).

Qualifications and skills

• Staff supervision.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships.

Education and experience

• High school diploma or GED required.
• 3 years experience in successfully maintaining and cleaning a school campus.

Language skills

• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from administrators, staff, and the general public.
• Ability to communicate with district maintenance staff regarding special tasks on campus.

Mathematical skills

• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide.

Reasoning ability

• Ability to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
• Ability to solve practical problems with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.

Knowledge, skills and abilities

• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with students, staff, and the community.
• Ability to perform duties with awareness of all district requirements and Board of Education policies.
• Passage of Custodian Exam at the required level of proficiency.
• Ability to read and comply with labels and OSHA safety warnings on cleaning agents and hazardous materials.
• Ability to perform strenuous physical activity related to custodial duties.
• Ability to work under minimal supervision – be an effective self–starter.

Physical demands

The employee frequently must stand, walk, use hands and fingers to handle or feel objects, tools, or controls, and talk or hear. They must reach with hands and arms, occasionally sit, frequently squat, stoop, or kneel, reach above the head and forward, use hand strength to grasp tools and climb ladders. Frequently bend or twist at the neck. The employee lifts up to 50 pounds routinely and up to 90 pounds occasionally.

Vision requirements include close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Work environment

The employee works indoors and occasionally outdoors, near or with moving mechanical equipment, and with toxic or caustic chemicals such as petroleum products, degreasers, and sprays. The noise level is usually moderate. The employee must meet deadlines with severe time constraints.

Position type:
Full‑Time. Salary: $17.91 to $20.47 per hour.

• Joseph Fuentes, Principal
• Edison
• Phone: