Custodian

• Position Type:
  Custodial/Maintenance/Custodian
• Date Posted: 6/23/2026

Under direct supervision of the Director of Facilities, Business Manager, and School Principal, the custodian provides responsible daily custodial operations, maintaining a sanitary and safe facility for students, employees and the public; minimizing property damage, loss and liability exposure; ensuring assignments are completed in a safe, proper and timely manner and overseeing and supporting assigned custodians in the performance of their assignments.

• Cleans assigned school facilities (e.g. classrooms, offices, gym, restrooms, grounds) to maintain a sanitary, safe work environment.
• Delivers various items and materials (e.g. supplies, mail, packages, furniture) to ensure adequate supplies to the appropriate parties.
• Informs students, other site personnel and supervisors about activities, safety and/or proper maintenance of facilities.
• Inspects school facilities to ensure the site is suitable for safe operations, maintained in clean condition, and identifies necessary repairs.
• Leads, directs and assists in organizing written work schedules and performance inspections of custodial employees.
• Maintains active custodial substitute lists to schedule substitutes as necessary, including floating custodian assignments.
• Maintains preventative maintenance schedule for heating, ventilation and air conditioning equipment, including quarterly air filter changes, fan motors and belts.
• Oversees minor maintenance work performed by custodial staff.
• Maintains inventory of supplies and develops requisitions with building custodians for school and cleaning supplies.
• Meets with principals and custodians to provide reports on building needs and conditions.
• Responds to immediate safety and/or operational concerns (e.g. facility damage, alarms) to resolve issues and maintain a functioning educational environment.
• Evaluates custodians’ areas visited using evaluation reports provided by the Manager of Support Services.
• Checks buildings and grounds to ensure they are properly cleaned.
• Ensures shrubs, lawns and flower beds are trimmed and safe.
• Arranges furniture and equipment for meetings, classroom activities and events.
• Maintains records related to employees’ time, performance and overtime list.
• Works with school district employees, service companies and contractors to maintain and improve the work environment.
• Collaborates with school principals or designee to develop work orders.
• Solicits price proposals from vendors for supplies and equipment and assists with soliciting price proposals from outside contractors.
• Instructs custodial employees on how to respond to system failures and shut‑off procedures for water, fire sprinklers, gas and electric.
• Trains assigned personnel to develop professional trade and safety awareness skills.
• Attends in‑service training (e.g. blood borne pathogens, cleaning solvents, floor care, first aid) to learn new and/or improved procedures.

Performs other related duties, as assigned, to ensure a clean, safe work environment.

• Uses hand tools of trade and related power equipment, including brooms, mops, floor cleaning and waxing machines, vacuum cleaners, snow blowers, shovels, power mowers and hand tools.
• Uses a personal computer.

• Follows all applicable safety rules, procedures and regulations governing the proper use of tools and power equipment.
• Wears appropriate safety gear, including masks.
• Complies with the school district’s chemical hygiene program and follows MSDS sheets.

Frequent travel between schools, or between schools and the Central Office, is required.

Works a standard schedule and overtime as needed.

• Ability to carry out instructions furnished in written or oral form.
• Ability to read, write and speak English fluently.
• Ability to describe orally or in writing cleaning, maintenance or repair problems as needed.
• Ability to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with students, staff and others contacted in the course of work.
• Basic arithmetic skills (add, subtract, multiply,…