Housekeeping Custodian

Housekeeping Custodian

Position Goal & Basic Function:
Maintain high standards for the Housekeeping / Environmental Services Dept. and provide quality service to students, faculty and staff in a pleasant manner. Employees in this classification report to the housekeeping supervisor. This is a routine manual labor position associated with the daily cleaning and floor care of the school buildings.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Police public areas.
• Frequent dust and wet mopping, buffing, scrubbing and recoating of hard surface floors, carpet shampooing, etc.
• Scrub and clean restroom walls, floors, fixtures, partitions and restock with supplies as needed.
• Dust, clean and polish all furniture.
• Dust and clean all walls, doors, windows and ledges, woodwork, countertops, water fountains, stairs, etc.
• Establish and maintain inter-departmental relations with personnel, maintenance & faculty.
• Help in the evaluation and assist in the selection of new cleaning products, materials and equipment.
• Report all accidents to Supervisor.
• May be required to fill in for absentee personnel.
• Maintain all storage areas in a neat and orderly fashion for easy rotation of supplies and equipment.
• Vent, blackboard, whiteboard and radiator cleaning.
• Be aware of any and all upcoming meetings, sports events, dances, school fairs etc. and help to prepare custodial support for such functions.
• Be responsible and/or assist security of the building during scheduled shift.
• Notify manager of equipment and facilities needing repair or replacement.
• Must be courteous and able to deal effectively with staff, students, and the public.

Qualifications:

• High School diploma or equivalent.
• Knowledge of district-wide standards for cleaning methods, equipment, materials and supplies.
• Knowledge of the operations and maintenance of all mechanical cleaning equipment used in the district, perform PM duties on equipment.
• Ability to perform manual tasks requiring moderate physical strength.
• Self-starter and able to work as a team member, also able to work with minimum supervision and have a neat / clean appearance.
• Ability to establish and maintain a working relationship with the supervisor, fellow workers, staff and students.
• Ability to follow simple verbal and written instruction as relates to the job.
• Submission of PA School Personnel Health form.
• Current Act 34, Act 151 and Act 114 clearances.

Terms Of Employment:

12 months, 8 hours per day. Starting at $18.00 hourly;
Salary and benefits according to the negotiated agreement between the Board of School Directors and the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Local 384.