Custodian

Summary Description

Under supervision, keeps assigned building area clean, sanitary, safe and orderly; secures rooms and cleaning stations; performs special cleaning. May perform minor maintenance and painting duties. Performs related duties as required.

• Sweeps, mops, scrubs, shampoos, and waxes floors, including surfaces of many types; vacuums and cleans rugs and carpets; dusts, waxes, washes and polishes furniture and woodwork, fixtures, shelves, cupboards and counters; cleans walls and blackboards.
• Sanitizes restrooms, locker rooms and showers; fills soap and paper dispenser; washes windows; empties trash and waste cans; restocks supplies.
• Moves furniture and equipment and sets up rooms and auditoriums for special meetings and activities.
• Sets up and opens areas for special events; ensures all doors and windows in assigned area are locked, alarms set and necessary security lights are on.
• Performs minor maintenance such as replacing lights, painting small rooms or trim, removing and/or tagging broken furniture; reports vandalism and items needing repair.
• May perform outside maintenance such as snow removal, mowing, weeding, irrigating, and picking up litter.
• Participates in intensive cleaning and restoration of District buildings during summer vacations and other periods; washes, removes and stacks furniture; washes walls and woodwork; paints interior and exterior walls; strips floors using power equipment; and seals and waxes floors.
• May be called upon in off‑hours for school emergencies such as burglaries, vandalism, snow removal, equipment failures, fires, flooding.

Education/

Experience:

Any combination equivalent to education and experience that would provide the required knowledge and skills is qualifying. Six (6) months of experience demonstrating reliability, responsibility and good work habits.

Knowledge: Reading, writing and basic arithmetic sufficient to perform job duties successfully; cleaning materials, methods and equipment.

Skills: Understanding and carrying out oral and written instructions; learning supplies, equipment and prescribed methods of cleaning; performing strenuous physical work; working effectively under time limitations and without immediate supervision; climbing and working from ladders; making simple arithmetic calculations; developing working relationships with those contacted.

License/

Certifications:

Ability to obtain a valid State of Nevada license with a driving record acceptable to the District.

Special Considerations: Working under occasional adverse environmental conditions, such as heat, cold, dust and fumes.

The Washoe County School District prohibits bullying, cyber‑bullying, harassment, sexual harassment, and or discrimination based on an individual's actual or perceived race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, veterans or military status, marital status, political affiliation, disability or the presence of any sensory, physical or mental handicap in any of its educational programs/activities and employment, or in any program or activity conducted or funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

The District prohibits discrimination against any youth group listed in Title 36, as a patriotic society (i.e. Boy Scouts of America) from access to public school facilities use.

Site:
Allen Elementary School

Internal Job Number: 2026-27-E263364

Grade 16 CSCA

Schedule A: $16.86 (entry step)
Schedule B: $20.27 (entry step)

• No waiting period on Medical, Dental, Vision and Life Insurance
• Employees may select an insurance plan wherein WCSD contributes 100% of insurance premiums
• Sick Leave, Holiday Pay and Vacation Pay
• Public Employees Retirement System (PERS)
• Salary Increases
• Longevity Bonuses
• Guidance Resources

New employees will be fingerprinted upon hire and every five years thereafter, and will have $58.50 deducted from their first paycheck to help defray the cost of fingerprinting. Fingerprint fees are subject to change. Your job offer is conditional until a report is returned from the FBI and Nevada Department of Public Safety that meets the standards of WCSD for employment purposes.

Any applicant who would like to request a reasonable accommodation in any step of the selection process should contact Human Resources at .