Custodian

Summary Description

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

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

During school year, positions may be assigned to early morning, morning, afternoon, evening or night shifts.

• Sweeps, mops, scrubs, shampoos, and waxes floors of various surfaces.
• Vacuums and cleans rugs and carpets.
• Dusts, waxes, washes and polishes furniture, woodwork, fixtures, shelves, cupboards and counters.
• Cleans walls and blackboards.
• Sanitizes restrooms, locker rooms and showers.
• Fills soap and paper dispensers.
• Washes windows.
• Empties trash and waste cans and restocks supplies.
• Moves furniture and equipment, and sets up rooms and auditoriums for special meetings and activities.
• Insures 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 or tagging broken furniture, and reporting vandalism or items needing repair.
• Performs outside maintenance tasks 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 (e.g., washes, removes, stacks furniture; paints interior and exterior walls; strips floors using power equipment; seals and waxes floors).
• May be called upon off‑hours for school emergencies (e.g., 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. Typical ways to obtain this: six (6) months of experience demonstrating reliability, responsibility and good work habits.
• Knowledge of:
  Reading, writing and basic arithmetic sufficient to perform job duties successfully; cleaning materials, methods and equipment.
• Skills at:
  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 in course or work.
• License/
  
  Certifications:
  
  Possession of, or the 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.

• 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) – contribution options explained during orientation.
• Salary Increases.
• Longevity Bonuses.
• Guidance Resources.
• And more – visit our Benefits page for additional information.
• Temporary employees working less than six months do not qualify for benefits.

Site:
Allen Elementary School

This job specification should not be construed to imply that these requirements are the exclusive standards for the position. Incumbents may be required to follow any other instructions and perform any other related duties as may be required by their supervisor.

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.