Head Custodian

• Position Type:
  Maintenance/Custodial/ Custodian
• Date Posted: 8/14/2026
• Location:
  
  Riverside Middle School

• Maintain schools and other facilities so students and employees can work in a healthy, safe environment.
• To work collaboratively with department and building administration.
• Foster an inclusive work environment and maintain high morale.

• Must possess a High School Diploma.
• Have previous custodial experience.

• Oversees, coordinates, and participates in activities of custodians engaged in cleaning of premises, furniture, and equipment, minor routine maintenance and repair activities, using hand tools, and tending to heating and cooling units and all other custodial-related tasks.
  
  Takes primary responsibility for opening and/or securing the building, including weekends, to protect against vandalism and theft.
• Directs, coordinates, supervises, schedules, and inspects the work of all subordinate personnel.
• Clean and sanitize restrooms/bathrooms using established practices and procedures.
• Clean, dust, and wipe furniture; sweep, mop, or vacuum floors; empty/clean wastebaskets and trash containers; refill restroom dispensers.
• Assist with setting up facilities for meetings, classrooms, conferences, events, etc.
• Distribute freight and school materials. Handle teacher and staff requests for stored teaching supplies and assistance.
• Maintain building grounds by cleaning up debris (e.g., glass, plastic bottles, cans, etc.), entrances, and courtyards; trim shrubs; and remove snow.
• Check the rooftop daily for debris, damage, and clogged drains.
• Check paper supplies in all copy rooms and restock as needed.
• Strip, clean, buff, and apply floor sealer and floor finish to hard surface floors; vacuum and shampoo carpets.
• Use and maintain assigned power equipment and hand tools: buffers, auto scrubbers, extractors, high-pressure washers, high-speed buffers, vacuums, brooms, mops, and squeegees for the cleaning and general maintenance of floors, walls, carpets, furniture, etc.
• Wash walls and equipment; use ladders when required in work assignments.
• Activate and deactivate building alarms, and respond to alarm calls during and after regular work hours.
• Lock and unlock assigned buildings; secure buildings when facilities are not used. Check for unlocked doors and windows, report unauthorized occupants, and turn off lights.
• Follow instructions regarding the use of chemicals and supplies. Use as directed.
• Move furniture, equipment, supplies, and tools as needed.
• Wash accessible interior and exterior windows and clean blinds.
• Attend to emergencies when necessary.
• Attend safety meetings and other related meetings.
• Assist with inventory control and security.
• Safely operate all vehicles and other job-related equipment.
• Support and enforce all policies, such as MIOSHA, etc.
• Enforce and support policies established by the Maintenance/Custodial Supervisor.
• Ability to read and follow directions. Positive interpersonal skills are needed to enhance the team spirit of cooperation. Some skill in operating and maintaining equipment
• Act as a point of contact for visitors, community, vendors, contractors, staff, teachers, parents, building use participants, maintenance technicians, and district employees related to custodial services, duties, and building use at the assigned school. Coordinate and assist with set-up, breakdown, and clean-up of school and community use (per contract) activities.
• Perform all other duties as assigned by the Custodial Supervisor.

The physical demands described here represent those that an employee must meet to perform the essential functions of this job successfully. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform basic functions.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, use hands and fingers to handle or feel objects, tools, or controls, and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to sit. The employee often must squat, stop or kneel, reach above the head, and reach forward.
  
  The employee continuously uses hand strength to grasp tools and climbs onto ladders. The employee will frequently bend or twist at the neck and trunk more than the average person while performing the duties of this job.
• The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds, such as cleaning supplies, pails, and unloading trucks. Occasionally, the employee will seek assistance when lifting and/or moving anything over 50 pounds, such as salt and bulk furniture. The employee will sometimes push/pull items such as tables, bleachers, and scrubbing machines. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.