Part-Time Custodian - Swing

Job Description

The St. Helens school district is hiring for a part‑time swing/evening custodian ens High School.

Qualified candidates will have a high school diploma or GED or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Provides safe and clean school buildings for students, staff, and community.

• Follows and maintains knowledge of all District policies and procedures.
• Cleans areas as assigned (rooms, halls, offices, rest rooms, cafeteria, etc.), vacuums, shampoos, sweeps, scrubs, waxes, polishes, mops and buffs all types of floor surfaces.
• Washes windows, white boards, walls, doors and baseboards.
• Cleans and polishes furniture, windows, metal work and computer screens.
• Adjusts clocks.
• Keeps walkways, parking areas and entrances clear and clean.
• Washes, scrubs and disinfects restrooms and locker rooms, and cleans sinks, fixtures, panels and drinking fountains daily.
• Checks and stocks bathroom supplies.
• Cleans up spills (including bodily fluids) safely and appropriately, picks up trash, and responds to special requests for custodial services from staff members with supervisor approval.
• Sets up, takes down and moves tables, chairs, equipment, shelving and partitions for meetings, athletic events and other District needs as assigned.
• Unlocks doors and windows, turns on lights and prepares buildings for start of day and/or locks doors and windows, turns off lights and secures buildings as assigned.
• Empties and cleans waste containers.
• Reports safety, sanitary and fire hazards immediately to Head Custodian and/or Principal/Assistant Principal.
• Interacts thoughtfully and courteously with students, staff and parents and resolves conflict in a professional manner.
• Maintains appropriate certifications and training hours as required.
• Attends work regularly and is punctual.

• Assists in maintaining an inventory of supplies and equipment by reporting to lead worker or Head Custodian.
• Assists maintenance and grounds keeping as necessary.
• Attends staff meetings.

Provides supervision to student sweeper(s). All school employees have some responsibility for supervising students and assisting in maintaining a safe environment.

• High school diploma or General Education Diploma (GED) or equivalent combination of education and experience. Previous experience working in sanitation or custodial positions preferred.
• Works well with others from diverse backgrounds. Ability to interact with students and staff appropriately.
• Ability to communicate fluently verbally and in writing in English. Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions and procedure manuals.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio and percent.
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, schedule or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.
• General knowledge of computer usage preferred.
• Ability to appropriately communicate with students, teachers, parents and members of the community.
• Certificates as determined by the District including ability to obtain a valid CPR/First Aid card, forklift certification, state pesticide applicator license. Previous hazardous communication and asbestos training preferred.

The employee is regularly required to talk or hear; walk; use hands for fine manipulation, handle or feel; reach with hands and arms; stand and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl; occasionally sit, climb or balance and smell. Must regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds and occasionally more than 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, color vision, ability to adjust focus, depth perception and peripheral vision.

Demonstrate strength and dexterity to operate cleaning tools, tractors, and drills.

The noise level is usually low to moderate, but occasionally high. The employee is exposed to wet or humid conditions, work near moving parts, work in high precarious places, various cleaning agents, some hazardous chemicals, outdoor weather conditions, extreme heat (i.e., boiler room), risk of electrical shock and vibration.

As negotiated in the OSEA bargaining agreement. (Hourly: $21.33 to $26.54 Per Hour)

As negotiated in the OSEA bargaining agreement.

We are an equal opportunity employer.