Substitute Custodians

Position

• Title:
  
  Custodian III
• Reports to:
  
  Principal
• Location:
  
  Countywide, Ohio County Schools
• Job goal:
  Under the immediate supervision of the principal, responsible for performing a variety of cleaning and minor maintenance tasks in a school building; perform related duties as required. To provide students with a safe, attractive, comfortable, clean and efficient place in which to learn, play and develop.
• Term of employment: 2026‑2027 school year (261 days)
• Salary:
  Per Ohio County Schools Salary Schedule

• Knowledge of the methods, materials and equipment used in janitorial work.
• Knowledge of swimming pool maintenance.
• Ability to operate HVAC, Fire alarm and Water Systems.
• Ability to repair and clean carpet and tile.
• Ability to understand and follow oral and written instructions.
• Ability to perform self-assessments of job completion and complete the necessary forms to verify.
• Ability to develop and maintain effective working relationships with others.
• Willing to work a flexible schedule.
• Have an outstanding attendance record with minimized absences.
• High School Diploma or GED Preferred.
• Job classified as requiring a medium‑heavy work capacity.
• Pass the approved West Virginia Service Personnel Tests for Custodian.
• Any combination of training and experience which would lead to successful employment as a Custodian III.

• Sweep, scrub, wax and oil floors in classrooms and hallways and clean soiled carpet.
• Wash blackboards and change erasers.
• Wash walls and windows, fixtures in restrooms, drinking fountains and wash basins.
• Remove damaged areas of carpet and replace damaged torn areas only.
• Cut out and replace old carpet with new patches.
• Take down flag each day; dust‑mop stairs and hallways; dust and wax furniture, radiators and window sills.
• Empty trash receptacles; replace hand towels in restrooms, burned out bulbs and tubes; replenish classroom supplies.
• Operate floor buffer and wet pickup machine.
• Should have knowledge or be able and willing to learn HVAC System, Fire Alarm System and Water System.
• Lock buildings and rooms as instructed.
• Load and unload trucks as assigned.
• Move and rearrange furniture as directed; polish furniture and hardware.
• Shovel snow and cut grass as assigned.
• Replace broken glass and perform other minor maintenance work.
• Sweep sidewalks and pick up litter on school grounds.
• Maintain proper room temperatures at all times.
• Inspect building before leaving to make certain all is under control and carry out building checks on the weekends.
• Promote the safety, health and comfort of the students and employees.
• Participate in in-service training as directed.
• Maintain positive work habits.
• Perform duties efficiently and productively.
• Maintain and/or upgrade skills.
• Perform other duties assigned by the Principal.

Equal employment opportunity will be granted to all persons, regardless of race, religion, color, sex or national origin, and no discrimination based upon such factors will be made in salary, promotion, demotion, transfer, or termination of any employee. It is a policy of the Ohio County Board of Education not to discriminate on the basis of sex in employment as required by Title IX of the 1972 education amendments.

It is a policy of Ohio County to provide equal opportunity for the disabled per federal regulation 504.