Lead Custodian; Office​/On-site - TC-

Are you a self-starter with custodial experience looking for your next role? If so, we invite you join the largest high school system in the State of Connecticut, the Connecticut Technical Education and Career System (CTECS). The State of Connecticut, Connecticut Technical Education and Career System (CTECS) is currently recruiting for one (1) full-time Lead Custodian position at W.F. Kaynor Technical High School in Waterbury, CT.

The incumbent would work in a high school environment and be entrusted to act as a working supervisor for a crew of Custodians engaged in the cleaning of W.F. Kaynor Technical High School.

• Location – W.F. Kaynor Technical High School in Waterbury, CT
• Full-time | 2nd Shift | 37.5 hours per week Monday – Friday | 2:30 pm – 10:30 pm
• Note:
  
  This is a year-round position

• View our State Employee Benefits Overview page!
• Professional growth and paid professional development opportunities.
• A healthy work-life balance to all employees!
• The State of Connecticut is an eligible Public Service Loan Forgiveness employer, meaning you may be eligible to have qualifying student loans forgiven after 10 years of service.
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• Plan crew workflow and determine priorities.
• Schedule, assign, oversee and review work.
• Establish and maintain crew procedures.
• Provide staff training and assistance.
• Conduct or assist in conducting performance evaluations.
• Act as liaison with operating units, agencies and outside officials regarding unit policies and procedures.
• Perform a full range of duties as outlined in the Custodian class specification.
• Perform related duties as required.

• Plans crew workflow and determines priorities.
• Schedules, assigns, oversees and reviews work.
• Establishes and maintains crew procedures.
• Provides staff training and assistance.
• Conducts or assists in conducting performance evaluations.
• Acts as liaison with operating units, agencies and outside officials regarding unit policies or procedures.
• Ensures supplies and equipment for crew are adequate by reporting shortages to supervisor.
• Performs full range of duties as outlined in Custodian class specification.
• May make recommendations on policies or standards.
• May prepare reports and correspondence.
• Performs related duties as required.

Knowledge of building custodial and/or housekeeping work and related equipment;
Skills interpersonal skills; oral and written communication skills;
Ability to operate, care for and perform minor maintenance on tools and equipment used in daily work; utilize computer software;
Supervisory ability.

One (1) year of experience in work that could reasonably be expected to provide the knowledge, skills, and abilities listed above.

• Experience leading a crew of custodians in a school or commercial building.
• Experience scheduling, assigning, overseeing, and evaluating the work of staff.
• Experience monitoring supplies and equipment for your team/crew and reporting shortages to supervisor.
• Experience waxing and polishing floors using floor polishers and buffers.
• Experience moving furniture in a school and/or setting up classrooms.
• Experience removing snow and ice from stairways and walkways around schools or other large buildings.
• Experience performing minor maintenance on tools and equipment used in daily work.
• Experience in using sanitizing equipment and solutions.

Incumbents in this class may be required by the appointing authority to possess and retain appropriate current licenses, permits and/or certifications.

Incumbents in this class must have adequate physical strength, stamina, physical agility and visual and auditory acuity and must maintain such physical fitness as to be able to perform the duties. A physical examination may be required.

Incumbents in this class may be required to lift moderate to heavy weights and may be exposed to risk of injury from equipment and/or assaultive and/or abusive patients or clients.

AN AFFIRMATIVE ACTION/EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER The State of Connecticut is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and strongly encourages the applications of women, minorities, and persons with disabilities.

As defined by Sec. 5-196 of the Connecticut General Statutes, a job class is a position or group of positions that share general characteristics and are categorized under a single title for administrative purposes. As such, a job class is not meant to be all-inclusive of every task and/or responsibility.

In a state agency this class is accountable for acting as a working supervisor for a crew of Custodians engaged in the cleaning of buildings.