Custodian-Head

Custodian-Head (Job )

Position Type:
Maintenance/Custodial/Head Custodian

Date Posted: 7/1/2026

Location:

WHS Washington Campus

Closing Date: 07/07/2026

Openings as of 7/5/2026

Waukegan Community Unit School District No. 60 serves nearly 13,000 students in preschool through grade 12 and is located halfway between Chicago, Illinois and Milwaukee, Wisconsin on the shores of Lake Michigan. Our District has one early learning center, 15 elementary schools, five middle schools, and a high school program divided between two 9-12 grade campuses. The District encompasses portions of Waukegan, Beach Park and Park City.

The Waukegan Community Unit School District No. 60 has set an ambitious agenda for change, guided by the belief that all children, regardless of circumstances, can achieve at high levels and academic gaps can and will be eliminated with the support of teachers who deliver engaging, relevant, and academically rigorous instruction that excites students and instills a love of learning in them.

Area Tasks:

• Washrooms:
  • Empty trash
  • Sanitize/clean fixtures
  • Spot clean walls/partitions
  • Clean mirrors
  • Fill dispensers
  • Dry mop and sweep
  • Full wet mop
  • Clean chalk/whiteboards
• Office:
  • Empty trash
  • Dry mop and sweep
  • Spot wet mop
  • Low dust
  • Spot clean walls
  • Spot clean walls
• Corridors:
  • Dry mop and sweep
  • Spot wet mop
  • Spot wet mop
  • Vacuum carpet/runners
  • Vacuum runners
  • Clean glasses
  • Clean sink
  • High dust
• Classrooms:
  • Empty trash & sharpener
  • Low dust
  • Dust mop and sweep
  • Vacuum carpet/rugs
  • Spot wet mop

Time Room or Area Duties:

• 6:00 – Custodial Area Punch in, prepare equipment.
• Bookstore Office steps 1-5 daily, 6-7 weekly.
• Kitchen area, staff lounge and cafeteria: pick up litter, spot mop spills, empty trash; dispose of cardboard boxes from kitchen; dust mop, spot mop daily, full mop weekly.
• 1st floor east corridor from maintenance office to corridor: steps 1-5 daily, 6 weekly; bookstore, south exit door to east‑west corridors: pick up litter, spot mop all spills.
• Corridors – check corridors between periods; run the floor scrubber as needed.
• Washrooms – check every washroom every period; dump trash cans, clean toilets, sink and urinals.
• Maintain custodial supplies and order as needed.
• Preventative maintenance and projects assigned.
• Custodial closet – sweep as needed.

Schedule Highlights:

• 8:00 – Break
• 8:15 – Continue schedule
• 10:00 – Lunch
• 10:30 – Continue schedule
• 12:00 – Break
• 12:15 – Continue schedule
• 2:15 – Custodial Closet Clean and store equipment
• 2:30 – Custodial Area Punch out

Per Contract Salary Structure

Monday – Friday 6:00 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.

The employee is responsible for taking any and all steps necessary to protect themselves and others against occupational accidents, injuries, and illnesses.

Closing Date: 07/07/2026. Candidates must submit a written application by the closing date. Only online applications will be considered for interviews. Apply at www.wps
60.org
.

Waukegan Community Unit School District 60 offers employment opportunities without regard to age, gender, race, color, gender identity, national origin, religion, marital or military/veteran status, sexual orientation, pregnancy, parental status, genetics, disability or other protected category.