Custodian (25-26)

Job Title: Custodian

Wage/Hour Status: NonexemptReports to: Building Maintenance SupervisorPay Grade: Auxiliary PG 1Dept.: SchoolAssigned Campus:Work Days: 261Primary Purpose: Follow routine cleaning and maintenance procedures to maintain a high standard of safety, cleanliness, and efficiency of building operations and grounds.

Qualifications:

• Education: High School diploma preferred
• Special Knowledge/Skills:
• Ability to read and understand instructions for cleaning, maintenance, and safety procedures
• Knowledge of minor repair techniques and building and grounds maintenance
• Ability to operate cleaning equipment and lift heavy equipment
• Ability to properly handle cleaning supplies
• Experience: None

Major Responsibilities and Duties:

Cleaning:

• Maintain a cleaning schedule that will include cleaning of floors, chalkboards, wastebaskets, windows, furniture, equipment, and restrooms.
• Keep school buildings and grounds, including sidewalks, driveways, parking lots, and play areas, neat and clean.
• Comply with local laws and procedures for storage and disposal of trash.
• Assist in maintaining an inventory of cleaning supplies and equipment and request additional supplies as needed.

Maintenance and Repair:

• Assist with cafeteria set up, including arranging tables and chairs.
• Perform preventive maintenance to ensure the comfort, health, and safety of students and staff.
• Regulate heat, ventilation, and air conditioning systems to provide appropriate temperatures and ensure economical usage of fuel, water, and electricity.
• Make minor building repairs as needed and report major repair needs to your supervisor.
• Move furniture or equipment within the building as directed by your supervisor or principal.
• Assist in setting up facilities for special events.

Safety:

• Assist with opening and closing buildings each school day.
• Follow established procedures for locking, checking, and safeguarding facilities.
• Check daily to ensure that all exit doors are working properly and clear during hours of building occupancy.
• Inspect machines and equipment for safety and efficiency.
• Operate tools and equipment according to established safety procedures.
• Follow established safety procedures and techniques to perform job duties, including lifting, climbing, etc.
• Correct unsafe conditions in the work area and report any conditions that are not correctable to your supervisor immediately.

Supervisory Responsibilities: None

Mental Demands:

• Maintain emotional control under stress

Physical Demands:

• Posture: Frequent standing, sitting, kneeling, squatting, bending, stooping, pushing, pulling, and twisting
• Motion: Frequent walking, climbing stairs, ladders, grasping, squeezing, wrist flexion, extension, reaching, and overhead reaching
• Lifting: Heavy lifting and carrying 45 pounds and over on a daily basis

Environmental Factors:

• Work outside and inside on slippery or uneven walking surfaces
• Frequent exposure to extreme hot and cold temperatures, dust, toxic chemicals, and materials
• Regularly work irregular hours, occasional prolonged hours

Tools/Equipment Used:

• Buffer
• Stripper
• Wet and dry vacuum cleaner
• Electric drill
• Hand tools
• Shampooer
• Lawn mower
• Edger
• Weed eater

Applicant Information:

Applicants for all positions are considered without regard to race, color, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or gender identity, national origin, religion, age, disability, genetic information, veteran or military status, or any other legally protected status. Additionally, the district does not discriminate against an applicant who acts to oppose such discrimination or participates in the investigation of a complaint related to a discriminating employment practice.

In accordance with Title IX:

The district does not discriminate on the basis of sex and is required not to discriminate on the basis of sex in its educational programs or activities. The requirement not to discriminate extends to employment. Inquiries about the application of Title IX may be referred to the districts Title IX coordinator, the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights of the Department of Education, or both.