CUSTODIAN

CUSTODIAN JobID: 32164

Position Type:

Maintenance/Custodial/Custodian

Date Posted:

4/21/2026

Location:

Crestwood School District

Date Available:

2025-26 School Year

Closing Date:

Until Filled

District:

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Custodian

JOB DESCRIPTION:

To maintain schools and other facilities to the extent that students and employees can work in a healthy and safe environment.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Must possess a High School Diploma and have previous custodial experience

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Report to the Head Custodian, who is responsible for directing housekeeping services in the facility.
• Clean and sanitize restrooms/bathrooms using established practices and procedures.
• Clean, dust, and wipe furniture; sweep, mop, or vacuum floors; empty/clean wastebaskets and trash containers; refill restroom dispensers.
• Assist with the setup of facilities for meetings, classrooms, conferences, events, etc.
• Strip, clean, buff, and apply floor sealer and finish to hard-surface floors; vacuum and shampoo carpets.
• Use and maintain assigned power equipment and hand tools; buffers, auto scrubbers, extractors, high-pressure washers, high-speed buffers and vacuums, brooms, mops, and squeegees for the cleaning and general maintenance of floors, walls, carpets, furniture, etc.
• Wash walls and equipment; use ladders when required in work assignments.
• Lock and unlock assigned buildings; secure the building when facilities are not in use, checking for unlocked doors and windows, report any unauthorized occupants, and turn off lights.
• Follow instructions regarding the use of chemicals and supplies. Use as directed.
• Move furniture, equipment, supplies, and tools on an incidental basis.
• Wash accessible interior and exterior windows. Clean blinds.
• Attend emergencies when necessary.
• Attend safety meetings and other related meetings.
• Assist with inventory control and security.
• Safely operate all vehicles and other job-related equipment.
• Support and enforce all policies, including MIOSHA.
• Enforce and support policies established by the Maintenance/Custodial Director.
• Ability to read and follow directions. Positive interpersonal skills needed to enhance the team spirit of cooperation. Some skill in operating and maintaining equipment.
• Perform all other duties as assigned by the Maintenance/Custodial Director.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands and fingers to handle or feel objects, tools, or controls; and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to sit. The employee frequently must squat, stop, or kneel, reach above the head, and reach forward. The employee continuously uses hand strength to grasp tools and climb onto ladders. The employee will frequently bend or twist at the neck and trunk more than the average person while performing the duties of this job.
• The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds, such as cleaning supplies, pails, and unloading trucks. Occasionally, the employee will seek assistance when lifting and/or moving anything over 50 pounds, such as salt and bulk furniture. The employee will sometimes push/pull items such as tables, bleachers, and scrubbing machines. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
• The employee must have normal vision and hearing with or without aid.
• The employee must be able to move about the assigned location unaided during the day.

REPORTS TO: Supervisor

EVALUATION: Annual

EFFECTIVE DATE: Immediate

DEADLINE: Until Filled

METHOD OF APPLICATION:

Qualified and interested persons must apply online by going to the Crestwood Home page under employment. Please include a letter of interest, resume, letters of recommendation, copy of certificate(s) and transcripts. We no longer accept paper applications delivered by mail, in person, by fax, or by email. If your qualifications meet our needs, we will contact you for further information and a possible interview. Crestwood Public Schools is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

This document is intended to describe the general nature and level of the work performed by those assigned to this position. This is not an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities. Administration reserves the right to amend the change responsibilities to meet business and organizational needs as necessary.

The Crestwood Board of Education is committed to a policy of nondiscrimination and to providing equity in its educational programs, services, and activities for all students and employees. The Crestwood School District does not discriminate on the basis of race, ancestry, color, sex, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, marital status, age, religion, national origin, disability, or genetic information in employment or in its programs and activities.