Foreman/12 Month Custodian - Decatur Central Career Center/Various Locations

Job Title: Head Custodian

Work Year: 260 days 7:00am to 3:30pm

Department: MSD Decatur Township Schools Facilities

Reports To: Director of Facilities

Starting Salary: Depending on experience

Essential Functions

• Cleans assigned facilities and/or grounds
• Consults with administrative personnel for the purpose of planning, prioritizing and scheduling custodial activities and achieving site maintenance objectives.
• Distributes custodial supplies and equipment to custodial staff and/or storage locations.
• Inspects facilities and grounds to ensure they are suitable for safe operations, maintained in an attractive and clean condition,
• Maintains supplies and equipment inventory for the building.
• Participates in meetings, workshops, training, and seminars for the purpose of conveying and/or gathering information required to perform job functions.
• Performs minor maintenance building repairs (e.g. electrical, plumbing, carpentry, etc.)
• Performs minor, job related, maintenance on custodial equipment, mowing equipment, classroom furniture and fixtures (e.g. change vacuum cleaner belts, bags, oil and filter changes on mowers.
• Prepares site for daily operations
• Prepares written materials (e.g. supply requisitions, safety inspections, work orders, inventory records, time clock adjustment sheets, etc.)
• Replenishes classroom and restroom supplies
• Requisitions equipment, supplies and materials based off of your inventory.
• Responds to immediate safety and/or operational concerns (e.g. facility damage, vandalism, alarms, etc.)
• Responds to inquiries from staff, students, parents, and/or visitors
• Secures facilities and grounds (e.g. doors, gates, alarms, lights, etc.)
• Trains assigned personnel (e.g. new custodians, student helpers, etc.)
• Conduct interviews for potential candidates
• Conduct disciplinary hearings.
• Conduct evaluations on custodial staff.
• Works with the Director and Assistant Director on serious weather.
• Performs other related duties as assigned

Job Requirements:

• Valid Indiana Drivers license
• 5 years of experience in a custodial role.
• Flexibility in schedule. May be required to work some evenings/weekends with staff.
• lifting, carrying, pushing, and/or pulling 0 to 100 pounds.
• some climbing and balancing; frequent stooping, kneeling, crouching, and/or crawling; and significant fine finger dexterity.
• Generally the job requires 5% sitting, 75% walking, and 20% standing.
• Some risk of injury and/or illness.
• Willingness to work outside in the heat or cold.

It is the policy of the MSD Decatur Township not to discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, or disability in its programs or employment policies as required by the Indiana Civil Rights Act (I.C. 22-9.1), Title VI and VII (Civil Rights Act of 1964), the Equal Pay Act of 1973, Title IX (Educational Amendments), and Section 504 (Rehabilitation Act of 1973).