School Custodian

Floyd County Head Start is looking to expand our awesome custodial staff to keep our school clean and safe for children, staff, and parents!

SCHEDULE:

• Monday-Thursday 10AM-7PM
• 49 weeks (3 weeks off per year unpaid, one in October, one in December, and one in July)
• 9 hours per day, 36 hours per week worked, paid for 40
• Some Fridays (4 hours only) required throughout the school year for training/all staff meetings

SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES:

• Work with other custodial stuff to provide a safe and clean environment for children, staff and parents.
• Organize and maintain all storage and work areas in a safe and orderly fashion and assist in recording custodial inventory supply amounts.
• Perform cleaning duties including but not limited to sweeping, mopping, vacuuming, dusting, sanitizing surfaces.
• Perform basic maintenance/repair duties as needed including but not limited to changing light bulbs, assembling furniture, fixing broken classroom furniture.
• Organize and prioritize work to be completed using a provided cleaning schedule.
• Ensuring all cleaning supplies and hazardous materials are locked and out of childrens reach.
• Maintain required yearly professional development hours as required by childcare licensing.
• Other related duties as assigned by Safety Compliance Manager.

UNIVERSAL STANDARDS:

• Reliable, consistent attendance.
• Develop positive relationships with staff, children, and parents.
• Maintained confidentiality in accordance with federal state, and local regulations and agency policy.
• Carry out responsibilities to successful completion.

QUALIFICATIONS (SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE, ABILITIES):

• Custodial training or experience (preferred)
• Minimum of High school diploma or GED (required)
• Physically able to operate all equipment necessary and perform all tasks as outlined
• Experience working with/around small children (preferred)
• Good communication skills
• Ability to be flexible and work as a member of a cooperative team