Assistant Custodian

About the role

The Assistant Custodian plays a vital role in maintaining and caring for the facilities at Framingham Public Schools. The position is responsible for executing routine custodial, cleaning, and groundskeeping duties to ensure school buildings, grounds, and common areas remain clean, orderly, safely operational, and secure for students, staff, and the community.

Responsibilities

• Handles minor building and equipment repairs, including minor painting and touch-ups.
• Changes light bulbs as needed, both indoors and outdoors.
• Oils and lubricates equipment and changes filters as necessary.
• Conducts checks on fire safety equipment, emergency lighting, fire/smoke alarms, deluge showers, and eyewash stations.
• Opens and locks exit doors, checks panic hardware and door closers, and reports malfunctions.
• Works with the senior custodian to regulate the HVAC system for optimal indoor temperatures.
• Performs landscaping tasks such as cutting grass, trimming, fertilizing, weeding, and picking up litter.
• Sweeps or shovels snow, applies sand and salt, and chips ice from exterior walks and steps.
• Arranges rooms as required for various activities.
• Executes various custodial tasks, including sanitizing, scrubbing, waxing, buffing, and dusting furniture and equipment to maintain a clean and safe environment.
• Vacuums and shampoos carpets.
• Cleans windows, mirrors, glass, and other surfaces.
• Cleans furniture, equipment, sills, ledges, heating grills, ventilation units, walls, ceilings, stairs, and boilers.
• Empties wastebaskets and trash receptacles in offices, classrooms, lounges, kitchens, gymnasiums, corridors, and bathrooms, and disposes of rubbish properly.
• Inspects both the interior and exterior of the building for vandalism and reports any issues to the senior custodian.
• Notifies the senior custodian of emergencies and assists in overtime work as necessary.
• Recommends the reordering of supplies to the senior custodian.
• Completes any required paperwork.
• Works collaboratively with all building personnel, visitors, co-workers, and supervisors.
• Adheres to all safety protocols.

Requirements

The ideal candidate is detail-oriented, reliable, and physically capable of performing heavy manual labor and facility upkeep. Bilingual proficiency in Spanish and/or Portuguese is preferred.

Skills

• Instruction Interpretation: Ability to read and interpret instructions, work requests, and safety labels on chemical supplies.
• Communication: Capacity to communicate clearly and concisely with staff, students, and visitors.
• Autonomy & Prioritization: Ability to work independently, prioritize tasks, and manage several projects simultaneously.
• Compliance Awareness: Ability to perform duties with awareness of all district requirements, state and federal laws, and Framingham Public Schools policies.
• Professional Reliability: Maintain a good prior work record regarding performance, congeniality, honesty, and dependability.
• Technical Proficiency: Capability to operate various custodial and grounds maintenance equipment, such as buffers, vacuums, and lawnmowers.
• Safety Adherence: Strict adherence to safety rules and procedures, including the proper use of protective equipment.
• Cultural Proficiency: Demonstrated cultural proficiency and competence in fostering an equitable and inclusive district environment for all staff, students, and families.
• Professionalism & Composure: Maintain regular, predictable, and punctual attendance; exhibit professionalism in responding to high-stakes or unpredictable classroom situations.

Qualifications

• Educational Requirement: High School Diploma or equivalent trade school experience preferred.
• Professional Experience: Prior custodial experience is preferred.

Benefits

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