CUSTODIAL TECH- CUSTODIAL SERVICES

Salary Schedule

About the role

Under general direction, the purpose of the position is to train district custodial personnel in the safe and effective use of equipment and procedures in cleaning and sanitizing activities. Employees in this classification are responsible for providing supervisory and administrative personnel with custodial technological advances, and advisement on policies, regulations, laws, and procedures governing the work. The work objective is to provide school personnel, students, and the public with an environmentally safe, attractive, comfortable, clean, and efficient place in which to work and conduct school activities. Position is subject to on-call responsibilities to address emergencies and/or critical conditions that would prevent a school from opening. Will be required to obtain and maintain a valid driver’s license and may be required to use a personal vehicle in the execution of duties.

Responsibilities

• Respond to internal and external customers in a timely, accurate, courteous, and empathetic manner representing OCPS in a positive light.
• Maintain effective and appropriate communication with assigned team, school administration, custodial supervisors, and District staff.
• Provide training and instruction to custodial personnel in the safe and effective operation of custodial equipment.
• Provide training, leadership, and instruction to custodial personnel when weaknesses are observed.
• Ensure compliance with established regulatory standards concerning safe use and application of chemical supplies (OSHA).
• Prepare and conduct custodial certification courses in accordance with State Department of Education standards and regulations and FSPMA.
• Prepare color-coded maps and plans and implement custodial work schedules; plan and coordinate major custodial projects, such as Project Clean Sweep.
• Determine manpower and equipment allocation requirements; evaluate new equipment and products for the purpose of providing purchase recommendations to administration.
• Perform school site inspections to ensure compliance with and adherence to custodial work schedules, and applicable policies, regulations, laws, and procedures, and FCS work plan.
• Prepare and distribute technical data and specifications on procedures and equipment; retrieve and deliver equipment and supplies.
• Function on call to address emergencies and/or critical conditions that would prevent a school from opening, such as vandalism, fires, or flooding; perform special tasks as requested by school administration, e.g., conducting night surveillance.
• Prepare and/or review various records and documentation applicable to the work, such as inspection reports, duty rosters, equipment and product specifications, travel records, work schedules, and training reports.
• Assist custodial crews in major projects or as needed, such as in seasonal opening or closing facility preparations.
• Keep up to date on current technology relevant to the position; attend training to ensure required skill levels.
• Perform daily opening and securing of assigned school facility, such as opening gates, unlocking, locking, and securing.
• Report any non-working or damaged custodial equipment following the Facilities Custodial Services Equipment Repair Process and confirm that the repair has been completed successfully.
• Perform non-technical equipment maintenance and minor repairs on facilities equipment, such as changing batteries, squeegees, vacuum cleaner belts, and bags.
• Maintain custodial equipment in clean and working order.
• Ensure timely and accurate information is maintained as part of job responsibilities.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED.
• Master Custodian and Custodian Instructor Certifications through the State Department of Education.
• 6/A2 Inspector Certification.
• Certified Trainer in Propane Powered Floor Equipment.
• Three (3) years of supervisory custodial work experience; or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Florida driver’s license.
• May be required to use a personal vehicle in the execution of duties.

Skills

Data Utilization

Requires the ability to evaluate, audit, deduce, and/or assess data and/or information using established criteria. Includes exercising discretion in determining actual or probable consequences and referencing such evaluation to identify and select alternatives.

Human Interaction

Requires the ability to apply principles of leadership, persuasion, and/or influence.

Equipment, Machinery, Tools, and Materials Utilization

Requires the ability to operate, maneuver, and/or control the actions of electrically powered custodial equipment and hand-held supplies and cleaning tools. May be required to use a personal vehicle.

Verbal Aptitude

Requires the ability to utilize a wide variety of reference, descriptive, design, and advisory data and information.

Mathematical Aptitude

Requires the ability to perform addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division; calculate decimals and percentages.

Functional Reasoning

Requires the ability to apply principles of influence systems, such as motivation, incentive, and leadership. Ability to exercise independent judgment to apply facts and principles for developing approaches and techniques to problem resolution.

Situational Reasoning

Requires the ability to exercise judgment, decisiveness, and creativity in situations involving the evaluation of information against sensory, judgmental, or subjective criteria, as opposed to that which is clearly measurable or verifiable.

Physical Demands and Work Environment

Physical Ability

Some tasks involve the ability to exert heavy physical effort in heavy work, with greater emphasis on climbing and balancing, but typically also involving some combination of stooping, kneeling, crouching, and crawling, and the lifting, carrying, pushing, and/or pulling of moderately heavy objects and materials (20-50 pounds); may occasionally involve heavier objects and materials (up to 100 pounds).

Sensory Requirements

• Some tasks require the ability to perceive and discriminate colors or shades of colors.
• Some tasks require the ability to perceive and discriminate odors.
• Some tasks require the ability to perceive and discriminate depths.
• Some tasks require oral communications ability.
• Most tasks require visual perception and discrimination.

Environmental Factors

Tasks are performed with potential exposure to adverse environmental conditions, such as strong odors, fumes, dusts, wetness, humidity, machinery, vibrations, temperature and noise extremes, disease, pathogenic substances, and toxic/poisonous agents.