Custodial Worker

Cleaning Duties

• Cleans, sweeps, mops, and scrubs floors inside and outside of classrooms, offices, stairways, corridors, and lobbies.
• Strips, re-waxes, and buffs floors using heavy duty electric scrubbers and polishers.
• Vacuums and shampoos all carpeted areas with vacuum equipment.
• Cleans and disinfects and uses chemical solutions.
• Refills toilet paper, hand soap, and paper towel dispensers in lavatories.
• Cleans, dusts, and polishes all types of surfaces and furniture in classrooms, offices, and other areas of the school building.
• Damp wipes surfaces of chalkboards.
• Empties ash trays, waste baskets, and other refuse containers to dispose of trash.
• Lifts and moves furniture, office equipment, and draperies.
• Places boxes and office equipment in storage areas.
• Cleans the interior and street-level exterior surface of windows.
• Shovels snow and spreads salt either manually or with a snow blower equipment.
• Operates power equipment or stores hoses in proper manner.
• Cleans and stores equipment and supplies after each use.
• Uploads and stores cleaning supplies.
• Removes liner and debris from building floors and external property grounds.
• Operates refuse compactor.
• Raises and lowers flags at appropriate times.
• Removes graffiti markings from walls and other surfaces.
• Sets up tables and chairs in auditorium or hall.

Physical Requirements

• Heavy work: Exerting fifty (50) to one hundred (100) pounds of force occasionally, or twenty-five (25) to fifty (50) pounds of force frequently, or ten (10) to twenty (20) pounds of force constantly to move objects.
• Physical demands include the ability to stoop, bend, and crouch; reach, handle, and finger objects; ability to see and hear; occasional use of near visual acuity.