Custodian (37.5 Hour) Office/On-site #260618-0429TC-001

About the role

The State of Connecticut, Connecticut Technical Education and Career System (CTECS) is currently recruiting for a Custodian to work at Harvard H. Ellis Technical High School, located in Danielson (Killingly), CT.

Responsibilities

• Performs custodial tasks and maintenance of areas such as dormitories, classrooms, offices, auditoriums, wards, kitchens, dining rooms and lavatories including outdoor areas (i.e. trash around buildings)
• Dusts, mops, sweeps, scrubs, strips, waxes and polishes floors using appropriate equipment such as floor polishers and buffers
• Washes, dusts and polishes glass including windows, woodwork, walls, furniture and metal equipment
• Makes beds
• Checks, marks, stores and issues linens, blankets, and clothing (limited to individual's work area not to include counting and inspection for a larger area)
• Collects and counts soiled laundry
• Distributes, empties and sterilizes glassware, wash basins and bedpans
• Sweeps walks
• Collects and disposes of trash
• Reports needs for repairs
• Performs minor maintenance
• Runs errands
• Inspects buildings for damage and reports conditions to supervisor
• May change light bulbs and replace fuses
• May lubricate or tighten door hinges, drawers, cabinets, etc.
• May replace ceiling or floor tiles
• May remove snow and ice from stairways and walkways around buildings
• May sand and salt stairways and walkways
• May move furniture and/or set-up classrooms
• Performs related duties as required

Qualifications

• Interpersonal skills
• Oral and written communication skills
• Ability to follow oral and written instructions
• Operate, care for and perform minor maintenance on tools and equipment used in daily work
• Keep records
• Experience performing custodial work in a school
• Experience waxing and polishing floors using floor polishers and buffers
• Experience moving furniture in a school and setting up classrooms
• Experience removing snow and ice from stairways and walkways around large buildings
• Experience with deep cleaning and disinfecting large facilities
• A physical examination may be required
• Lift moderate to heavy weights
• Exposed to risk of injury from equipment and/or individuals