Custodian (.5 FTE)

About the role

The Custodian position at Mapleton Public Schools is responsible for maintaining a clean, safe, and secure environment for students, staff, and the public. This role involves cleaning classrooms, locker rooms, restrooms, offices, and hallways, ensuring the building is ready for daily operations.

Responsibilities

• Clean building including classrooms, locker rooms, restrooms, offices, and hallways by removing trash, vacuuming, mopping, sweeping, dusting, buffing, cleaning carpets, washing windows, and scrubbing floors.
• Complete minor maintenance work.
• Aid staff, public, students, teachers, and community groups using the building during assigned shift.
• Answer questions; respond to requests, and/or direct individuals to appropriate people or building areas.
• Change light bulbs and filters; clean heating/cooling vents; inspect and adjust boilers for proper pressure settings; routinely examine water/air pipes and facility roof and structure for damage and leaks; and perform minor repairs to building, furniture, equipment, includes changing ceiling tiles.
• Report building maintenance repairs to immediate supervisor and/or appropriate maintenance department.
• Assure building security by locking/unlocking doors at appropriate times, recognizing and correcting unsafe security conditions, or reporting condition to appropriate personnel or authorities.
• Set-up for school programs, meetings, assemblies, special events, and after-hours functions as requested.
• Move and set-up computers, public address system, audio-visual equipment, furniture, and lighting as needed.
• Assist with routine grounds duties including picking up trash; removing snow, ice, and gravel; and cleaning outside windows, doors, and lighting.
• Respond to emergencies such as fire alarms, broken pipes, electrical shorts, and fires. Assist building staff as needed during emergencies to assure student and staff safety.
• Perform seasonal, summer, and project cleaning as planned and assigned by supervisor.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• No experience required.
• Basic oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to acquire skills necessary to operate various types of cleaning equipment.
• Ability to prioritize tasks and adapt to changes without notice.
• Ability to promote and follow Board of Education policies, Superintendent policies, and building and department procedures.
• Ability to communicate, interact, and work effectively and cooperatively with all people, including those from diverse ethnic and educational backgrounds.
• Ability to recognize the importance of safety in the workplace, follow safety rules, practice safe work habits, utilize appropriate safety equipment, and report unsafe conditions to the appropriate administrator.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Valid Colorado driver's license.
• Criminal background check required for hire.

Skills, Knowledge & Equipment

• Basic oral and written communication skills.
• English language skills.
• Basic problem-solving skills.
• Ability to acquire skills necessary to operate various types of cleaning equipment.
• Ability to prioritize tasks and adapt to changes without notice.
• Ability to promote and follow Board of Education policies, Superintendent policies, and building and department procedures.
• Ability to communicate, interact, and work effectively and cooperatively with all people, including those from diverse ethnic and educational backgrounds.
• Ability to recognize the importance of safety in the workplace, follow safety rules, practice safe work habits, utilize appropriate safety equipment, and report unsafe conditions to the appropriate administrator.

Supervisory/Technical Responsibility

This job has no supervisory responsibilities; however, acts as a resource for students, staff, and community leaders using the assigned building/facility by providing clean and safe learning environments, maintenance, and set-up for activities.

Diversity of Duties

Duties may require cross-training in secondary trades outside of the area of specialty. Duties and actions impact individuals across the district.

Physical Demands

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and talk or hear.
• The employee frequently is required to climb or balance.
• The employee is occasionally required to sit and taste or smell.
• The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 100 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move more than 100 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
• Work Environment While performing the duties of this job, the employee may be regularly exposed to wet and/or humid conditions; moving mechanical parts; high, precarious places; fumes or airborne particles; toxic or caustic chemicals; outside weather conditions; extreme cold; extreme heat; risk of electrical shock; and/or vibration.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
• Mental Functions While performing the duties of this job, the employee may be regularly required to analyze and evaluate, compare, communicate, use interpersonal skills, compile, copy, coordinate, instruct, compute, synthesize, and/or negotiate.

Evaluation

Performance of this job will be evaluated with the Board's policy on District Classified Performance Evaluation System.

Method of Application

External applicants must complete a career application online through Frontline Recruiting & Hiring. Current Mapleton employees should create an account and submit their interest as an internal candidate through Frontline Recruiting & Hiring.