Custodian Head - Elementary

250-day contract / 8 hours per day. Hourly rate: $23.30 - $26.18 depending on qualifications and experience.

About the role

The Custodian Head-Elementary is responsible for providing custodial services at an assigned elementary site, ensuring an attractive, sanitary, and safe environment for students, staff, and visitors. This role involves performing a variety of special cleaning operations, overseeing the preparation of facilities for classroom activities and campus events, managing assigned custodians, maintaining grounds, and ensuring assignments are completed safely and on time.

Responsibilities

• Assists with site snow removal to ensure access and safety for students, staff, and visitors.
• Cleans assigned facilities and grounds (e.g., classrooms, offices, gym, restrooms, multipurpose rooms, pools, walkways, fence lines, play yards) to maintain a sanitary, safe, and attractive environment.
• Conducts and participates in training and drills (e.g., fire, intruder, earthquake, health and safety) to ensure emergency procedures are effective and alarm systems operational.
• Consults with administrative personnel (e.g., principal, assistant principal) to plan, prioritize, and schedule custodial activities and achieve site maintenance objectives.
• Delivers supplies, mail, packages, and furniture to distribute materials within the site.
• Distributes custodial supplies and equipment (e.g., cleaning solutions, paper products, vacuums, mops) to custodial staff or storage locations.
• Informs site personnel (e.g., principals, teachers, secretaries) about activities, safety issues, and proper maintenance of facilities or equipment.
• Inspects facilities and components (e.g., fire suppression equipment, boilers, playground equipment) to ensure safe operations, identify repairs, and maintain cleanliness.
• Lifts up to 80 pounds and may push/pull up to 150 pounds for site maintenance, material distribution, and safety.
• Maintains supplies and equipment to ensure availability of custodial items required for facility upkeep.
• Manages budgets for cleaning supplies, maintenance, and repair expenses to achieve site safety and upkeep objectives.
• Monitors activities in work areas (e.g., halls, multipurpose rooms, lunch rooms, restrooms, grounds) to identify and correct safety issues.
• Oversees facility maintenance activities and assigned custodial personnel (e.g., sweepers, part-time custodial employees) to ensure compliance with site requirements and standards.
• Oversees and schedules assigned personnel to ensure safe and efficient site maintenance.
• Participates in personnel decision-making (e.g., hiring, dismissal procedures) to assist administrators with personnel actions.
• Performs routine maintenance on boilers, water heaters, cooling towers (e.g., changing filters, cleaning) to ensure proper working condition.
• Performs minor maintenance on custodial equipment, classroom furniture, and fixtures (e.g., changing vacuum belts/bags, HVAC filters, greasing machinery, installing fixtures).
• Performs grounds keeping functions (e.g., weeding, mowing, edging, applying herbicides/pesticides, pruning) to maintain safe and attractive grounds.
• Prepares written materials (e.g., supply requisitions, safety inspections, work orders, inventory records, time sheets) to document activities.
• Prepares site for daily operations (e.g., opening gates, raising flags, sweeping walkways) to ensure facilities are operational and hazard-free.
• Replenishes classroom and restroom supplies (e.g., paper products, soap) to ensure adequate quantities for daily use.
• Responds to immediate safety and operational concerns (e.g., facility damage, vandalism, alarms) during and after hours to take appropriate action or notify personnel.
• Secures facilities and grounds (e.g., doors, gates, alarms, lights) to minimize property damage, vandalism, equipment loss, or liability.
• Trains assigned personnel to develop professional trade and safety awareness skills in line with district policies.
• Transports tools, equipment, and supplies to ensure availability at job sites.

Requirements

• Age 16+
• High school diploma or equivalent
• Job-related experience is required
• Criminal Justice Fingerprint/Background Clearance

Pay

Hourly rate: $23.30 - $26.18 depending on qualifications and experience.

Schedule

250-day contract / 8 hours per day.