Custodian High School 2:30pm-10:30pm

Department: Buildings and Grounds
Reports To: Custodial Supervisor; Principal

About the role

Keeps the district's school buildings in such a state of operating excellence that they present no problems or interruptions to the educational program with safety being first priority.

Responsibilities

• Contributes to teamwork and creates harmonious working relationships with others by:
  • Speaking respectfully of/to others
  • Offering constructive criticism and positive comments
  • Assuming responsibility for own actions
  • Taking pride in ensuring job is done to the best of your ability
• Cleans and preserves designated spaces in the building as assigned
• Restocks disposable items and provides custodial supervisor with inventory usage and data
• Assists visiting public utilizing the facilities with directions and setting up needed equipment
• Opens and secures building
• Ensures equipment being used is verified daily before use for safety of students and staff
• Assists in preventative maintenance of building (filters, exit lights, emergency lights)
• Responds to emergency situations and advises Custodial Supervisor of situation
• Assists in maintaining grounds (snow/trash/lawn) when necessary
• Conducts painting, minor carpentry, minor electrical and plumbing as needed
• Responsible for reporting all accidents to Custodial Supervisor immediately
• Makes sure all personal protective equipment is used on assigned tasks (example: safety glasses and gloves when mixing chemical or working overhead)
• Ensures all safety precautions are followed at all times (Examples:
  • Make sure ladder is secure before use. Do not leave ladders unattended
  • Put up appropriate signs for wet floor
• Crossing guard for safety of students while crossing street before and after school

Requirements

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED) preferred
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence
• Ability to speak effectively before groups of vendors, administrators and staff
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with students, staff and the community
• Ability to perform duties with awareness of all district requirements and Board of Education policies
• Adheres to district & departmental policies and procedures
• Utilizes appropriate safety gear to minimize injury and exposure

Physical Demands

• Regularly required to stand; walk; use hands and fingers to handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; and talk or hear
• Frequently required to reach with hands and arms
• Occasionally required to sit
• Frequently must squat, stoop or kneel, reach above the head and reach forward
• Continuously uses hand strength to grasp tools and climbs on to ladders
• Frequently bends or twists at the neck and trunk more than the average person while performing the duties of this job
• Frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds such as cleaning supplies, pails and unloading trucks
• Occasionally lift and/or move up to 90 lbs such as salt and bulk furniture
• Sometimes push/pull items such as tables, bleachers, scrubbing machines
• Specific vision abilities required include close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus
• Operate equipment directly related to the job: scrubber, auto scrubber, burnisher, kai-wiz, vacuum, wet/dry vacuum, sidewinder, hand tools, and occasionally lawn equipment, tractor, and pallet jack

Work Environment

• Regularly works indoors and occasionally works outdoors in all types of weather and/or in a walk-in freezer
• Works near or with moving mechanical equipment
• May occasionally work with toxic or caustic chemicals such as petroleum products, degreasers, and sprays
• Must be able to meet deadlines with severe time constraints
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate