Custodian II - Elsinore Middle School, DMV Driver's Record Search REQUIRED for New Employees

About the role

The Custodian II position involves planning, assigning, directing, scheduling, and participating in the cleaning, custodial, and light maintenance functions for assigned school classrooms, buildings, and other facilities. Incumbents are responsible for maintaining these areas at a high standard of cleanliness and safety.

Responsibilities

• Plans, assigns, and participates in cleaning, custodial, and routine maintenance functions for assigned school site classrooms, buildings, and other facilities.
• Confers with the Operations Supervisor and site administrator regarding custodial and maintenance projects and activities at assigned site.
• Confers with and reports problems to the Operations Supervisor and/or site principal.
• Acts as lead person for assigned custodial personnel.
• Confers with custodial staff members regarding work scheduling and assignments.
• Inspects completed work for accuracy and compliance with instructions and established standards.
• Makes sure the work of other custodial personnel is monitored and scheduled with Operations Supervisor/Principal’s approval.
• Monitors assigned areas for sanitary and safety hazards and reports them to appropriate authorities.
• Directs and participates in the routine maintenance of custodial tools and equipment.
• Provides information to subordinate custodians regarding work methods, procedures, problems, etc.
• Prepares and maintains a variety of routine custodial reports and records.
• Requisitions custodial supplies and equipment and controls their use.
• Directs and assists in the set-up and arrangement of furniture and facilities for special meetings and/or events; assists in moving and arranging furniture, equipment, and materials.
• Operates a variety of custodial equipment; operates and checks boilers, furnaces, heaters, light systems timers, and clocks as required.
• Cleans and maintains classrooms, restrooms, cafeterias, gyms, offices, auditoriums, and related facilities.
• Cleans walls, furniture, windows, woodwork, and other equipment.
• Sweeps walks and driveways and picks up paper and rubbish from grounds.
• Performs emergency clean-up resulting from breakage, vandalism, spilling, or illness.
• Performs minor repairs and maintenance of less skilled nature on buildings, equipment, and furnishings.
• Ensures security of assigned school facility; locks and unlocks doors, sets alarm systems, arranges for lock repairs, etc.
• Keeps the entire plant clean and presentable.
• Informs students, other site personnel, and supervisor regarding activities, safety, and proper maintenance of facilities.

Requirements

• Experience Required: Three (3) years prior job-related experience with increasing levels of responsibilities, preferably in school and/or institutional setting.
• Skills, Knowledge and/or Abilities Required:
  • Skills to use cleaning agents; supplies and equipment; perform basic math, to calculate accurate dilution of cleaning agents.
  • Knowledge of methods and use of cleaning materials, equipment, and supplies, safe work practices.
  • Understand and follow oral and written instructions in an independent manner.
• Education Required: High School diploma or equivalent.
• Licenses, Certifications, Bonding, and/or Testing Required: Valid Driver’s License and evidence of insurability, Criminal Justice Fingerprint Clearance, negative pre-employment drug screen test and negative TB test results. Successful completion of District Proficiency Test.

Qualifications

MATERIALS REQUIRED: Incomplete applications will not be considered. After you complete/update your application, you will acknowledge and sign the following statement: I certify that I have made true, correct and complete answers and statements on this application in the knowledge that they may be relied upon in considering my application, and I understand that any omission or falsely answered statement made by me on this application, or any supplement to it will be sufficient grounds for failure to employ or for my discharge should I become employed with the school district/County Office. Required: Valid California Driver License & Must have the ability to obtain and maintain insurability status under the district's vehicle insurance policy. ATTACHMENTS REQUIRED AND MUST BE ATTACHED BY THE POSTING CLOSING DATE: Evidence of Insurability - Must attach a Driver's Record Search from the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) dated no earlier than six (6) months before the posting recruitment period. A DMV online printout is acceptable; the document must include the word "end" on the final page to indicate the complete document has been submitted. CURRENT LEUSD EMPLOYEES ARE NOT REQUIRED TO SUBMIT THE DMV PRINTOUT REQUIRED ATTACHMENT FOR LEUSD CSEA CURRENT EMPLOYEES-Unit members seeking a voluntary lateral transfer (the posting is the same job title you currently hold) must provide a letter of recommendation from your current supervisor. The letter must be dated within six months from the date of the posted vacancy.

Comments and Other Information

CURRENT LEUSD CSEA EMPLOYEES are subject to the Article 13 Language Change when applying for positions posted after October 11, 2024.