Custodian - Mountain View Upper Elementary School

About the role

ACPS employees enjoy competitive pay and benefits, including health & dental coverage, retirement, flexible spending accounts, paid time off, wellness program, discounts on gym memberships, and more.

Responsibilities

• Sweeps, mops, vacuums, and dusts all classrooms, bathrooms, offices, hallways, and specialty rooms
• Keeps building and premises neat and clean at all times
• Uses appropriate equipment and supplies to wipe and sanitize toilets, sinks, mirrors, countertops, windows and water fountains
• Empties trash and restocks paper products at all points of use
• Refinishes or restores resilient floor tile as required by mechanical stripping, sealing, finishing, buffing/burnishing, scrubbing and/or recoating
• Vacuums and cares for building carpeting
• Washes windows and furniture
• Maintains building perimeter by sweeping walkways, removing weeds, trimming shrubbery, and shoveling snow
• Picks up litter and debris on outside school grounds
• Replaces light bulbs, tubes, ceiling tile, switch and outlet plates and pencil sharpeners as needed
• Moves furniture, folds and unfolds chairs safely as needed
• Stores and cares for all of the cleaning equipment and cleaning materials
• Responds to a variety of requests from school administrators and staff to include minor maintenance, moving furniture, unloading and storing deliveries, setting up and taking down for functions and student activities
• Demonstrates and models professionalism at all times
• Drives a county vehicle as required, following standard operating procedures associated with this task
• Follows Blood-Borne Pathogen procedures, responds to accidents or potential safety hazards which may require contact with chemical spills, blood, or other bodily fluids
• Uses various pieces of power equipment to include riding scrubbers, rotary machines, pressure washers, drills, carpet extractors, vacuums, and specialty equipment
• Provides custodial services at any of our schools, as needed; float custodians will be assigned schools to report in on a daily basis

Requirements

• General knowledge of cleaning methods, materials and equipment to include the operation of heavy commercial cleaning equipment such as high-powered buffers and vacuums
• Considerable knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer service
• Knowledge of occupational hazards, safety precautions, and safety regulations related to equipment operation, hazardous materials, and other work-related precautions
• Ability to follow directions, work independently, and be able to work in a team setting
• Ability to use specialized cleaning equipment and materials efficiently and economically
• Ability to use logic and reasoning to understand, analyze, and evaluate situations and exercise good judgment to make appropriate decisions
• Ability to listen and understand directions, information and ideas presented verbally or in writing
• Maintain a satisfactory health condition in order to meet physical requirements of the job
• Possession of a valid driver’s license issued by the Commonwealth of Virginia, depending on assignment

Qualifications

Any combination of education and experience equivalent to completion of high school, and one-year work experience in a customer service, custodial or janitorial setting.

Skills

• Develops and maintains cooperative and professional relationships with employees and the public
• Effectively responds to routine inquiries and disputes
• Utilize basic math skills to complete computation of dilution ratios
• Plans and organizes daily work routine
• Establishes priorities for the completion of work in accordance with sound time-management methodology to meet strict deadlines

Benefits

ACPS employees enjoy competitive pay and benefits, including health & dental coverage, retirement, flexible spending accounts, paid time off, wellness program, discounts on gym memberships, and more.