Custodian (Queen Emma Preschool)

About the role

The Queen Emma Preschool (QEP) Custodian plays an essential role in providing a clean, safe, healthy, and welcoming environment for students, families, faculty, staff, and visitors. Reporting to the Maintenance Manager, this position is responsible for the daily cleaning, sanitation, and general upkeep of the preschool buildings, playgrounds, and surrounding grounds to ensure compliance with school standards and applicable health and safety regulations. The successful candidate is dependable, detail-oriented, proactive, and takes pride in maintaining a high-quality learning environment. This individual demonstrates professionalism, works collaboratively with colleagues, and embodies the mission, core values, and professional standards of St. Andrew's Schools.

Responsibilities

• Maintain the cleanliness, sanitation, and appearance of all preschool facilities, including classrooms, offices, hallways, restrooms, common areas, kitchens, eating areas, playgrounds, walkways, and exterior spaces.
• Perform daily custodial duties including sweeping, mopping, vacuuming, dusting, sanitizing, window cleaning, restroom cleaning, and trash removal.
• Clean and disinfect high-touch surfaces throughout the day to help maintain a healthy environment for young children and staff.
• Replenish restroom, classroom, and custodial supplies as needed.
• Properly collect, separate, and dispose of trash, recycling, cardboard, and other waste materials.
• Safely operate and maintain custodial equipment and tools.
• Use approved cleaning chemicals and disinfectants in accordance with manufacturer instructions, OSHA requirements, Safety Data Sheets (SDS), and school procedures.
• Monitor custodial inventory and notify the Maintenance Manager when supplies need replenishment.
• Maintain custodial closets and storage areas in a clean, organized, and secure manner.
• Report maintenance concerns, safety hazards, equipment malfunctions, or facility damage promptly to the Maintenance Manager.
• Assist with room setup, furniture movement, and event support as requested.
• Help maintain outdoor areas by removing debris, sweeping walkways, and ensuring playgrounds remain clean and safe.
• Respond promptly to spills, accidents, and other custodial emergencies.
• Understand and follow all school safety procedures, emergency protocols, security procedures, and infection-control practices.
• Support compliance with Hawaii Department of Human Services (DHS) licensing requirements and other applicable health and safety standards for preschool operations.
• Interact professionally and courteously with students, parents, faculty, staff, contractors, and visitors.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the Maintenance Manager, Preschool Director, or Preschool Assistant Director.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent preferred.
• Previous custodial, housekeeping, facilities, or janitorial experience preferred.
• Experience working in a school, childcare, healthcare, or similar environment is a plus.
• Ability to understand and follow verbal and written instructions.
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to cleanliness.
• Excellent organizational and time management skills.
• Ability to prioritize work and adapt to changing needs.
• Demonstrates professionalism, reliability, and a positive attitude.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision and collaboratively as part of a team.
• Basic technology skills, including the ability to use email, timekeeping systems, and mobile communication tools.
• Willingness to work occasional evenings, weekends, or special events as needed.

Employment is contingent upon successful completion of all pre-employment requirements, including criminal background check and fingerprint clearance, completion of all required child safety and abuse prevention training, and onboarding compliance. Ability to report to work on-site as scheduled. COVID-19 and influenza vaccinations are strongly encouraged in accordance with school guidance. No relocation assistance is provided.

Physical Requirements

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the position. The employee is regularly required to:

• Stand and walk for extended periods throughout the workday.
• Frequently bend, kneel, crouch, stoop, reach, and climb stairs.
• Occasionally climb ladders while following established safety procedures.
• Lift, carry, push, and pull materials and equipment weighing up to 40 pounds.
• Operate custodial equipment and hand tools requiring manual dexterity.
• Work both indoors and outdoors in varying weather conditions.
• Work in environments with varying temperatures, humidity, noise levels, and exposure to cleaning chemicals.
• Possess sufficient vision and hearing to safely perform assigned duties.

Pay

Starting wage: $16.00 per hour.

Benefits

Eligible employees working at least 20 hours per week for more than four consecutive weeks may receive a comprehensive benefits package that includes:

• Medical, prescription drug, dental, and vision insurance.
• Full-time employees are eligible for tuition remission for one child attending St. Andrew's Schools, subject to the school's Tuition Remission Policy and admission requirements.
• 403(b) retirement plan.
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA).
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
• Group life insurance.
• Professional development opportunities.
• Parking or bus/Biki pass.
• Paid holidays.
• Vacation and sick leave.
• All other applicable statutory benefits.

Benefits are subject to plan eligibility and school policies.

About St. Andrew’s Schools

For more than 150 years, St. Andrew’s Schools has developed tomorrow’s courageous and compassionate leaders. In 1867, the great royal Hawaiian leader, Queen Emma Kaleleonālani, a visionary and transformational thinker, established St. Andrew’s Priory, the oldest girls’ school in Hawaiʻi. An enduring testament to her towering vision to educate the Hawaiian people, The Priory has become St. Andrew’s Schools and grown to include The Prep, a K-6 boys’ school, and Queen Emma Preschool (The Preschool), for boys and girls ages two to five.

Our personalized educational program allows students to uncover their unique strengths, passions, and interests through discovery, practice, creation, and self-reflection. Our emphasis on social, emotional, spiritual, and cognitive learning sets the stage for children to cultivate healthy habits of mind, body, and spirit that positions them to live a life of learning and good health.

Our K-12 education program in downtown Honolulu is the only coordinate school system in Hawaiʻi. We offer two single-sex schools on the same campus. Our girls (The Priory, K-12) and boys (The Prep, K-6) are educated separately in the classroom yet can socialize together on campus. Coordinate schools recognize that the social and emotional experiences that children have in schools shapes their learning—and ultimately affects how they think and act. By understanding and embracing the differences between boys and girls, we create the conditions for all students to learn and grow. Our students readily venture past societal expectations or stereotypes to reach their full promise. Students learn deeply, stay curious, are hopeful about the future, and understand how to lead themselves and others with a compassionate and courageous heart.