Fernley Elementary Custodian 08.05.26

Range: $18.37–$24.58 hourly with Employee/Employer retirement, or $15.52–$20.76 hourly with Employer-paid retirement, dependent upon previous experience. Pay Grade 22 on the Classified Staff Salary Schedule. FLSA status: non-exempt.

About the role

Under immediate supervision by the Principal or designee and receiving direction from the Operations and Maintenance Supervisor and site maintenance, cleans assigned areas or facilities of the Lyon County School District.

Responsibilities

• Cleans and shampoos rugs and carpets.
• Cleans floors by vacuuming, sweeping, mopping, polishing, or scrubbing.
• Cleans, dusts, and polishes woodwork, furniture, glass, and other items.
• Services soap dispensers, towel boxes, and similar containers.
• Empties and cleans wastepaper baskets and other refuse containers.
• Cleans chalkboards, trays, and erasers.
• Moves and adjusts chairs, desks, tables, supplies, furniture, and equipment.
• Strips, seals, and waxes floors.
• Removes spots and graffiti from floors, walls, woodwork, furniture, carpets, and fixtures.
• Washes and scrubs walls, lavatory fixtures, windows, drinking fountains, drains, lights, light fixtures, and painted surfaces.
• Operates power sweepers, polishers, and other power equipment.
• May be required to move, assemble, or disassemble furniture, equipment, or other items, or to assist other crafts in an emergency or as the need arises.
• Completes basic landscaping care, including but not limited to garbage pickup, weed pulling, putting rocks back into rock beds, and reporting additional issues to maintenance personnel for repair or replacement.
• Conforms to safety standards as prescribed.
• Performs other tasks related to the position as assigned.

Work areas

Lyon County School District schools and grounds (classrooms, restrooms, locker rooms, corridors, school theaters, cafeterias, exterior grounds, etc.), offices, construction sites, etc.

Requirements

• High school graduation or equivalent (e.g., GED, college, technical or trade school transcript, foreign equivalency).
• Ability to understand written and oral instructions.
• Ability to operate and maintain custodial equipment.
• Ability to perform physically demanding work.
• Ability to learn the appropriate use of cleaning products.
• Ability to climb ladders for cleaning and changing of lights.
• Ability to work flexible work schedules.
• Ability to work cooperatively with employees, students, and the public.
• Ability to recognize and report hazards and apply safe work methods.
• Possess physical and mental stamina commensurate with the responsibilities of the position.

Preferred qualifications

Previous custodial experience.

Physical demands

• Strength: Medium/Heavy – exert force to 50–100 lbs. occasionally, 25–50 lbs. frequently, or up to 10–20 lbs. constantly.
• May involve significant standing, walking, pushing, or pulling.
• Occasional climbing, balancing, crouching, and crawling.
• Frequent stooping, reaching, kneeling, handling, repetitive fine motor activities, talking, and hearing.
• Vision: occasional near and far acuity, depth perception, and color vision.

Work environment

• Climate-controlled office setting and exposure to weather with temperatures ranging from mild/moderate to extreme cold/heat.
• Exposure to noise levels ranging from moderate to loud and occasional to frequent time periods.
• Hazards: furniture, playground/office equipment, communicable diseases, chemicals (as related to specific assignment), and power/hand-operated equipment and machinery (as related to specific assignment).

Equipment and supplies

Portable man-lift, truck-mounted carpet extractor, various cleaning equipment (e.g., vacuum, backpack vacuum, buffer).