Head Custodian - 6:00 am - 2:30 pm

Fair Labor Standards Act Status: Non-Exempt. Reports to Director of Facilities/Designee.

Qualifications

• Minimum requirement is a high school diploma or equivalent
• Ability to lift 50 lbs
• Ability to stand for extended periods of time
• Ability to reach, bend, stoop and push frequently
• All duties require moderate to, at times, heavy physical exercise and exertion
• Ability to use a "back pack" vacuum cleaner (weighing approximately 10 lbs)
• Basic computer skills, preferred
• Experience or training in the supervision of custodial staff, preferred

Responsibilities

• Checks the building to make sure that HVAC system, alarm system, etc, is in working condition
• Checks for any vandalism inside and outside
• Cleans assigned areas
• Checks on work requests made by the Night Custodian and enters work orders
• Sets up cafeteria for breakfast, if applicable
• Lawn care and snow removal, as needed
• Sweeps corridors, washes windows, and makes repairs as needed
• Spot cleans walls as needed
• Checks all restrooms, fills dispensers, empties trash, and spot cleans morning and afternoon
• Keeps boiler room clean
• Reports building emergencies to appropriate supervisors and monitors situation, as directed
• Maintains supply inventory and checks in deliveries
• Sets up and takes down for special events, as directed
• Coordinates and assigns custodial duties to staff
• Buffs halls
• Cleans all glass in entry doors, bulletin boards, and glass doors in hallways
• Inspects parking lots and grounds a minimum of three (3) times per week for cleanliness and security
• Cleans up equipment and leaves instructions for Night Custodian, if needed
• Conducts maintenance and minimal repairs
• Helps prepare and revise work schedules for the building
• Assembles furniture and moves furniture
• Requires being "on call" during weekends, nights and holidays for emergency repairs and alarm calls
• Other duties as assigned
• Summer duties as assigned

Schedule

Head Custodians will be employed for twelve month positions.

Work Environment

• Regularly works indoors with minimal temperature variations and under conditions with exposure to hot and cold environments, risk of injury and/or illness
• Works near, or with, moving mechanical equipment
• Occasionally works with cleaning chemicals
• The noise level of the work environment is usually moderate, but occasionally can be loud
• Generally the job requires 5% sitting, 50% standing, and 45% walking

Physical Demands

• Frequently required to stand, walk, use hands and fingers, and talk and hear
• Frequently required to reach, bend, squat/crouch, stoop, and kneel
• Frequently required to climb up and down secured ladder
• Must frequently lift, carry, push, or move up to 50 pounds
• Will frequently push or pull items such as, but not limited to, carts with food items and/or equipment that can weigh up to 50 pounds total

Required Testing

• Post offer employment medical physical exam
• Essential functions test (EFT) required