Lead Custodian at Prairie View - 2nd Shift

Starting wage: $23.73+ per hour (based on experience). Full-time position, 8 hours per day (3 pm - 11:30 pm), Monday through Friday, year-round. Benefits, paid time off, and paid vacation are included.

About the Role

The purpose of this position is to perform and supervise second-shift custodial functions. Ensure that the facilities are set up, ready for use, and serving the needs of facility users during evening activities.

Responsibilities

• Supervise and direct the activities of the custodial team, including substitutes and weekend workers; prepare work schedules for assigned team building(s); coordinate employee schedules and activities with other team leaders, day leads, and the Custodial Night Manager.
• Coordinate and manage the setup of equipment for athletic and other programs and events, considering timing, facility users, and their specific needs; check the calendar for daily events.
• Train new employees in the operation of equipment and general custodial functions.
• Perform general custodial duties, including cleaning kitchens, classrooms, specialty areas, cafeterias, halls, windows, bathrooms, etc.; maintain building light fixtures; remove garbage and recycling.
• Respond to requests for assistance from principals, teachers, nurses, coaches, the general public, facility users, and others.
• Change filters on ventilation equipment and perform light routine maintenance.
• Maintain building grounds: shovel snow, spread salt, and prepare entryways for events.
• Secure building doors, windows, and set alarms; ask unauthorized persons to vacate the building.
• Maintain lockers, assist students with opening jammed lockers, and change locker combinations as required.
• Perform safety inspections and checks in assigned areas.
• Perform minor maintenance and coordinate larger maintenance projects with the maintenance department.
• Inventory, order, and restock custodial supplies as required.
• Coordinate responsibilities for emergency events and responses.
• Fill in for custodial staff as required.
• Other duties as assigned by the Custodial Night Manager.

Requirements

• High school graduate with two to four years of custodial experience, including supervisory experience, or any combination of education and experience that provides equivalent knowledge, skills, and abilities.
• Certified Pool Operator required at Senior High School.
• Must possess a clean driving record and a valid driver’s license.

Physical and Mental Abilities

• Ability to operate a variety of custodial, building, and grounds maintenance equipment, including snow removal equipment, floor scrubbers, floor strippers, washing machines, extractors, floor buffers, vacuum cleaners, and pressure washers.
• Ability to use a variety of mechanics tools, including power tools.
• Ability to lift and maneuver objects weighing up to 50 pounds.
• Must have a current physical on file with the District Office certifying the ability to meet all job qualifications.
• Ability to assign, supervise, and review the work of others with feedback provided to the Night Custodial Manager.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, divide, and calculate decimals and percentages.
• Ability to comprehend, interpret, and prepare a variety of documents, including work orders, time cards, facility use permits, maintenance requests, fire inspection reports, blueprints, custodial handbooks, boiler handbooks, material data sheets, and equipment manuals.
• Ability to prepare documents such as time cards, supply requisitions, and maintenance requests using prescribed formats and conforming to punctuation, grammar, diction, and style rules.
• Ability to record and deliver information, explain procedures, and follow instructions with attention to detail.
• Ability to communicate effectively with teachers, students, parents, administrators, service technicians, custodial staff, athletic/activities directors, coaches, delivery personnel, police officers, School Board members, nurses, the general public, and others, both verbally and in writing.
• Ability to use technology to accomplish job responsibilities, including basic knowledge of email, word processing, and spreadsheet software.
• Ability to work effectively indoors and outdoors under a variety of conditions.
• Ability to work in loud and/or dusty environments.
• Ability to work with hazardous and biohazardous materials with a conscious awareness of safety, including wet floors.

Pay

$23.73+ per hour (based on experience).

Schedule

Full-time, 8 hours per day (3 pm - 11:30 pm), Monday through Friday, year-round.

Benefits

Benefits, paid time off, and paid vacation are included.