Night Custodian

About the role

Under direct supervision, incumbent(s) maintains assigned areas of buildings and grounds in a clean, sanitary, and safe condition. Incumbent(s) provides custodial care for District facilities by emptying trash, sweeping and vacuuming floors, cleaning classrooms and sanitizing bathrooms, picking up and maintaining cafeteria, and performing other custodial-related duties.

Responsibilities

• Cleans assigned school facilities for the purpose of maintaining a sanitary, safe and attractive environment.
• Sweeps, dusts, cleans, scrubs, strips, seals, waxes, polishes, and mops floors in classrooms, kitchens, dining halls, toilet rooms, offices, and similar facilities.
• Cleans, dusts, high dusts, and polishes woodwork, glass, hall lockers, furniture, air intake screens, louvers, fixtures, and other installations.
• Removes spots from floors, walls, woodwork, furniture, and fixtures and cleans chalkboards and erasers.
• Washes and scrubs walls, lavatory fixtures, inside glass, windows, painted surfaces, and drinking fountains, and sanitizes refrigerators and beverage coolers.
• Maintains floors and sidewalks (e.g. sweeps, wet/dry mops, dust mops, vacuums carpets, etc.) for the purpose of ensuring safety and proper maintenance of facility.
• Sweeps and hoses blacktops, playgrounds, sidewalks, and parkways.
• Arranges tables, chairs, desks, etc. for the purpose of providing adequate preparation for classroom activities and events.
• Performs a variety of unscheduled custodial duties as requested by the school office and teachers.
• Maintains supplies and equipment for the purpose of ensuring the availability of items required to properly stock facilities.
• Services soap dispensers, towel boxes, and similar facilities.
• Operates equipment, such as floor polishing and scrubbing machines, wall washing machines, steam shampooers, vacuum cleaners, and power sweepers.
• Performs other duties as required.
• Secure campus by checking all doors, windows, and activating security system.
• Identifies and reports information regarding vandalism, theft, fire damage, and floods, and identifies, records, and reports maintenance needs.
• Assists in providing security for buildings and grounds, contacts proper authority for assistance as needed.
• Locks and unlocks doors, gates, windows, and storerooms.
• Gathers and disposes of rubbish, paper, and debris, and empties and washes refuse containers.
• Performs related duties as assigned.

Requirements

To be eligible for this position, an applicant must meet the following required qualifications. Verification of these required qualifications is necessary.

• High School diploma or equivalent (G.E.D.) prior to being hired
• One year of custodial or maintenance-related experience

Physical Requirements: While performing the duties of this