Night Custodian - IDEA Henry (Immediate Opening)

About the role

Custodians are responsible for providing an enhanced learning environment that exemplifies IDEA’s commitment to excellence through a clean, safe, high-quality facility. IDEA Public Schools believes each child can go to college; since 2000 it has grown from a small school with 150 students to a multi‑state network of tuition‑free Pre‑K‑12 public charter schools, serving over 80,000 college‑bound students in 143 schools across Texas, Florida, Ohio, and on‑track to maintain its legacy of sending 100% of graduates to college.

Responsibilities

• Provide a clean and healthy environment that guarantees an enhanced learning environment
• Achieve a proficient rating on the Facilities Rubric and Facilities Audit
• Execute assigned work orders, assuring 90% of campus projects are completed within 48 hours
• Complete all daily cleaning responsibilities, paying special attention to details
• Work with Facilities Manager to identify facilities needs for capital expenditures (CapEx) planning
• Operate in a safe manner; complete SafeSchools training by deadline
• Use all personal protective equipment (PPE) 100% of the time
• Keep all chemicals on‑hand locked
• Act immediately to report any unsafe situation on the campus
• Manage custodial supplies and equipment efficiently to achieve the campus cost per square foot allocation with kWh usage per square foot
• Minimize consumption of all materials
• Keep an accurate inventory log sheet
• Order supplies from Facilities Manager within campus guidelines
• Properly use and maintain heavy equipment
• Demonstrate reliability and responsibility through attendance, punctuality, and flexibility: zero unexcused absences, consistent punctuality
• Demonstrate the Team Player attitude with the ability to work longer hours as needed to meet the mission goal
• Follow work schedule to assure efficiency
• Prioritize and make use of good judgment

Requirements

• Ability to understand instructions for cleaning, maintenance, and safety procedures
• Knowledge of minor repair techniques and building and grounds maintenance
• Ability to operate cleaning equipment and lift heavy equipment
• Ability to properly handle cleaning supplies
• Belief in and commitment to IDEA’s mission and being an agent of change: that all students are capable of getting to and through college
• Demonstrated effective outcomes and results, and willingness to be held accountable for them
• Propensity for action, willing to make mistakes by doing in order to learn and improve quickly
• Works with urgency and purpose to drive student outcomes
• Thrives in an entrepreneurial, high‑growth environment; comfortable with ambiguity and change
• Seeks and responds well to feedback, which is shared often and freely across all levels
• Works through silos and forges strong cross‑departmental relationships to achieve outcomes
• Believes in education as a profession and holds self to a high level of conduct, professionalism, and behaviors as models for colleagues and students

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits plan covering the majority of the employee premium for the base medical plan
• Subsidizes the majority of costs for a spouse/domestic partner and children
• Paid Family Leave: eligible staff may receive up to 8 weeks of paid leave for the birth or adoption of a child, based on tenure and caregiver designation
• Tuition Reimbursement: staff may apply for up to 50% of tuition paid toward a qualifying degree program, up to $5