Part-time Custodian - 4:00pm - 8:00pm
Independence School District · Independence, MO · 2 mo ago
ManagementPart-time
19.75 hours per week, non-exempt position reporting to the Director of Facilities/Designee.
Qualifications
- High school diploma or equivalent
- Ability to lift 50 lbs
- Ability to reach, bend, stoop, and push frequently
- All duties require moderate to heavy physical exercise and exertion
- Ability to stand for extended periods of time
- Ability to use a “back pack” vacuum cleaner (weighing approximately 10 lbs)
Responsibilities
Classroom Cleaning Duties – Daily
- Empties wastebaskets and pencil sharpeners
- Sanitizes sink and drinking fountain (if applicable)
- Cleans restrooms (if applicable, using restroom procedures)
- Dusts window ledges, bookcases, and chalk trays
- Refills dispensers (if applicable)
- Replaces all burned out light bulbs or tubes
- Dust mops tile floors or vacuums all carpeted areas
- Spot mops if needed
- Sets blinds or curtains and closes windows
- Cleans classroom door glass
Classroom Cleaning Duties – Weekly
- Cleans blackboards, erasers and dry board
- Dusts blinds and light fixtures
- Cleans all furniture and equipment
- Dusts high and low corners for cobwebs
- Wet mops if needed
Classroom Cleaning Duties – As Needed
- Dusts transom ledge and washes transom glass
- Light scrubbing and waxing
- Washes windows
- Edges all carpet
- Buffs floor
- Washes out all wastebaskets
- Inspects parking lots and grounds at least three (3) times per week for cleanliness and security
Corridor/Entrance/Lobbies Cleaning Duties – Daily
- Sweeps corridors adjacent to classrooms
- Empties wastebaskets in corridor lockers
- Removes marks from walls and lockers
- Sanitizes drinking fountains, including wall area around fountains
- Vacuums carpet and entry mats
- Washes entry door glass
- Spot mops
- Replaces burned out lights
- Cleans hand rails
Corridor/Entrance/Lobbies Cleaning Duties – Weekly
- Washes trash receptacles in corridor lockers
- High and low dusting
- Wet mops
Corridor/Entrance/Lobbies Cleaning Duties – As Needed
- Buffs and refinishes floors
Restroom/Locker Room Cleaning Duties – Daily
- Empties all trash containers and sanitary napkin receptacles
- Fills all dispensers (towel, tissue, soap, and napkins)
- Sweeps floors
- Cleans mirrors, walls, stalls, shelves, and doors
- Cleans and disinfects urinals and stools
- Cleans and sanitizes all sinks and piping
- Cleans and disinfects all stool lids, top and bottom, and leaves up to dry
- Replaces all lights that are burned out
- Mops all floors
- Dusts top of lockers, window ledges, and stalls
- Cleans and sanitizes shower piping and soap dish
- In case of damage or vandalism, cleans the restroom and locks the door; reports any damage to the Head Custodian
Restroom/Locker Room Cleaning Duties – Weekly
- Dusts light fixtures, vents, stalls, and walls
- Washes partitions with a disinfectant cleaner
- Washes all wastebaskets and sanitary napkin receptacles
- Dusts corners for cobwebs
Restroom/Locker Room Cleaning Duties – As Needed
- Strips and refinishes floor
Office/Teacher Work Room Cleaning Duties – Daily
- Empties all wastebaskets
- Dusts all furniture, window ledges, counters, and bookcases
- Cleans glass on desks, doors, office windows, and transoms
- Cleans and sanitizes restrooms (using restroom procedures)
- Sweeps all floors
Office/Teacher Work Room Cleaning Duties – Weekly
- Dusts light fixtures, blinds
- Wet mops
Office/Teacher Work Room Cleaning Duties – As Needed
- Light scrub and re-wax floors
Gymnasium/All Purpose Room Cleaning Duties – Daily
- Sweeps floor
- Cleans and sanitizes drinking fountains
- Dusts bleachers, cleans behind bleachers
- Cleans door glass
- Spot mops as needed
Auditorium Cleaning Duties – Daily
- Empties all trash containers
- Cleans carpet
- Spot mops where needed
- Sweeps floors as needed (under seats also)
- Cleans steps and dust ledges
General Duties
- Sets up before and after special events (e.g., basketball, volleyball, banquets, PTA meetings, staff meetings)
- Snow removal, lawn care
- Assembles furniture
- Unloads school supplies from delivery trucks
- Secures building
- Reports problems to Head Custodian or supervisor
- Other duties as assigned
Inventory and Maintenance of Supplies
- Has knowledge of supplies stored in custodial closet
- Maintains adequate amount of supplies in custodial closet
- Organizes and keeps custodial closet clean
- Maintains proper working condition of mops and mop bucket, wringer, dust mops, and trash containers
Summer Cleaning
- Duties as assigned by the Head Custodian, Facilities Department supervisors, or Principal
- Requires being “on call” during weekends, nights and holidays for emergency repairs and alarm calls
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
- Frequently push or pull items such as carts with equipment that can weigh up to 50 pounds total
- Generally the job requires 5% sitting, 50% standing, and 45% walking
Work Environment
- Regularly works indoors with minimal temperature variations
- Exposure to hot and cold environments, risk of injury and/or illness
- Works near, or with, moving mechanical equipment
- Occasionally works with cleaning chemicals
- Noise level is usually moderate, but occasionally can be loud
Terms of Employment
- Night Custodians will be employed for twelve-month positions
- Salary and work year established annually by the Board of Education
Required Testing
- Post-offer employment medical physical exam and essential functions test (EFT) required