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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

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