Roving Substitute Custodian - Grade JX (Tuesday through Saturday) - 1.0 FTE

About the role

The Sioux Falls School District is widely recognized for accomplishments in student achievement and innovative educational strategies. We serve a diverse population of over 25,000 students and embrace the opportunity for all children to learn about the world’s cultures from the curriculum as well as the shared experiences of their classmates. The Custodial team is an essential part of the Sioux Falls School District, with the goal of creating a safe and healthy environment for SFSD students. We are looking to add flexible and dedicated members to our team who are motivated to help achieve and maintain this goal.

Physical Requirements

• Ability to drive to more than one location during a work shift
• Good physical health including ability to lift 75 pounds, climb to high and difficult places, and work at those places
• Constant hand-eye and mind-eye coordination, standing, and walking
• Repetitive motion with wrists, hands, and fingers
• Frequent bending, carrying, hearing, lifting, and stooping
• Occasional climbing and crawling
• Low pressure boiler training
• Required to take next available advanced boiler training class
• Ability to work unsupervised
• Good attendance
• Ability to communicate and follow written and oral instructions
• Ability to demonstrate recognition of equipment malfunction
• Demonstrated positive attitude towards people with whom one works, ability to work cooperatively, and willingness to accept instructions and training
• Works modified assignments and shifts

Essential Functions & Duties

• Sweeps, dusts, arranges furniture, empties trash and pencil sharpeners, cleans chalkboards, and sets up for activities
• Washes walls, woodwork, and windows, and cleans and polishes metal surfaces
• Cleans and maintains hard and soft surface floors; wet mops and spot cleans hard and soft surface floors
• Cleans, sanitizes, and deodorizes restrooms and locker rooms
• Performs minor repair maintenance
• Operates heating, A/C, ventilation, electrical, and mechanical systems (limited to turning equipment on/off and/or setting day/night cycles)
• Observes and reports needed repair of equipment, furnishings, fixtures, building, and site
• Assists in the maintenance of lawns, landscaping, concrete and blacktop surfaces, and playgrounds, including pedestrian walkway snow and ice removal
• Sets up and tears down for school activities
• Operates security systems and secures building at the conclusion of shift
• Will work a variety of schedules as substituting for other custodial staff
• Shares responsibility for holiday, extended day, and weekend activities with other custodial staff
• Performs other duties as assigned by supervisors

Pay

Starting salary is $22.55 per hour. Pay day is the last working day of each month.

Schedule

Tuesday through Saturday, hours as assigned daily. 1.0 FTE, 40 hours per week, 12 months.

Calendar

2026–2027 12 Month Classified Staff Calendar

Benefits

Benefits are available only for positions working 20 hours per week or more.