School Custodian II - Kaimuki Middle

About the role

This posting will be used to fill various School Custodian II positions at the specified location.

Responsibilities

• Sweeps and mops floors, hallways, stairways and classrooms;
• Wipes, dusts and polishes furniture and metal work;
• Cleans woodwork, walls, venetian blinds, electrical fixtures and windows and other places which are not easily accessible;
• Mops, cleans, disinfects and services lavatories and restrooms;
• Cleans water fountains and wash basins;
• Waters, rakes, weeds and spreads top soil on lawns;
• Mows areas not accessible to gang power mowers;
• Picks up rubbish, leaves and other refuse;
• Assists in trimming and pruning hedges, trees and shrubbery;
• Assists in planting and fertilizing shrubbery, grass and flowers;
• Assists in propagating and transplanting young plants and shoots;
• Moves and transports heavy objects such as office and classroom furniture, benches, platforms and refuse disposal barrels;
• Loads, unloads and distributes school and janitorial supplies and equipment;
• Replaces toilet floats, faucets, fluorescent and standard light bulbs and fuses;
• Makes simple repairs to doors, windows, jalousies, stairways, venetian blinds, chairs, sprinkler systems and other school facilities and equipment;
• Operates heavy-duty industrial cleaning equipment such as vacuum cleaners, scrubbing machines and floor polishers;
• Removes spots and stains from carpets and may operate a shampoo machine to clean carpets;
• May be in charge of janitorial supplies and equipment for the school and assist in taking inventories of such supplies and equipment.

Requirements

No experience is required; however, applicants may describe in their application any training and/or work experiences that they possess in one or a combination of the following areas: Janitorial or related custodial work such as sweeping, dusting and cleaning of buildings; Grounds maintenance work experience including such activities as cleaning, watering, fertilizing, trimming, mowing, sweeping and raking; General laboring experience such as moving materials, furniture and equipment; loading and unloading trucks; carrying, unloading and stacking tools and supplies for skilled craftsman; and digging trenches and ditches.

Qualifications

Minimum qualifications include meeting all the requirements for the position as of the date of the application, unless otherwise specified. Unless specifically indicated, the required education and experience may not be gained concurrently. Calculation of experience is based on full-time, 40-hour workweeks. Part-time experience is pro-rated. Example: Twelve months of experience at 20 hours/week is equivalent to six months of experience, not one year. Also, hours worked in excess of 40 hours/week will not be credited. Example: Twelve months of experience at 60 hours/week is equivalent to one year of experience, not one and a half years.

Salary

The advertised salary is based on full-time employment and includes shortage and school year differentials, if applicable.

Benefits

• Holidays: You may be eligible for 13 paid holidays each year; 14 holidays during an election year.
• Vacation: Employees of Bargaining Units 1, 2, 3, 4, 9, 10 and 13 earn 21 days per year.
• Sick Leave: Employees of Bargaining Units 1, 2, 3, 4, 9, 10 and 13 earn 21 days per year.
• Health Insurance: If eligible, the State pays a part of the premiums for each employee's enrollment in a State sponsored Medical, Drug, Vision, and Adult Dental Plan.
• Group Life Insurance: The State provides a free life insurance policy for employees and retirees.
• Premium Conversion Plan: Participating employees may increase their take-home pay by having the State deduct the cost of health care premiums before payroll taxes are withheld.
• Flexible Spending Accounts: Eligible employees can reduce their federal and state income taxes and social security taxes through a tax-savings benefit program called Island Flex. This program allows employees to set aside money from their paychecks to pay for out-of-pocket health care expenses and eligible dependent care expenses on a BEFORE-TAX basis.
• Retirement Plan: The State contributes to a retirement plan for eligible employees.
• Tax Shelter Annuity (TSA): If eligible, Department employees are able to participate in a tax shelter annuity program. The TSA plan allows eligible employees to contribute pre-tax dollars to an employee-selected investment service provider authorized to provide TSA products.
• Deferred Compensation: The State offers employees a tax deferred (sheltered) retirement investment program. This program is an opportunity to build a retirement nest egg through voluntary payroll deductions.
• Several investment options are available.

Pay

New employees can expect their first paycheck within the first 3 pay periods of their start date. Payday is on the 5th and 20th (or previous business day) of every month.

Schedule

Not specified.