Substitute Custodian(s) 2025-26 School Year- $16.32 per hour - Up to 29.5 hours a week

About the role

The Substitute Custodian will provide a safe, healthy and clean building under the direction of the Chief Custodian. Key responsibilities include cleaning, performing minor and preventative maintenance, removing snow and doing grounds work.

Responsibilities

• Performs a variety of tasks such as sweeping, mopping, waxing, vacuuming, cleaning walls and ceilings, windows, furniture, lights, bathrooms, shampooing carpets, moving furniture and supplies, cleaning outside grounds, helping to load and unload trucks, shoveling and removing snow and ice, cutting grass and trimming, opening and closing the building, and securing the alarm system.
• Checks and secures the building at the start and end of the shift to ensure safety and cleanliness.
• Cleans rooms, hallways, cafeterias, restrooms, offices, stairways, and other areas of the building according to school district standards.
• Cleans rugs, carpets, upholstered furniture, and blinds.
• Removes graffiti, cleans glass areas, replaces light bulbs, sets up and breaks down chairs, tables, and equipment in meeting rooms and functional rooms.
• Clears snow from entrances and walks, spreads sand and ice-melting chemicals.
• Performs grounds-keeping duties, clears debris, and maintains grounds.
• Receives deliveries and assists in unloading trucks and storing supplies.
• Delivers supplies and materials to classrooms, bathrooms, and other areas of the building.
• Empties wastebaskets; picks up and removes trash and assists in recycling program.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED - preferred
• Ability to follow oral or written directions
• Ability to work cooperatively with teachers, students, administrators, co-workers and the public
• Good physical health and strength to perform the routine duties of lifting and cleaning

Physical Requirements

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly talking, expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word.
• The employee must possess normal cognitive abilities including the ability to learn, recall and apply certain skills.
• Ability to perform work requiring sustained moderate physical effort, operation of commercial food service equipment, movement of objects weighing 50 pounds and continuous standing.

ADA Accommodations Disclosure

The Appoquinimink School District is required to provide reasonable accommodations to qualified employees with disabilities, unless doing so would pose an undue hardship. Qualified employees must have the requisite skills, experience, education, and licenses for the job, and must also be able to perform the essential functions of the job, with or without reasonable accommodations.

Non-Discrimination Disclosure

The Appoquinimink School District is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion in its educational programs, services, and activities for all students and employees. The Appoquinimink School District does not discriminate or retaliate in the hiring, training, assignment, promotion/transfer of employees on the basis of race, creed, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, domicile, marital status, handicap, or any other characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws.