Job Description
Position Type: Auxiliary/Custodian
Date Posted: 7/2/2025
Location: Facilities & Const.- Various Campuses
Date Available: 2025-2026
Closing Date: Open until filled
Job Title: Custodian
Wage/Hour Status: Nonexempt
Dept./School: Various Campuses
Pay Grade: M2 ($15.97 - $21.45)
Reports To: Head Custodian & Principal
Days/Dates: 260
(2025-2026 School Year) PRIMARY PURPOSE: Follows routine cleaning and maintenance procedures to maintain a high standard of safety, cleanliness, and efficiency of building operations and grounds.
QUALIFICATIONS: Special Knowledge/Skills: - Knowledge of all aspects of cleaning and basic techniques of minor repairs
- Ability to operate cleaning equipment and lift heavy equipment
- Ability to properly handle cleaning supplies
- Strong communication, public relations, and interpersonal skills
- Must pass a pre-employment physical examination
- Available to work evening hours
Experience: - Preferable one year custodial experience.
MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES: - Maintain a program of preventive maintenance to ensure the comfort, health, and safety of students and staff.
- Assume the responsibility of locking, checking, and safeguarding facilities.
- Develop and maintain a cleaning schedule that will include the cleaning of floors, chalkboards, wastebaskets, windows, furniture, equipment, and restrooms.
- Keeps the building clean, sanitary, and comfortable during duty hours.
- Helps prevent property loss that may be caused by freezing, neglect or careless usage.
- Practice economy by turning off all utilities when not needed, and practices "preventive maintenance" by keeping all door stops, lock, etc, in serviceable condition.
- Keeps floors clean, waxed, and buffed as scheduled.
- Keep restroom fixtures, hardware, tile, mirrors, etc. clean and replenishes supplies as needed.
- Cleans door facing and washes windows as scheduled.
- Maintains school yard as scheduled.
- Attends custodial training and/or inservice sessions.
- Reports damage or maintenance needs to head custodian.
- Replaces light bulbs that can be reached with a 6 ft ladder.
- Follows daily duty schedule as assigned by head custodian.
EQUIPMENT USED: Uses buffer, stripper, wet and dry vacuum cleaner, electric drill, shampooer, etc.
WORKING CONDITIONS: Mental Demands: Ability to effectively communicate both verbally and written; maintains emotional control under stress.
Demands/Environmental Factors: Ability to lift and/or carry moderate weight (15 - 54 pounds) on a daily basis, stand, walk, climb stairs or ladders, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, pull, push, reach, repetitive hand motions, hear, speak, maintain visual acuity, and distinguish colors. Must be able to work inside and outside in temperature extremes, low or intense illumination, vibration, work on slippery or uneven surfaces, biological exposure (insects, mold, fungi, bacteria, animals, plants, etc.); Chemical exposure (asbestos, fumes, vapors, gases, dusts, smoke, etc.); work with hands in water, works around machinery with moving parts, and may work alone for long periods of time.
Job Tags
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