26-27 Custodian

Second shift assignment during school year; first shift during winter & summer break. Hourly rate: $23.64, plus $.50 night rate.

BASIC FUNCTION: To perform daily cleaning and minor maintenance duties that help ensure the building is following the District's mission statement of providing a safe and inclusive environment for students to learn in. To aid students, staff, and visitors in using the building in a healthy and safe manor.

GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS, QUALIFICATIONS, and EXPERIENCE:

• Ability to be on time daily unless using an approved absence.
• Ability to follow specific oral and/or written instructions about daily assignments.
• Ability to keep records of cleaning and maintenance tasks performed.
• Ability to interact in a satisfactory manner with students, teachers, principals, visitors, and co-workers.
• Ability to communicate effectively with coworkers, principals, teachers, and visitors through both orally and written means.
• Ability to lift and/or move heavy objects or operate heavy equipment.
• Ability to work in a variety of weather conditions and temperature ranges.
• Ability to work with several aerial devices including ladders, scaffolding, and lifts.
• Knowledge of chemicals, materials, equipment, and methods employed in building cleaning operation and minor maintenance tasks.
• Knowledge of computers and applications such as Word, Excel, email programs and other office productivity software utilized by department in the performance of the job.
• Ability to maintain a positive attitude while following District and department policies, procedures, guidelines.

POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Regular attendance is an essential function of this position.
• Unlock and lock buildings and/or rooms as needed to perform work.
• Floors – Wet mop using 24 oz. size mop head. Operates scrubbing machines, shampooing machines, carpet rinsing machines, wet/dry vacuum and vacuums 24" or larger.
• Moves, cleans, and/or conducts minor repairs on building furnishings.
• Set up for programs and special events.
• Washes ceilings, walls, light fixtures, woodwork, mirrors, cabinets, lockers, shades, and blinds. Replace lighting lamps.
• Groundwork- Raises and lowers flag as necessary. Assists in snow removal by operating snow blowers, shovels snow, sands, or salts. Operates grass mowers, trims grass and hedges. Litter cleanup.
• Loads and unloads stores, school equipment and supplies. Removes trash and garbage from building to outside waste containers and cleans same.
• Loads and unloads hot lunch totes.
• Operates and cleans boilers and heating/ventilating equipment, as well as minor repair work.
• In buildings with the following facilities the custodian may be responsible for: operation of laundry, cleaning and operation of pool, cleaning, and operation of field watering systems. Marking of athletic fields. The pool work may require passing a CPO certification class.
• Responsible for security and fire safety of building. And report all safety and maintenance concerns to supervisors.
• Be available for situations such as emergencies and storm damage, vandalism, break-ins, overtime hours for weekend and after school activities.
• May be asked to supervise persons in different and other categories in the absence of the Assistant Head Custodian and/or Head Custodian. Temporarily replaces Assistant head Custodian or Head Custodian in his/her absence as may be required.
• Performs duties of persons in different and other categories as may be necessary.
• Provides sanitation and maintenance of floors including dusting, sweeping, mopping, vacuuming scrubbing, and refinishing.
• Provides access and equipment to building for parents, permit holders, teachers, and students after school hours according to work shift.
• Be an appropriate role model for students.
• Other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

This job description is a general outline only of the duties and responsibilities named and are not intended to be all-inclusive. Additions and/or deletions may be made at any time by the Manager of Buildings and Grounds or his/her designee.

EVALUATION: Evaluations will be done as negotiated in the contract.

TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT: Length of Contract: Twelve months; Hours of Work: Current Schedule is Monday – Friday 2:15pm – 10:45pm for the elementary and middle-schools and 3:00pm – 11:30pm for the high schools. Schedule may be by adjusted by the Manager and/or Assistant Manager of Buildings and Grounds to meet the building and/or district needs.

Hours are typically changed to 7:00am – 3:30pm for 8 weeks during the summer break.

Additional (overtime) hours may be required to fill in for persons not reporting and/or for extra activities in the building after school or on weekends.