Custodian

Maine School Administrative District #35 (Eliot and South Berwick, ME)

Marshwood High School

Position Title: Custodian

Department: Facility/Maintenance

Reports to: Head Custodian/Facilities Coordinator/ Building Administrator

Date Reviewed: June 20, 2023

Position Summary:

To provide students with a safe, attractive, comfortable, clean, and efficient place in which to learn, play and develop.

Qualifications:

• A high school degree or a GED is minimum requirement for the position.
• Maine Department of Education Criminal History Record Check Certificate eligibility required.
• A certificate of good health must be signed by a licensed physician.
• Ability to climb ladders to a height of fifteen feet.
• Ability to routinely lift/move objects utilizing appropriate equipment.
• Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the School Board may find appropriate and acceptable.

Duties and Responsibilities:

The responsibilities outlined below are representative and do not encompass or define all tasks that may be required by this position.

• Keeps the building and premises, including sidewalks, driveways and play areas neat and

clean at all times.

• Regulates heat and ventilation systems to provide temperatures appropriate to the

season and to insure economical use of fuel, water and electricity.

• Shovels, plows, and/or sands/salts walks, driveways, parking areas and steps as

appropriate.

• Checks daily to make sure all exit doors are unlocked in the AM for the start of school

and then locked after school ends for the remainder of the day. The main door will

remain unlocked for entry.

• All panic bolts on doors are maintained in working order.
• Cleans the floors in classrooms either by vacuuming, sweeping or mopping as

appropriate. Rooms are cleaned of dust.

• Cleans the corridors after school and/or during the day if condition requires

corridors to be cleaned.

• Scrubs, hoses down, and disinfects floors daily, and cleans all sanitary fixtures

and drinking fountains daily.

• Washes all windows inside and outside at least twice each year, and more

frequently if necessary.

• Keeps the ground free of rubbish.
• Performs such outdoor maintenance as grass cutting, tree trimming, and the like as

necessary to maintain the school grounds in a safe and attractive condition.

• Maintains all floors in a clean and attractive condition and in a good state of

preservation.

• Reports any repairs in need of attention to the Head Custodian. Makes minor building

repairs as directed by the Head Custodian.

• Conducts an ongoing program of general maintenance, upkeep and repair.
• Maintains a regular maintenance schedule on all motors and other mechanical

equipment requiring scheduled maintenance.

• Reports immediately to the building administrator any damage to school property.
• Remains on the school premises during school hours and during non-school hours

when the use of the building has been authorized and their attendance is required by

the principal.

• Assumes the responsibility for the opening and/or closing of the building each day

and for determining, before leaving, that all doors and windows are secured and all

lights, except those left on for safety reasons, are turned off.

• Maintains an inventory of supplies, equipment, and fuel on hand and requisitions such

needed replacements from the principal in a timely manner as to not hinder the

custodian in their duties.

• Conducts an ongoing program of general maintenance, upkeep, and repair.
• Uses good discretion when lifting.
• Moves furniture or equipment in buildings as required for various activities and as

directed by the administrator.

• Complies with local laws and procedures for the storage and disposal of trash,

rubbish and waste.

• Conducts periodic inspections and tests of all electrical installations in the school to

insure their safe condition.

• Has completed the Hazardous management training and labels all containers

following the guidelines of the MSDS.

• Reports to the Head Custodian for daily instructions.
• Any other duties as assigned by the building administrator and/or Facility Coordinator.
• Complies with OSHA’s standards 29 CFR-1910.