DESCRIPTION
Custodians play an essential role in maintaining the cleanliness, safety, and functionality of school facilities, ensuring every school day runs smoothly and students & staff can focus on teaching and learning. Custodial staff performs custodial duties to keep the buildings and grounds in a clean and orderly condition. Positions in the custodial area include day porter, floor tech, and general cleaner (evenings/weekends).
QUALIFICATIONS
- Must be able to pass a SLED criminal background check
- Sex offenders and other related background checks will be conducted
- Provide a TB Test
- Provide work authorization documents
- Desire to work in a school setting
- Experience in housekeeping, janitorial, custodial or commercial cleaning is a plus
- Lift up to 50 pounds
- Ability to push, pull, stand, bend, stoop, and kneel
- Walk up to 8 hours per day
- Climb ladders, scaffolds up to 6’ high, and stairs
- Able to use basic hand tools
EXPECTATIONS
- Good interpersonal skills
- Willingness to learn
- Team player with a positive attitude.
- Demonstrate professionalism and appropriate judgment in behavior, speech, and dress in a neat, clean and professional manner for the assignment and work setting.
- Have regular and punctual attendance.
- Follow all School policies, work procedures, and reasonable requests by school supervisors.
- Ability to work with others and with a diverse group of people.
- Willingness to follow directions.
- Perform work in a safe and responsible manner.
- Ability to walk, bend, stoop, reach, climb, and stand for extended periods of time.
- Position requires heavy lifting at times: equipment, furniture, books, etc.
- Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job.
DUTIES
- In addition to regular building maintenance functions, the school custodian provides direct support to classroom teachers in set up and maintenance of furniture and equipment
- Sweep, mop, vacuum, scrub, and wax floors
- Machine shampoo carpeting
- Clean walls, vents, screens, furniture, drinking fountains, light fixtures, window blinds, brass, and other interior fixtures
- Wash interior and exterior windows and glass doors
- Sweep entryways and empty trash cans immediately outside building entrances
- Clean restrooms, plunger sinks and toilets, and replenish supplies
- Change interior light bulbs that can be reached from the sixth step of a ladder or lower
- Complete work requests to notify management of needed repair work
- Organize and supply custodial closets as needed
- Move, remove, and/or set up furniture, furnishings, supplies, equipment, and any other items, inside specified rooms for special functions as directed
- Adheres to policies and procedures as outlined in the Riverview Employee Handbook.
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- Responsible for maintaining the highest standards of personal hygiene and appearance.
- Establishes effective working relationships with other members of the school staff.
- Promotes the overall effectiveness by performing tasks and sharing responsibilities with members of the department during peak periods or when there is an overload of duties.
- Additional job-related duties as required by the supervisor
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature of work being performed. Individual assignments vary depending upon student needs and school goals. They are not intended to be a comprehensive list of all duties and responsibilities.
Terms of Employment:
Part Time as needed. Approximately 20 hours per week. Competitive Starting Wages.
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Last updated on Oct 23, 2022