District Caretaker day and evening shifts available
District Caretaker day and evening shifts available
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District Caretaker
Position Title: District Caretaker (day and evening shifts available)
Department: Operations
Reports To: Operations Director/Lead Caretaker
Pay Scale:$17$18
Hours: 2540 hours/week (parttime and full time available)
SUMMARY:
The District Caretaker is responsible for maintaining the cleanliness safety and functionality of school district facilities. This position performs routine custodial duties minor repairs and basic maintenance tasks to ensure a safe and welcoming environment for students staff and visitors. The role requires a high level of responsibility attention to detail and the ability to work independently or as part of a team.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Other duties may be assigned as necessary.
- Perform daily custodial tasks such as cleaning classrooms restrooms hallways offices and common areas.
- Ensure the safe disposal of waste and recycling materials.
- Conduct minor repairs such as replacing light bulbs.
- Operate and maintain cleaning equipment including floor buffers vacuum cleaners and power washers.
- Monitor and replenish supplies such as paper products soap and cleaning agents.
- Assist with the setup and teardown of furniture and equipment for events and activities.
- Conduct routine inspections of facilities to identify and report maintenance needs.
- Respond promptly to emergency maintenance or custodial situations including spills leaks or equipment malfunctions.
- Maintain security by locking/unlocking buildings and monitoring access.
- Support groundskeeping tasks as needed such as snow removal leaf raking or litter pickup.
REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE SKILLS AND ABILITIES RELATED TO CULTURAL COMPETENCE AND EQUITY:
- Knowledge/awareness of own cultural identity and how this influences behavior and desire to learn about the cultural identity of others.
- Ability to establish and nurture an environment that promotes cultural competence and equitable treatment of staff students and partners of the District.
- Has demonstrated experience as a leader for equity and/or has evidence of success in closing opportunity gaps for students of color.
- Ability to nurture a school environment that celebrates respects and values diversity where teaching and learning are made relevant and meaningful to students
QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:
To perform this job successfully an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below represent the knowledge skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:
This position does not have direct supervisory responsibilities but may provide guidance to temporary or parttime custodial staff or volunteers as required.
EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:
- High school diploma or GED required.
- Minimum of 12 years of experience in custodial or maintenance work preferred.
- Familiarity with basic repair techniques and maintenance tools.
LANGUAGE SKILLS:
Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions short correspondence and memos. Effective verbal communication skills to interact with staff students and vendors. Ability to write simple reports and communicate maintenance needs clearly. Bilingual in Spanish is preferred.
MATHEMATICAL SKILLS:
Basic arithmetic skills required to calculate measurements mix cleaning solutions and track inventory.
REASONING ABILITY:
Strong problemsolving skills to identify and resolve maintenance or custodial issues. Ability to prioritize tasks and work efficiently with minimal supervision. Flexible and adaptable in response to changing work demands and schedules.
OTHER SKILLS and ABILITIES:
Proficiency in operating custodial equipment and tools. Basic understanding of safety procedures including chemical handling and equipment usage. A commitment to maintaining confidentiality and professionalism.
WORK ENVIRONMENT:
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
The noise level in the work environment is usually loud. The employee is frequently exposed to infection at a greater risk than the average person. The employee must work with public and other staff continuously meeting multiple demands from several people.
The physical demands of this job include:
- Regular standing walking bending and reaching.
- Lifting and carrying objects up to 80 pounds.
- Climbing ladders and working at heights for minor maintenance tasks.
- Ability to operation power machinery such as scrubbers mowers buffers vacuums etc.
- Subject to physical examination and drug tests
- Performing repetitive motions associated with cleaning and repair activities.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
GodfreyLee Public Schools is an equal opportunity educational institution. It is our expressed policy that no person shall be unlawfully excluded from participation be denied benefits of or otherwise subjected to discrimination in employment on the basis of race color religion marital status national origin sex age or handicap/disability in its activities or programs as required by Title VI Title IX and Section 504. Any person believing that the GodfreyLee Public Schools or any part of the school organization has inadequately applied the principles and/or regulations of 1 Title IX of the Education Amendment Act of 1972 2 Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 3 the Age Discrimination Act of 1975 and 4 Title II of the Americans with Disability Act of 1990 may bring forward a complaint which shall be referred to as a grievance to Marcus Bradstreet the local Coordinator at the following address: 1414 Burton St. SW Wyoming MI 49509.
Employment Type
Full-Time
