Custodian

Position Title: Custodian
Employee Type: FullTime Regular
Supervisor Title: Center Director or Manager of Facilities
Division: U.S. Programs & Advocacy

Summary
Custodians are responsible for providing safe and healthy facilities which meet all local state and federal regulations. You will provide cleaning maintenance and repairs for our facilities in situations where professional licensure is not required. This position reports directly to the Center Director or Manager of Facilities. This position may be reassigned to various classrooms/centers as deemed necessary for program operations.

As a front line representative of Save the Children you are required to ensure the safety and security of children and families that you come in contact with and adhere to the agencys values of Accountability Ambition Collaboration Creativity and Integrity.

As a Save the Children employee who will come into contact with children on a routine basis the position is expected to prevent child abuse in every situation by striving through mental awareness good practice and training to minimize risk to children. The position must take positive steps to protect children who may be a subject of concern and report respond to any instance of child abuse and promote training and awareness around all childsafeguarding obligations.

What Youll Be Doing (Essential Duties)
Follow daily weekly and monthly cleaning schedules including but not limited to the classrooms kitchen office areas bathrooms storage areas hallways and entrances.
Ensure that buildings and outlying areas are hazardfree and report safety sanitation and fire hazards to the supervisor or staff in charge.
Perform regular safety checks of the facility and grounds to ensure a safe environment.
Maintain precautions and prevent contamination to protect personal health and safety as well as the health and safety of children families and staff.
Replenish items needed in bathrooms and classrooms; sanitize required areas and empty trash containers.
Maintain inventory of custodial supplies and other items as directed by the supervisor.
Perform routine maintenance such as replacing light bulbs and maintaining equipment.
Maintain supply inventory and MSDS record keeping.
Collect information and participate in planning for upgrading and making minor repairs of facilities.
Comply with federal state and local safety and building code requirements related to Head Start/Early Head Start facilities including OSHA MSDS chemical inventory and other pertinent guidance and training.
May perform minor plumbing painting carpentry some electrical repairs and general repair work in assigned facilities where a professional license is not required and it is appropriate and assigned.
May preform or facilitate snow removal sweeping mowing raking tree and shrub trimming and parking lot clearing as appropriate and assigned.
Maintain confidentiality concerning children families and staff in accordance with policies and procedures and positive cooperative relationships with coworkers children families and the public.
Protect the safety of children by implementing active supervision techniques to ensure no child is left alone or unsupervised at any time.
Must have the ability to work in a constant state of alertness and safe manner.
Perform other related duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications
Minimum of a High School diploma or G.E.D.
Must be a minimum of 21 years of age.
Knowledge of basic operations tools and terminology used in building maintenance and repair work.
Ability to operate light trucks equipment for minor construction and standard cleaning appliances such as vacuum cleaners rug shampoo machines etc.
Ability to follow oral and written directions and take initiative.
Demonstrated commitment to fostering an environment of diversity inclusion and belonging

Physical Requirements related to essential functions: Ability to perform medium to heavy physical work exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally up to 20 pounds frequently and up to 510 pounds constantly performing such activities as sitting crawling stooping kneeling crouching reaching standing walking pushing pulling lifting and grasping. This also includes some duties that require repetitive action and motion skills keyboarding and computer use.

Clear preemployment background check requirements including local state and national criminal records check sex offender registries employment and education verifications (including child abuse registry check if required by state regulations) and pass all state and local health requirements required post job offer and prior to employment.

This position may require the incumbent to operate a motor vehicle to fulfill certain essential functions of the job. The incumbent should maintain a valid drivers license and remain in compliance with any Save the Children policies pertaining to the safe operation of motor vehicles.

Current and former Head Start/Early Head Start parents will receive preference for employment vacancies for which they are qualified.

Why you should join the Save the Children Team

Save the Children US offers outstanding benefits that include health dental vision and life insurances pet insurance shortterm and longterm disability coverage an Employee Assistance Program 403(b) generous vacation personal sick leave family leave parental/adoption leave commuter benefits dress for your day and much more.

Save the Children believes every child deserves a future. In the United States and around the world we give children a healthy start in life the opportunity to learn and protection from harm. We do whatever it takes for children every day and in times of crisis transforming their lives and the future we share.

Our work for children and their families requires that we commitat every opportunityto work together to identify and dismantle persistent systemic and structural racism inequality and any other forms of discrimination in this country and beyond. As an antiracist organization Save the Children will not tolerate discrimination in any formin our employment practices amongst our staff in our leadership or toward the people we serve. We stand in solidarity with all people to fight for equal rights justice inclusion and belonging.

We provide equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and qualified applicants for employment without regard to race color religion gender gender identity or expression ancestry sexual orientation national origin age handicap disability marital status or status as a veteran. Save the Children complies with all applicable laws.

Save the Children is committed to conducting its programs and operations in a manner that is safe for the children it serves and helping protect the children with whom we are in contact. All Save the Children representatives are explicitly prohibited from engaging in any activity that may result in any kind of child abuse. In addition it is Save the Childrens policy to create and proactively maintain an environment that aims to prevent and deter any actions and omissions whether deliberate or inadvertent that place children at the risk of any kind of child abuse. All our representatives are expected to conduct themselves in a manner consistent with this commitment and obligation.

Save the Children is committed to minimizing safety and security risks for our valued employees ensuring all are given training support and information to reduce their risk exposure while maximizing the impact of our programs for children and families. Our shared duty both agency and individual is to seek and maintain safe working conditions for all.