Custodian

REPORTS TO:Facility Director

Supervises: None

Job Summary: Provides a clean environment for students and staff by performing custodial tasks. Work performed includes but is not limited to assisting in maintaining interior building cleanliness; opening and securing the building; providing unskilled and skilled labor support and providing grounds maintenance.

QUALIFICATIONS: To perform this job successfully an individual must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE

• High School diploma or equivalent preferred
• Experience with custodial/janitorial work is preferred

ESSENTIAL DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Assists in maintaining building and campus cleanliness. Scrubs sweeps mops vacuums waxes and polishes floors; cleans restrooms; washes windows and walls; removes trash and participates in other cleaning/disinfecting actions to help keep the building interior clean and healthful
• Opens and secures the building. Unlocks building doors prior to school opening; closes and locks windows turns out the interior lights checks the entry alarm system and locks doors at the end of school day activities
• Provides unskilled and skilled labor support. Moves furniture and equipment; sets up and tears down furniture for special events; strips floors; and performs minor repairs to furniture equipment and to the building
• Performs grounds maintenance. Sweeps and cleans steps and ramps; removes snow and ice from steps and ramps; removes debris from the immediate vicinity of the building; trims weeds; mows grass; and cleans up around outside athletic facilities after school events
• Follows procedures for the use of chemical cleaners and power machinery

KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS/ABILITIES

• Knowledge of cleaning methods materials and equipment
• To perform this job successfully an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactory
• Ability to understand verbal instructions
• Ability to understand and follow safety procedures
• Ability to understand written and verbal communications
• Ability to understand and follow simple oral and/or written directions
• Ability to work independently
• Communication skills to communicate with school staff and outside organizations
• Manual skills to perform cleaning and groundskeeping tasks and to move furniture
• Mechanical skills to operate cleaning equipment and to make minor repairs
• Decision making employee prioritizes routine cleaning and groundskeeping tasks and consults supervisor on all matters not considered routine
• Problem Solving matters that are routine in nature

EQUIPMENT:

• Equipment used includes vacuum cleaner floor buffer weed eater and other standard cleaning/groundskeeping equipment

SAFETY OF OTHERS:

• Some responsibility for the safety of others

PHYSICAL/WORKING CONDITIONS: The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

• Job is usually performed inside a climate controlled environment well-lighted building; however work is also performed outdoors such as mowing the lawn sweeping walkways shoveling snow
• Working with machines can be noisy ordinary care and precautions are required
• Work involves standing walking crouching crawling climbing lifting carrying pushing and pulling for extended periods of time
• Operation of electric gasoline or propane powered machinery
• Must be physicallyable to operatevacuumcleaner carpet shampooer broom mop leaf blowers etc.
• Must be able to exert up to 50 pounds of force occasionally and up to 25 pounds of force frequently and up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects

TERM OF EMPLOYMENT:12 Months

EVALUATION: Performance will be evaluated in accordance with provisions of the Boards policy on evaluation of personnel.