Custodian

Position open at the Ashtabula County Educational Service Center

Reports To: Principal Superintendent

Compensation: As Per Salary Schedule

Primary Purpose:Cleaning and Maintenance of Buildings and Grounds

Required Qualifications:

• High School Diploma or GED
• Successful BCII/FBI background checks

Knowledge of:

• Standard principles methods materials and equipment used in one or more of the custodial and maintenance trades.
• Requirements of maintaining buildings and equipment in safe clean and orderly condition.
• Preventive maintenance principles and practices.
• Work hazards and common job safety precautions.
• Safety practices and procedures health standards and hazards.

Ability to:

• Demonstrate skill in custodial and maintenance trades position.
• Operate and use the required tools and equipment skillfully and safely.
• Plan Organize Identify and prioritize needs and solve problems independently as appropriate.
• Work precisely and with attention to detail and perform heavy physical labor without immediate supervision.
• Adapt easily to work assignments additional priorities and new procedures.
• Maintain and perform daily work cleaning schedules and other assigned tasks.
• Use computer/technology as appropriate to perform duties.
• Understand and carry out oral and written instructions.
• Perform grounds equipment operation work including the operation of power mowers and edgers.
• Perform snow removal using equipment.
• Lift and carry supplies and small equipment.
• Use make repairs and maintain equipment building buffers vacuums and other tools machinery used by the custodial staff.
• Establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with those contacted in the course of work.

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.
• While performing the duties of this job the employee is regularly required to:
• stand sit walk use hands and fingers to handle or feel objects tools or controls talk or hear.
• reach with hands and arms squat stoop or kneel reach above the head and reach forward use hand strength to grasp tools and climbs on to ladders.
• bend or twist at the neck and trunk more than an average person while performing duties of this job.
• lift and/or move up to 50 pounds (cleaning supplies pails loading/unloading trucks).
• push/pull items (tables bleachers scrubbing machines).
• operate custodial cart vacuum cleaners carpet shampoo machines floor sander buffers and related custodial equipment.