Substitute Custodian Pool 2026-27

This is a substitute hourly position.

Employment contingent upon background check and Post-Offer Pre-Employment Physical (POPP)

Position Description
The Custodian under general supervision performs routine custodial work inside and outside of school and office buildings and keeps buildings and adjacent grounds areas in a clean sanitary and safe condition.

Compensation:

Hourly rate: $28.64

*Based on the 2026-27 Hourly Substitute Hourly Substitute Daily Salary Schedule

Qualifications
Possession of a valid California Drivers License or California ID
Must possess one year of experience comparable to that of a custodian in a school district
English fluency

Education/Experience
High school diploma or equivalent combination of training and experience in custodial work.

Skills/Abilities
Use cleaning materials and equipment with skill and efficiency
Understand and follow verbal and written directions in English
Communicate verbally in English
Adjust work schedules to meet unusual conditions
Operate equipment used in custodial work
Perform heavy manual labor
Maintain cooperative working relationships
Comply with the physical/mental demands as described on the ADA profile

Knowledge
Of methods materials and equipment used in custodial work

Examples of Duties & Responsibilities
Inspects buildings and grounds; develops and plans a systemic program of preventive maintenance and upkeep
Recommends to supervisor the need for district assistance when and where needed
Performs minor maintenance regular custodial and routine gardening work as needed
Maintains storage area for equipment materials and supplies
Carries out directions of immediate supervisor
Sweeps vacuum shampoo spot clean scrubs mops strips waxes and polishes all floors
Cleans dusts and polishes walls furniture woodwork hall lockers and other equipment
Cleans washes scrubs and disinfects restrooms classrooms and all facilities as assigned.
Cleans windows door glass and drinking fountains
Cleans and polishes metal work such as door panels and hand railings

Collects trash; empties and cleans waste containers
Moves or rearranges chairs tables desks furniture and other equipment
Replaces light globes
Reports safety sanitary and fire hazards
Secures buildings and gates
Submits requisitions to maintain an adequate supply of materials
Picks up broken glass and other debris and boards broken windows
Receives school supplies and equipment
Performs other related duties as assigned

Physical Demands
(Note: Terms used in this section are defined as follows: Rarely ï½ 1 to 10%; Occasionally ï½ 11 to 33%;
Frequently ï½ 34 to 66%; and Continuously ï½ 67 to 100% of the work day)
Sitting: Occasionally
Standing/Walking: Continuously
Bending/Neck bending: Frequently
Squatting/Climbing/Kneeling: Frequently
Crawling: Occasionally
Neck/Waist twisting: Continuously
Pushing/Pulling: Continuously; up to 60 lbs. at a time
Reaching:

above shoulder: Occasionally
below shoulder: Continuously
Lifting/Carrying:

0-10 lbs.: Frequently
11-25 lbs.: Frequently
26-50 lbs.: Occasionally
51-75 lbs.: Occasionally

Hand Activities: Repetitive hand use; simple grasping; power grasping; fine manipulation

Hand and arm twisting/turning; computer operation/writing

Other Job Factors
The following conditions are present ï½ exposure to fumes from cleaning solutions; floor strippers and waxes; dust; dirt and wetness; temperature variation and weather conditions when outdoors; occasional work at heights; and biohazards when cleaning restrooms and cleaning up bodily fluids. Must have normal or corrected vision.

Supervised by: Site Administrator and/or Maintenance & Operations Director
Evaluated by: Site Administrator and/or Maintenance & Operations Director

The Mountain View Whisman School District prohibits discrimination harassment intimidation and bullying in educational programs activities or employment on the basis of actual or perceived ancestry age color disability gender gender identity gender expression nationality race or ethnicity religion sex sexual orientation parental pregnancy family or marital status military status or association with a person or a group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics. The Mountain View Whisman School. District requires that school personnel take immediate steps to intervene when safe to do so when he or she witnesses an act of discrimination harassment intimidation or
bullying.

Questions or complaints of alleged discrimination harassment intimidation and bullying equity or Title IX equity and compliance concerns should be directed to Erin Green at 1400 Montecito Ave. Mountain View CA 94043 or