Utility Custodian East High School

Utility Custodian

Ideal Start Date: ASAP

About West Chester Area School District:

West Chester Area School District serves more than 12000 students across 17 schools: 11 elementary 3 middle and 3 high schools. The district covers a 75-square-mile area that includes West Chester Borough and surrounding townships in Chester and Delaware Counties. The district boasts strong academic outcomes including a 95% graduation rate placing it in the top 1020percent of Pennsylvania public school districts. To learn more about strategic initiatives WCASD is leading please visit Our Initiatives - West Chester Area School District.

Summary:

The Utility Custodian performs various assigned tasks in a building maintenance grounds and custodial capacity. The Utility Custodian must be able to perform general maintenance tasks in multiple disciplines.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

This list is intended to be illustrative rather than complete and serves to show major duties and responsibilities and does not express or imply that these are the only duties to be performed by the incumbent in this position. The employee will be required to perform any other position-related duties requested by the supervisor.

Tasks include but are not limited to:

• Knowledge and use of various hand tools and small power tools related to general maintenance tasks including hammers screwdrivers pliers wrenches drills saws and other related equipment.
• Knowledge and use of grounds maintenance equipment including lawn mowers string trimmers hedge trimmers snow blowers snow plows and tractors.
• Knowledge and use of ladders scaffolding power lifts and other work platforms.
• Perform various general maintenance tasks including carpentry electrical HVAC painting plumbing and equipment maintenance.
• Perform various grounds maintenance tasks including mowing grass string trimming hedge trimming raking watering trash removal and snow removal.
• Perform shipping and receiving tasks including loading and unloading materials distributing moving and removing furniture and supplies.
• Perform general custodial tasks including sweeping vacuuming dusting mopping disinfecting auto-scrubbing trash removal and carpet care.
• Perform major custodial tasks including stripping waxing sealing and deep cleaning.
• Perform setup and breakdown of equipment and materials used for sports performing arts and other school functions.
• When necessary assist with training and communication with custodial staff.
• When necessary serve as a substitute Head Custodian.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

To successfully perform this position a person must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The qualification requirements listed below represent minimum levels of educational achievement training skill and/or ability necessary.

• High School diploma or equivalent is necessary
• Current PA drivers license
• Must have a minimum of 5 years working in the custodial maintenance field.
• Must be able to work on ladders and platforms up to 40 feet high.
• Must have knowledge in electrical plumbing HVAC and custodial
• Possess effective interpersonal skills with the ability to interface diplomatically with teachers administrators parents students support staff and outside contacts

Qualified candidate will be required to use hands to finger handle or feel objects tools or controls and to talk and hear; Ability to work at heights utilizing ladders; Sit and occasionally be required to stand walk stoop kneel and crouch; Have specific vision abilities to include close vision color vision and the ability to adjust focus; Have the ability to lift and/or move up to 70 pounds; and possess effective communication judgmental planning and human relations skills and will be required to work under periods of stress due to the level of the position responsibility.

Reporting Relationships:

• Reports directly to the Head Custodian
• Works cooperatively with administrators supervisors staff and others to perform job responsibilities as outlined

Terms of Employment:

• This position is a 12 month position. (260-262 days)
• This position requires someone to be on site 40 hours a week.
• Salary & Benefits are as described in the current Collective Bargaining Agreement. (Group 3)
• $23.26 per hour - $32.14 per hour

Representation:

West Chester Area School District employees fall into the following groups:

• West Chester Area Education Association (Teachers Instructional Coaches and Long-Term Substitutes)
• West Chester Area Education Support Professionals Association (Paraprofessionals Secretaries Clerks Technicians and Specialists)
• West Chester Area School District Act 93 Administrators Compensation Plan
• West Chester Service Support Professionals (Facilities and Operations Staff Members)
• Non-Bargaining Members (Supervisory Technical and Confidential Employees)

This position is represented by West Chester Service Support Professionals (Facilities and Operations Staff Members).

Disclaimers and Affirmations

The West Chester Area School District provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race color age creed religion sex sexual orientation ancestry national origin disability pregnancy marital status gender identity or genetic information. Please refer to Board Policy 104 for further information regarding the Districts commitment to Nondiscrimination in Employment Practices.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities duties and skills required of personnel so classified.