About this role
SALARY: $22.35 - $24.67/hour, based on experience
HOURS: Monday--Friday Hours: 2:45 P.M - 11:15 PM
Position: Head Custodian Contract: AFSCME #468 Immediate Supervisor: Director of Custodial Services CUSTODIAL RESPONSIBILITIES: • Dust mopping tile rooms, halls, stairs, stage, and elevator • Moping cafeteria and scrub • Moping classrooms, bathrooms and halls • Cleaning clinic, sanitizing counter top and beds, moping floor • Removing black marks from hallways and classrooms • Removing trash from all rooms and replace liners • Sweeping all rooms • Cleaning glass and mirrors • Dusting rooms • Wiping door knobs, handrails • Scrubbing hallways • Wiping walls down • Cleaning countertops and tables • Vacuuming carpets, doormats • Buffing floors • Cleaning up after sick children • Spraying garbage cans as needed • Cleaning around dumpsters • Weekly dusting computers, TVs, locker tops • Cleaning gym • Taking trash to dumpsters • Cleaning light switches • Removing gum from floors • Cleaning off graffiti • Emptying dirty diaper pails • Cleaning up body fluids • Moving classrooms • Reporting major repairs to the head custodian • Straightening desks and chairs as necessary for required cleaning • Moving furniture • Securing building • Setting alarm • Responding to fire alarm panel • Contacting proper people in case of emergency • Putting up gates in building to restrict night access • Making sure emergency doors are closed and locked • Fixing mop water • Wiping restroom stalls • Disinfecting restroom water fountains • Wiping out sinks • Unclogging toilets • Checking restroom personal boxes • Disinfecting restroom toilets, urinals, sinks • Getting cart ready for the day mops, dust rags, spray bottles, sweeper • Gathering supplies to begin working • Checking equipment wires and plugs for wear • Checking vacuum equipment to see if bag needs to be changed • Doing laundry as needed • Maintaining custodian closet clean and stock • Checking boilers • Salting walkways • Maintaining scrubber equipment - fill, change pads to brushes and charge machine • Cleaning equipment used for cleaning • Picking up the outside of the building • Taking copy paper to workroom • Changing lights • Removing snow • Emptying outside trash cans • Unloading and loading supplies • Making minor maintenance repairs • Replacing ceiling tiles • Moving cafeteria tables/chairs, scrubbing and resetting • Setting up and breaking down cafeteria tables • Spot washing walls as needed • Setting up for concerts and other special events • Cleaning bugs out of light fixtures • Stripping and waxing floors • Washing furniture, walls and chalkboards/marker boards • Shampooing carpets • Cleaning marks off student desks • Clean inside and outside windows PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
• Must have the use of sensory skills in order to effectively communicate and interact with other employees and the public through the use of communications devices and personal contact as normally defined by the ability to see, read, talk, hear, handle or feel objects and controls. Significant climbing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, reaching, standing, walking, pushing, pulling, lifting, fingering, grasping, talking, and repetitive motions. Ability to climb ladders and to lift a minimum of fifty pounds. • Some exposure to hazards in the operation of motorized equipment; exposure to body fluids and excrement, pesticide, solvents, acids and alkalis. Some exposure to dirt, noise, dust and odors.
Applicants must possess the ability to read and write. Applicant must have six (6) months experience in a lower rated Janitorial-Custodial classification.