3rd Shift Custodian

West Chester Area School District; Exton (PA); On-site; USD 29,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

The West Chester Area School District is hiring for a 3rd Shift Custodian at District wide sites in Exton, Pennsylvania. The role involves performing essential cleaning duties to maintain safe and clean school facilities.

Starting date is immediate and the position is contract group-based with hourly pay. Responsibilities include dusting surfaces, cleaning chalk boards, mopping floors, emptying trash, and moving furniture.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent is required.
• Ability to interface with teachers, staff, parents and students.
• Demonstrated physical ability to lift up to 70 pounds and work at heights.
• Must be able to work under periods of stress.
• Regular custodial duties as listed in daily tasks.

Responsibilities

• Dust all top and flat surfaces.
• Empty pencil sharpeners.
• Clean chalk boards with damp cloth.
• Dust mop or vacuum floors.
• Wet mop hallway floors; clean toilets.
• Dump trash and recycling; remove debris outside.
• Buff and scrub floors with floor scrubbers.
• Move furniture and boxes as needed.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Lifting to 70 lbs

Stamina under stress

Attention to detail

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

3rd Shift Custodian

West Chester Area School District DISTRICT WIDE - Exton, Pennsylvania Open in Google Maps

Job Details

Job ID: 5521419

Application Deadline: Posted until filled

Posted: Feb 03, 2026 5:00 AM (UTC)

Starting Date: Immediately

Job Description

The West Chester Area School District has the following position available:

3rd Shift Custodian

QUALIFICATIONS & PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

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
• 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.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Daily Tasks: (include but not limited to)

• Dusting all top and flat surfaces.
• Emptying pencil sharpeners.
• Cleaning chalk boards with damp cloth.
• Dust mop or vacuum all floors.
• Wet mop all hallway floors which are not carpeted.
• Clean all toilet fixtures and wet mop floors.
• Dump trash from large container into dumpster.
• Buff and scrub floors using floor scrubbers.
• Emptying trash and recycling material.
• Pickup paper and debris outside of the building as needed.
• Lifting and moving of furniture and or boxes.

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.

Salary: Per Contract Group 6 ($20.81 per hour - $29.17 per hour)

DISCLAIMERS AND AFFIRMATION

The West Chester Area School District does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, genetic information, gender identity or expression, sex, disability, or status as a veteran in admission or access to, or treatment or employment in its programs and activities. The West Chester Area School District will maintain a working environment free of all forms of harassment and will fully comply with the spirit and intent of all related laws and regulations. Any person having inquiries concerning the School's compliance with the regulations implementing Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VI), the Veterans Preference Act of 1944, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (Section 504), or Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA), may contact the Assistant Superintendent or Human Resources.

Position Type: Support Staff - 12 Month

Job Categories: Support Staff > Custodian

Job Requirements

• Citizenship, residency or work visa required

Contact Information

• Human Resources
• Phone: [phone]
• Email: [e-mail]