Associate Custodian

Granite School District; Salt Lake City (UT); On-site; USD 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Granite School District is hiring an Associate Custodian to support the custodial team in school buildings and grounds. The role reports to the Head Custodian/Principal and will supervise contract and hourly staff while ensuring safety and cleanliness per district standards.

Applicants should have a high school diploma and at least one year of journeyman custodian experience. The position involves varied shifts, some during winter break, and requires physical stamina and reliability.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Minimum of one (1) year of successful experience as a journeyman custodian or equivalent position.
• Must be skilled in training, organizing and monitoring supervised workers.
• Knowledge of cleaning solvents and their proper application.

Responsibilities

• Perform general cleaning and maintenance in school buildings.
• Train and monitor contract and hourly custodial employees.
• Secure building at start and end of shift for safety and cleanliness.
• Respond to emergencies and assist with after-hours security.
• Maintain and operate cleaning equipment and supplies per district standards.

Skills

Training supervision

Cleaning equipment

Emergency procedures

Communication

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

Buffers

Extractors

Auto scrubber

Job description

Please note that this posting closes at 3:00 pm on the date listed above.

If you have questions regarding this position, please contact Alyssa Longstaff, Principal, at (385)-646-3102 or email [e-mail]

Job Title Associate CustodianDepartment Custodial DepartmentSupervisor Head Custodian / PrincipalSalary ScheduleESP (60)Lane Placement I Contract Length 12 months (243 Days)FLSA Classification Non-exemptLast Review Date June 2020

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily, with or without reasonable accommodations. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, training, education, responsibilities, abilities; the machines, tools and equipment used; background; and any licenses or certifications required. Physical, punctual, reliable, and predictable regular attendance is an essential job function to perform the essential duties and responsibilities of the position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position.

Job Summary

Under the direction of supervisor, performs general cleaning and maintenance in school buildings and grounds, maintains equipment in functional condition, and provides cleaning and custodial assistance to students, staff, teachers, administrators, visitors, and others, as necessary. Responsible to the head custodian for supervision, training and monitoring of afternoon shift employees. May help with building security by locking/unlocking doors when requested and do final lock-up of building at night including turning on security systems. May respond to an emergency to assist police and fire department. Assigned work week and shift may vary. Attendance, physical presence, and timeliness are required and are essential functions of this position. This position is required to work sixteen (16) hours during the district's winter break and receives sixteen (16) hours of additional paid time off that must be used before July 31 of the subsequent calendar year. The specific hours worked are coordinated with the school administration and other contract custodians to ensure coverage of the building throughout the break.

Essential Functions

• Assists with routine maintenance of school and district buildings.
• Checks and secures building at the beginning and end of shift for the purpose of ensuring the safety and cleanliness of the building.
• Trains and monitors contract and hourly custodial employees.
• Cleans rooms, hallways, cafeterias, restrooms, offices, stairways, and other areas of the building according to district standards.
• Washes walls, ceilings, woodwork, windows, doors, sills, touchpoints.
• Maintain, clean, and sanitize restrooms.
• May fill soap, paper towel, toilet paper, and other dispensers.
• Mop or runs auto scrubber.
• Extracts/bonnets carpets.
• Assist with floor refinishing.
• May be CPR and First Aid trained to respond to emergencies.
• Clean up body fluids following bloodborne pathogen procedures.
• Removes garbage.
• Maintains grounds which includes mowing and edging lawns, removing snow, ice, debris, weeding, raking, watering, sweeping, etc.
• May remove graffiti and repair other acts of vandalism.
• Cleans up garbage, repairs furniture, lockers, doors, and small equipment.
• Performs minor repairs as able to windows, doors, switches, desk, tables, equipment and appliances, sinks, toilets, blinds, etc.
• May assemble new equipment and furniture.
• Prepare and set up rooms for meetings and activities and cleans up afterwards.
• Maintain swimming pools including chemical maintenance according to outlined standards.
• Helps maintain and operate mechanical systems.
• Assist in restricting access by locking and unlocking doors.
• Involved with security of building after hours.
• Turns on/off security and locks/unlocks the building.
• Performs duties in a manner to maintain an 80% or higher VEKTR inspection.

Non-Essential Functions

• Substitutes for head custodian
• Other duties as assigned*

Required Knowledge And Skills

• Must be skilled in training, organizing and monitor supervised workers.
• Needs to know how to operate and maintain basic cleaning equipment, including but not limited to buffers, extractors, and auto scrubber.
• Skilled in the use of general maintenance hand tools, small and large power tools.
• Must be knowledgeable about ventilating and heating systems, and swimming pools.
• May perform minor adjustments to equipment.
• Must understand basic use of cleaning solvents and their proper application.
• Understanding of emergency procedures such as: shelter in place and lockdown protocols, fire and earthquake drills, building and grounds lay out for emergency shut offs and vandalism.
• Ability to follow oral and/or written requests from supervisor.
• Basic reading and math skills.

Required Education And Qualifications

High school diploma or equivalent.

Required Prior Experience

Requires a minimum of one (1) year of successful experience as a journeyman custodian or equivalent position.

Supervisory Experienced Preferred.

Assigned Decision Making

Makes decisions concerning the best way to accomplish tasks assigned by supervisors. Needs to be able to motivate people to work cooperatively and efficiently as a team. Must be able to handle emergencies as they arise. Must take direction well and be able to work within specific guidelines. Makes suggestions but must be willing to follow directions.

Interactions With Others

Interacts positively with students, teachers, principals, custodians, and other district personnel. May also interact appropriately with parents, counselors, and police agencies.

Supervisory Responsibility

Supervise and provide assistance to contract and hourly custodial employees.

Working Environment

Works inside and outside the building to accomplish assigned tasks. Working conditions can be in hot and cold weather. Hazards may exist when using power equipment, ladders, scaffolds mopping, using buffers on wet floors and when working with chemicals. Frequent interruptions with daily work may occur. Respond, when called, to after hour emergencies. May experience stress from disruptive students and/or groups of students. Must receive proper training from the head custodian when working with cleaning chemicals and must be handled properly.

Physical Requirements Not Limited To The Following

• While performing the duties of this job, employee is required to speak and/or hear.
• Frequently required to stand, walk, reach with hands and arms and stoop, kneel, and crouch.
• Occasionally required to use hands to handle or feel and must occasionally climb or balance.
• Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, and depth perception.
• Must be able to stand for long periods of time
• Must be able to lift and/or move up to 100 lbs.

Note: The list of essential and marginal functions and of physical requirements is not exhaustive and may be supplemented in accordance with the requirements of the job.