Athletic Custodian

Loudoun County Public Schools; Sterling (VA); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Loudoun County Public Schools is seeking a facilities custodian to maintain outdoor athletic fields, practice areas, and spectator spaces, ensuring neat appearance and sanitary interior spaces for events. The role includes seasonal snow removal and assisting custodial staff as needed to keep campuses safe and ready for competitions.

The position requires the ability to operate a range of custodial equipment, lift up to ~50 pounds, and work a flexible schedule to accommodate athletic seasons,

Qualifications

• Experience operating custodial equipment and understanding safe procedures.
• Ability to adapt to athletic seasons and varying shifts.
• Familiarity with cleaning and maintaining athletic and indoor spaces.

Responsibilities

• Maintains outdoor athletic facilities: fields, spectator areas, and clean surroundings.
• Prepares fields for events, marks fields, drags infields, waters and cleans surfaces.
• Sets up indoor spaces for events; opens/closes bleachers and adjusts backboards as needed.
• Performs safety checks on grandstands and maintains minor repairs and cleaning.
• Dust mops gym floors, cleans team locker rooms, training rooms, and officials spaces.
• Checks and refills toilet paper, towels, and soap dispensers.

Skills

Backpack vacuum operation

Snow removal

Lawn maintenance

Custodial equipment knowledge

Flexible schedule

Tools

Push mower

Snow blower

Backpack blower

Hedge trimmer

Floor scrubber

Buffers

Job description

Job Overview

This assignment will ensure that all competition fields, practice fields, and spectator areas are maintained in a neat appearance and interior athletic spaces are maintained in a clean, sanitary condition and are properly prepared for athletic events. During school vacations and weather emergencies this employee assists the custodial staff in removing snow or cleaning the school.

Roles and Responsibilities

The following information is intended to describe the overall nature and scope of the work being performed. This is not a comprehensive listing of all responsibilities or tasks; work may differ and other work may be assigned when deemed appropriate.

• Maintains the outdoor athletic facilities including competition fields, practice fields, and along fence lines and in spectator areas by picking up trash, cutting grass, and trimming. Performs routine preventive maintenance on field equipment.
• Prepares competition fields for all athletic events including marking fields, dragging infields, replacing infield soil mix, removing transitions between infield and outfield of baseball and softball fields, and watering fields.
• Responsible for setting up for all indoor sporting events, but will be helped by other custodians or student volunteers if the items to be set in place are too heavy for one person. Authorized to open and close bleachers and to raise and lower basketball backboards.
• Performs routine checks for grandstand safety, tightens loose bolts, and paints small rust areas.
• Dust mops gym floors at least twice a day and before practices in the gyms. Responsible for cleaning the team locker rooms, training rooms, weight rooms, athletic offices, and officials spaces during the school day and after athletic competitions.
• Checks and refills toilet paper, paper towel, and soap dispensers.

Qualifications

Education

NA

Experience

NA

Licenses and Certifications

NA

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Ability to operate a backpack vacuum, wet/dry vacuum, push mower, snow blower, backpack blower, hedge trimmer, floor scrubbing equipment and buffers
• Ability to shovel snow and rake leaves
• Working knowledge of methods, materials, and practices used in custodian work including the proper use and care of custodial equipment
• Knowledge of safe and efficient procedures for operating custodial equipment and conducting custodial operations
• Ability to work a flexible schedule to meet the needs of specific athletic seasons to include daytime, afternoon, and evening hours
• Good human relations and communications skills

Physical Requirements

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand and walk for extended periods of time; use hands to finger, handle or feel objects or tools; and reach with hands and arms. The employee is regularly required to see, talk and hear. The employee is occasionally required to sit; stoop, kneel, crouch or bend, climb a ladder, and may be required to lift up to approximately 50 pounds. May be exposed to extreme temperatures or other inclement weather, and loud noises.

Reports to: Principal

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

Months/Days/Hours: 12 months/ 254 says/ 8 hours

Salary Level: Scale B/ Universal - Non-Exempt Level 1

Salary Scale: https://www.lcps.org/compensation

Remote Work Eligible: No

Union Designation: Non-certified

Essential Personnel Disclosure

Employees who perform the responsibilities of this job are considered essential personnel. Essential personnel are designated employees who must report for work during a delay or emergency situations. A workplace emergency is an unforeseen situation that threatens the staff, pupils, or the public; disrupts or shuts down business operations; or causes physical or environmental damage. Emergencies may be natural or manmade. It is incumbent upon the supervisor to inform and confirm which essential personnel are required to work during emergency closings. Notification and confirmation of the expectation of essential personnel to report to work, or maintain as-needed status, will be executed with as much advanced notice as possible via in-person communication or email.