Building Services - Oakland Primary

Sumter School District; Michigan; On-site; USD 24,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

Sumter School District in Oakland Primary is seeking a School Custodian to provide a safe, attractive, clean, and efficient educational facility. The role requires maintaining the building, grounds, and cleanliness during and after school hours to support a positive learning environment.

The position emphasizes reliability, lifting up to 50 pounds, and adherence to district policies. Hourly pay ranges from $13.50 to $21.59, with posted values reflecting district-wide compensation structures.

Qualifications

• Minimum of three (3) years of maintenance experience and related duties.
• Experience that provides knowledge, skills, and abilities for custodial work.

Responsibilities

• Keeps building and premises neat and clean at all times.
• Checks daily that exit doors are open and panic bolts work during occupancy.
• Sweeps classrooms daily and dusts furniture.
• Cleans corridors after school and as needed during the day.
• Scrubs and disinfects toilets, floors, and cleans fixtures and drinking fountains.
• Washes windows inside and outside as necessary.
• Keeps the grounds free from rubbish.
• Keeps all floors in good condition and attractive.
• Makes routine building repairs as requested and reports major repairs to the principal.
• Remains on premises during school hours and non-school hours when required by the principal.
• Opens and closes the building, ensures doors and windows are secured and lights are off when leaving.
• Moves furniture or equipment as directed by the principal.
• Complies with local laws for trash disposal.
• Must be able to lift 50 pounds regularly.
• Works cooperatively with others.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Skills

Maintenance experience

Custodial experience

Training experience

Job description

• Position Type:
  Maintenance/Custodial/ Custodian
• Date Posted:
  10/16/2026
• Location:
  Oakland Primary

TITLE: School Custodian

QUALIFICATIONS: Minimum of three (3) years of experience in maintenance, training, and experience that provides required knowledge, skills, and abilities.

JOB GOAL: To provide a safe, attractive, comfortable, clean, and efficient educational facility.

TERMS: 233

EVALUATION: Performance of this job will be evaluated by the Principal in accordance with provisions of Sumter School District policy.

SALARY: $13.50 Hr. - $21.59 Hr. - $23,591.25 - $37,728.52

PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Keeps building and premises, including sidewalks, driveways, and play areas neat and clean at all times.
• Checks daily to insure that all exit doors are open and all panic bolts are working properly during the hours of buildingoccupancy.
• Sweeps classrooms daily and dusts furniture.
• Cleans corridors after school each day and during the day when their conditions requires it.
• Scrubs and disinfects toilets,floors, and cleans all sanitary fixtures and drinking fountains.
• Washes all windows on both the inside and outside as necessary.
• Keeps the grounds free from rubbish.
• Keeps all floors in clean and attractivecondition and in good state of preservation.
• Makes routine building repairs as requested.
• Promptly reports major repairs needed to theprincipal/designee.
• Reports immediately to the principal/designee any damages to school property.
• Remains on the school premises during school hours and during non-school hours when the use of the building has been authorized and attendance is required by the principal.
• Assumes the responsibility for the opening andclosing of the building each school day, and for determining, before leaving, that all doors and windows are secured, activate security alarm, and all lights, except those left on for safety reasons are turned off.
• Moves furniture or equipment within buildings as required for various activities and as directed by the principal.
• Complies with local laws and procedures for the storage and disposal of trash, rubbish and waste.
• Must be able to lift 50 pounds on a regularbasis.
• Works with others consistently in a cooperative and respectful manner.
• Performs all other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by this employee. Employees will be required to follow any other instructions and to perform any other related duties as assigned by the Principal or appropriate administrator. Sumter School District reserves the right to update, revise or change this job description or application deadline at any time for the efficient operation of the district.

Sumter School District is an equal opportunity employer.

Postings current as of 10/18/2026 2:50:14 AM CST.

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