Custodial/Maintenance - Middle School

Metropolitan School District of Washington Township; United States; On-site; USD 39,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid leave

Paid holidays

Retirement plan

Insurance: health/dental/vision

Job summary

The Metropolitan School District of Washington Township (MSDWT) is recruiting a Custodian/Maintenance at Northview Middle School in the Indianapolis area. The role reports to the Custodial Manager or Building Administrator and involves operating all mechanical equipment and performing routine maintenance.

Qualifications include a High School Diploma or equivalent. The position is 7:00am–3:30pm, year‑round, with hourly pay of $21.00 and annual salary around $43,680 plus eligible extra

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent required.

Responsibilities

• Operate all mechanical equipment and perform routine servicing, oiling, and minor repairs.
• Replace lighting throughout the building and maintain plumbing systems including restrooms and fixtures.
• Prepare grounds for winter conditions including salting and snow plowing.
• Inform Custodial Manager of repairs needing district maintenance support.
• Inspect floors, walls, windows, and equipment to keep the school clean and in good repair.

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Job description

• Position Type: Maintenance/Custodial/Warehouse
• Date Posted: 10/13/2026

The Metropolitan School District of Washington Township (MSDWT) is located in the northern section of Indianapolis. It is a dynamic community with broad diversity in cultures, religions, ethnic groups, races, and socioeconomic levels. MSDWT has been an educational leader in Indiana for the last sixty years.

Our mission is to nurture our students into tomorrow's leaders by cultivating learning environments that ignite innovation, amplify diverse and critical thinking, and inspire growth and achievement.

JOB DETAILS

Job Title Custodian/Maintenance

Education High School diploma or equivalent required

Location Northview Middle School

Work Schedule 7:00am - 3:30pm, Monday - Friday

Calendar Length Year-round

FLSA Classification Hourly, Non-exempt

Salary $21.00/hr. ($43,680 annually). Additional compensation for post-secondary education, bilingual status and approved industry certifications.

Benefits Paid leave days, paid holidays, retirement contributions (PERF, 401a,VEBA), life insurance and health, dental and vision offerings. Benefits are effective the 1 st of the month following 30 days of employment.Additional benefits information can be found at https://www.msdwt.k12.in.us/benefits

JOB EXPECTATIONS & REQUIREMENTS

Position Purpose / Description

The Custodian/Maintenance position is responsible to the Custodial Manager, Shift Leader, and/or the Building Administrator in charge of Custodial personnel.

• Responsibilities include:
• The proper operation of all mechanical equipment.
• The routine servicing, oiling, and minor repair of all equipment.
• Replace lighting as necessary throughout the building.
• Maintaining building plumbing systems to include restroom facilities faucets, urinals, water coolers, etc.
• Prepare grounds for winter conditions to include salting and plowing of snow.
• Informing the Custodial Manager of any repairs that may require additional assistance from the District Maintenance Department.
• Continually inspecting floors, walls, windows, furniture, equipment, rest-rooms, fans, roof, roof drains, grounds, and outside equipment to insure that the entire school plant is at all times properly cleaned, maintained, and in good working order.
• The Custodian/Maintenance technician may be asked to perform Custodial duties or grounds keeping duties as assigned.
• Serves as Custodial Lead in the absence of the Custodial Manager.
• Performing a variety of work assignments as assigned by the Custodial Manager, District Maintenance, and/or Principal.
• Other duties as assigned.

Education

• High School Diploma or equivalent required

Physical Demands

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENT

PERCENT OF TIME

Seldom = Less than 25%

Occasional = 26 to 50%

Often = 51 to 75%

Very Frequent = 76% and above

Ability to stand for extended periods of time

Very frequent

Ability to carry more than 50 pounds

Often

Amount to lift more than 50 pounds

Often

Amount of force to push/pull up to more than 50pounds

Seldom

Ability to work at a desk, conference table or in meetings of various configurations

Seldom

Ability to see for the purpose of reading laws and codes, rules and policies and other printed matter

Often

Ability to hear and understand speech at normal levels

Very frequent

Ability to communicate so others will be able to clearly understand a normal conversation

Very frequent

Ability to operate office equipment

Seldom

Ability to reach in all directions

Very frequent

Climbing

Very frequent

Very frequent

The Metropolitan School District of Washington Township is an equal opportunity/equal access employer fully committed to achieving a diverse workforce and complies with all applicable Federal and Indiana State laws, regulations, and executive orders in its programs and activities. Washington Township does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, ethnic or national origin, gender, genetic information, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, and veteran's status.