Custodian

Vanguard Classical School, Inc.; Aurora (CO); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

4-day work week

Job summary

Vanguard Classical School in Colorado is seeking an enthusiastic custodian to join our team. The role supports a 4-day work week while ensuring a clean, safe learning environment for students and staff.

You will perform housekeeping, security checks, and general maintenance across the school building and grounds, assist with event setup, and uphold our standards of cleanliness and compliance with safety policies.

Responsibilities

• Perform housekeeping and sanitation of the school building, grounds, and equipment.
• Clean classrooms, offices, rest rooms and hallways; empty trash, vacuum, mop and dust.
• Assure building security by locking/unlocking doors and reporting unsafe conditions.
• Empty trash/recycling and assist with graffiti removal as needed.
• Set up for school programs, meetings, assemblies, and after-hours events.

Skills

Housekeeping

Safety awareness

Maintenance

Event setup

Job description

Are you ready to embark on a journey where you can make an enormous difference in the lives of young learners while working on 4-day work week? If so, Vanguard Classical School welcomes you to join our team of dedicated educators who are passionate about shaping the future generation. We are excited to announce an opportunity for an enthusiastic custodian to become part of our vibrant community.

Located in beautiful Colorado, Vanguard Classical School is a free public charter school committed to providing an exceptional education rooted in the Core Knowledge Curriculum and taught in the classical style. With a focus on academic excellence, character development, and global citizenship, our school instills values of honor, achievement, world citizenship, and kindness in every student.

As a custodian at Vanguard Classical School, you will play a vital role in guiding students on their educational journey. Your responsibilities will include:

• Housekeeping, building security, maintenance and sanitation of assigned school building, grounds, and equipment.
• Clean building including classrooms, staff lounges, rest rooms, offices, and hallways by emptying trash and recycling, vacuuming, mopping, sweeping, dusting, buffing, cleaning carpets, washing windows, scrubbing floors and ceilings.
• Assure building security by locking/unlocking doors at appropriate times, recognizing and correcting unsafe security conditions or reporting conditions to appropriate personnel or authorities.
• Empty trash and recycling, animal droppings and, occasionally, small dead animals from building grounds. Clean gum off sidewalks and graffiti off doors and walls.
• Set up for school programs, meetings, assemblies, special events, and after-hours functions as requested.

Vanguard Classical School is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment. In compliance with federal, state and local laws, all hiring decisions will be made without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other characteristic protected by law. We are deeply committed to building diverse candidate pools for all positions and creating a work culture and environment inclusive of all. Women, people of color, LGBTQ+ individuals, people with disabilities, and veterans are strongly encouraged to apply. Vanguard Classical School serves students with disabilities and English Learners and provides services to students as required by state and federal law.

Your employment by the Vanguard Classical School may provide you with information that is confidential and proprietary to the Vanguard Classical School or to its affiliated schools including, but not limited to, any trade secret, any financial, educational, fundraising, student, and/or personnel files, records and/or information (collectively "Confidential Information"), and that disclosure of any Confidential Information could cause irreparable harm to the Vanguard Classical School and its students. You agree not to communicate, divulge, or disclose to any other person, firm, or entity or use for your own benefit or purposes, any Confidential Information, except as required by law or court order or expressly authorized in advance in writing by the Vanguard Classical School. This covenant shall survive the expiration or termination of your employment by the Vanguard Classical School.

In compliance with the Immigration Reform and Control Act, you will be required to provide documented evidence of identity and eligibility to work in the United States. Please bring appropriate documentation with you to your New Hire Orientation. Federal Law states that the Charter School may not permit you to work more than three days without this documentation.

Lastly, please note that your employment offer is contingent upon the successful completion of the required criminal background clearance process, and that the failure to do so will render any offer null and void in its entirety.