Custodian

New Palestine Community Schools; New Palestine (IN); On-site; USD 23,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Vision insurance

Dental insurance

Life insurance

PERF retirement

Paid vacation

Paid holidays

Sick days

Personal days

Funeral leave

Job summary

New Palestine Community Schools seeks a Custodian to maintain a clean, safe school environment at New Palestine Elementary School. The role covers cleaning, minor repairs, and building maintenance with 8-hour shifts (2nd shift).

The incumbent will manage HVAC-related tasks at times, supervise none, and report major repairs to the Lead Custodian & Building Principal. Requires physical strength and a high school diploma.

Qualifications

• Experience with cleaning methods and materials.
• Familiarity with grounds equipment and repair/maintenance tasks.
• Ability to follow oral and written instructions.
• Physical strength for manual work.
• Aptitude for assigned responsibilities and leadership qualities.
• High school diploma required.

Responsibilities

• Keeps building and premises neat and clean at all times.
• Regulates heat and ventilation systems to maintain appropriate temperatures and efficiency.
• Shovels, plows, or sands walks and steps in winter.
• Ensures exit doors are open and working during occupancy hours.
• Clean classrooms, halls, restrooms, and windows.
• Perform minor repairs as capable; report major repairs promptly.
• Move furniture or equipment as directed by the principal.
• Open/close building and secure doors/windows at day end.

Skills

Cleaning methods

Grounds equipment

Repair skills

Maintenance methods

Follow instructions

Physical strength

Manual labor

Aptitude/competence

Leadership qualities

Education

High school diploma

Job description

• Position Type:
  Maintenance/Custodial/ Custodian
• Date Posted:
  10/19/2026
• Location:
  New Palestine Elementary School

QUALIFICATIONS: Working knowledge of cleaning methods, materials andequipment; working knowledge of grounds equipment.Repair skills and maintenance methods familiarity.Ability to follow oral and written instructions.Physical strength and ability to do manual work.Demonstrated aptitude or competence for assignedresponsibilities.Leadership qualities.High school diploma

DUTY DAYS: 260

REPORTS TO: Lead Custodian & Building Principal

PRIMARY FUNCTION: To provide students with a safe, attractive, comfortable, clean and efficient place in which to learn, play and develop.

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Keeps building and premises neat and clean at all times.
• Regulates heat and ventilation systems to provide temperatures appropriate to the season and to ensure economical usage of fuel, water and electricity.
• Shovels, plows, or sands walks and steps as appropriate in the winter.
• Checks daily to insure that all exit doors are open and are working properly during hours of building occupancy.
• Sweeps classrooms daily and dusts furniture.
• Cleans halls after school each day and during the day when the condition requires it.
• Scrubs and disinfects floors, and cleans all restroom fixtures and drinking fountains.
• Washes all windows on both inside and outside of buildings.
• Keeps the grounds free of trash.
• Keeps all floors in a clean and attractive condition.
• Cleans all chalkboards and trays.
• Makes minor building repairs as he/she is capable of.
• Reports major repairs needed promptly to maintain department.
• Reports to the principal any damage to school property.
• Moves furniture or equipment within buildings as required for various activities and as directed by the principal.
• Remains on the school premises during school hours, and during non-school hours when the use of the building has been authorized and his/her attendance is required by the principal.
• Assumes responsibility for the opening and closing of the building each school day and for determining,before leaving, that all doors and windows are secured and all lights except those left on for safetyreasons, are turned off.

SALARY: $19 / hour

BENEFITS: Health, vision, dental and life insurance; PERF; sick, personal and funeral days; paid vacation and holidays.

HOURS / DAY: 8hrs/day (2nd Shift)