Custodian

southtexascollege; Trevino Colonia (TX); On-site; USD 29,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

South Texas College in Texas seeks a Custodian to maintain a clean, safe environment across campus facilities. The role involves routine cleaning, disinfecting restrooms, offices, classrooms, labs, and common areas, as well as securing facilities and responding to emergencies.

You will move furniture, assist with events, monitor supplies, and follow safety protocols. Applicants should have a high school diploma or GED, with custodial experience preferred, and be able to read and write in English

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required; with one year custodial experience preferred.
• Alternatively, 20 years custodial experience with ability to read and write in English or Spanish.
• Ability to read and follow safety instructions.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced custodial environment.

Responsibilities

• Performs routine and comprehensive custodial maintenance of assigned facilities.
• Secures and unlocks facilities.
• Cleans and disinfects restrooms, offices, classrooms, labs, and common areas.
• Vacuum, mop, and scrub floors; replenish supplies as needed.
• Reports safety and maintenance concerns; responds to emergencies.
• Moves and arranges furniture; sets up for events.
• Travels within college district as needed.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Skills

Lifting up to 50 lbs

Ladder and stairs navigation

Physical stamina

Safety-consciousness

English or Spanish literacy

Education

High School Diploma or GED

20 years custodial experience

Job description

Special Instructions

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Transcripts

Transcripts must be from an institution accredited by an accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education or the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA).

Foreign transcripts

Applicants submitting employment applications with foreign transcripts must provide transcript equivalency documentation from an approved evaluation service. The evaluation service must be a member of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES). The evaluation service links on the following site are provided by South Texas College for your convenience but are not affiliated with South Texas College: NACES Members

Job Description

Department: Custodial

General Statement of Job

The Custodian performs a wide variety of custodial duties in order to provide a clean, orderly and safe environment.

Specific Duties and Responsibilities

Essential Functions:

• Performs routine and comprehensive custodial maintenance of assigned facilities.
• Secures and unlocks facilities.
• Cleans and disinfects all campus facilities (restrooms, offices, classrooms, labs, hallways and child care center); stocks facilities with paper and supplies.
• Vacuums and spot cleans carpets and furniture; sweeps and mops tile floors.
• Cleans marker boards, desktops, windows, doors and walls.
• Collects and removes trash in accordance with established procedures.
• Reports and responds to emergency calls for custodial assistance; reports security and maintenance concerns.
• Identifies stains and uses proper chemicals for removal.
• Adheres to safety and health regulations.
• Maintains inventory and submits written requests for supplies; tests and evaluates new supplies and equipment.
• Moves and assembles furniture.
• Sets up for special events, as directed.
• Travels throughout the college district, as needed.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Required Education and Experience

To qualify, one of the following must be met:

• High School Diploma or GED; With one (1) year of custodial experience, preferred.
• 20 years of custodial experience and be able to read and write in English or Spanish.

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 30 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.
• Maintaining body equilibrium to prevent falling while walking, standing or crouching on narrow, slippery, or erratically moving surfaces. The amount of balancing exceeds that needed for ordinary locomotion and maintenance of body equilibrium.
• Ascending or descending ladders, stairs, scaffolding, ramps, poles and the like, using feet and legs and/or hands and arms. Body agility is emphasized.
• Moving about on hands and knees or hands and feet.
• Bending the body downward and forward by bending leg and spine.
• Perceiving attributes of objects, such as size, shape, temperature or texture by touching with skin, particularly that of fingertips.
• Applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palm
• Picking, holding, or otherwise working, primarily with the whole hand
• Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction.
• Ability to receive detailed information through oral communication, and to make the discrimination in sound.
• Bending legs at knee to come to a rest on knee or knees
• Raising objects from a lower to a higher position or moving objects horizontally from position-to-position. Occurs to a considerable degree and requires substantial use of upper extremities and back muscles.
• Ability to make rational decisions through sound logic and deductive processes.
• Using upper extremities to exert force in order to draw, haul or tug objects in a sustained motion.
• Using upper extremities to press against something with steady force in order to thrust forward, downward or outward.
• Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction.
• Substantial movements (motions) of the wrist, hands, and/or fingers.
• Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word including the ability to convey detailed or important spoken instructions to other workers accurately and concisely.
• Standing particularly for sustained periods of time.
• Bending body downward and forward by bending spine at the waist. Occurs to a considerable degree and require