Custodian

Walpole Public Schools; Walpole (MA); On-site; USD 28,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Walpole Public Schools seeks a night custodian for 40 hours per week, Monday-Friday, 2:00-10:00 pm, split between Fisher and Old Post Road Elementary Schools, effective immediately for the 2026-2027 school year. Salary and benefits per the Custodian Contract.

The position requires performing cleaning, safety, and maintenance tasks across two elementary schools, with shift-specific duties and responsibilities, and adherence to district guidelines and safety policies.

Qualifications

• Citizenship, residency or work visa required.

Responsibilities

• Clean floors, walls, windows, ceilings and fixtures, with focus on areas used to handle and serve food.
• Maintain safety and security of entrance/egress locations during and after the school day.
• Report defective items to Head Custodian or Principal for urgent attention.
• Report defacement of property and promptly remove obscene writings on equipment or walls.

Job description

Custodian

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Job Details

Job ID: 5966730

Application Deadline: Oct 28, 2026 11:59 PM (Eastern Standard Time)

Posted: Oct 21, 2026 4:00 AM (UTC)

Starting Date: Immediately

Job Description

Walpole Public Schools seeks a night custodian for 40 hours per week, Monday-Friday, 2:00-10:00 pm, split between Fisher and Old Post Road Elementary Schools, effective immediately for the 2026-2027 school year. Salary and benefits per the Custodian Contract.

Sample of tasks and duties

• Cleans floors, walls, windows, ceilings and fixtures, giving special attention to areas that are used to handle and serve food.
• Maintains the safety and security of entrance and egress locations (doors, windows, etc.) both during and after the close of the school day.
• Reports immediately to the Head Custodian or Principal all defective items that require special or urgent attention.
• Reports promptly to the Head Custodian or Principal any defacement of property and removes promptly any obscene writings on equipment, wall, etc.
• Maintains adequate supplies of towels, soap, etc., in all lavatories.
• Informs Head Custodian and maintains adequate levels of all necessary custodial supplies and materials.
• Using appropriate safety procedures, lifts and moves heavy items and climbs ladders to ten (10) or more feet.
• Performs minor repair tasks and light grounds care duties.
• Operates polishing, burnishing, and other custodial equipment.
• Monitors proper temperature and ventilation in the various areas of the building and corrects or reports any variance from the norm.
• Maintains the school grounds so that they are free of waste paper, rubbish and other debris.
• Shovels and removes snow from areas immediate to the building perimeter and treats for icing of fire escapes, stairs, doorways, walkways, etc.
• Receives, inventories, stores and delivers general school supplies and materials.
• Attends safety, procedural and product training sessions.
• Represent the best interest of the school, staff, Administration and the School Committee in handling of both routine and emergency events.
• Refers all cases of routine and serious discipline to teachers or administrative staff except, in the absence of both, when action should be taken to protect the safety of students, staff or school property.
• Such other duties as may be, from time to time, assigned by the Head Custodian or Principal.

Minimum Salary24.76 plus additional night differential $1.75 per hour.

Position Type: Full-Time

Salary: $24.76 Per Hour

Job Categories:

Support Staff > Custodian

Equal Opportunity Employer

The school committee subscribes to the fullest extent to the principle ofthe dignity of all people and of their labors and will take action toensure that any individual within the district who is responsible forhiring and/or personnel supervision understands that applicants areemployed, assigned, and promoted without regard to their race, creed,color, age, sex, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, disability,pregnancy or pregnancy related conditions, genetic information, veteranstatus or sexual orientation. Every available opportunity will be taken inorder to assure that each applicant for a position is selected on the basisof qualifications, merit and ability. SOURCE: MASC LEGAL REF.: BESERegulations 603 CMR 26:00; 804 CMR 3:00 CROSS REF.: AC Nondiscrimination

Job Requirements

• Citizenship, residency or work visa required

Contact Information

• Laurie Sylvia
• 135 School Street
• Walpole, Massachusetts 02081
• Email: [e-mail]