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.

Position requires readiness to perform a wide range of custodial duties, safety compliance and timely reporting to the Head Custodian or Principal. Immediate opening with competitive hourly pay.

Qualifications

• Citizenship, residency or work visa required

Responsibilities

• Cleans floors, walls, windows, ceilings and fixtures with emphasis on food service areas
• Maintains safety and security of entrances and egress during and after school hours
• Reports defects to Head Custodian or Principal promptly
• Reports defacement of property and removes obscene writings
• Maintains supplies of towels, soap and other lavatories
• Informs Head Custodian of custodial supplies and materials
• Lifts and moves heavy items using proper safety procedures; climbs ladders to ten feet or more
• Performs minor repairs and light grounds care duties
• Operates polishing, burnishing and other custodial equipment
• Monitors temperature and ventilation, reports variances
• Maintains school grounds free of debris
• Shovels snow and treats icing near building perimeter and exits
• Receives, inventories, stores and delivers general school supplies
• Attends safety, procedural and product training sessions
• Represents school in routine and emergency events; refers disciplinary matters appropriately
• Performs other duties as assigned by Head Custodian or Principal

Job description

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.

Custodian

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Job Details

Job ID: 5986340

Application Deadline: Nov 16, 2026 11:59 PM (Eastern Standard Time)

Posted: Nov 09, 2026 5:00 AM (UTC)

Starting Date: Immediately

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 of the dignity of all people and of their labors and will take action to ensure that any individual within the district who is responsible for hiring and/or personnel supervision understands that applicants are employed, 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, veteran status or sexual orientation. Every available opportunity will be taken in order to assure that each applicant for a position is selected on the basis of 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]