Custodian (DeWitt)

Ithaca City School District; City of Ithaca (NY); On-site; USD 20,000 - 29,000; Full time

Job summary

Ithaca City School District in Ithaca, NY seeks a Custodian to maintain a small school building on a 40-hour week. Responsibilities include cleaning, minor repairs, supervising custodial staff, and assisting with set-ups for events under supervision of the Director of School Facilities.

The role requires eligibility for Civil Service as a Custodian and experience in building cleaning or maintenance; the district emphasizes safety, efficiency and teamwork, with duties including groundskeeping,

Qualifications

• Must be eligible for appointment as a Custodian by Civil Service.
• One year of experience in cleaning, maintenance, repair, or related building trades.

Responsibilities

• Supervises and assigns cleaning and custodial work of subordinate personnel.
• Cleans floors, stairs, windows, walls, and fixtures; dusts and polishes surfaces.
• Performs minor repairs to plumbing, electrical, and carpentry tasks.
• Operates and maintains basic building systems and equipment; monitors boilers as needed.
• Opens/closes school building and secures premises; assists with event setups.
• Orders and inventories custodial supplies and maintains grounds as needed.

Skills

Supervisory experience

Attention to detail

Job description

400 Lake Street - Ithaca, New York - 14850

NOTICE OF VACANCY

Position Title: Custodian (Internal and External Posting)

Brief Description: The work involves responsibility for the efficient and economical cleaning, operation and maintenance of a small school building or on a assigned shift of a larger school building. The work is performed under the general supervision of the Director of School Facilities and Operations III, Head Custodian, or School Principal with leeway allowed for the exercise of independent judgment in keeping buildings and facilities up to approved standards or cleanliness and operation. Working supervision may be exercised over the work of subordinate custodial staff, or the incumbent may be assigned overall responsibility for the entire custodial operation of a small schoolbuilding. Does related work as required.Supervisory experiencepreferred

Typical Work Activities:

• Supervises and assigns cleaning and custodial work of subordinate personnel;
• Supervises and participates in the cleaning of floors, stairs, windows, walls, blackboards, sinks and other fixtures;
• Dusts and polishes desks, woodwork furniture and other equipment;
• Empties wastebaskets and collects and disposes of refuse;
• Performs minor repairs such as repairing faucet washers, changing switch plates and ballasts, etc.;
• Arranges chairs, tables and other equipment for special events;
• Opens and closes school building, securing windows, locks and doors;
• Checks and adjusts operation of clocks and bells;
• Delivers packages, messages and supplies;
• Orders, inventories and distributes custodial supplies;
• Performs groundskeeping activities such as clearing snow, mowing lawns and raking leaves;
• Keeps grounds free of litter and debris;
• Sets up furniture for and cleans up after lunch period;
• Paints rooms and equipment; repairs furniture and makes minor plumbing, electrical and carpentry repairs;
• Maintains cleanliness and sanitation of a swimming pool by checking temperature, chlorine levels, vacuuming;
• May monitor and perform minor adjustments to boilers to ensure proper oil and water levels, pressure, etc.;

Location(s): DeWitt

Anticipated Start Date: 11/9/2026

Posting Dates: 11/2/2026- Until Filled

Number of Vacancies: 1

Hours per week: 40 hours

Civil Service Jurisdictional Class: Competitive

Required Qualifications:

• The Ithaca City School District is committed to eliminating race, class, and disability as predictors of academic performance, co-curricular participation, and discipline. Qualified candidates will demonstrate a basic awareness of these commitments and a strong willingness to support these efforts.
• Must be eligible for appointment as a Custodian by Civil Service

Civil Service Requirements:

• One year of experience in one or more of the following areas: building cleaning, maintenance or repair, building construction or in a building trade, i.e., plumbing, electrical, carpentry, etc.
• Good knowledge of building cleaning, practices, supplies and equipment, and ability to use them efficiently and economically; working knowledge of the operation and maintenance of steam boilers and auxiliary equipment; ability to make minor plumbing, electrical, carpentry and mechanical repairs and to perform a variety of routine maintenance tasks; ability to plan and supervise the work of others; ability to understand and carry out oral and written directions; ability to successfully work with and serve a diverse local community; thoroughness; dependability; physical condition commensurate with the demands of the position.

If you are a substitute or in the process of onboarding and haven’t officially started, you will be considered an external applicant.

Salary Range:

$17.68Based on the 25-26EAsalary grid, a new contract is currently in negotiations

About Us:

We envision 6000+ Thinkers. Thinking is foundational to the development of self and society. It is the cornerstone of all creative ideas and problem-solving, new scientific discoveries, new products and services, individual and organizational learning, education, business success, interpersonal and intrapersonal communications, all social change and even democracy itself. Our vision is what we see. It motivates us. Our vision is audacious.

Our mission is to engage, educate, and empower. We will strive to engage all students in the importance and relevance of thinking; to educate every learner to communicate, comprehend, and collaborate for understanding; and to empower all in the ICSD to achieve academic excellence.

Visit Our Website: ithacacityschools.org

The Ithaca City School District does not unlawfully discriminate in employment on the basis of age, race, color, religion, creed, ethnicity, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, military status, veteran status, sex, disability, predisposing genetic characteristics, marital status, familial status, domestic violence victim status, or other federal/state protected status.