Custodian Floater - Second Shift

Kentwood-Public-Schools; Kentwood (MI); Presencial; USD 17.000 - 22.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Kentwood Public School District is hiring a Custodian - Floater for all shifts to keep multiple school buildings clean, safe, functional, and secure according to district policies. The schedule is 8 hours per day, five days a week, 52 weeks per year.

Responsibilities include operating cleaning equipment, vacuuming carpets, mopping floors, and maintaining general cleanliness. The role requires physical fitness and a reliable attendance record, with a high school diploma as a minimum qualification.

Formación

• Must be a high school graduate.
• Physically capable of performing the essential functions of the job.
• Competency in spelling, writing, and basic English language skills.
• Must possess skills in maintaining school buildings in a manner acceptable to the general health and safety standards.

Responsabilidades

• Operate safety-sensitive cleaning equipment (lifts and scrubbers).
• Vacuuming and carpet care; dusting furniture and equipment.
• Sweep, mop, scrub, and wax hard floor surfaces.
• Lift and carry items up to 40 pounds as needed.
• Maintain cleanliness of assigned building areas per the work schedule.

Conocimientos

Physical fitness

English literacy

Attendance record

Educación

High school diploma

Descripción del empleo

Frontline Applicant Tracking - Kentwood Public School District

• Position Type: Facilities and Operations/ Custodian
• Date Posted: 11/6/2026
• Closing Date: 11/13/2026
• Location: Various Buildings

Position: Custodian - Floater - all Shifts

Position Purpose: Responsible for keep assigned buildings clean, safe: functional, and secure in accordance with prescribed codes and established District Policies and Standards.

Schedule: 8 hours/day – 5 days/week – 52 weeks/year

Essential Job Functions:

• A complete job description may be obtained from the Facilities Office upon request.
• Working off ladders, occasionally.
• Working off scaffolding, rarely.
• Lifting to waist, 25-30 pounds, frequently.
• Lifting to waist, 25-40 pounds, occasionally.
• Lifting waist to shoulders, 17 to 25 pounds frequently.
• Lifting overhead, 10 pounds, occasionally.
• Lifting waist to shoulders, 17 to 40 pounds, rarely.
• Vacuuming and extracting carpets.
• Reading, squatting, bending, frequently.
• Dusting furniture, building, and equipment.
• Sweeping, mopping, scrubbing, and waxing hard floor surfaces.
• Pushing and pulling, 12.5 to 25 pounds, frequently, and 25-30 pounds, occasionally.
• Generally keeping clean all areas of the building area assigned as per work schedule.
• Required to operate safety sensitive equipment (lifts & scrubbers).
• Regular, reliable and punctual attendance.
• All other duties as assigned by Supervisor of Custodial Operations and/or principal/designee.

Qualifications:

• Must be a high school graduate.
• Physically capable of carrying out the essential functions of the job.
• Must have competency in spelling, writing, and basic English language skills.
• Must possess skills in maintaining school buildings in a manner acceptable to the general health and safety standards.
• Must have a very good work history with a good to excellent attendance record in previous assignments and have successful jobperformance as evidenced through past/recent supervisor's evaluations.
• Ability to work in an economically, culturally and racially diverse environment.

Physical and Mental Demands, Work Hazards:

• Ada Requirements: The physical demands, work environment factors, and mental functions described are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• Physical Demands: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to stand, walk, sit, use hands to finger, handle, or feel, reach with hands and arms, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl, talk, hear (in a quiet or noisy environment), taste and smell. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 40 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision and ability to adjust/focus.
• Work Environment: The noise level in the work environment is usually loud to moderate.
• Mental Functions: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to compare, analyze, communicate both orally and in writing, copy, coordinate, instruct, compute, synthesize, evaluate, use interpersonal skills, compile and negotiate.

Kentwood Public Schools does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, disability, genetic information, or any other protected status in its employment decisions or the provision of services.

Postings current as of 11/8/2026 7:57:29 AM CST.

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