Custodian - (Lead) at Trout Elementary

Trout Elementary School; Ponca City (OK); On-site; USD 17,000 - 19,000; Full time

Job summary

Trout Elementary School in Ponca City, Oklahoma seeks a Lead Custodian to keep the school’s facilities clean, safe, and functional. You will supervise custodians, coordinate daily tasks, and ensure preventive maintenance is performed.

The role requires a high school diploma or GED, strong organization, and the ability to communicate with staff and visitors. This is a full‑time, on‑site position with a focus on reliability and building security.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Ability to read and interpret safety rules and operating instructions.
• Ability to establish effective working relationships with staff and students.

Responsibilities

• Instructs custodians in building and grounds maintenance activities.
• Maintains inventory of custodial supplies and equipment.
• Cleans and preserves designated spaces and equipment.
• Performs preventive maintenance and minor repairs on plumbing and custodial equipment.
• Assists with scheduling and training of custodians and maintains building security.

Skills

Reading ability

Written reports

Oral communication

Team leadership

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

Starting Date: Immediately

Job Description

SUMMARY: Keeps the district's high school buildings in such a state of operating excellence that they present no problems or interruptions to the educational program.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Other duties may be assigned.

Instructs custodians verbally or in writing in building and grounds custodial and routine preventive maintenance activities.

Maintains inventory of custodial/maintenance supplies and equipment.

Cleans and preserves designated spaces, equipment etc in the building.

Performs ongoing preventive maintenance and minor repair on plumbing, custodial equipment, ventilation, building structure, doors and hardware.

Performs normal operator adjustments, and service to facility operational equipment such as, but not limited to, compressors, boilers, unit ventilators and fans and maintains records on operational and maintenance activities.

Assists visiting public utilizing the facilities with directions within the building or in obtaining and setting up needed equipment and or material.

Assists outside maintenance with shoveling snow, speading ice melt, maintaining grounds and equipment.

Assists the maintenance foreman in scheduling and assigning extra time for custodians. Maintains building and grounds security by locking and unlocking the building each school day and during special events.

Maintain work related records and prepares various reports as directed.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Oversees all other custodians at their building level.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:

High school diploma or general education degree (GED).

LANGUAGE SKILLS:

Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS:

Ability to add, subtract, and multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The physical demands described here 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.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands and fingers to handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to sit. The employee frequently must squat, stoop or kneel, reach above the head and reach forward. The employee continuously uses hand strength to grasp tools and climbs. The employee will frequently bend or twist at the neck and trunk more than the average person while performing the duties of this job.

OTHER SKILLS and ABILITILES:

Ability to pass a written and physical test. Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with students, staff and the community. Ability to perform duties with awareness of all district requirements and Board of Education policies.

REASONING ABILITY:

Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

WORK ENVIRNMENT: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those- an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly works indoors and will occasionally

work outdoors. The employee will work near or with moving mechanical equipment. The employee may work with toxic or caustic chemicals such as petroleum products, degreasers, and sprays while performing the duties of this job. The employee may come in contact with blood and other infectious materials . The employee must be able to meet deadlines with severe time constraints. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

The information contained in this job description is for compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (A.D.A.) and is not an exhaustive list of the duties performed for this position. Additional duties are performed by the individuals currently holding this position and additional duties may be assigned.

The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds such as cleaning supplies, pails and unloading trucks. Occasionally the employee will lift and/or move up to 90 lbs. such as salt and bulk furniture. The employee will sometimes push/pull items such as tables, bleachers, scrubbing machines. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus

Custodian - (Lead) at Trout Elementary

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Job Details

Job ID: 5808176
Application Deadline: Posted until filled
Posted: Jun 29, 2026 5:00 AM (UTC)

Starting Date: Immediately

Position Type: Full-Time
Salary: $12.65 to $13.25 Per Hour

Job Description

SUMMARY: Keeps the district's high school buildings in such a state of operating excellence that they present no problems or interruptions to the educational program.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES