Custodian - Leon Sheffield Magnet

Montgomery-Public-Schools; Decatur (AL); On-site; USD 17,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

Decatur City School System seeks a maintenance/cleaning professional to keep classrooms, hallways, offices, restrooms, and common areas clean and orderly. Responsibilities include sweeping, mopping, vacuuming, trash removal, and floor care.

The role also covers sidewalk and parking lot upkeep, snow/ice removal, and occasional lawn care. Candidates must have a high school education or equivalent and be able to read basic instructions, print and speak simple sentences, and perform basic

Qualifications

• Reading and comprehending basic notices and instructions.
• Ability to print and speak simple sentences.
• Ability to perform basic arithmetic operations.
• Requires physical stamina to stand, walk, lift up to 50 pounds, and perform cleaning tasks.

Responsibilities

• Sweep, mop, scrub, and vacuum hallways, stairs, and office spaces.
• Empties trash and garbage containers daily.
• Clean and disinfect restrooms, desks, tables, and drinking fountains.
• Perform floor stripping and waxing; lawn care; assist in lunchroom as needed.

Skills

Reading simple words

Print and speak simple sentences

Basic arithmetic

Physical stamina

Education

High school education or equivalent

Job description

SUMMARY:

• Keeps inside and outside of assigned building clean, neat and orderly (this includes sidewalks and parking lot).

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Sweep, mop, scrub, and vacuum hallways, stairs, and office spaces.

  • Sweep daily

  • Mop and scrub halls weekly

  • Vacuum as needed

• Empties trash and garbage containers daily.

• Cleans debris from the sidewalk daily.

• Clear water, ice, or snow from walks, steps, and entrances using brooms, shovels, or abrasives.

• Cleans debris from parking lot daily.

• Clean and disinfect drinking fountains daily.

• Clean desks and tables daily.

• Clean and disinfect restroom floors, fixtures, stalls, and other plumbing facilities daily.

• Replace toilet supplies.

• Scrape gum from floors as needed.

• Replace accessible light bulbs.

• Perform work in a neat and orderly manner within established building and safety codes.

• Report any problems to the supervisor.

• Perform other related duties as assigned for emergencies or training purposes.

• Strip and wax floors.

• Performs necessary lawn care.

• Assists in the lunchroom as required.

NON-ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE:

• High school education or equivalent, and up to one month related experience or training, or equivalent combination of education and experience.

LANGUAGE SKILLS:

• Ability to read a limited number of two- and three-syllable words and to recognize similarities and differences between words and between series of numbers. Ability to print and speak simple sentences. Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS:

• Ability to add and subtract two-digit numbers and to multiply and divide with 10’s and 100’s. Ability to perform these operations using units of weight measurement, volume, and distance.

REASONING ABILITY:

• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions. Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, and use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls. The employee frequently is required to reach with hands and arms and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, and the ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee occasionally works in outside weather conditions and is occasionally exposed to extreme cold and extreme heat. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

SALARY:

• Salary schedules are found on the main Decatur City Schools website, available here. (Please right-click and select Open in New Tab to view our salary schedules.)

• Listed below are items that may be necessary to complete your employment process in order to compute your annual salary. It is your responsibility to provide us with this requested information in order to receive your accurate salary.

• We need verification of previous public school teaching experience. Use the following information when requesting verification of experience from your past employment at other boards of education:

  • Within the state of Alabama, experience must be verified on Supplement EXP
  • Outside the state of Alabama, we must have a letter (on school district letterhead) or public school district form showing beginning and ending dates stating your years of service and position held while employed
  • Credit is awarded for public school experience only, private, parochial, or similar experience will not be accepted
  • Experience must be full time at least 50%-100% of the academic year
  • Administrative credit will be awarded only for experience in the same position, i.e., principal for principal position as stated in the salary schedule
  • Transfer Sick Leave: If you have sick leave from another state school system or from another state of Alabama agency, you must have a Sick Leave Transfer form sent from your previous employer to our Human Resources department

Equal Opportunity Employer:

The preceding job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by an employee(s) within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of an employee(s) for this job.

The Decatur City School System does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, disability, sex, religion, national origin, or age in its programs, activities, or employment and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups. The Title IX Coordinator for Decatur City Schools is responsible for handling inquiries regarding the non-discrimination policies. The Title IX Coordinator can be reached by calling the Decatur City Board of Education at [phone].