District Custodian

Oakland Human Resources Consortium; Hazel Park (MI); On-site; USD 27,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

Hazel Park School District in Hazel Park, MI, is seeking a dedicated Custodian to perform cleaning and facilities maintenance across schools and administrative buildings. The role covers classrooms, kitchens, cafeterias, restrooms, gyms, and offices, with attention to safety and cleanliness.

This 12-month, full-time AFSCME position requires the ability to pass a criminal background check and compliance with district policies.

Qualifications

• Must show proof of a satisfactory criminal background check.

Responsibilities

• Maintains assigned work areas including kitchens, cafes, classrooms, bathrooms, offices, locker rooms and other workrooms within the school and the building's exterior and grounds.
• Monitors and ensures building cleanliness and security; performs preventative, minor, and exterior maintenance; receives, stocks, and delivers supplies.
• Cleans and sweeps hallways and stairwells, classroom, offices, cafeterias, gymnasiums and other rooms; empties waste baskets; dusts furniture and cleans fixtures.
• Replaces light bulbs; makes simple minor adjustments and repairs; checks heating and ventilation; replaces filters.
• Washes windows, doors, mirrors; maintains tile, carpet and floor surfaces; cleans rest rooms and locker rooms; assists with event setup and teardown.

Job description

• Position Type:
  Maintenance/Custodial/ Custodian
  
• 12-month,Full Time, 1.0 FTE, A.F.S.C.M.E. Position
• A.F.S.C.M.E. Collective Bargaining Agreement Salary Schedule

QUALIFICATIONS

• Applicants must be able to show proof of a satisfactory criminal background check as defined by state standards.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Performs a variety of building cleaning and facilities and grounds maintenance work in schools and administrative buildings by maintaining assigned work areas including kitchens, cafes, classrooms, bathrooms, offices, locker rooms and other workrooms within the school and the building's exterior and grounds.
• Monitors and ensures building cleanliness and security; performs preventative, minor, and exterior maintenance; receives, stocks, and delivers supplies.
• Cleans and sweeps hallways and stairwells, classroom, offices, cafeterias, gymnasiums and other rooms; empties waste baskets possibly weighing nearly 50 lbs; dusts furniture, cleans doors, windows and trim; removes stains from floors, walls, andglass.
• Strips old wax from and applies new wax to floors using hand and power tools; wet mops and buffs floors.
• Cleans, sanitizes and maintains rest rooms, locker rooms and/or swimming pools; and replaces bathroom supplies such as soap dispensers, paper towels, toilet paper, etc.
• Replaces light bulbs; makes simple minor adjustments and repairs to plumbing, electrical, and other building fixtures; checks heating and ventilation of building and replaces filters in heating and ventilating units.
• Washes windows, display cases, glass doors, and mirrors; cleans and polishes stainless steel and other metal work. Cleans and maintains tile, carpet, wood and other floor surfaces and baseboards.
• Cleans and maintains a variety of other surfaces such as replacing ceiling tiles, washing walls, marker boards, counter, sinks and table tops, lockers, etc.
• Monitors buildings and grounds, reports hazardous or other defective conditions.
• Picks up trash from grounds, empties exterior waste containers and adjacent areas.
• Removes snow and ice and salts sidewalks to maintain and ensure the safety of exterior walkways; and removes and disposes of trash from school grounds and exterior trash containers.
• Responds to emergency furnishing, equipment, and facility damages by cleaning bathroom and sick-child accidents, repairing damaged furniture, assembling of furniture or equipment as needed, removing all forms of graffiti within and on the building's exterior, and repairing vandalized equipment.
• Participates in the set-up and tear-down of seating and tables used for administrative meetings, after-school events, evening and weekend activities including athletic events, concerts, plays, community education classes, dances, guest speakers, etc.
• Performs regular inspections necessary for basic preventative maintenance; and performs minor maintenance such as completing painting, plumbing, electrical, carpentry/structural, HVAC, and other building maintenance work.
• Performs maintenance, cleaning, and sanitation of special building facilities such as swimming pools, deck areas, and related operational systems; performs daily testing of pool water and maintains appropriate pool Ph balances; conducts safety checks of pool area; and completes State of Michigan Health Department forms as necessary.
• This is the function of a Custodian that has received Certified Pool Operators licensing or aquatic facility if 3rd shift custodian at the High School.
• Secure building when facilities are not in use, checking for unlocked doors and windows, report any unauthorized occupants, turn off lights.
• Responds to notification of burglar and/or fire alarms from District approved Security companies.
• Performs other related duties as directed by supervisor.

The Hazel Park School District is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all laws prohibiting discrimination on the basis of race, color, age, sex national origin, religion, citizenship, handicap, height, weight, marital status. The information contained in this job description is for compliance with the American with Disabilities Act (A.D.A) and is not an exhaustive list of the duties performed for this position. Additional duties maybe performed by the individuals currently holding this position and additional duties may be assigned

Postings current as of 9/9/2026 11:08:48 AM CST.