Elementary Custodian Rover

Applitrack; Utah; On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Granite School District is seeking a Custodial Rover to cover for an elementary head custodian. You will oversee routine cleaning and maintenance, ensuring safety and cleanliness across district buildings. The role includes sixteen hours of winter-break work plus additional paid time off to be used before July 31.

Hours and locations are coordinated by district administration to ensure full coverage during breaks; you will supervise contract and hourly staff and report to the principal/director.

Qualifications

• Requires strong organizational skills and ability to train/monitor supervised workers.
• Knowledge of operating and maintaining cleaning equipment (buffers, extractors, auto scrubbers).
• Familiarity with general maintenance hand tools and small power tools.
• Knowledge of building ventilation and heating systems.
• Understanding of bloodborne pathogens and cleaning procedures.
• Ability to follow written and oral directions from supervisor.

Responsibilities

• Assist with routine maintenance of district buildings.
• Check and secure building at start/end of shift.
• Train and monitor contract/hourly staff.
• Clean rooms, hallways, cafeterias, restrooms, offices, stairways per standards.
• Wash walls, ceilings, woodwork, windows, doors, sills, touchpoints.
• Maintain and sanitize restrooms; refill dispensers as needed.
• Mop or operate auto scrubbers; extract carpets.
• Assist with floor refinishing; perform minor repairs.
• Prepare rooms for meetings and events; clean up afterwards.
• Operate and assist with mechanical systems; respond to emergencies as needed.
• Lock/unlock doors; restrict access after hours.

Skills

Organization

Supervising staff

Equipment operation

Ventilation/heating systems

Emergency procedures

Reading & math

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

Buffers/Extractors/Auto scrubber

Job description

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Frontline Applicant Tracking - Granite School District

• Position Type: Custodial & Maintenance/ Elementary Custodian Rover
• Date Posted: 9/24/2026
• Location: Maintenance Department
• Date Available: As soon as possible
• Closing Date: 10/01/2026

Please note that this posting closes at 3:00 pm on the date listed above. If you have questions regarding this position, please contact Mycka Melendez, Supervisor, at (385)-646-5702 or email [e-mail]

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily, with or without reasonable accommodations. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, training, education, responsibilities, abilities; the machines, tools and equipment used; background; and any licenses or certifications required. Physical, punctual, reliable, and predictable regular attendance is an essential job function to perform the essential duties and responsibilities of the position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position.

Job Summary

The Custodial Rover covers for an elementary head custodian. They take over the regular duties and responsibilities of the head custodian. Attendance, physical presence, and timeliness are required and are essential functions of this position. This position is required to work sixteen (16) hours during the district's winter break and receives sixteen (16) hours of additional paid time off that must be used before July 31 of the subsequent calendar year. The specific hours and locations worked are coordinated by the district administration to ensure coverage of all district buildings throughout the break.

Essential Functions

• Assists with routine maintenance of school and district buildings.
• Checks and secures building at the beginning and end of shift for the purpose of ensuring the safety and cleanliness of the building.
• Trains and monitors contract and hourly employees.
• Cleans rooms, hallways, cafeterias, restrooms, offices, stairways, and other areas of the building according to district standards.
• Washes walls, ceilings, woodwork, windows, doors, sills, touchpoints.
• Maintain, clean, and sanitize restrooms.
• May fill soap, paper towel, toilet paper, and other dispensers.
• Mop or runs auto scrubber.
• Extracts/bonnets carpets.
• Assist with floor refinishing.
• Clean up body fluids following bloodborne pathogen procedures.
• Orders and keeps inventory of cleaning and paper supplies.
• Responsible to the principal/director for all employees and custodial material budgets.
• Maintains grounds which includes mowing and edging lawns, removing snow, ice, debris, weeding, raking, watering, sweeping, etc.
• May remove graffiti and repair other acts of vandalism.
• Cleans up garbage, repairs furniture, lockers, doors, and small equipment.
• Performs minor repairs as able to windows, doors, switches desk, tables, equipment and appliances, sinks, toilets, blinds, etc.
• May assemble new equipment and furniture.
• Prepare and set up rooms for meetings and activities and cleans up afterwards.
• Helps maintain and operate mechanical systems.
• May be CPR and First Aid trained to respond to emergencies.
• Assist in restricting access by locking and unlocking doors.
• Involved with security of building after hours.
• Turns on/off security and locks/unlocks the building.
• Performs duties in a manner to maintain an 80% or higher VEKTR inspection.

Non-Essential Functions

• Other duties as assigned*

Required Knowledge and Skills

• Must be skilled and organized in training, organizing and monitor supervised workers.
• Needs to know how to operate and maintain basic cleaning equipment, including but not limited to buffers, extractors, and auto scrubber.
• Skilled in the use of general maintenance hand tools, small and large power tools.
• Must be knowledgeable about ventilating and heating systems.
• May perform minor adjustments to equipment.
• Must understand basic use of cleaning solvents and their proper application.
• Must be familiar with bloodborne pathogens and cleaning procedures.
• General knowledge of sprinkling systems.
• Understanding of emergency procedures such as: shelter in place and lockdown protocols, fire and earthquake drills, building and grounds lay out for emergency shut offs and vandalism.
• Ability to follow oral and/or written requests from supervisor.
• Basic reading and math skills.

Required Education and Qualifications

• Requires a high school diploma or equivalent.

Required Prior Experience

• Requires one of the following:
  • completion of the Granite School District Cutstodial Apprenticeship Program;
  • a minimum of one (1) year of full-time successful experience working as a Journeyman Custodian in Granite School District; or
  • a minimum of two (2) years of full-time successful custodial experience.

Assigned Decision Making

Makes decisions concerning the best way to accomplish tasks assigned. Needs to be able to motivate people to work cooperatively and efficiently as a team. Must be able to handle emergencies as they arise. Must take direction well and be able to work within specific guidelines. Makes suggestions but must be willing to follow directions.

Interactions with Others

Interacts positively with students, teachers, principals, custodians, and other district personnel. May also interact appropriately with parents, counselors, and police agencies.

Supervisory Responsibility

Supervise and provide assistance to contract and hourly custodial employees.

Working Environment

Works inside and outside the building to accomplish assigned tasks. Working conditions can be in hot and cold weather. Hazards may exist when using power equipment, ladders, scaffolds mopping, using buffers on wet floors and when working with chemicals. Frequent interruptions with daily work may occur. Respond, when called, to after hour emergencies. May experience stress from disruptive students and/or groups of students. Must receive proper training when working with cleaning chemicals and must be handled properly.

Physical Requirements

While performing the duties of this job, employee is required to speak and/or hear. Frequently required to stand, walk, reach with hands and arms and stoop, kneel, and crouch. Occasionally required to use hands to handle or feel and must occasionally climb or balance.

Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, and depth perception.

Must be able to stand for long periods of time.

Must be able to lift and/or move up to 100 lbs.

Note: The list of essential and marginal functions and of physical requirements is not exhaustive and may be supplemented in accordance with the requirements of the job.

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