Evening Housekeeper/Custodian

Lyons USD 405; United States; On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Lyons USD 405 is seeking a Custodian for Lyons Middle School to keep classrooms, hallways, and facilities clean, safe, and welcoming for students and staff. The position involves performing daily cleaning tasks, operating maintenance equipment, and reporting repairs to the Buildings and Grounds staff.

Qualifications include a high school diploma or equivalent, ability to lift up to 60 pounds, and readiness to work independently while following district health and safety policies.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Health and inoculation certificate on file after employment offer.
• Ability to understand chemical hazards.
• Ability to work independently without supervision.
• Experience and knowledge in electrical, maintenance, and carpentry.
• Ability to manually lift up to 60 pounds.
• Desire to continue career improvement by enhancing skills and job performance.

Responsibilities

• Keep building and premises neat, clean, and safe at all times.
• Clean classrooms and offices daily, including desks, chalk trays, sinks, and fountains.
• Clean corridors, drinking fountains, and restrooms daily.
• Sweep, mop, and maintain flooring; replace light bulbs as needed.
• Open/close buildings daily and ensure doors/windows are secured.
• Observe district policies and report issues promptly.

Skills

Independent work

Electrical/maintenance/carpentry

Chemical hazard awareness

Lifting up to 60 lbs

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Job description

Job Title: Custodian

• Position Type: Maintenance/Custodial/ Custodian
• Date Posted: 8/31/2026
• Location: Lyons Middle School

Purpose

The Custodian provides a safe, attractive, comfortable, and clean environment to ensure full and productive use of district facilities. To accomplish these tasks the Custodian must work closely with the staff and administration of the District.

Responsible to

Building Principal and Head Custodian

Supervises

NA

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Health and Inoculation Certificate on file in the Central Office (after employment offer is made).
• Ability to understand chemical hazards.
• Ability to work independently without supervision.
• Experience and knowledge in the areas of electrical, maintenance, and carpentry.
• Ability to manually lift a maximum of 60 pounds.
• Desire to continue career improvement by enhancing skills and job performance.

Essential Functions

• Ability to provide a clean, safe, attractive, and comfortable environment to ensure full and productive use of district facilities.
• Ability to communicate and work effectively and cooperatively with members of the school district and community.
• Ability to react to changes and frequent interruptions in a productive and positive manner, and handle other tasks as assigned.
• Ability to operate all equipment and machinery as required.
• Ability to work to implement the vision and mission of the District.

Physical Requirements/Environmental Conditions

• Requires physical exertion to manually move, lift, carry, pull, or push heavy objects or materials up to 60 lbs.
• Requires stooping, kneeling, crawling, bending, turning, reaching, climbing and balancing.
• Ability to move furniture or equipment within the building as required.
• Must work in and around dust, fumes, and odors.
• Must work in noisy and crowded environments, with numerous interruptions.
• Must work indoors and outdoors year-round in a variety of temperatures.

General Responsibilities

• Ability to keep building and premises (including sidewalks, driveways, and play areas) neat and clean and safe at all times.
• Ability to clean classroom and office floors daily. Dump pencil sharpeners. Dump trash and replace bags. Dust furniture. Line up desks. Clean blackboards, erasers, and chalk trays. Clean classroom sinks and monitor fountains for leaks.
• Ability to clean corridors each day. Dust locker tops, wash and repair as needed. Clean drinking fountains daily.
• Ability to mop restroom floors and clean all sanitary fixtures daily. Clean mirrors. Fill soap, towel, and toilet paper dispensers. Check restrooms after recess, lunch, and after assemblies.
• Ability to sweep bleachers, stage, and stairs. Clean behind bleachers and mop as needed.
• Ability to replace light bulbs as needed throughout the building. Remove gum, tape, and marks from floor and walls. Dust walls as needed. Clean air return and vent louvers as needed. Dust window ledges. Buff and recoat floor as needed. Wash windows inside and outside at least twice each year, and more frequently if necessary.
• Ability to open and close buildings each school day. Secure building. Doors may need to remain locked from the outside in certain areas.
• Ability to sweep, shovel, and sand walks as appropriate.
• Ability to raise the United States flag, Kansas flag and, where appropriate, the DARE flag before school commences and take down the same after school closing.
• Ability to regulate heat, ventilation, and air conditioning systems to provide temperatures appropriate to the season, ensure economical usage of fuel, water, and electricity, and maintain mechanical equipment as directed.
• Ability to check emergency lights and fire extinguishers, fill in date and initial the tag.
• Ability to check daily to ensure all exit doors are open and all panic bolts are working properly during the hours of building occupancy.
• Ability to ensure all doors and windows are secured and all lights are turned off ( except as necessary for safety reasons) at the close of school each day.
• Ability to immediately report unauthorized persons on the school premises to the Director of Maintenance or principal.
• Ability to immediately report damaged school property to the Principal.
• Ability to make minor building repairs, and promptly report needed major repairs to the Buildings and Grounds Supervisor.
• Keep current on new information, innovative ideas and techniques.
• Ability to observe and follow all school district policies at all times.
• Ability to respond to information requests in a cooperative, courteous, and timely manner.
• Ability to keep student and personnel information and records confidential.
• Ability to implement and follow all District health and safety policies, including all precautions of the Bloodborne Pathogens Exposure Control Plan.
• Ability to perform other duties and assume other responsibilities assigned by the Building and Grounds Director, the Custodial Supervisor, or the Administrative Staff.

Payment rate

Salary and Benefits per Classified Salary Schedule

Term of Employment

At will

Evaluation

Performance effectiveness evaluated in accordance with provisions of Kansas Statutes and Board of Education Policy.

Date of Board of Education Approval

June 12, 2017