Evening School Custodial Lead — Supervisor

Howard County Public School System; Columbia (MD); On-site; USD 40,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Howard County Public School System (HCPSS) is hiring a full-time custodian to manage routine building and grounds maintenance across schools in the Howard County region. Responsibilities include cleaning, snow removal, lawn care, and securing buildings.

Requires physical stamina and the ability to respond to emergencies as needed. The ideal candidate has a high school diploma or GED and at least two years of custodian experience, with school-system experience preferred.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or GED required.
• Two years of custodial experience required.
• Experience in a school system preferred.

Responsibilities

• Coordinates and directs all aspects of routine building and ground maintenance including general cleaning, snow removal and lawn mowing.
• Performs inspections to ensure building security and cleanliness of the building.
• Ensures custodial staff is trained to secure building and equipment.
• Cleans buildings by sweeping, dusting, mopping, scrubbing, sealing, washing surfaces, vacuuming, buffing surfaces, etc.
• Performs ground maintenance by mowing, watering, sweeping, and weeding.
• Moves and stores furniture and equipment.
• Removes snow and ice.
• Must be available for emergency calls.
• Makes custodian job assignments and ensures the completion of work.
• Performs general building maintenance to include cleaning bathrooms, dusting, washing windows, scrubbing walls, cleaning furniture, filling dispensers, moving furniture, washing chalkboards, assisting in the cafeteria, cleaning trays, replacing light bulbs and neon tubes, removing gum, picking up trash from floors, cleaning drinking fountains, and cleaning trash cans.
• Make minor repairs.
• Check and clean equipment.
• Open and secure building.
• Floor maintenance includes vacuuming, sweeping, dry and wet mop, scrub, wax, and buff.
• Outdoor maintenance: pick-up lawn debris, shovel snow, cut grass, clean sidewalks.
• Operate cleaning equipment: vacuum cleaner, scrubber, buffer.
• Use buckets, wet and dry mops, and brooms.
• Operate grass-cutting equipment.

Skills

Custodial experience

Physical endurance

Teamwork

Education

High School diploma or GED

Job description

Howard County Public School System (HCPSS) is hiring a full-time custodian to manage routine building and grounds maintenance across schools in the Howard County region. Responsibilities include cleaning, snow removal, lawn care, and securing buildings.

Requires physical stamina and the ability to respond to emergencies as needed. The ideal candidate has a high school diploma or GED and at least two years of custodian experience, with school-system experience preferred.