Facilities & Safety Support (Custodian) – Full-Time

Young World Physical Education; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 21,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Maritime Academy Charter School is seeking a Custodial Support Staff to help maintain a sanitary, safe facility for students, staff, and visitors in Philadelphia, PA. The role includes setting up for events, supervising areas, and addressing safety and repair needs under the principal's guidance.

Responsibilities cover cleaning, setup/teardown, and daily attendance expectations. Qualifications emphasize reliability, energy, teamwork, and strong communication while supporting an inclusive urban

Qualifications

• Ability to work with students and staff of all levels and backgrounds
• Excellent time management and multi-tasking skills with the ability to “wear many hats” with a “can do” attitude
• Dedication to urban education and a belief that all students should be held to high standards
• Strong work ethic, positive attitude, teamwork and leadership skills
• High physical and emotional energy
• Excellent communication skills
• Commitment to diversity and inclusion

Responsibilities

• Cleans assigned school facility classrooms, cafeteria, offices, gymnasium, restrooms, multi-purpose rooms, grounds, etc. for the purpose of maintaining a sanitary, safe, attractive school environment
• Assists with hallway monitoring and supervising of students in the cafeteria, restrooms, school grounds, and parking lots to ensure proper student behavior and safety
• Helps respond to immediate safety and/or operational concerns, such as facility damage, alarms, etc. for the purpose of taking appropriate action to resolve immediate safety issues and maintain a functioning physical and educational environment
• Inspects school facility for the purpose of ensuring site is suitable for safe operations and maintained in an attractive and clean condition, and identifies any repairs that may be necessary due to vandalism, equipment breakage, weather conditions, etc.
• Sweeps, dusts, arranges furniture, empties trash, and sets up for scheduled activities. Washes walls, baseboards, woodwork and windows and cleans and polishes metal surfaces. Cleans and maintains hard and soft surface floors. Wet mops and spot cleans hard and soft surface floors. Cleans, sanitizes and deodorizes restrooms l
• Assists with set ups and tear downs for school activities
• Daily attendance and punctuality are required for the purpose of ensuring the goals of the work are met
• Performs other duties, as needed and as assigned by supervisors

Skills

Student interaction

Time management

Multi-tasking

Professionalism

Communication

Diversity and inclusion

Job description

Maritime Academy Charter School is seeking a Custodial Support Staff to help maintain a sanitary, safe facility for students, staff, and visitors in Philadelphia, PA. The role includes setting up for events, supervising areas, and addressing safety and repair needs under the principal's guidance.

Responsibilities cover cleaning, setup/teardown, and daily attendance expectations. Qualifications emphasize reliability, energy, teamwork, and strong communication while supporting an inclusive urban