Head Building Service Worker - Cherryvale Elementary

Sumter School District; Sumter (SC); On-site; USD 32,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

Sumter School District Cherryvale Elementary School in Sumter, South Carolina is seeking a Head Building Service Worker (Non-exempt) to maintain safety, cleanliness and upkeep of the school facilities.

The role reports to the Principal, supervises custodial staff, and participates in selecting, scheduling and training for the team. Minimum 3 years of school custodian experience required; physical requirements include lifting up to 50 pounds. 240-day term. Equal opportunity employer.

Qualifications

• 3 years experience as a school custodian or the equivalent in custodial service in other institutions and firms.
• Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the Board may find appropriate and acceptable.

Responsibilities

• Helps in the selection, assignment, scheduling, and training of members of the custodial staff at the assigned school.
• Plans and oversees all maintenance and repair work, maintaining a high standard of safety, cleanliness, and efficiency.
• Monitors the time records and schedules of all custodial employees in the school and certifies them for salary payments.
• Maintains an inventory and recommends purchase or suitable supplies, tools, and Equipment.
• Evaluates the performance of the custodial staff on a regular basis.
• Promotes the safety, health, and comfort of the students and employees.
• Keeps all boiler rooms and electrical rooms clear of rubbish and stored materials.
• Must be able to lift 50 pounds on a regular basis.
• Demonstrates all duties necessary as a custodian.
• Uses district checklist to maintain playground equipment in safe working condition.
• Works with others consistently in a cooperative and respectful manner.
• Performs all other duties and responsibilities designated by the principal.

Skills

Custodial experience

Job description

Head Building Service Worker - Cherryvale Elementary

Sumter School District Cherryvale Elementary School - Sumter, South Carolina Open in Google Maps

Job Details

Job ID: 5900282

Application Deadline: Posted until filled

Posted: Aug 24, 2026 7:08 PM (UTC)

Job Description

Sumter School District

POSITION: Head Building Service Worker, Non-exempt

QUALIFICATIONS: 3 years experience as a school custodian or the equivalent in custodial service in other institutions and firms. Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the Board may find appropriate and acceptable.

REPORTS TO: Principal

SUPERVISES: Custodial staff of the school

JOB GOAL: To maintain the safety, cleanliness and upkeep of the physical school plan and grounds to provide an environment conducive to learning.

JOB DUTIES

• Helps in the selection, assignment, scheduling, and training of members of the custodial staff at the assigned school.


• Plans and oversees all maintenance and repair work, maintaining a high standard of safety, cleanliness, and efficiency.


• Monitors the time records and schedules of all custodial employees in the school and certifies them for salary payments.


• Maintains an inventory and recommends purchase or suitable supplies, tools, and Equipment.


• Evaluates the performance of the custodial staff on a regular basis.


• Strives constantly to promote the safety, health, and comfort of the students and employees.


• Keeps all boiler rooms and electrical rooms clear of rubbish and stored materials.


• Must be able to lift 50 pounds on a regular basis.


• Demonstrates all duties necessary as a custodian.


• Uses district checklist to maintain playground equipment in safe working condition.


• 11. Works with others consistently in a cooperative and respectful manner.


• 12. Performs all other duties and responsibilities designated by the principal.

STANDARDS REQUIRED TO PERFORM ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

• Physical Requirements: Requires medium work that involves walking, standing, stooping, crouching, crawling, climbing, stretching or lifting all of the time and also involves exerting between 20 and 50 pounds of force on a recurring basis, or considerable skill, adeptness and speed in the use of fingers, hands or limbs in tasks involving very close tolerances or limits of accuracy.


• Data Conception: Requires the ability to compare and/or judge the readily observable, functional, structural, or compositional characteristics (whether similar to or divergent from obvious standards) of data, people, or things.


• Interpersonal Communication: Requires the ability of speaking and/or signaling people to convey or exchange information. Includes the giving of assignments and instructions to subordinates. Includes the receiving of information and instructions from supervisor.


• Language Ability: Requires the ability to read a variety of administrative, technical and other documents and reports. Requires the ability to prepare various types of reports and documents with the proper format. Has the ability to speak before others with poise, voice control and confidence.


• Intelligence: Requires the ability to apply principles of rational systems to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists; to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in oral, written, diagrammatic or schedule form. Requires the ability to apply influence systems in staff supervision; to learn and understand principles and techniques; to make independent judgments in absence of supervision; to acquire knowledge of topics related to primary occupation. Must have the ability to comprehend and interpret received information.


• Verbal Aptitude: Requires the ability to record and deliver information, to explain procedures, to follow and give verbal and written instructions; to counsel and teach employees. Must be able to communicate effectively and efficiently in a variety of technical and/or professional languages including facility management, building trades, custodial care, etc.


• Numeric Aptitude: Requires the ability to add and subtract totals, to multiply and divide, to determine percentages and decimals and to determine time. Must be able to use practical applications of fractions, percentages, ratio and proportion.


• Form/Spatial Aptitude: Requires the ability to inspect items for proper length, width, and shape.


• Motor Coordination: Requires the ability to coordinate hands and eyes in using office and specialized equipment; to operate motor vehicles.


• Manual Dexterity: Requires the ability to handle a variety of items, office equipment, control knobs, switches, hand and power tools, measuring devices, etc. Must have significant levels of eye/hand/foot coordination.


• Color Discrimination: Requires the ability to differentiate colors and shades of color.


• Interpersonal Temperament: Requires the ability to deal with people beyond giving and receiving instructions. Must be adaptable to performing under stress when confronted with emergency situations or tight deadlines. The worker may be subject to tension as a regular, consistent part of the job. Worker may be subject to danger or risk to a moderate degree.


• Physical Communications: Requires the ability to talk and hear: (talking: expressing or exchanging ideas by means of spoken words; hearing: perceiving nature of sounds by ear).

TERMS: 240 days.

EVALUATION: Performance of this job will be evaluated by the Principal in accordance with provisions of Sumter School District policy.

8/2026 Updated

SUMTER SCHOOL DISTRICT IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER.

Position Type: Full-time

Job Categories: Classroom Teacher > Elementary

Contact Information

• Tiffany Walters


• 1345 Wilson Hall Road


• Sumter, South Carolina 29150


• Phone: [phone]


• Email: [e-mail]

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