Head Custodian

Addison Press Inc; Brandon (VT); On-site; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dedicated Head Custodian to ensure the maintenance and cleanliness of school facilities. This role involves overseeing custodial staff, managing schedules, and maintaining safety standards. The ideal candidate will possess strong leadership skills and be ready to respond to emergencies. You'll collaborate closely with the Facilities Manager to ensure operational excellence and a safe environment for students and staff. If you are passionate about maintaining a clean and safe learning environment, this is the perfect opportunity for you to make a significant impact.

Benefits

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Long Term Disability

Life Insurance

Qualifications

• Demonstrable leadership skills and experience in a supervisory capacity.
• Must be willing to work irregular hours and respond to emergencies.

Responsibilities

• Oversee cleanliness, repair, and maintenance of school facilities.
• Coordinate with Facilities Manager on work orders and custodial staff.

Skills

Leadership Skills

Emergency Response

Custodial Management

Communication

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

Google Drive

Safeschools

Frontline

Job description

Otter Valley High School (Brandon, VT) is accepting applications for full time Head Custodian to begin immediately. Competitive wage. Position is eligible for health, dental plus a platform of employer and employee paid benefits including long term disability, life insurance and more.

JOB SUMMARY:
The Head Custodian is responsible for the overall maintenance and cleanliness of the school’s facilities. It is the responsibility of the Head Custodian to ensure that the facilities are maintained in a condition of operating excellence, cleanliness, and safety. The Head Custodian will have some supervisory responsibility over the other custodians including seasonal custodial employees. Safety, cleanliness and continued efficiency of operation shall be a major goal at all times.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Perform and oversee cleanliness, repair and maintenance of all equipment, buildings and grounds of the school.
• Recommend to the Principal and Facilities Manager the purchase and replacement of maintenance equipment and custodial supplies.
• Coordinate with the Facilities Manager on work orders to organize, prioritize, assign, schedule for completion and report when requested on work accomplishments
• Perform routine manual work involving custodial and housekeeping care of school buildings and grounds, including snow removal, recycling, cleanliness and groundskeeping
• Report all custodial problems to the Facilities Manager in a timely manner
• Ensure that all custodial equipment (buffers, vacuum cleaners, scrubbers, pails, mops, etc.) are kept clean and in excellent condition.
• Maintain custodial storage areas in a clean and orderly fashion
• Oversee management of onsite hazardous materials
• Collaborate with Facilities Manager to maintain a proper inventory of all custodial supplies. These include but are not limited to: light bulbs, toilet paper, paper towels, rags, cleaning solutions, waxes, buffer discs etc.
• Be available for after-hours response as needed
• Help with assigning work schedules for school custodial staff.
• Coordinate with the Facilities Manager the work of custodial staff.
• Make weekly inspections of all buildings and grounds.
• Schedule, supervise and evaluate custodial personnel
• Assist in the recruitment, employment, assignment, transfer, promotion, demotion, or dismissal of custodial and maintenance personnel.
• Maintain necessary records regarding work orders, supplies, time and attendance records etc.
• Coordinate with the Facilities Manager all building custodial vacation schedules.
• Responsible for securing the building or creating a schedule/system for securing the building.
• Understand and implement safety procedures as required by the school.
• Per Special Event request, ensure setup and break down for meetings, dances, activities and athletic events, etc.
• Other duties may be assigned by Facilities Manager or Principal as needed

QUALIFICATIONS:

• A minimum of a High School Diploma, GED or equivalent preferred, with demonstrable leadership skills and experience in a supervisory capacity.
• Must be willing to work irregular hours and be able to respond to emergencies

TOOLS/TECHNOLOGY REQUIREMENTS:
Navigate and understand the school’s e-mail system to send and receive information and/or work requests and work with Google Drive applications, Safeschools, Frontline and school based digital systems.

Interested candidates should apply on schoolspring.com to:
Rich Vigue
Supervisor of Facilities and Transportation

Position Type: Full-time
Salary: $24 to $25 Per Hour
Job Categories:Support Staff > Maintenance

Job Requirements

• At least 2 year(s) of relevant experience preferred.
• High School/Trade School degree preferred.
• Citizenship, residency or work visa required

Contact Information
Brooke Dahlin, Human Resources Coordinator
49 Court Drive
Brandon, Vermont 05733
Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]

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