Head Custodian @ Creekside

Pitt County Schools; Winterville (NC); On-site; USD 34,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Pitt County Schools Creekside Elementary in Winterville, North Carolina, seeks a Head Custodian to supervise custodial staff and maintain school facilities. Starting pay is NC04 $16.83 per hour, with 12 months employment and full-time benefits.

The role includes cleaning and maintenance tasks, grounds upkeep, safety system operation, and collaboration with students, teachers, and staff under the School Principal's direction.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of cleaning methods, materials, and equipment.
• Ability to work with others and follow oral and written directions.
• Ability to read and write.

Responsibilities

• Cleaning and washing floors, walls, ceilings; dusting and polishing furniture; washing windows; stripping, spraying, buffing, waxing, and polishing floors; washing and cleaning restrooms.
• Set up and shift furniture and furnishings as required.
• Provide assistance to students, teachers, public, and any other employee as assigned by supervisor.
• Maintain grounds by cutting grass with hand and power mowers, collecting litter, trimming bushes and small trees, raking grounds, and performing minor repairs to walks, paths, walls play apparatus, roads, and site improvements.
• Assist in building maintenance on a handyman's level by replacing window glass, cleaning gutters and drainpipes, freeing stopped sanitary and sink plumbing, repairing leaks, repairing furniture, doing simple painting, replacing lights, and performing other related work.
• Transport teaching supplies and equipment as required by the teaching staff and principal.
• Operate heating, lighting, ventilation, and electrical controls as specified. Perform routing lubrication services and minor preventive maintenance services.
• Perform inventory control checks.
• Assist in key maintenance program.
• Operate security systems and fire safety systems.
• Inspect the school building and grounds, and report deficiencies.
• Maintain watch over property and grounds against trespassing, vandalism, and fire hazards. Signal police and fire departments.
• Order miscellaneous custodial material and supplies.
• Other duties as assigned by the immediate supervisor.
• Obtain and maintain a Commercial Driver's License and a Pitt County Schools Pocket Card and operate a school bus when needed.

Skills

Cleaning knowledge

Teamwork

Reading/Writing

Education

High school diploma or GED

CDL with school endorsement

Job description

Head Custodian @ Creekside

Pitt County Schools Creekside Elementary - Winterville, North Carolina Open in Google Maps

Job Details

Job ID: 5922028

Application Deadline: Posted until filled

Posted: Sep 11, 2026 2:02 AM (UTC)

Position Type: Full-time

Job Categories: Support Staff > Custodian

Job Description

Starting Pay: NC04 $16.83 (subject to changes)

Position Title: Head Custodian Supervises: Custodial Staff

Reports To: School Principal Evaluated By: Principal

Term of Employment

12 months

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities

Knowledge of cleaning methods, materials, and equipment; ability to work with others and follow oral and written directions; ability to read and write.

Education/Training

High school diploma or GED, CDL with school endorsement

Position Description

Custodial work involving independent activity to keep school clean, sanitary, and in orderly condition; to perform minor maintenance tasks; and to service surrounding school grounds. Perform assigned manual work of ordinary difficulty and responsibility and semi-skilled tasks that follow established procedures. Job assignments are in the form of written or oral instructions and are performed under supervision and reviewed upon completion.

Responsibilities

1. Cleaning and washing floors, walls, ceilings; dusting and polishing furniture; washing windows; stripping, spraying, buffing, waxing, and polishing floors; washing and cleaning restrooms. Disposal of garbage and trash.
2. Set up and shift furniture and furnishings as required.
3. Provide assistance to students, teachers, public, and any other employee as assigned by supervisor.
4. Maintain grounds by cutting grass with hand and power mowers, collecting litter, trimming bushes and small trees, raking grounds, and performing minor repairs to walks, paths, walls play apparatus, roads, and site improvements. Snow removal duties as assigned.
5. Assist in building maintenance on a handyman's level by replacing window glass, cleaning gutters and drainpipes, freeing stopped sanitary and sink plumbing, repairing leaks, repairing furniture, doing simple painting, replacing lights, and performing other related work.
6. Transport teaching supplies and equipment as required by the teaching staff and principal.
7. Operate heating, lighting, ventilation, and electrical controls as specified. Perform routing lubrication services and minor preventive maintenance services.
8. Perform inventory control checks.
9. Assist in key maintenance program.
10. Operate security systems and fire safety systems.
11. Inspect the school building and grounds, and report deficiencies.
12. Maintain watch over property and grounds against trespassing, vandalism, and fire hazards. Signal police and fire departments.
13. Order miscellaneous custodial material and supplies.
14. Other duties as assigned by the immediate supervisor.
15. Obtain and maintain a Commercial Driver's License and a Pitt County Schools Pocket Card and operate a school bus when needed.

Physical Demands

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand, walk, reach with hands and arms, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl, and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance.

The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 100 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move more than 100 pounds. Specific vision includes depth perception and the ability to see color.

Position Type: Full-time

Job Categories: Support Staff > Custodian