Head Custodian - Northeast Elementary (School Year 2025-2026)

Ankeny High School; Ankeny (IA); On-site; Full time

Job summary

Ankeny Community School District seeks a Head Custodian for Northeast Elementary for the 2025-2026 school year. The role involves supervising custodial staff, ensuring a clean and safe environment, and performing various maintenance tasks. Ideal candidates will have strong communication skills and a high school diploma. The position offers a competitive hourly wage of $19.50, with hours from 10:30 A.M. to 7:00 P.M.

Qualifications

• Ability to read basic operating instructions.
• Demonstrates a reasonable degree of computer proficiency.

Responsibilities

• Supervise custodial staff and ensure a clean environment.
• Perform daily cleaning operations and prepare buildings for activities.
• Monitor activities to ensure site safety.

Skills

Communication

Leadership

Teamwork

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

Head Custodian - Northeast Elementary (School Year 2025-2026)

The Ankeny Community School District (CSD) is renowned for its excellence across academics, athletics, the arts, and various activities. Situated in central Iowa, just 6 miles from Des Moines, Ankeny CSD caters to over 12,800 students from preschool through 12th grade, making it the 7th largest district in the state. With a strong reputation for its commitment to student success and a competitive salary and benefits package, Ankeny CSD is a standout choice for both educators and families seeking a high-quality educational environment.

JDE: 5.04

Head Custodian

Purpose Statement

The role of H ead Custodian is to supervise custodial staff at their assigned building, ensuring a clean, orderly, and safe environment. Head custodians work alongside their team, performing a wide variety of cleaning and maintenance activities on building campuses. Head custodians ensure each campus is attractive, sanitary, and safe for students, staff, and visitors. Duties may include performing daily cleaning operations, assisting and preparing our building for activities and campus events, and working collaboratively with the custodian team, maintenance team and building team.

Job Title: Head Custodian

Hourly Wage: $19.50/hr.

Hours: 10:30 A.M. - 7:00 P.M.

Start Date: July 1, 2025

Reports To : Operations & Custodial Manager

Wage/Hour Status : Non-Exempt

Minimum Qualifications :

• High school diploma or GED, preferred
• Ability to read basic operating instructions
• Demonstrates a reasonable degree of computer proficiency

Essential Functions

• Work well with others, maintain a positive and effective communication with the building custodial team, school personnel and students.
• Provides leadership that contributes to a positive work environment.
• Cleans assigned facilities and/or grounds (e.g. classrooms, offices, gym, restrooms, cafeteria, multipurpose rooms, pools, grounds, etc.) for the purpose of maintaining a sanitary, safe and attractive environment.
• Monitors activities in and around work areas (e.g. halls, multipurpose rooms, lunch room, restrooms, grounds, etc.) for the purpose of preventing injuries and ensuring site safety.
• Performs minor, job related, maintenance on custodial equipment, classroom furniture and fixtures (e.g. change vacuum cleaner belts, bags, etc.) for the purpose of ensuring proper functioning and usability of items.
• Prepares campus for daily operations (e.g. opening gates, raising flags, sweeping walkway, etc.) for the purpose of ensuring facilities are operational and hazard free.
• Replenishes classroom and restroom supplies (e.g. paper towels, soap, etc.) for the purpose of ensuring adequate quantities for daily use.
• Responds to immediate safety and/or operational concerns (e.g. facility damage, vandalism, alarms, etc.) for the purpose of taking appropriate action or notifying appropriate personnel for resolution.
• Responds to inquiries from staff, students, parents, and/or visitors for the purpose of providing information, taking appropriate action and/or directing to appropriate personnel for resolution.
• Secures facilities and grounds (e.g. doors, gates, alarms, lights, etc.) for the purpose of minimizing property damage, equipment loss and/or potential liability.
• Performs summer maintenance (e.g. strip/wax floors, moves furniture, painting, etc.) for the purpose of completing and/or facilitating summer construction.
• Supports District maintenance staff (e.g. grounds, trades, general maintenance, etc.) for the purpose of completing site custodial activities.
• Informs site personnel for the purpose of providing information and direction regarding activities, safety issues and/or proper maintenance of facilities and equipment.
• Attends meetings, in-service training, workshops, etc. for the purpose of gathering information required to perform job functions.

Other Functions

• Participate in staff development training programs, faculty meetings, and special events as assigned.
• Demonstrate initiative and the ability to work without close supervision.
• Demonstrates integrity and maintains confidentiality.
• Works well with others, maintaining positive and effective communication with school personnel and works well with other custodians on jobs that require more than one person.
• Is respectful and appropriately interacts with staff, students, and visitors.
• Upholds and adheres to safety rules and policies of the Ankeny Community School District safety program.
• Supports the goals and objectives of the school district and follows all district policies.
• Demonstrates the ability to attend work on a regular and routine basis to avoid disruption to
• district operations.
• Perform all duties in a safe manner to avoid injury to oneself and/or others.
• Responds to emergency situations for the purpose of resolving immediate safety concerns and/or directing appropriate personnel for resolution.
• Performs other related duties, as assigned, for the purpose of ensuring the efficient and effective functioning of the work unit.

Mental Demands/Physical Demands/Environmental Factors:

The usual and customary methods of performing the position functions require the following physical demands: significant lifting, carrying, pushing, pulling, climbing, reaching, driving, standing and walking. Working conditions may include extreme temperatures and humidity. Hazards may include exposure to communicable diseases. This position requires one to maintain emotional control under stress. Successful candidates are subject to post-offer pre-employment physical.

Building-level custodial team

Terms of Employment

Work year established by the Superintendent; Salary according to schedule adopted annually.

Evaluation

Job performance will be evaluated annually, as per district policies and procedures

The foregoing statements describe the general purpose and responsibilities assigned to this job and are not an exhaustive list of all responsibilities and duties that may be assigned or skills that may be required.

Approved by: Justin Mohr Date: July 1st, 2024

The Ankeny Community School District is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer.

About the company

Ankeny High School is a public high school located in Ankeny, Iowa.