Lead Custodian, Middle School

Fargo Public Schools; Fargo (ND); On-site; USD 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Fargo Public Schools is seeking a diligent Custodian/Lead Custodian to clean and maintain district buildings and grounds. The role includes organizing and scheduling custodial staff, overseeing seasonal maintenance and contracted cleaners, and ensuring facilities are ready for academics and activities.

The position emphasizes safety, compliance with policies, and efficiency in daily operations, with opportunities to supervise and contribute to facility readiness under varying weather and event

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Ability to operate a computer including basic software.

Responsibilities

• Custodial duties for district buildings and grounds.
• Lead and schedule custodial staff and seasonal maintenance.
• Perform basic repairs with hand/power tools and oversee winterizing/reopening of sites.
• Substitute for other custodial staff and participate in mandatory training.

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

Position Summary: Cleaning and maintenance of the district's buildings and grounds. Organizes and schedules custodial staff, including seasonal maintenance staff and contracted cleaning staff.Net Cleanable Square Feet (NCSF) of Middle School buildings range from 166,285 to 195,300 square feet.

1.Custodial Services: Responsible for cleaning building property in a timely and efficient manner, preparing the facility for academic and general use.

Priority: Essential |Percent of Time: 60%

Examples of this work include:

• Responsible for a designated area of the building to clean
• Responsible for knowledge of all custodial chemicals and procedures, including ordering and maintaining an adequate inventory of these supplies.
• Responsible for day to day building operation, activities setups, and building security.
• Enters and processes work orders through the district's work order system in the areas of custodial operations and general maintenance for the facility and grounds.
• Performs mowing and trimming, litter control of grounds, and maintains grounds equipment.
• Removes ice and snow from sidewalks, including the application of ice melt and road sand using snowblowers and sanders; snow removal duties include overnight and extended shifts.
• In the event of unscheduled closures due to weather events and/or other circumstances, this position is considered "essential personnel" for reopening school buildings.

2. Lead Responsibilities: Instructs and oversees custodians on activities and cleaning areas,including scheduling of custodians and workloads, and makes quality control inspections of assigned areas.

Priority: Essential |Percent of Time: 25%

Examples of this work include:

• Communicates regularly with the building administration on building activities.
• Schedules and assigns work to the building custodial staff.
• Conducts building cleanliness checks and communicates employee performance issues to the Custodial Supervisor.
• Assists in writing employee performance evaluations.
• Responsible for the knowledge of all district and departmental policies and procedures, including the building asbestos survey, SDS material, the building hazard communication program, fire extinguishers, and AEDs.

3. General Maintenance: Performs basic repairs to equipment. Occasionally performs minor maintenance work using hand and power tools.

Priority: Essential |Percent of Time: 10%

Examples of this work include:

• Maintains and, with the Mechanical and Trades Specialist, makes minor repairs to custodial and grounds equipment.
• Working with appropriate district staff, is responsible for overseeing any winterizing and subsequent reopening of any site facilities where this is necessary.

4. Department Support: other duties as assigned.

Priority: Essential |Percent of Time: 5%

Examples of this work include:

• Substitutes for other district custodial employees when needed.
• Participates in all mandatory training appropriate to the position as required by the district.

Minimum Qualifications:

• High school diploma or GED.
• Minimum three years of experience in building maintenance or custodial/grounds work.
• Ability to operate a personal computer including the use of a database, spreadsheet, word processor, email and online resources.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety and procedure manuals.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience working with Google Docs.
• Experience working preventative maintenance system software.
• One year of experience supervising personnel.
• Experience writing routine reports and correspondence.
• State Issued Divers License or ability to obtain; must have and maintain insurability with the District's insurance carrier.

Reports To: Custodial Supervisor

Frequent personal contact with staff, faculty, administrators, and members of the community. Occasional contact with external vendors is an essential part of the position and requires the ability to communicate operational and logistics information.

Work involves activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions. Examples of this include trouble shooting equipment malfunctions and physically navigating equipment, such as commercial floor machines, under difficult conditions. This position is required to assess and determine solutions to ensure effective execution of operation and event logistics. The scope of impact includes student activities, tournaments, and facility rentals.

Freedom To Act:

The incumbent performs work independently under the direction of the Custodial Supervisor and responds to emergent issues and questions from trades and custodial personal. The incumbent will make decisions including delegating daily tasks and coordination of staffing schedules. This position is issued a District credit card with a $500.00 spending limit per transaction. Complex issues and issues with department wide financial impacts will be discussed with the Custodial Supervisor.

All employees must comply with department and institution procedures and policies, Fargo Public School policies and procedures, as well as local, state and federal laws, regulations, guidelines and business and industry standards.

Physical Requirements:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Stand

Frequently

Use hands dexterously (use fingers to handle, feel, type)

Frequently

Walk

Frequently

Reach with hands and arms

Frequently

Sit

Rarely

Climb or balance

Frequently

Talk or hear

Frequently

Stoop/kneel/crouch or crawl

Frequently

Taste or smell

Rarely

Lift and carry up to 50 pounds

Frequently

Work at a Height of up to 50 ft

Occasionally

Lift and carry up to 100 pounds

Occasionally

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly works outdoors and indoors. The employee will work near or with moving mechanical equipment. The employee may work with toxic or caustic chemicals such as petroleum products, degreasers, and sprays while performing the duties of this job. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to loud.

The Fargo Public School District is committed to maintaining a learning and working environment free from discrimination and harassment in all employment and educational programs, activities, and facilities. The District prohibits discrimination and harassment based on a student's, parent's, guardian's, or employee's race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, disability, age, or any other status protected by law.

Any person having inquiries concerning the District's compliance with the regulations implementing Title VI, Title IX, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), or Section 504 is directed to contact Dr. Patricia Cummings, Director of Compliance, who has been designated by the District to coordinate efforts to comply with the regulations regarding nondiscrimination. The office address and telephone number of Dr. Cummings are as follows: 700 7th Street S., Fargo, North Dakota 58103, [phone].

If any person believes that the District or District staff have inadequately applied the regulations of (1) Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, (2) Title IX of the Education Amendment Act of 1972, (3) Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, or (4) the Americans with Disabilities Act, they may bring forward a grievance to the District's Section Director of Compliance who serves as the 504 Coordinator. The District's grievance procedures are established to provide a prompt and equitable resolution of a complaint. However, it should be understood by the individual involved that a complaint can be made to the Office for Civil Rights without going through the District's grievance procedures:

U.S. Department of Education

Office for Civil Rights

Lyndon Baines Johnson Department of Education Bldg

400 Maryland Avenue, SW

Washington, DC 20202-1100