Lead School Custodian & Facilities Technician

Ithaca City School District; Town of Ithaca (NY); On-site; USD 20,000 - 29,000; Full time

Job summary

The Ithaca City School District is seeking a Custodian (Internal and External Posting) to manage cleaning, operation and maintenance of a small school building or a shift of a larger one. Reports to the Director of School Facilities and Operations III, Head Custodian, or Principal.

Supervisory duties may extend to other custodial staff and full responsibility for a small school’s custodial operation. Typical duties include supervising staff, cleaning floors, dusting, trash removal, minor

Qualifications

• Must be eligible for appointment as a Custodian by Civil Service.
• One year of experience in cleaning, maintenance or repair, building construction or trades.

Responsibilities

• Supervises and assigns cleaning work of subordinate personnel.
• Supervises cleaning of floors, stairs, windows, walls, blackboards, sinks and fixtures.
• Dusts and polishes desks, woodwork and equipment.
• Empties wastebaskets and disposes of refuse.
• Performs minor repairs such as faucet washers and wiring adjustments.
• Arranges furniture for events and cleans after lunch.
• Opens/closes school building and secures doors/windows.
• Checks and adjusts clocks and bells; delivers packages and supplies.
• Orders, inventories and distributes custodial supplies.
• Performs groundskeeping: snow clearing, mowing lawns, raking leaves.

Skills

Supervisory experience

Job description

The Ithaca City School District is seeking a Custodian (Internal and External Posting) to manage cleaning, operation and maintenance of a small school building or a shift of a larger one. Reports to the Director of School Facilities and Operations III, Head Custodian, or Principal.

Supervisory duties may extend to other custodial staff and full responsibility for a small school’s custodial operation. Typical duties include supervising staff, cleaning floors, dusting, trash removal, minor