Lead School Custodian IV

Hawaiʻi State Department of Education; Kahuku (HI); On-site; USD 49,000 - 66,000; Full time

Job summary

Hawaii State Department of Education seeks a School Custodian IV to oversee custodial services for a school and supervise staff to maintain clean, safe facilities.

The role includes directing subordinates, supervising special events prep, and performing advanced maintenance on plumbing, electrical fixtures, and woodwork. It requires experience in custodial work and supervisory responsibilities within a school setting.

Qualifications

• General Experience: Progressively responsible work experience in one or a combination of the following areas: janitorial or related custodial work such as sweeping, dusting and cleaning of buildings; grounds maintenance work experience including such activities as cleaning, watering, fertilizing, trimming, mowing, sweeping and raking; general laboring experience such as moving materials, furniture and equipment; loading and unloading trucks; carrying, unloading and stacking tools and supplies for skilled craftsman; and digging trenches and ditches.

Responsibilities

• Directs work of subordinates in providing custodial services for a school.
• Assigns, lays out, inspects and supervises the work of subordinates to insure that buildings and grounds areas are kept in a clean and orderly condition.
• Personally performs the more difficult maintenance work to plumbing and electrical fixtures and to woodwork not requiring journey worker level trade skills.
• Supervises custodial staff in preparing for special school functions.
• Has charge of cleaning and operational maintenance of special school equipment such as swimming pools, auditoriums and loud speaker systems.
• Supervises or participates in the propagation and cultivation of flowers, plants and lawns.
• Requisitions, receives, stores and is responsible for janitorial supplies and equipment for the school assigned and takes periodic inventories of such supplies and equipment.
• Maintains records of supplies dispensed and of equipment issued.
• Makes reports on work accomplished and of unusual happenings or accidents.
• Keeps daily time sheets.
• Has security responsibility for the school.
• Turns "night lights" on and off at proper hours.
• May supervise student help when assigned.
• May operate power equipment such as power lawn mowers.
• May perform the typical duties of lower level custodians if necessary.

Job description

Hawaii State Department of Education seeks a School Custodian IV to oversee custodial services for a school and supervise staff to maintain clean, safe facilities.

The role includes directing subordinates, supervising special events prep, and performing advanced maintenance on plumbing, electrical fixtures, and woodwork. It requires experience in custodial work and supervisory responsibilities within a school setting.