Night Custodian - School Facilities & Safety

State of Oregon; Salem (VA); On-site; USD 39,000 - 41,000; Full time

Job summary

The Oregon School for the Deaf is seeking a full-time custodian for the academic year to maintain cleanliness across campus, including classrooms, hallways, restrooms and common areas.

The position operates on a night schedule (11:00 p.m. – 7:00 a.m.) and includes general cleaning, light maintenance, security checks, and event preparation. Applicants should be able to work independently and lift heavy objects as needed.

Responsibilities

• Provide support services to programs and departments at Oregon School for the Deaf; keep buildings clean including floors, restrooms, desks, chairs, tables, shelves, and carpeting; remove trash; and wash windows.
• Keep outside walkways clean and litter-free.
• General cleaning: empties ash trays and wastebaskets; cleans walls and surfaces; cleans windows and mirrors; cleans and sanitizes toilets, sinks and showers; fills dispensers; dusts; sweeps, mops, strips, waxes and buffs floors; vacuum and shampoo carpets; pick up litter; shovel snow; sweep steps; wash outside windows; collect and bundle recyclable items.
• Repairs: changes light bulbs, clears clogged drains and toilets, performs minor maintenance of custodial equipment and building (i.e. changes belts or bags on vacuum cleaners, changes brushes and pads on floor buffers and waxers, tightens screws, replaces doorknobs), reports needed repairs for maintenance and safety problems.
• Security: locks and unlocks buildings, turns lights on and off, makes rounds to ensure systems are functioning properly, and reports security deficiencies.
• Supplies: stocks shelves and/or cleaning carts with needed supplies, cleans the cart and equipment at end of shift, tests new products, may requisition needed supplies.
• Miscellaneous: moves and arranges furniture for various special functions; may coordinate the work of students or other helpers.
• Working Conditions: daily contact with hearing impaired/multi-handicapped persons; handles complaints and requests from staff/others; daily work with machinery, cleaning chemicals; work independently; work to be assigned by supervisor; work in inclement weather; stand and walk for long periods; may lift heavy objects in excess of 50 lbs. occasionally.

Job description

The Oregon School for the Deaf is seeking a full-time custodian for the academic year to maintain cleanliness across campus, including classrooms, hallways, restrooms and common areas.

The position operates on a night schedule (11:00 p.m. – 7:00 a.m.) and includes general cleaning, light maintenance, security checks, and event preparation. Applicants should be able to work independently and lift heavy objects as needed.