Night Custodian: Uplift Heights Primary School

Uplift Education; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 30,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Uplift Education in Dallas is seeking a dedicated Night Custodian to keep school facilities clean, safe, and welcoming for students, staff, and visitors.

Responsibilities include nightly cleaning, waste removal, basic maintenance, setting up cafeteria areas, and assisting with cleaning non-routine tasks such as window washing and deep cleaning. The role requires high school diploma or GED or equivalent experience, and basic tech literacy.

Qualifications

• Education: High School Diploma or GED or 2+ years in janitorial/building maintenance; school env. preferred.
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret technical instructions; respond to complaints; present information clearly.

Responsibilities

• Perform nightly cleaning: sweep, mop, wipe surfaces, clean restrooms.
• Remove trash and maintain campus facilities and equipment.
• Assist with cafeteria setup and light maintenance tasks.
• Handle non-routine cleaning such as window washing, deep cleaning floors, and vent cleaning.
• Report major repairs or equipment failures to supervisor.

Skills

Communication skills

English proficiency

Education

High School Diploma or GED

2+ years in janitorial or building maintenance

Tools

Work order software

Burglar alarm operation

Smartphone for communication

Job description

Mission Statement

Uplift's mission is to create and sustain public schools of excellence that empower each student to reach their highest potential in college and the global marketplace and that inspire in students a life-long love of learning, achievement, and service in order to positively change their world.

Primary Purpose

Performs nightly custodial tasks that provide school personnel, students, and the public with an environmentally safe, attractive, comfortable, clean, and efficient place in which to work and conduct school activities.

Duties/Responsibilities

• Performs routine nightly cleaning, including sweeping, mopping, wiping down furniture, and cleaning restrooms
• Removes trash and waste and places it into a dumpster or trash compactor
• Maintains campus buildings, facilities, grounds, and equipment by performing regular cleaning and maintenance
• Assists with cafeteria dining area set up, including arranging tables and chairs for morning use
• Routinely performs light maintenance tasks such as unclogging a toilet or drain, fixing restroom partitions, fixing furniture or performing maintenance on janitorial equipment

• Performs non-routine cleaning such, but not limited to:
  • Cleaning waste receptacles
  • Washing windows, interior and exterior
  • Pressure washing and other cleaning of the building exterior
  • Dusting furniture
  • Cleaning vents, fans, walls and ceilings
  • Deep cleaning tile, grout, carpet, LVT, VCT and other flooring
  • Performs deep cleaning duties that require the use of a ladder or other lifting equipment such as, but not limited to, high window cleaning, high dusting, bulb replacement and replacement of ceiling tiles

• Performs non-routine maintenance such, but not limited to:?
  • Performing stripping and waxing operations
  • Moving furniture in preparation for stripping and waxing or for other reasons
  • Painting classrooms, hallways, offices and atriums; changing light bulbs
  • Clean bodily fluids and disinfect surfaces
  • Notifies school administration of any needed major repairs or equipment failure
  • Maintains organization and cleanliness of storage, supply and maintenance areas; maintains a record of inventory and orders supplies as needed and requests re-supply
  • Responds to emergencies to confine, resolve, or prevent injurious or otherwise hazardous conditions
  • Reports emergencies to the Operations Director
  • Additional duties as assigned

Qualifications

Education, Experience, And/or Certification(s)

• Education Requirements: High School Diploma or GED equivalent OR minimum 2 years' experience in the janitorial service industry OR 2 years' experience in building maintenance. Experience working in a school environment preferred but not required.
• Special Sills/Certifications: Experience with quality control checks.

Required Skills/Abilities

• Communication Skills: Ability to read, analyze, and interpret common technical instructions. Ability to respond and resolve common complaints. Ability to effectively present information to campus and central office management. Ability to read, write, speak, and understand English effectively.
• Bilingual Skills: No bilingual skills are required.
• Technology: To perform this job successfully, an individual should possess the ability to learn and use computer software to view work orders for the day. Ability to use basic office equipment. This position will also require the ability to learn how to operate a burglar alarm. Applicant must also be able to use a smartphone to send and receive photos and text messages. Ability to use standard custodial equipment, computerized displays and controls. Ability to use a computer to complete video or teleconference training.

Physical Demands/Environmental Factors

Physical Demands

The physical demands described below 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.

• Sit and stand for extended periods of time
• Articulate wrists, hands, and fingers
• Extensive walking
• Regularly required to reach, balance, stoop, kneel, twist, bend, climb and crawl
• Frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds
• Frequently required to lift or move furniture or supplies such as, but not limited to, cafe tables, office supplies and janitorial supplies
• Frequently exposed to moving mechanical parts and exposed electrical terminals
• Extended periods of being outside during extreme hot or cold weather
• Occasional exposure to fumes or airborne particles, extreme cold and extreme heat
• Vision: distance, color, depth perception and ability to adjust focus
• Occasional exposure to loud equipment

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. The noise level is moderate and may have frequent interruptions. Work in a wide variety of environments as found in all areas of the school(s) and construction site; continual walking and standing; frequent heavy lifting and carrying. Tasks are regularly performed with potential exposure to adverse environmental conditions, such as strong odors, fumes, dusts, wetness, humidity, machinery, vibrations, temperature and noise extremes, disease, pathogenic substances and toxic/poisonous agents. There may be activity from other employees and students of a distracting nature.
Uplift Education is an equal employment opportunity employer and will not discriminate against any employee or applicant on the basis of age, color, disability, gender, national origin, race, religion, sexual orientation, veteran status, or any classification protected by federal, state or local law.