Part Time Custodians - (Anticipated Openings 2026-2027)

Springfield Empowerment Zone Partnership; Springfield (MA); On-site; USD 28,000 - 35,000; Part time

Job summary

Springfield Empowerment Zone Partnership is looking for a Junior Building Custodian to maintain the cleanliness and upkeep of the school building in Springfield, Massachusetts. The role involves performing cleaning tasks, assisting in security maintenance, and providing customer service for building users.

Ideal candidates should demonstrate dependable work habits, possess strong organizational skills, and maintain regular attendance. A Driver's License is preferred, and residency in Springfield is required.

Qualifications

• Ability to maintain regular and punctual attendance.
• Possession of a Driver's License preferred.
• Must be a City of Springfield resident.

Responsibilities

• Perform cleaning and upkeep of the school building.
• Assist in maintaining security in and around the building.
• Deliver supplies and prepare the building for events.

Skills

Dependable with effective relationship skills

Strong organizational skills

Interpersonal relations skills

Willingness to learn new work skills

Job description

Duties

• Work under the direction of the Senior Custodian performing regular duties of a Junior Building Custodian as it pertains to the cleaning and upkeep of the school building and surrounding grounds.
• Perform daily cleaning of floors, walls, windows, toilets, furniture, cleaning and shampooing of carpets; stripping, waxing, and buffing of tile floors and other associated work.
• Perform work that requires the ability to climb ladders and perform heavy manual labor including emptying trash, shoveling snow, sanding, upkeep of outside grounds, lifting and moving furniture, moving supplies and equipment, and other related duties as requested.
• Deliver supplies.
• Provide quality customer service for building users.
• Prepare building for authorized events and approved permits.
• Limit access to building to authorized personnel or those attending an authorized event and approved permits.
• Lock doors, windows, and sections of building; activate security alarms.
• Ensure nothing is removed from the building without permission from a supervisor, the School Principal, or a designated PBRM official.
• Report vandalism, mechanical malfunctions, broken windows, doors, and other building damage to a supervisor and/or the School Principal.
• Assist in maintaining safe and effective building operations.
• Perform upkeep such as changing light bulbs and replacing ceiling tiles.
• Keep grounds and entranceways free from litter and debris.
• Assist in maintaining security in and around the building.
• Maintain regular and punctual attendance.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Standard Hours: 18

Qualifications

• Dependable with the ability to maintain an effective working relationship with the Principal, school staff, City departments, public, contractors, and other building users.
• Strong organizational skills and interpersonal relations skills.
• Demonstrates effective and reliable work habits, including regular and punctual attendance, and shows a willingness to learn new work skills.
• Possession of a Driver's License preferred.
• Must be a City of Springfield resident.

Equal Opportunity Employer

The Springfield Public Schools does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, genetic information, pregnancy or pregnancy related conditions, ancestry, age, disability, veteran status, or marital status.

Springfield Public Schools does not discriminate on the basis of sex and prohibits sex discrimination, including sexual harassment, in any education program or activity that it operates, as required by Title IX and its regulations, including in admission and employment.