Per Diem Custodial Worker (4pm-9pm Shift)

Marion P. Thomas Charter School Inc.; Newark (NJ); On-site; USD 18,450 - 25,830; Part time

Job summary

Marion P. Thomas Charter School in Newark, NJ is seeking per diem custodial workers to maintain a clean, safe learning environment. You will clean classrooms, offices, restrooms, and hallways, secure the building, and prepare space for school activities.

Responsibilities include door security, trash disposal, sweeping, mopping, and disinfecting facilities daily. May assist with snow removal and light maintenance as needed. This is a per diem, on-site role supporting students and staff.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• NJ driver’s license only if vehicle operation is essential for duties.

Responsibilities

• Keep buildings and premises neat and clean, including sidewalks, driveways, and play areas.
• Empty trash, dispose properly, and bag trash for removal.
• Unlock doors and ensure they are locked after cleaning.
• Sweep and mop classrooms and dust furniture.
• Clean corridors and disinfect toilet floors and fixtures daily.
• Maintain grounds free of debris and keep floors in good condition.
• May assist with snow removal and minor maintenance tasks.
• Perform other job-related duties as assigned.

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Job description

Custodial Per Diem

WHO YOU ARE:

Per Diem Custodial Workers play a vital role in upholding a clean and safe school environment. They are responsible for regularly cleaning classrooms, offices, restrooms, and hallways. Key duties include locking doors and securing the building to ensure safety, as well as preparing for special school activities. In addition, they oversee school grounds maintenance, ensuring that all areas are in optimal condition to promote a healthy atmosphere for students, staff, and the community. This position is crucial for fostering a supportive and secure educational experience.

Think you’ve got what it takes?

THE ROLE:

• Keep buildings and premises, including sidewalks, driveways, and play areas neat and clean at all times.
• Empties trash receptacles, disposes trash into compactors and/or dumpsters, and bags trash for proper disposal.
• Unlocks doors, ensuring doors are locked after cleaning areas.
• Sweeps and mops classrooms and dusts furniture.
• Cleans corridors.
• Daily cleans and disinfects toilet floors, all sanitary fixtures, and drinking fountains.
• Keeps the grounds free from debris.
• Keeps all floors in a clean and attractive condition and in a good state of preservation.
• May assist or perform snow removal activities and minor maintenance, such as replacing light bulbs, adjusting furniture, or other similar activities.
• Performs miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned.

WE’RE EXCITED ABOUT YOU IF YOU HAVE:

• Graduation from High School or Vocational School or possession of an approved High School Equivalent Certificate.
• Applicants will be required to possess a driver’s license valid in New Jersey only if the operation of a vehicle, rather than employee mobility, is necessary to perform essential duties of the position.

WHO WE ARE:

Marion P. Thomas Charter School (MPTCS) offers a seamless educational experience from “crayons to college and career,” giving scholars the opportunity to stay within one school system for their entire public educational career from prekindergarten to 12th grade. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, handicap, age, religion, sexual orientation, or national or ethnic origin. We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.

WHY MPTCS?

• The opportunity to join an experienced, diverse, and mission-driven team that is passionate about educational equity

Effective October 18, 2021, Marion P. Thomas Charter School will require all employees to provide to Human Resources either (1) proof of vaccination against COVID-19. This information will be maintained in a secure application that will be accessible by a limited group of Human Resources staff.