RHS Evening Custodian (8 hours per day/260 days per year)

Russell High School; Russell (KY); On-site; USD 26,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Russell High School is hiring an Evening Custodian to maintain a clean, safe, and welcoming environment for students and staff. This 8-hours-per-day, 260-days-per-year role reports to the Principal and Maintenance Operations Supervisor.

The position requires a high school diploma or GED, a valid driver's license, and the ability to perform routine maintenance and cleaning tasks. Starting date is immediate, with duties including daily cleaning, safety checks, and minor upkeep.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Valid Driver's License required.
• Satisfactory completion of health examination as mandated by the State.

Responsibilities

• Keeps all buildings, sidewalks, driveways, and play areas neat and clean.
• Regulates heat/ventilation/AC for appropriate temperatures and energy efficiency.
• Shovels, plows, and sands walkways and parking areas as needed.
• Ensures exit doors are functioning during occupancy hours.
• Cleans classrooms, corridors, bathrooms, and windows; maintains cleanliness daily.

Education

High school diploma or GED

Valid Driver's License

Job description

RHS Evening Custodian (8 hours per day/260 days per year)

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Job Details

Job ID: 5929865
Application Deadline: Sep 30, 2026 11:59 PM (Eastern Standard Time)
Posted: Sep 16, 2026 4:00 AM (UTC)
Starting Date: Immediately

Job Description

TITLE: Custodian

REPORTS TO: Principal; Maintenance Operations Supervisor

JOB GOAL: To provide students with a safe, attractive, comfortable, clean, and efficientplace in which to learn, play, and develop.

PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Keeps all buildings and premises, including sidewalks, driveways, and play areas neat and clean at all times.
• Regulates heat, ventilation, and air conditioning systems to provide temperatures appropriate to the season and to insure economical usage of fuel, water, and electricity.
• Shovels, plows, and/or sands walks, driveways, parking areas, and steps, as appropriate.
• Checks daily to insure that all exit doors are open and are working properly during the hours of building occupancy.
• Sweeps classrooms daily and dusts furniture.
• Cleans corridors after school each day, and during the day when their condition requires it.
• Scrubs, hoses down, and disinfects toilet floors daily, and cleans all sanitary fixtures and drinking fountains daily.
• Washes all windows on both the inside and outside at least twice each year, and more frequently if necessary.

• Keeps the grounds free from rubbish.
• Performs such yard-keeping chores as grass cutting, tree trimming, and the like, as necessary, to maintain the school grounds in a safe and attractive condition.

• Keeps all floors in a clean and attractive condition and in a good state of preservation.

• Cleans all writing boards
• Reports major repairs needed promptly to the principal.
• Reports immediately to the principal any damage to school property.
• Assumes responsibility for the opening and closing of the building each school day and for determining, before leaving, that all doors and windows are secured, and all lights, except those left on for safety reasons, are turned off and alarm system is activated.

• Conducts an ongoing program of general maintenance, upkeep, and repair.
• Moves furniture or equipment within buildings as required for various activities and as directed by the principal.

• Daily inspection of playground areas

• Complies with local laws and procedures for the storage and disposal of trash, rubbish, and waste.

• Other duties as assigned by the Principal/Asst. Principal or Superintendent.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

• Demonstrates aptitude or competence for assigned responsibilities.
• Holds a valid Driver’s License
• Holds a high school diploma, GED or equivalent

• Such Alternatives to the above qualifications as the Board may find appropriate and acceptable.
• Satisfactory completion of State mandated health examination.

Evaluation:

• Performance of this job will be evaluated annually by the Principal.

Terms of Employment:

• Salary commensurate with the Russell Independent Schools Classified Salary Schedule

Position Type: Full-Time

Job Requirements

• Citizenship, residency or work visa required