School Custodian II - Kealakehe High

Hawaiʻi State Department of Education; Kailua (HI); On-site; USD 36,000 - 44,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Holidays: 13 paid holidays each year

Vacation: 21 days per year

Sick Leave: 21 days per year

Health Insurance options available

Free life insurance policy

Flexible Spending Accounts

Retirement plan contributions

Workers' Compensation benefits

Job summary

A state education department in Hawaii is looking for individuals to fill various School Custodian II positions. The role requires maintaining cleanliness and order in the school environment, including sweeping, mopping floors, and caring for school grounds. Applicants do not need prior experience but are encouraged to share any relevant training or experiences. This position includes a monthly salary of $4,368 and various benefits such as health insurance, holidays, and retirement plans.

Qualifications

• No prior experience required; training and experience in custodial work is a plus.
• Experience with grounds maintenance activities like watering and trimming.
• Ability to perform general labor tasks such as moving materials and cleaning.

Responsibilities

• Sweep, mop, and clean floors, classrooms, and lavatories.
• Maintain school landscapes including mowing and planting.
• Transport heavy furniture and equipment as necessary.

Skills

Janitorial work

Grounds maintenance

General laboring

Job description

Overview

This posting will be used to fill various School Custodian II positions at the specified location.

Salary Range

School Custodian II, BC-02: $4,368.00 per month

Responsibilities

• Sweeps and mops floors, hallways, stairways and classrooms;
• Wipes, dusts and polishes furniture and metal work;
• Cleans woodwork, walls, venetian blinds, electrical fixtures and windows and other places which are not easily accessible;
• Mops, cleans, disinfects and services lavatories and restrooms;
• Cleans water fountains and wash basins;
• Waters, rakes, weeds and spreads top soil on lawns;
• Mows areas not accessible to gang power mowers;
• Picks up rubbish, leaves and other refuse;
• Assists in trimming and pruning hedges, trees and shrubbery;
• Assists in planting and fertilizing shrubbery, grass and flowers;
• Assists in propagating and transplanting young plants and shoots;
• Moves and transports heavy objects such as office and classroom furniture, benches, platforms and refuse disposal barrels;
• Loads, unloads and distributes school and janitorial supplies and equipment;
• Replaces toilet floats, faucets, fluorescent and standard light bulbs and fuses;
• Makes simple repairs to doors, windows, jalousies, stairways, venetian blinds, chairs, sprinkler systems and other school facilities and equipment;
• Operates heavy‑duty industrial cleaning equipment such as vacuum cleaners, scrubbing machines and floor polishers;
• Removes spots and stains from carpets and may operate a shampoo machine to clean carpets;
• May be in charge of janitorial supplies and equipment for the school and assist in taking inventories of such supplies and equipment.

Minimum Qualifications

Experience Requirement: No experience is required; however, applicants may describe in their application any training and/or work experiences they possess in one or a combination of the following areas:

• Janitorial or related custodial work such as sweeping, dusting and cleaning of buildings;
• Grounds maintenance work experience including such activities as cleaning, watering, fertilizing, trimming, mowing, sweeping and raking;
• General laboring experience such as moving materials, furniture and equipment; loading and unloading trucks; carrying, unloading and stacking tools and supplies for skilled craftsmen; and digging trenches and ditches.

Salary Information

The advertised salary is based on full‑time employment and includes shortage and school‑year differentials, if applicable.

Equal Opportunity

The Hawaii State Department of Education does not discriminate in its educational policies, programs and activities on the basis of sex, race, color, religion, national origin, age and disability in accordance with Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Age Discrimination Act of 1975 and Americans with Disabilities Act of 1991. The Department does not distinguish in its employment policies, programs and activities on the basis of sexual orientation, arrest and court record, National Guard participation, and on the basis of sex, race, color, religion, national origin, age and disability in accordance with Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, Americans with Disabilities Act of 1991, Equal Pay Act of 1963 and Chapter 378, Part I, Hawaii Revised Statutes.

Payday

New employees can expect their first paycheck within the first 3 pay periods of their start date. Payday is on the 5th and 20th (or previous business day) of every month.

Benefits

• Holidays: You may be eligible for 13 paid holidays each year; 14 holidays during an election year.
• Vacation: Employees of Bargaining Units 1‑4, 9‑10 and 13 earn 21 days per year.
• Sick Leave: Employees of Bargaining Units 1‑4, 9‑10 and 13 earn 21 days per year. Accumulated (unused) credits may be used toward computing retirement benefits.
• Health Insurance: If eligible, the State pays a part of the premiums for each employee's enrollment in a State-sponsored Medical, Drug, Vision and Adult Dental Plan.
• Group Life Insurance: The State provides a free life insurance policy for employees and retirees.
• Premium Conversion Plan: Participating employees may increase their take-home pay by having the State deduct the cost of health care premiums before payroll taxes are withheld.
• Flexible Spending Accounts: Eligible employees can reduce their federal and state income taxes and social security taxes through a tax-savings benefit program called Island Flex. This program allows employees to set aside money from their paychecks to pay for out-of-pocket health care expenses and eligible dependent care expenses on a BEFORE‑TAX basis.
• Retirement Plan: The State contributes to a retirement plan for eligible employees. Generally, employees with at least 10 years of credited service and who have reached 62 years of age or have 30 years of credited service and are 55 years old may retire and receive benefits.
• Tax Shelter Annuity (TSA): If eligible, Department employees may participate in a tax shelter annuity program. The TSA plan allows eligible employees to contribute pre‑tax dollars to an employee-selected investment service provider authorized to provide TSA products.
• Deferred Compensation: The State offers employees a tax‑deferred (sheltered) retirement investment program.
• Temporary Disability Insurance: Qualified employees may be eligible to receive benefits for a disability caused by a non‑work related injury or illness under this program.
• Social Security: As an employer, the State also contributes to an employee's social security account.
• Workers' Compensation: If an employee is injured while on the job, benefits covering medical expenses and partial wage support may be available through workers' compensation.
• Union & Collective Bargaining: Employees have the right to join the union for collective bargaining with the State and employee representation. Some employee unions provide discounts, insurance and other opportunities. Employees may also decide not to join a union, however, employees are required to pay union service fees unless the employee's job is excluded from collective bargaining.