School Custodian III - Maunawili Elementary

Hawaiʻi State Department of Education; Kailua (HI); On-site; USD 46,001 - 62,228; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Paid Holidays

Vacation 21 days

Sick Leave 21 days

Retirement Plan

Job summary

Hawaii State Department of Education invites applications for a School Custodian III. The role directs custodial staff, performs maintenance, and oversees care of school facilities and equipment to ensure safe, clean environments.

The position requires two years each of general and supervisory custodial experience, with a total of two years overall, and offers full-time employment with a monthly salary of $4,849. Pay includes standard state benefits and paydays on the 5th and 20th.

Qualifications

• Two years general experience in custodial work or related fields.
• Two years supervisory experience.
• Total experience of two years.

Responsibilities

• Directs work of custodial staff to maintain clean, safe facilities.
• Supervises or performs maintenance of school buildings and grounds.
• Oversees maintenance of special school equipment.
• Keeps daily time sheets and reports on work done.

Skills

Janitorial

Grounds maintenance

General labor

Job description

Description

This position is responsible for ensuring that schools and associated facilities remain clean, safe, and well‑maintained. Duties include directing custodial staff, performing maintenance, handling special school equipment, providing security, and completing any additional custodial duties as directed.

Salary Range

School Custodian III, WS-02: $4,849.00 per month

Examples of Duties

• Directs work of subordinates in providing custodial services for a school;
• Assigns, lays out, inspects, and supervises the work of subordinates to ensure buildings and grounds are kept clean and orderly;
• Personally performs more difficult maintenance work on plumbing, electrical fixtures, and woodwork that does not require journeyman trade skills;
• Supervises custodial staff in preparing for special school functions;
• Has charge of cleaning and operational maintenance of special school equipment such as swimming pools, auditoriums, and loud‑speaker systems;
• Supervises or participates in the propagation and cultivation of flowers, plants, and lawns;
• Requisitions, receives, stores, and is responsible for janitorial supplies and equipment for the school, taking periodic inventories;
• Makes records of supplies dispensed and equipment issued;
• Makes reports on work accomplished and records unusual happenings or accidents;
• Keeps daily time sheets;
• Has security responsibility for the school, including turning night lights on and off at proper hours;
• May supervise student help, operate power equipment such as lawn mowers, and perform typical duties of lower‑level custodians if necessary.

Minimum Qualifications

• Experience Requirement: Applicants must have the kind and quality of experience described below, totaling the amounts shown in the table below. For School Custodian III, at least one year of work experience must have been comparable in nature and scope to that of a School Custodian in the State service.
• General Experience (years)
• Supervisory Experience (years)
• Total Experience (years)

School Custodian III: 2 years general experience, 2 years supervisory experience, 2 years total experience.

General Experience: Progressive responsibility work experience 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 including cleaning, watering, fertilizing, trimming, mowing, sweeping, and raking;
• General laboring work such as moving materials, furniture, equipment, loading/unloading trucks, carrying/unloading and stacking tools and supplies, and digging trenches and ditches.

Supervisory Aptitude: Demonstrated aptitude or potential for supervisory duties through supervisory assignments, training courses, or favorable appraisals.

Quality of Experience: Possession of the required number of years of experience is not, by itself, sufficient; the overall experience must demonstrate the ability to perform the duties of the position.

Salary

The advertised salary is for 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, disability, sexual orientation, arrest and court record, and National Guard participation, in accordance with Title I, Title VI, Section 504, and the Americans with Disabilities Act. The Department does not discriminate in its employment policies, programs, and activities on the basis of the same factors, as well as in accordance with Title VII, the Equal Pay Act, 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 the previous business day) of every month.

Benefits

• Holidays: 13 paid holidays annually (14 during a election year).
• Vacation: 21 days per year for those in the specified bargaining units.
• Sick Leave: 21 days per year; unused credits may count toward retirement benefits.
• Health Insurance: State may pay part of premiums for eligible employees.
• Group Life Insurance: Free life‑insurance policy for employees and retirees.
• Premium Conversion Plan: Deduct health‑care premiums before payroll taxes.
• Flexible Spending Accounts: Pre‑tax benefit program for health and dependent‑care expenses.
• Retirement Plan: State contributions; eligibility after 10 years of service or after reaching 62 years of age.
• Tax Shelter Annuity (TSA): Pre‑tax contributions to an authorized investment provider.
• Deferred Compensation: Tax‑deferred retirement investment program.
• Temporary Disability Insurance: Benefits for non‑work‑related injuries.
• Social Security: Employer contributions.
• Workers' Compensation: Medical expenses and wage support for job‑related injuries.
• Union & Collective Bargaining: Right to union representation; service fees may apply unless the position is excluded from bargaining.