School Facilities Custodian II: Grounds & Cleanliness

Hawaii State Department of Education; Hawaii; On-site; USD 43,000 - 58,000; Full time

Job summary

Hawaii State Department of Education is seeking School Custodian II positions at the designated Hawaii location. The role involves cleaning, maintenance and basic repairs across classrooms and facilities, with emphasis on safety and sanitation.

No prior experience is required, though training in janitorial, grounds maintenance or general labor may be described in the application. The salary is provided as a monthly rate consistent with BC-02 classification.

Qualifications

• No experience required; applicants may describe training in janitorial or custodial work.
• Grounds maintenance work experience such as 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 craftsman; and digging trenches and ditches.

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.

Job description

Hawaii State Department of Education is seeking School Custodian II positions at the designated Hawaii location. The role involves cleaning, maintenance and basic repairs across classrooms and facilities, with emphasis on safety and sanitation.

No prior experience is required, though training in janitorial, grounds maintenance or general labor may be described in the application. The salary is provided as a monthly rate consistent with BC-02 classification.