School Year Custodian (190 work days - school year calendar)

MSD of Warren Township; Beech Grove (IN); On-site; USD 10,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dedicated School Year Custodian to ensure a clean and safe environment for students and staff. This role involves performing a variety of custodial tasks, ensuring facilities are sanitized, and responding to emergencies as needed. The ideal candidate will be physically capable of handling demanding tasks and will take pride in maintaining a welcoming atmosphere in schools. Join a supportive team where your efforts contribute to a positive educational experience, and enjoy the opportunity for professional growth through training and development.

Qualifications

• Ability to operate custodial equipment safely and effectively.
• Physical capability to perform heavy lifting and cleaning tasks.

Responsibilities

• Perform custodial tasks ensuring clean and safe environments.
• Respond to emergencies and maintain custodial equipment.

Skills

Custodial tasks

Sanitizing skills

Physical stamina

Use of cleaning equipment

Emergency response

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

Vacuum cleaners

Shampoo machines

High speed buffers

Job description

Position Type:
Maintenance/Custodial/Custodian

Date Posted:
1/19/2024

Location:
Porter Service Center

Closing Date:
Continuously hiring

JOB TITLE: School Year Custodian

FLSA CLASSIFICATION: Non-exempt, hourly employee.

WORK DAYS: 190 days

STANDARD HOURS PER DAY: 8 hours per day (not including a 30-minute unpaid mealtime).

WORK YEAR: The work year for the Custodian begins on July 20, 2023 and ends June 3, 2024.

SALARY SCHEDULE & BENEFITS: The Custodian is paid on the “Custodians” salary schedule, Level 5, starting at $16.84 per hour and is eligible for benefits on the “Support Staff” benefits schedule.

REPORTS TO: The Custodian reports to the Team Leader &/or the Head Custodian for the building(s) where the Custodian is assigned. All custodians, team leaders and head custodians report to the Facilities Administrator.

SUPERVISES: The Custodian does not supervise any other employee(s).

GENERAL SUMMARY OF DUTIES: Under general supervision, the Custodian performs custodial tasks for an assigned school of the District. Employees in this class are responsible for accomplishing a daily routine of custodial tasks that provide school personnel, students, and the public with an environmentally safe, clean, attractive, comfortable, and efficient place in which to work and conduct school activities.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

1. Ensures that the assigned areas are properly opened daily and fully secured upon completion of daily tasks (i.e., locking doors and windows, turning off electrical equipment, etc.).

2. Performs sanitizing tasks in various facility areas (i.e., restrooms, kitchen and food areas, cafeterias, etc.).

3. Performs custodial tasks (i.e., emptying and cleaning waste receptacles; washing windows; dusting furniture; cleaning vents, fans, walls, etc.).

4. Performs physically demanding tasks requiring use of cleaning equipment and heavy custodial equipment (i.e., vacuuming, mopping, stripping, waxing, floor buffing, etc.).

5. Uses electrical cleaning equipment (i.e., vacuum cleaners, shampoo machines, high speed buffers, etc.) in the cleaning of the assigned facility during hours assigned.

6. Uses appropriate chemicals and cleaners safely and productively according to instructions and established rules/regulations to ensure the safety of students, the public, and all staff (including the custodian).

7. Responds to emergency situations in order to confine, resolve or prevent injurious or otherwise hazardous conditions (i.e., spills, broken windows, broken locks, etc.).

8. Moves furniture and other equipment in the performance of duties.

9. Cleans equipment and tools after use, maintains cleanliness and order in storage areas.

10. Reports equipment malfunctions and facility maintenance needs to your immediate supervisor.

11. Performs routine maintenance on facility custodial equipment, such as changing vacuum cleaner bags, and changing buffer machine pads and checking batteries for equipment when needed.

12. Performs non-cleaning tasks in general facility maintenance (i.e., changing light bulbs, filling paper and soap dispensers, assisting in setting up for meeting/conferences, etc.).

13. Functions independently or as part of a custodial crew depending on the nature of the task, such as in seasonal/extreme weather facility preparations and/or other major custodial projects.

14. Responsible for checking email regularly, keeping up to date on District information on the Warren Employee Portal, as job appropriate.

15. With the support of the District, attends training to ensure proficiency at the level required to perform in current position.

16. Responsible for maintaining timely and accurate information as part of their job responsibilities.

ENTRY-LEVEL REQUIREMENTS:

1. EDUCATION/TRAINING: High school diploma or GED preferred.

2. EXPERIENCE: Previous work experience that demonstrates the ability to safely and effectively operate standard facility custodial equipment, and ability to fulfill the physical requirements of the work; or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.

3. CERTIFICATION &/OR LICENSURE: None required.

4. OTHER: Ability to perform the essential functions, meet the performance aptitudes, and fulfill the physical/sensory/environmental requirements of the job (with or without reasonable accommodations) is required.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: Tasks involve the ability to exert heavy physical effort in heavy work, with greater emphasis on climbing and balancing, but typically also involving some combination of stooping, kneeling, crouching, and crawling, and the lifting, carrying, pushing, and/or pulling of moderately heavy objects and materials (20-50 pounds); may occasionally involve heavier objects and materials (up to 100 pounds).

SENSORY REQUIREMENTS: Some tasks require the ability to perceive and discriminate odors. Some tasks require the ability to perceive and discriminate depths. Most tasks require visual perception and discrimination.

ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS: Tasks are regularly performed with potential exposure to adverse environmental conditions, such as strong odors, fumes, dusts, wetness, humidity, machinery, vibrations, temperature and noise extremes, disease, pathogenic substances, and toxic/poisonous agents.