Sub Custodian - CL698

Turner Unified School District #202; Kansas City (KS); On-site; USD 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Turner Unified School District #202 in Kansas City seeks a dedicated Custodian to provide a clean and safe environment across facilities. Responsibilities include cleaning classrooms, managing waste, and maintaining building integrity. Candidates must possess at least a high school diploma and the ability to lift 60 pounds. This full-time position offers year-round employment from July 1 through June 30, playing a crucial role in supporting the district's operations.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Must possess Health and Inoculation Certificate after job offer.
• Ability to manually lift up to 60 pounds.

Responsibilities

• Provide a clean, safe, attractive environment.
• Communicate effectively with staff and community.
• Operate all required equipment and machinery.

Skills

Understanding of chemical hazards

Ability to work independently

Knowledge in electrical, maintenance, and carpentry

Ability to manually lift up to 60 pounds

Desire for career improvement

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

Job Description

The Custodian provides a safe, attractive, comfortable, and clean environment to ensure full and productive use of district facilities. To accomplish these tasks the Custodian must work closely with the staff and administration of the District.

Reporting

Responsible to: Buildings and Grounds Director.

Compensation

Payment rate: According to Classified Salary Schedule.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Health and Inoculation Certificate on file in the Central Office (after employment offer is made).
• Ability to understand chemical hazards.
• Ability to work independently without supervision.
• Possession of some knowledge in the areas of electrical, maintenance, and carpentry.
• Ability to manually lift a maximum of 60 pounds.
• Desire to continue career improvement by enhancing skills and job performance.

Essential Functions

• Provide a clean, safe, attractive, and comfortable environment to ensure full and productive use of district facilities.
• Communicate and work effectively and cooperatively with members of the school district and community.
• React to changes and frequent interruptions in a productive and positive manner, and handle other tasks as assigned.
• Operate all equipment and machinery as required.
• Work to implement the vision and mission of the District.

Physical Requirements and Environmental Conditions

• Requires physical exertion to manually move, lift, carry, pull, or push heavy objects or materials up to 60 lbs.
• Requires stooping, kneeling, crawling, bending, turning, reaching, climbing and balancing.
• Ability to move furniture or equipment within the building as required.
• Must work in and around dust, fumes, and odors.
• Must work in noisy and crowded environments, with numerous interruptions.
• Must work indoors and outdoors year-round in a variety of temperatures.

General Responsibilities

• Keep building and premises (including sidewalks, driveways, and play areas) neat, clean and safe at all times.
• Clean classroom and office floors daily. Dump pencil sharpeners. Dump trash and replace bags. Dust furniture. Line up desks. Clean blackboards, erasers, and chalk trays. Clean classroom sinks and monitor fountains for leaks.
• Clean corridors each day. Dust locker tops, wash and repair as needed. Clean drinking fountains daily.
• Mop restroom floors and clean all sanitary fixtures daily. Clean mirrors. Fill soap, towel, and toilet paper dispensers. Check restrooms after recess, lunch, and after assemblies.
• Sweep bleachers, stage, and stairs. Clean behind bleachers and mop as needed.
• Replace light bulbs as needed throughout the building. Remove gum, tape, and marks from floor and walls. Dust walls, clean air return and vent louvers, dust window ledges. Buff and recoat floor as needed. Wash windows inside and outside at least twice each year, and more frequently if necessary.
• Sweep, shovel, and sand walks as appropriate.
• Open and close buildings each school day. Secure building. Doors may need to remain locked from the outside in certain areas.
• Daily raise the United States flag, Kansas flag and, where appropriate, the DARE flag before school commences and take down the same after school closing.
• Regulate heat, ventilation, and air conditioning systems to provide temperatures appropriate to the season, ensure economical usage of fuel, water, and electricity, and maintain mechanical equipment as directed.
• Check emergency lights and fire extinguishers, fill in date and initial the tag.
• Check daily to ensure all exit doors are open and all panic bolts are working properly during the hours of building occupancy.
• Ensure all doors and windows are secured and all lights are turned off (except as necessary for safety reasons) at the close of school each day.
• Immediately report unauthorized persons on the school premises to the Principal.
• Immediately report damaged school property to the Principal.
• Make minor building repairs and promptly report needed major repairs to the Buildings and Grounds Supervisor.
• Keep current on new information, innovative ideas and techniques.
• Observe and follow all school district policies at all times.
• Respond to information requests in a cooperative, courteous, and timely manner.
• Keep student and personnel information and records confidential.
• Implement and follow all District health and safety policies, including all precautions of the Bloodborne Pathogens Exposure Control Plan.
• Perform other duties and assume other responsibilities assigned by the Building and Grounds Director, the Custodial Supervisor, or the Administrative Staff.

Term of Employment

12 month year, July 1 through June 30.

Evaluation

Performance effectiveness evaluated in accordance with provisions of Kansas Statutes and Board of Education Policy.

Approval

12/21/99