Substitute Custodian

ReNEW Schools; Brookville (IN); On-site; USD 28,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

ReNEW Schools in Brookville, Indiana is seeking a dedicated Custodian to maintain a safe, clean environment for students and staff. Responsibilities include cleaning classrooms, restrooms, hallways, and common areas, as well as handling light repairs and setup for events.

The role requires physical stamina, reliability, and the ability to work with limited supervision. On-call availability and adherence to safety standards are essential to support daily operations and school activities.

Qualifications

• Be in good physical and mental health.
• Be courteous, cooperative, neat, and clean in appearance.
• Have sufficient physical ability to perform the work.
• Maintain full use of limbs and senses as required.
• Free from communicable disease and harmful substances.

Responsibilities

• Clean the building: classrooms, restrooms, offices, hallways, and other areas.
• Maintain outdoor grounds: weed control, lawn care, graffiti removal, and litter pickup.
• Order and deliver instructional and custodial supplies to staff.
• Change light bulbs and perform minor repairs to fixtures and furniture.
• Move, unpack, and assemble furniture and equipment as needed.
• Ensure building security by locking doors and reporting unsafe conditions.
• Set up for school programs, meetings, and events; provide after-hour support.
• Perform HVAC preventative maintenance and monitor indoor air quality.
• Ensure cafeteria safety and cleanliness before, during, and after meals.

Skills

Physical health

Neat appearance

Teamwork

Reliability

Substance-free

Stamina

Safety awareness

Job description

To complete the below task when called by a building principal to fill in for a custodian who is unable to work.

The purpose of the Custodian is to maintain a healthy and safe environment for both students and staff.

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Clean the building including classrooms, locker rooms, restrooms, offices, and hallways by removing trash, vacuuming, mopping, sweeping, dusting, buffing, cleaning carpets, washing windows, and scrubbing floors and ceilings
• Maintain outside grounds by performing weed control, tree trimming, lawn mowing and edging; remove or report graffiti and vandalism; remove litter and empty trash receptacles; perform regular maintenance to outdoor playground equipment
• Order supplies for building staff, receive, unpack, store, and deliver instructional and custodial supplies to appropriate staff members
• Change light bulbs and perform minor repairs to building, furniture, and equipment including changing ceiling tiles
• Move, unpack, and assemble furniture and building equipment
• Secure building by locking/unlocking doors at appropriate times, recognizing and correcting unsafe security conditions or reporting conditions to the appropriate personnel or authorities
• Ensure that snow and ice are removed from entrances and side walks
• Serve as on-call emergency contact during non-working hours
• Set up for school programs, meetings, assemblies, special events, and after-hour functions as requested by the Building Principal and staff
• Perform HVAC preventative maintenance including filter changes and monitoring indoor air quality
• Ensure safety and functionality of the cafeteria prior to use by setting up tables, chairs, and trash receptacles. Check the cafeteria throughout the breakfast/lunch period to remove trash, sweep and/or mop up spills. Clean the cafeteria following lunch by removing trash, breaking down tables/chairs, sweeping and scrubbing floors, and cleaning walls and doors within the cafeteria
• All other duties as assigned by the Building Principal

SKILLS & QUALIFICATIONS

• Be a person in good physical and mental health
• Be courteous, cooperative, neat, and clean in appearance
• Possess sufficient physical ability to do the work
• Possess and have full normal use of both hands, both arms, both feet, both legs, and both ears
• Be free from any communicable disease
• Be free from any mental, nervous, organic, or functional disease which might impair the person’s ability to properly do the work
• Shall not abuse alcohol or controlled substances