Substitute Custodian

Dodge City Unified School District 443; Dodge City (KS); On-site; USD 18,000 - 26,000; Part time

Job summary

A local school district in Dodge City is seeking a Substitute Custodian to maintain an attractive, sanitary, and safe environment for students and staff. The role involves general maintenance duties, including cleaning facilities and preparing for site activities. Candidates should possess custodial skills, be capable of working flexibly and on-call, and have at least a high school diploma. Applicants must be at least 18 years of age and able to work independently as well as under supervision.

Qualifications

• Must be 18 years of age.
• Ability to perform a variety of maintenance functions.
• Ability to keep maintenance and inventory records.
• Ability to work independently without direct supervision.
• Ability to work with direct supervision for teaching purposes.

Responsibilities

• Assists with set up and removal of audio/visual equipment.
• Cleans assigned facilities to maintain a sanitary environment.
• Delivers items to appropriate parties within the site location.
• Prepares facilities for daily operations.
• Maintains supplies and equipment for the purpose of ensuring the availability of custodial items required to properly maintain facilities.
• Participates in meetings, as assigned, for the purpose of conveying and/or gathering information required to perform job functions.
• Prepares facility for additional activities the purpose of ensuring that the site is suitable for safe operations, maintained in an attractive and clean condition, providing proper functioning and usability of items and facility.
• Prepares facility for daily operations as may be required for the purpose of ensuring facilities are operational and hazard free.
• Responds to immediate safety and/or operational concerns for the purpose of taking appropriate action notifying appropriate personnel for resolution.
• Secures facilities and grounds for the purpose of minimizing property damage, equipment loss and potential liability.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Custodial skills

Ability to work on call

Ability to read and interpret documents

Ability to write routine reports

Ability to understand safety policies

Ability to perform general maintenance functions

Ability to work independently

Ability to work with direct supervision

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Must be 18 years of age

Job description

Position Type: Maintenance/Custodial/ Substitute Custodian

Date Posted: 6/22/2022

Location: Dodge City Public Schools - All District

Custodial skills; Flexible schedule; Ability to work on call

PURPOSE

The job of Substitute Custodian is done for the purpose/s of maintaining an attractive, sanitary and safe facility for students, staff and public; providing and arranging equipment and furniture, etc. For meetings, classroom activities and events; minimizing property damage, lass and liability exposure; and ensuring that assigned tasks are completed in a safe, proper and timely manner.

EMPLOYMENT QUALIFICATIONS

Education

High school diploma or equivalent preferred.

Experience

Must be 18 years of age.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, & ABILITIES

• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
• Ability to understand and implement district safety policies and requirements including those related to chemical hazards, bloodborne pathogens and hazardous energy sources.
• Ability to perform a variety of general maintenance functions and to keep maintenance and inventory records.
• Ability to work independently without direct supervision.
• Ability to work with direct supervision for teaching purposes.

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Assists with set up and removal of audio/visual equipment for the purpose of providing assistance and ensuring operational performance of resources.
• Cleans assigned facilities for the purpose of maintaining a sanitary, safe and attractive environment.
• Delivers a variety of items for the purpose of distributing materials to the appropriate parties within the site location.
• Maintains facility cleanliness for the purpose of providing a clean, sanitary environment conductive to learning.
• Maintains supplies and equipment for the purpose of ensuring the availability of custodial items required to properly maintain facilities.
• Participates in meetings, as assigned, for the purpose of conveying and/or gathering information required to perform job functions.
• Prepares facility for additional activities the purpose of ensuring that the site is suitable for safe operations, maintained in an attractive and clean condition, providing proper functioning and usability of items and facility.
• Prepares facility for daily operations as may be required for the purpose of ensuring facilities are operational and hazard free.
• Responds to immediate safety and/or operational concerns for the purpose of taking appropriate action notifying appropriate personnel for resolution.
• Secures facilities and grounds for the purpose of minimizing property damage, equipment loss and potential liability.
• Other duties as assigned.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS & WORK ENVIRONMENT

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands.
• The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk and reach with hands and arms.
• The employee must regularly lift and /or move up to 75 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• The employee is regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts.
• The employee is occasionally exposed to outside weather conditions; extreme cold and extreme heat.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate, but could be loud.