Substitute Custodian 26/27 SY

PowerSchool; Virginia Beach (VA); On-site; USD 17,000 - 21,000; Part time

Job summary

Virginia Beach City Public Schools is seeking responsible individuals for unskilled custodian work in caring for and cleaning school buildings, primarily part-time. Duties include cleaning cafeteria, classrooms, restrooms, floors, windows, and preparing spaces for activities after school and for PTA events.

Applicants should have GED or some high school and may have custodial experience; ability to follow simple directions and work with staff; basic reading and spoken English.

Qualifications

• Some knowledge of cleaning methods, materials and equipment.
• Ability to understand and follow simple oral and written directions.
• Basic reading and speaking/understanding English.

Responsibilities

• Clean cafeteria, classrooms, and restrooms; mop and dust fixtures.
• Set up spaces for PTA, meetings, and events; secure doors at day end.
• Pick up trash, clean chalkboards, and prepare rooms for the next day.
• Wash windows, fix minor equipment and ensure rooms are ready for use.

Skills

Cleaning knowledge

Follow directions

Teamwork

English literacy

Education

GED or high school

Job description

Perform responsible unskilled work in the care and cleaning of school buildings.

ESSENTIAL TASKS

• Clean the cafeteria after each lunch bell, clean tables, realign chairs, mop cafeteria.
• Pick-up paper and trash in bathrooms and hallways, clean up spills such as vomit and other mistakes which come from children or other adults.
• Pick-up paper and trash around school and grounds.
• Dump trash in classrooms, clean chalkboards every day, sweep the floors of the classrooms, dust each room high and low, and set classrooms back up for the next day.
• Wash off desks for students and teachers, move classroom desks and tables from one part of the school to another, which sometimes is either up or down stairs.
• Set up for PTA in cafeteria, auditorium, library and set them back up for the next day.
• Set up for special events and meetings.
• Vacuum floors, shampoo carpets, wash walls, fix lockers, clean rooms once after school programs are finished, wash windows, wash off graffiti, wash bathroom stalls.
• Mop bathrooms after cleaning, mop and wax hallway and classrooms floors.
• Secure and lock all classrooms and outside doors at the end of the school day.
• Clean teacher's lounge.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

Some knowledge of cleaning methods, materials and equipment; ability to understand and follow simple oral and written directions; ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with associates and school staff; basic ability to read and speak/understand English.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

GED or some high school. Some custodial experience preferable. A comparable amount of training and experience may be substituted for the minimum qualifications.

Full Time or Part Time? Part Time

Salary Range: From/To

$13.3262 per hour

FTE 1.000

Virginia Beach City Public Schools does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation/gender identity, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical condition, disability, marital status, age, genetic information or veteran status in its programs and activities. (Reference: School Board Policies 2-33,4-4,4-6)

To seek resolution of grievances resulting from alleged discrimination or to report violations of these policies, please contact the Chief Human Resources Officer at [phone],2512 George Mason Drive, Municipal Center, Building 6, Virginia Beach, VA, 23456.