TEMPORARY CUSTODIAL WORKER

Applitrack; Akron (OH); On-site; USD 19,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

The Akron Board of Education, operating as Akron Public Schools, has an opening for a Temporary Custodial Worker in the Custodial Services Department. The role is as-needed with a 29 hours maximum per week and a starting salary of $16.09 per hour.

Performs routine custodial duties, cleans schools daily, and prepares facilities for the next school day. Requires high school diploma or GED, reliable transportation, and ability to pass background checks.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Reliable transportation required.
• Must pass FBI/BCI background checks.
• Lift up to 90 pounds and walk 2–3 miles daily.
• Operate custodial equipment, including floor machines.

Responsibilities

• Sweep, mop, and dust classrooms, offices, corridors.
• Empty trash, vacuum carpets, clean restrooms and windows.
• Stock soap, toilet paper, and towels in dispensers.
• Secure interior/exterior doors and set building alarm.
• Attend asbestos training and meetings as required.

Skills

Lifting up to 90 pounds

Walk 2–3 miles daily

Operate floor machines

Climb ladders (6-, 8-, 12-foot)

Education

High School diploma or GED

Tools

Floor scrubbers

Wet/dry vacuums

Lawn equipment

Snow blowers

Job description

The Akron Board of Education announces an opening for a Temporary Custodial Worker in the Custodial Services Department, Job Code 289 - Salary $16.09 hrly, as and when needed (29 hours maximum weekly). Collective Bargaining Unit-none. This is a School Employees Retirement System position. This is not a Civil Service classified position.

For further information, please contact William White, Supervisor Facility Services, 330-761-1375.

Description

This position performs routine custodial and housekeeping duties within the Akron Public Schools. An employee in this position cleans schools and support buildings on a daily basis, in order to prepare the facilities for the next school day for staff, students and visitors.

Note

Below lists not ranked in order of importance.

Qualifications

• Graduation from an accredited High School or GED
• Must have reliable transportation

Must satisfactorily complete a Bureau of Criminal Investigation and FBI background checks

• Must be able to lift a maximum of 90 pounds.
• Must be able to sit, stand, walk, talk, hear, see, read, speak, reach, push, pull, lift, carry, stretch with arms and hands, crouch, climb, balance, kneel and stoop.
• Must be able to climb ladders. (6-, 8- and 12-foot ladders)
• Must be able to walk in excess of 2-3 miles a day.
• Must be able to operate automatic floor machines, floor scrubbers, floor burnishers/polishers, wet/dry vacuums, lawn equipment and snow blowers.

Position Description

• Reports to Day Supervisor of Custodial Services.
• Must call the Day Supervisor by 1:00 PM on a daily basis for job assignment.
• Is responsible for sweeping, mopping and dusting classrooms, offices, corridors and related areas.
• Is responsible to empty trash containers and pencil sharpeners.
• Is responsible to vacuum carpets, clean restrooms and windows or door glass.
• Is responsible to stock/restock all soap, toilet paper and paper towel dispensers.
• Assumes any other responsibilities assigned by the Head Custodian, his designee or the Coordinator/Supervisors of Custodial Services.
• Is responsible to secure all interior/exterior doors and setting of the building security alarm.
• Know and follow the proper cleanup/disposal of blood-borne pathogens and other bodily fluids.
• Must be able to work in areas that may contain hazardous fumes, such as paint, weed-killer, etc.
• Must be able to work in outdoor elements year round. (Mowing grass/shoveling snow)
• Must be able to interact in a positive manner with supervisors, fellow employees, staff, students and public.
• Must be able to follow written and oral instruction/direction.
• Must be able to work independently.
• Must be able to attend asbestos training, in-services and meetings as required.

If you require any special services (such as interpreter, braille or large print, or wheelchair-accessible accommodations) covered under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, Public Law 101-336, Section 102, please call the Department of Human Resources at 330-761-2949. If you are using a TTY/TTD, please call the Ohio Relay Service, 1-800-750-0750.

Akron Public Schools is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex (including sexual orientation and transgender identity), disability, age, religion, military status, ancestry or genetic information (collectively, "Protected Classes").

Postings current as of 10/6/2026 4:00:43 PM CST.