On-Call Custodial Position
Under the direction of the Director of Facilities, perform custodial duties required to maintain assigned school buildings areas in a clean and orderly condition.
Representative duties include:
- Sweeping, scrubbing, mopping, waxing, and vacuuming assigned floors, hallways, and student activity areas and shampooing and/or spot cleaning carpets on a scheduled basis.
- Dusting, washing, waxing, and polishing assigned furniture, woodwork, and metal work on a scheduled basis.
- Washing and cleaning assigned windows, walls, drinking fountains, sinks, commodes, and trash receptacles on a scheduled basis.
- Reporting all health and safety conditions that may cause injury to students, staff, and the general public (e.g. broken furniture, burned out lights, broken equipment).
- Maintaining the security of the work area during and at the close of the assigned hours of work (e.g. lock doors, gates, and windows, turn on security lights and/or alarms).
- Operating power cleaning equipment in a safe and efficient manner.
- Moving and arranging furniture and equipment.
- Performing limited maintenance as run would allow.
- Picking up outside litter, watering lawns, sweeping sidewalks, and dumping outside receptacles as run would allow.
- Completing required compliance program within the first sixty (30) days of employment.
- Wearing shoes, eye goggles, face protectors, and breathing apparatus as directed.
- Maintaining a valid California Driver's License – Class C.
- Maintaining participation in CA DMV Assessment System/Automatic Pull Program.
- Effectively communicating and maintaining cooperative relationships with those contacted in the course of work.
- Performing other related duties as assigned.
Knowledge and abilities include:
- Knowledge of cleaning materials and techniques.
- Ability to operate power cleaning equipment.
- Ability to read and understand directions written in English.
- Ability to carry out assigned tasks with a minimum of direct supervision.
- Ability to establish and maintain cooperative relationships with others.
Experience:
- Minimum requirement: Six (6) months experience as a custodian.
- Desirable qualification: Six (6) months experience as a school custodian.
Education:
- Minimum requirement: Graduation from high school or General Education Development (GED) Certificate or California High School Proficiency Examination (CHSPE) Certificate.
License(s)/Certificate(s)/Permit(s):
- Minimum requirements: Valid California Driver's License – Class C. Must provide a DMV printout within five (5) work days of offer of employment. Live Scan Fingerprints and TB Test.
Ability to:
- With or without the use of aids: sufficient vision to read small print.
- Sufficient depth perception, physical ability, strength, mobility, stamina, color perception and acuity to drive and operate equipment or vehicles.
- Sufficient hearing to hear normal, telephone and hand held radio conversations.
- Ability to speak in an understandable voice and with sufficient volume to be heard at a normal conversational distance and on the telephone or hand held radios.
- Sufficient physical ability, strength, mobility and stamina to move, lift, push/pull or carry objects which frequently exceed 50 pounds.
- Sufficient physical ability, strength, balance, mobility, stamina and a tolerance of heights to work on ladders, scaffolding and rooftops for extended periods of time.
- Sufficient physical ability, strength and dexterity to use basic mechanical and hand/power tools to perform minor repairs and adjustments.
- Sufficient physical ability, strength, balance, mobility, and stamina to perform moderate physical labor.
- Sufficient physical ability and stamina to work outside during inclement weather conditions.
- Sufficient physical ability to reach horizontally and vertically with arms.
- Sufficient dexterity to use hands and fingers to manipulate small objects and print or write legibly.
- Sufficient lower body strength, stamina, balance and mobility to sit, stand, kneel, walk, stoop, climb stairs, bend and extend legs for prolonged periods of time.
- Physical tolerance to extended contact with water, detergents, abrasives, cleaning solvents, cleaning solutions, disinfectants, paint/paint spray, and other harsh chemical substances.
- Physical tolerance to foul odors, chemical odors, dust and pollen.
Salary: Custodian Hourly Salary Schedule
***We prioritize assembling a staff that reflects our student diversity. Spanish-speaking a plus. EOE***