Job Description

Position Type:
Maintenance/Custodial/Custodian

Date Posted:
4/23/2025

Location:
Positions Available at Every School in District
Position Title: Cleaning Custodian - After Hours



Position Function:

• Performs general cleaning, security and maintenance in school buildings and grounds; maintains equipment in functional condition; and provides cleaning and custodial assistance to students, teachers, visitors and others as necessary.
• Performs related duties and general maintenance work as required.

Reports To:
Under the direct supervision of the Night Supervisor, Principal, and Facilities Manager.



Essential Functions:

• Checks and secures the building at the beginning and end of each shift to ensure its safety and cleanliness.
• Cleans rooms, hallways, cafeterias, restrooms, offices, stairways, and other areas of the building according to school district standards.
• Sweeps, mops, buffs, strips, and waxes floors.
• Cleans rugs, carpets, and blinds.
• Washes walls, ceilings, woodwork, windows, doors, and sills.
• Removes graffiti, and cleans glass areas.
• Sets up and breaks down chairs, tables and equipment in meeting rooms, and functional rooms.
• Clears snow from entrances and walks, and spreads sand and ice melting chemicals.
• Performs grounds-keeping duties, clears debris and maintains grounds.
• Receives deliveries and assists in unloading trucks and storing supplies.
• Delivers supplies and materials to classrooms, bathrooms and other areas of the building.
• Empties wastebaskets; picks up and removes trash and assists in the recycling program.
• Electrical (test circuits, determine and change bad bulbs, set/change batteries on clocks, adjust seasonal timers, ensure compliance standards, etc.)
• Plumbing (care for floor drains, change sink traps, know and change Sloan flush valves, determine and fix toilet and/or urinal leaks, repair or install faucets and water lines, keep the roof and roof drains clear of debris, etc.)
• Mechanical (repair/replace pencil sharpeners, fill cracks, cleanly paint walls/cabinets, cut/replace ceiling tiles, take care of rusted doors, tighten door handles and hinges, knows how and where to turn off utilities, etc.)

Additional Duties:

• Performs general cleaning, and repair work, particularly during school vacations.
• Assists parents and other visitors to school buildings with special events and programs.
• Performs other related tasks as assigned by his/her supervisor .

Note: The above description is illustrative of tasks and responsibilities. It is not meant to be all-inclusive of every task or responsibility.



Equipment
Uses hand tools of trade and related power equipment, including brooms, mops, floor cleaning and waxing machines, vacuum cleaners, snow blowers, shovels, and hand tools.



Safety Requirements

• Follows all applicable safety rules, procedures and regulations governing the proper use of tools and power equipment used in the performance of duties.
• Wears appropriate safety gear, including masks.
• Must comply with the school district's chemical hygiene program and follow MSDS sheets.

Position Evaluations:

• Position performance is evaluated annually by the Night Supervisor.

Travel Requirements
Occasional travel between schools or between schools and the district office may be required.



Terms of Employment:

• Hours: (typical and at the Supervisors discretion when approved by the Facilities Manager and Superintendent)
  1. While school is in session: Monday - Friday 3:00 p.m. to 11:30 p.m.
  2. During Break: Monday - Friday 7:30 to 3:30 p.m
• Employed to work the full work year of approximately 260 days.
• $17.00 per hour along with benefits.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Ability to follow work orders and coordinate work with your supervisor, principal and others.
• Ability to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with students, staff and others contacted in the course of work.
• Ability to work from ladders and automatic lifts.
• Ability to perform work according to standard procedures and schedule set forth by supervisor(s).

Physical and Mental Demands, Work Hazards

• Works in school building environment.
• Ability to work outdoors in inclement weather conditions.

Qualifications Profile:

• High School diploma.
• Previous experience in building and cleaning maintenance is preferred.
• State Motor Vehicle Operator's license or ability to provide own transportation.

FLSA Status: Non-exempt



Application procedure: Apply online

Job Tags

Hourly pay, Seasonal work, Shift work, Night shift, Monday to Friday,

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