Custodian

Location: Ash Grove

Frontline Applicant Tracking - Ash Grove R-IV School District

• Position Type:
  Maintenance/Custodial/ Custodian
• Date Posted:
  2/27/2023
• Location:
  
  Ash Grove Central Office

Position Type:
Maintenance/Custodial/ Custodian

Date Posted:
2/27/2023

Location:

Ash Grove Central Office

Job Title:Custodian
Department: Facilities Support Staff
Reports to: Superintendent and/or Building Principal(s)
Classification: Non-Exempt
Terms of Employment: 8 Hours/260 Days from TBD. Hourly rate reviewed annually and benefits according to Board policies.

Summary
To maintain the physical plant and grounds in a condition of operating excellence so that full educational use of them may be made at all times. To make the facility safe and secure for all who enter.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills and abilities required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities
An individual who holds this position is responsible for:

• Perform various maintenance tasks such as minor electrical, plumbing and facility repairs

• Perform general labor inside and outside the physical plant including handling materials and supplies, moving equipment and operating power-driven equipment.

• Maintain and cares for facilities in accordance with state and local safety and code requirements and Board of Education policies and administrative procedures. Assembles and installs equipment and fixtures.

• Works with and finishes cement, mortar, and asphalt materials in the process of constructing and maintaining walk-ways, drive-ways, and parking areas.

• Moves items for the district such as tools, equipment, appliances, machinery, furniture, fixtures, and a variety of educational and instructional materials.

• Be responsible for timely completion of work orders.

• Consistent and regular attendance is an essential function of this position.

• Required to clock in and out each day they are scheduled to work. Clocking must reflect true time worked.

• Ability to work to implement the vision and mission of the district.

• Demonstrate the proper use & care of hand tools (such as hammers, saws, chisels, planes) and equipment (power saws, drills, rivet guns, etc.)

• Work overtime as directed.

• Attend meetings as directed.

• Supervisory responsibility over night-time building maintenance personnel and their projects.

• Process repair and maintenance requests, determine which jobs may be performed by maintenance staff and which must be performed by outside contractors and advise the Superintendent accordingly.

• Assume primary responsibility for the safe condition of flooring, door frames, doors, window glass & frames, toilet partitions, staircases, stair treads, wall surfaces, ceilings, hardware, and similar structural elements in the facilities owned and operated by the district.

• Maintain maintenance/custodial supplies and equipment and make recommendations for purchases needed.

• Assign duties to night-time building maintenance/custodial staff.

• Conduct routine and periodic inspections of facilities and grounds, with Director of Operations/Transportation, to help maintain the physical school plant in a condition of operating excellence so that full educational use of it may be made at all times.

• Assists with training to maintenance/custodial personnel.

• Help develop priority lists for maintenance of building and prepare cost estimates.

• Ability to do basic mathematic calculations and apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios and proportions to practical situations.

• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram or scheduled form.

• Ability to use computers, PDA’s, and phones including the use of spreadsheets, databases and inventory management software.

• Run electrical (wiring, conduit, breakers) and other electrical projects & repairs

• Plumbing

• HVAC repairs and preventative maintenance.

• Schedule inspections (boiler, sprinklers, fire, etc.).

• Minor roof repairs.

• Be responsible for timely…