Substitute Custodian Pool GCPS

Position: 2025-2026 Substitute Custodian Candidate Pool ($15.75 - $16.25 per hour) - GCPS
Position Type:
Substitute

Date Posted:
6/23/2025

Location:
All SchoolsStatus: Temporary

Location(s) and terms: Various

Salary:
Daily Rate of Pay: $15.75 per hour or Long-term Rate of Pay $16.25 per hour, starting tenth (10th) consecutive days in same assignment

• Note:
  
  In order to maintain the long-term rate of pay, a substitute cannot miss more than three (3) days in the same assignment. Should a long-term substiute miss more than three (3) days, he/she will be returned to his/her daily rate of pay.

Supervisor: Principal, Assistant Principal, Head Custodian, and/or Director of Facilities, Maintenance, and Operations

Individuals interested in serving as a substitute custodian with the Garrett County Public Schools (GCPS) must meet the following pre-employment conditions:

Complete an on-line application;

Pass a criminal background check performed by Garrett County Public Schools. The background check costs $20.00 and is the responsibility of the applicant;

Pass a drug screening performed by an authorized GCPS agency. The drug screening costs $40.00 and is the responsibility of the applicant;

Complete a TB Risk Assessment Form;

Provide three (3) references; and

Complete other HR-related documents (e.g., I-9, W-4, direct deposit, etc.) prior to beginning work.

Provide an up-to-date resume, as applicable;

A minimum of a high school diploma or GED

Submit a high school diploma or GED

All applicants are required to have a High School Diploma or GED and must be 21 years of age or older; however, applicants currently enrolled in a college or university must be 20 years of age or older.

Job Description:
Perform custodial duties, including minor maintenance and other miscellaneous duties, to ensure that all assigned areas and the main facility are attractive, sanitary, and safe for students, staff, and other stakeholders.

Minimum Qualifications:

• High school diploma or GED
• Ability to read and perform basic math
• Ability to understand multi-step written and oral instructions
• Ability to problem-solve, work independently and as part of a team, and function without distractions
• Strong stakeholder (i.e., students, staff, administration, parents, general public, community agencies, etc.) service skills
• History of professionalism and strong work ethic
• Self-motivated with the ability to prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment
• Ability to learn and implement proper cleaning techniques and regiments
• Ability to learn and implement minor maintenance
• Ability to operate or learn to operate and service cleaning and maintenance-related equipment
• Ability to stand, sit, walk, climb stairs and ladders, balance, kneel, stoop, crouch, crawl, bend, push, and pull
• Ability to lift and transport heavy to moderately heavy objects averaging 50-75 lbs.
• Significant dexterity of hands and fingers
• Ability to serve as a positive role model for students, staff, and other stakeholders
• Regular and predictable attendance
• Ability to perform the essential functions of the job either with or without reasonable accommodations

Preferred Qualifications:

• Prior experience with cleaning schools, offices, and/or municipal facilities
• Knowledge of the operation and minor repair of heating, cooling, electrical, and plumbing equipment

Duties and Responsibilities:
The following duties and responsibilities are intended only as examples. The omission of a specific duty or responsibility does not exclude it from the position if the work is a similar, related, or logical assignment.

The substitute custodian will:

• Participate in the general cleaning and maintenance of the school building based upon a predetermined cleaning schedule.
• Sweep, mop, wet-wash, and vacuum floors in assigned areas.
• Dust furniture and clean and polish fixtures.
• Keep wastebaskets, chalkboards, and dry erase boards clean.
• Scrub and disinfect toilet.
• Clean all sanitary fixtures and drinking fountains.
• Wash windows (inside and outside).
• Maintain all assigned areas.
• Arrange furnishings and equipment for classroom activities, meetings, and events.
• Perform work at heights of up to twelve (12)-feet using ladders and/or scaffolding for the purpose of cleaning, changing light bulbs, replacing ceiling tiles, etc.
• Prepare school…