Custodian ; Night

General Responsibilities

Performs routine custodial work in maintaining the cleanliness of school buildings and surrounding grounds. Receives classroom and hands‑on training in the use of cleaning tools, equipment and supplies, safety and personal protection necessary to perform custodial work.

• Clean cafeteria after each lunch bell, realign chairs, mop cafeteria.
• Pick up paper and trash in bathrooms and hallways, clean spills such as vomit.
• Pick up paper and trash around school and grounds.
• Dump trash in classrooms, clean chalkboards, sweep floors, dust rooms, set up classrooms for next day.
• Wash off desks, move classroom furniture up or down stairs.
• Set up for PTA in cafeteria, auditorium, library, and set them back up for next day.
• Set up for special events and meetings.
• Vacuum floors, shampoo carpets, wash walls, fix lockers, clean rooms after school programs, wash windows, remove graffiti, wash bathroom stalls.
• Mop bathrooms after cleaning, mop and wax hallway and classroom floors.
• Secure and lock all classrooms and outside at end of school day.
• Clean teacher’s lounge.
• Perform related work as required.

Some knowledge of cleaning methods, materials and equipment; ability to understand and follow simple oral and written directions; ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with associates and school staff; basic ability to read and speak/understand English.

Required: GED or some high school.
Preferred: High School Diploma; some custodial experience.

Frequent walking, standing, bending, grasping, repetitive motion, and reaching; occasional stooping, balancing, crouching, kneeling. Ability to lift up to 50 pounds occasionally and over 50 pounds rarely. Requires adherence to established work schedules.

Regular and reliable attendance is an essential function of this position. A comparable amount of training and experience may be substituted for the minimum qualifications.