Substitute Custodian

Basic Function

Under general supervision of a site administrator, School Operations Manager, the Director of Maintenance, Operations, Transportation and Facilities or designee, maintain an assigned school facility, group of buildings, or office space in a clean, orderly, and secure manner following a predetermined schedule; provide set‑ups and support for special events or meetings; respond to unexpected and emergency clean‑ups; and perform other related work as required.

Incumbents provide clean and sanitary facilities for students, staff and the public, which directly supports learning.

• Sweeps, mops, strips, waxes, buffs, and seals floors
• Vacuums rugs and carpets
• Dusts, washes, polishes, and disinfects furniture, student desks, tables, chairs and facility woodwork
• Empties and cleans waste receptacles, including trash barrels, and transfers contents to site’s dumpsters
• Cleans and sanitizes restrooms daily; may clean and disinfect locker rooms and showers when directed
• Custodian I assigned to kitchens, or to classrooms with kitchens, may clean food containers, utensils, grill vents and air vent surfaces
• Washes windows and walls, polishes metalwork and cleans writing surfaces
• Moves and arranges furniture and equipment in preparing and setting up multipurpose rooms or classrooms for scheduled and last‑minute special events or meetings
• Replaces light bulbs and lighting tubes
• Cleans window coverings and blinds
• Picks up paper and other debris from school grounds, walk areas, flower beds, and the areas adjacent to the school facilities
• Sweeps concrete and asphalt surfaces adjacent to the school buildings
• Performs emergency cleanup service resulting from breakage, vandalism, spilling, and illness
• May raise and lower flags, lock and unlock gates and doors, and arm/disarm security systems
• Assists in the program to inspect and update fire extinguishers
• Assists in receiving and distributing supplies and equipment
• May perform minor maintenance tasks (e.g., tighten hardware on furniture, adjust chair and table levelers, lubricate door hinges, plunge clogged toilets/sinks, rehang classroom teaching aids) to keep assigned areas safe and operational
• May occasionally perform routine ground maintenance functions (e.g., picking up trash, sweeping and leaf blowing at sidewalks, doorways and exterior walls of buildings)
• Participates in setting up and cleaning the football stadium and setting up for annual graduation ceremonies for assignments at high schools
• Pressure washes lunch tables and exterior floors; clears areas with visible insects (e.g., spider cobwebs, ant trails)
• Prepare and submit monthly safety report
• May respond to alarms to provide initial situation assessment, report problems, and request additional assistance and/or investigation to resolve issues (e.g., flooding, broken windows, fires, vandalism)
• Assists in reporting and preventing facility vandalism
• Performs other related duties as assigned

Skills, Knowledge and/or Abilities

Required:

• Use the tools, cleaning materials, equipment and safety gear commonly utilized in the cleaning and maintenance of classrooms, restrooms, multipurpose rooms, offices and similar spaces (e.g., goggles, gloves, breathing masks, brooms, mops, buckets, buffers, vacuum cleaners, carpet shampooers, gym floor cleaning machine, step‑ladders, gas‑powered leaf blower, window squeegee, screwdriver, power drill, pliers, scrapers).

• Basic cleaning methods, procedures, and techniques
• Cleaning materials, supplies, and equipment
• Safe working methods and procedures, including for blood‑borne pathogens

• Learn the schedules, procedures and materials used in custodial work
• Perform medium to moderately heavy manual work activities
• Stand and walk during most of the work shift
• Efficiently and effectively use cleaning materials, supplies, equipment and safety gear
• Understand and carry out oral and written directions
• Establish and maintain cooperative working relationships
• Work courteously and tactfully with co‑workers, public, pupils and parents and promote team building and a positive work environment
• Adapt easily to work assignments,…