Night Custodian

Job Description: Day/Night Custodian

Reports To: Lead Custodian

Status: Full-Time, Non-Exempt

Takes Direction From: Executive Team, Senior Team

Calendar: Operations Calendar

Job Summary

The Custodian is responsible for keeping assigned building(s) clean, safe, functional, and secure in accordance with prescribed codes and established school policies and standards. A custodian must maintain all assigned building(s) in a state of operational excellence such that they present no interruptions, distractions, or obstacles to the education program. The School Custodian performs a combination of custodial, grounds, and routine maintenance duties. Work is initially performed under immediate supervision of Lead Custodian, however, as experience is acquired, incumbents are expected to perform with increasing independence.

Certifications and Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent
• Current (dated within a year) Act 34, 114, and 151 clearances
• Custodial experience
• Ability to work independently in person or virtually as needed

Essential Duties

• Assist the Operations Team with facilities improvement projects such as painting, moving furniture, and any other project, as directed
• Assist the Operations Team with setups for community education activities, meetings, and other events, as directed
• Communicate with constituents and stakeholders as it relates to the essential duties of this position
• Ensure a safe environment at all times, to include not allowing students access to cleaning materials, equipment, and/or any other items that may be deemed dangerous
• Ensure that the area around dumpsters are free from debris and that the dumpsters are in safe operating condition; where appropriate, dumpster corrals should remain closed unless in active use
• Ensure that the facility is safe for use during inclement weather events, to include but not limited to de-icing, shoveling, monitoring of leakage
• Ensure that the school's common areas are clean, tidy, organized, and free from trash, broken items, etc
• Ensure that the school's exterior is free from dangerous items to include but not limited to refuse, sticks, rocks, loose items
• Ensure that the school's interior is free from dangerous items to include but not limited to refuse, loose items, hazards
• Ensure the safe and effective use of products, in accordance with their labels
• Ensure the successful completion of all regular nightly, weekly, monthly, and quarterly tasks, as well as any custodial needs submitted via the school's communication systems
• Hold a high standard of integrity and ethics
• Must maintain at all times during employment an unrestricted motor vehicle operator's license and a satisfactory driving record that meets the requirements of the school's policy
• Perform deep cleaning of the school's facilities
• Perform other building maintenance tasks as assigned or directed
• Perform the full range of cleaning tasks in assigned areas, to include offices, corridors, stairwells, classrooms, bathrooms, therapy spaces, sensory rooms, etc.
• Provide custodial-type security services such as building checks
• Replenish and replace paper towels, toilet paper, soap, air fresheners, and any other relevant facility supplies

Additional Duties and Responsibilities

• To read and abide by the Employee Handbook including updates and changes
• To attend all mandatory meetings, including those that fall outside of regularly scheduled school hours and as described in the Employee Handbook
• Adhere to A Step Up Academy’s policies, procedures, and methodologies
• This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by this employee. The individual in this position will be required to follow any other instructions and to perform any other related duties as assigned by any member of the Executive Team or other appropriate administrator.

Organizational Relationships & Supervisory Responsibilities

• Directly accountable to the supervisor listed above and, in the absence of that individual, to the Director of Operations
• This position does not have any direct reports

Competencies Required

• Ability to prioritize and manage in a fast-paced and high-stress situation
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Demonstrated ability to follow established policies and procedures
• Able to work independently and effectively with other team members
• Good team player and very reliable in working with or without close supervision

Work Environment Requirements

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

• Moderate degree of physical stamina, with frequent lifting of up to 25 pounds and the possibility of lifting and/or carrying up to 50 pounds
• Frequent standing, walking, sitting, and bending
• Ability to move through the physical space of the building which may or may not require stairs, distances, and the operation of doors and gates
• Moving light furniture may be required
• Adequate vision and hearing ability for monitoring the verbal and non-verbal responses of students
• May require driving school vehicles operated under a standard driver’s license
• Exposure to noise and activity of a special needs school setting
• May involve exposure to communicable diseases and other adverse conditions
• Knowledge of universal hygiene precautions

Equipment/Material Handled

The individual in this position shall be assigned a variety of resources and materials which are to be appropriately stored and accounted for. All media resources and borrowed material are to be judiciously used, and are to be maintained in a reasonably unsoiled and non- damaged fashion. Must know how to properly operate or be willing to learn to operate all multimedia equipment including current technology.

A Step Up Academy reserves the right to update, revise, or change this job description and related duties at any time.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $42,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Vision insurance

Physical Setting:

• Private school

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday
• Night shift

Work Location: In person

Salary : $42,000