Full-Time Day Chief Custodian- Internal Only

JobID: 4710


Position Type:
Facilities/Custodial

Date Posted:
3/27/2025

Location:
Cedar Lane Elementary School

Date Available:
06/01/2025

Closing Date:
04/03/2025

Full-Time Day Chief Custodian - Shared Locations - Internal Only
Cedar Lane Elementary School

POSITION OVERVIEW
Under direction of the Coordinator of Buildings and Grounds, the Chief Custodian supervises, coordinates, and performs environmental service tasks, cleaning and maintenance of school buildings, mechanical repairs, support services for day and evening school activities, boiler observation and evening security for assigned building. This position assists in providing a safe, clean learning environment for students, staff, and faculty.

SALARY RANGE
The salary range for this role can be found in the provided link: Salary Scales

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
The following information is intended to describe the overall nature and scope of the work being performed in relation to the position. This is not a comprehensive listing of all the responsibilities or tasks; other work may be assigned when deemed appropriate:
• IMPORTANT: Please be aware that this position is considered an Essential Employee position.
• IMPORTANT: Flexibility is important, as hours are subject to change.
Provides leadership and supervision to all custodians assigned to the building. Responsible for conducting evaluations of each team member. Plays a major role in hiring, training, and dismissing all staff. Approves and tracks sick and vacation time. Maintains a written house cleaning and maintenance schedule.
Services, cleans, sanitizes and supplies classrooms, restrooms, administrative offices, gymnasium, conference rooms, cafeteria, hallways, stairs, sinks, drinking fountains, break rooms and mechanical shops to provide a safe and clean teaching and learning environment for students and staff. This includes sweeping, mopping, vacuuming, waxing, buffing, cleaning of cabinets, woodwork, shades/blinds, ceilings, showers, blackboard, carpets, garbage cans, wastebaskets, windows, and other areas of the school building according to district standards (includes loading and unloading of supply and service deliveries, filling and emptying power equipment with fuel and cleaning chemicals).
To provide building safety, the assistant custodian monitors building security and safety by performing such tasks as locking/unlocking and checking doors before, during and after operating hours as well as checking windows, lights on/off, rooms, entries, electrical appliances and environmental systems used to ensure that hazards are not created; promptly reports any damages or security problems to Chief Custodian and/or Coordinator of Building and Grounds; notifies supervisors concerning the need for major repairs or additions to building operating systems.
To ensure year-round school safety and building maintenance standards are met, perform seasonal outside grounds work, interior deep cleaning and scheduled cleaning (to include but not be limited to litter pick-up of outside grounds, snow removal of walk ways; furniture moving, installation of new furniture and equipment; wall washing, floor waxing/stripping, painting, dusting and special projects).
Regular, dependable in-person attendance on the job in order to maintain a student’s regular routines, foster student learning and build student relationships; the ability to perform the identified tasks and possess the identified knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the identified work activities; the ability to perform the identified physical requirements.
Perform other duties and responsibilities assigned by the Coordinator of Buildings and Grounds.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Below are the qualifications for this position:

• Must be eligible for State of Delaware Certification as a Chief Custodian.
• Must have at least five years of experience in custodial work.
• Must have at least three years of experience in supervising staff.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Excellent organizational skills.
• High School Diploma.
• Valid Class D Driver’s License with good driving record.
• Have knowledge of cleaning materials, methods, equipment and procedures.
• Be able to perform maintenance, general cleaning of building, classrooms and cafeteria.
• Ability to follow oral or written directions.
• Ability to work cooperatively with teachers, students, administrators, co-workers and the public.
• Have good physical health and strength to perform the routine duties of lifting and cleaning.
• Criminal background check and Tuberculin testing.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
The following provides a brief description of physical requirements for this position:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly talking, expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word. Those activities in which they must convey detailed or important spoken instructions to other workers accurately, loudly, or quickly. The employee must possess normal cognitive abilities including the ability to learn, recall and apply certain skills. Ability to perform work requiring sustained moderate physical effort, operation of commercial food service equipment, movement of objects weighing 40-50 pounds and continuous standing.

PHYSICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS
The work environment involves exposure to materials, equipment, and situations that requires following safety precautions and may include the use of protective equipment. The potential for risks and hazards can be significantly minimized with proper training, skills, and proper use of safety equipment and risk management procedures.

PRE-EMPLOYMENT REQUIREMENTS

• All persons employed by the Appoquinimink School District are required to submit a criminal background check and a tuberculosis test.
• Anyone offered employment is required to provide the following: proper identification (Social Security Card and Driver’s License), documentation of eligibility for employment in the U.S.A., completion of I-9 form, and completion of paperwork for the Delaware Child Protection Registry.

ADA ACCOMMODATIONS DISCLOSURE
Under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the Appoquinimink School District is required to provide reasonable accommodations to qualified employees with disabilities, unless doing so would pose an undue hardship. Qualified employees must have the requisite skills, experience, education, and licenses for the job, and must also be able to perform the essential functions of the job, with or without reasonable accommodations.

NON-DISCRIMINATION DISCLOSURE
The Appoquinimink School District is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion in its educational programs, services, and activities for all students and employees. The Appoquinimink School District does not discriminate or retaliate in the hiring, training, assignment, promotion/transfer of employees on the basis of race, creed, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, domicile, marital status, handicap, or any other characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws.

EVALUATION
Job performance will be evaluated in accordance with the provisions set forth in the negotiated contract between the Appoquinimink School District Board of Education and Delaware Public Employees Council 81, Local 218 of the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME).

APPLICATION PROCESS

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