Roving Evening Custodian

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Superior work habits and ethics- self-motivated
• Ability to work well with students, faculty and staff
• Ability to work independently
• Ability to perform duties as outlined

ESSENTIAL JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Sweeps, mops, waxes, and polishes floor finishes using manual or electrically powered equipment
• Dusts and polishes desks, chairs, shelves, equipment, brass ceiling and gymnasium lights, louvers, & other building furniture
• Cleans lavatories and restrooms using required detergents and sanitary materials
• Cleans chalkboards, erasers, equipment, trophy cases, and other fixtures and arranges them in a neat and orderly condition
• Empty waste containers, gather trash and litter, and place it in proper disposal containers
• Unlocks and locks assigned buildings at designated times, checks them for safety and security, and in case of irregularities notifies proper authorities and takes emergency measures as required
• Washes all glass including windows, partitions, framed pictures and door glass
• Performs other tasks common to building sanitation and cleanliness
• Moves and stores furniture, supplies, and miscellaneous equipment as needed
• Removes snow from steps, walks, and drives as needed
• Reports items that require major repair to supervisor
• Participates in setting up and cleaning stages, bleachers, seating, and other equipment for special school events
• Assists in setting up and cleaning bleachers and other tasks necessary for gymnasium use as required
• Assists in repairs and adjustments to school building and equipment
• Has excellent relationships with other employees and practices superior work habits
• Maintains a positive attitude and has excellent attendance and promptness
• Highly dependable and maintains a high level of personal fitness
• Uses sound judgment and produces an excellent quality of work
• Can adapt when necessary and is of sound and moral character and background
• Cleans wrestling mats with proper disinfectants
• Empties waste containers and gathers trash on grounds around outside of buildings
• Other duties necessary to the position as assigned by Supervisor/Administrator
• Assists in mowing and trimming of grounds as directed

ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES OF ASSISTANT HEAD CUSTODIAN:

• Report daily to head custodian
• Paint and repair as needed
• Close windows and turn off lights, lock and secure doors, and set alarm
• Haul trash outside and place in dumpster
• Assist in pulling bleachers, cleaning of bleachers, and other necessary tasks for gymnasium use
• Burnish hallways
• Make necessary repairs to building equipment
• Check boilers
• Perform all other duties necessary to the position, and any duties assigned by the immediate supervisor

ESSENTIAL PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Lifting, pulling, pushing and moving items (some in excess of 100 pounds) on an occasional basis
• Lifting, pulling, pushing and moving items (40 to 60 pounds) on a regular and repetitive basis
• Emptying trash cans and carts on a regular and repetitive basis (between 5 and 40 pounds)
• Carrying/moving scrub buckets containing up to 3 gallons of water (24 pounds)
• Operating scrubbers and buffers (electric, propane, etc) up to 24” diameter (requiring twisting, turning, pushing, pulling with significant upper body and arm use/strength)
• Dry mopping floors on a nightly basis and wet mopping spills and soiled areas on an as needed basis (requiring twisting, turning, pushing, pulling with moderate upper body and arm use/strength).
• Reaching on a regular and repetitive basis over head and below knees.
• Removing marks, dirt, gum, etc as needed requiring stooping, kneeling, bending action on a regular and repetitive basis
• Cleaning restroom surfaces on a daily/regular basis requiring stooping, kneeling, bending and hand scrubbing of all surfaces
• All tasks require extensive use of hands including repetitive gripping, grasping, lifting, manipulation of tools, etc. and the ability to ambulate independently and lift significant weight and sized items.