SY - Custodian

Position Type :

Maintenance / Custodial / Custodian

Date Posted : 1 / 13 / 2025

Location :

Thoreau Elementary School

Date Available : SY2024-2025

Closing Date :

01 / 27 / 2025 Title : Custodian

Work Location : Thoreau Elementary School

Work Hours : 7.5 hours / Day

Contract Length : 236 Days

Minimum Salary : $32,258.00

Maximum Salary : $38,970.00

To maintain an attractive, sanitary and safe facility and to ensure a clean and safe environment for students, staff and public by cleaning designated areas, using a variety of cleaning materials and equipment and minimizing property damage, loss and liability exposure.

Received immediate supervision from higher level staff.

Essential Function Statements - Essential duties may include, but are not limited to, the following :

• Cleans assigned school facilities (e.g., classrooms, offices, restrooms, multipurpose rooms, grounds, cafeteria, storage areas, etc.) for the purpose of maintaining a sanitary, safe and attractive environment.
• Arranges furnishings and equipment for the purpose of providing adequate preparations for meetings, classroom activities and special events.
• Attends service training (e.g., blood borne pathogens, cleaning solvents, floor care, first aid, maintenance training, etc.) for the purpose of receiving information on new and / or improved procedures.
• Evaluates situation (e.g., involving staff, students, parents, the public, etc.) for the purpose of taking appropriate action and / or directing appropriate personnel for resolution.
• Inspects school facilities for the purpose of ensuring that the site is suitable for safe operations, maintained in an attractive and clean condition, and / or identifying necessary repairs due to vandalism, equipment breakage, weather conditions, etc.
• Maintains supplies and equipment (e.g., cleaning solutions, paper products, vacuum, mops, etc. for the purpose of ensuring the availability of items required to properly maintain facilities.
• Paints interior of classrooms, offices, restrooms, etc. for the purpose of maintaining an attractive facility.
• Repairs furniture and equipment as may be required (e.g., faucets, toilets, light fixtures, etc.) for the purpose of ensuring that items are available and in safe working condition.
• Responds to immediate safety and / or operational concerns (e.g., facility damage, injured and ill students, alarms, etc.) for the purpose of taking appropriate action to resolve immediate safety issues and maintaining a functioning educational environment.
• Secures facilities and grounds for the purpose of minimizing property damage, equipment loss and potential liability to organization.
• Ensures that all emergency lighting, fire extinguisher and playground equipment are maintained in property working condition on a routine and regular basis, as required by local, state and federal policies and regulations.
• Remove snow and ice from designated areas.
• Regulates furnaces or other heating systems in sue, including air conditioning and ventilating systems necessary for the comfort and safety of occupants; replaces filters as necessary.
• Empties trash and garbage containers for building and cafeteria and removes to designated areas.
• Raises and lowers the United States, State and other required agency flags daily.

Marginal Functions :

Qualifications

Knowledge of :

Ability :

Experience and Training Guidelines : Any combination of experience and training that would likely provide the required knowledge and abilities is qualifying. A typical way to obtain the knowledge and abilities would be :

License or Certificate : Possession of, or ability to obtain a valid New Mexico driver's license.

Working Conditions :

Environmental Conditions : Office, shop and school environment; exposure to cleaning and / or sterilization chemicals and airborne particles and vibration; exposure to loud nose and frequently works in outside weather conditions.

Physical Conditions : Essential and marginal functions may require maintaining physical condition necessary for moderate to extremely heavy carrying, lifting, and pushing; reaching, climbing in high, precarious places, crawling, sitting, kneeling, standing and walking for extended periods of time; operation of motor vehicles; and subject to random drug testing.

Salary : $38,970