CUSTODIAN I (2308)

About the Employer

In Glendale Unified schools, we focus on maximizing student achievement, fostering students' social and emotional growth, and creating a vibrant, inclusive environment where all children can learn and thrive. Glendale Unified is the third largest school district in Los Angeles County. We proudly serve 25,000 students in preschool through 12th grade and beyond.

We proudly offer dual immersion programs in seven languages; Armenian, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, and Spanish. Glendale Unified also offers six magnet schools focused on technology, world languages, and visual and performing arts, and a wide variety of Career and Technical Education pathways beginning in middle school. Through a collaborative partnership with Glendale Community College, Glendale Unified offers students multiple opportunities to earn college credit before they graduate from high school, including our Hoover Early College Academy and Glendale High Cloud Computing and Computer Science Academy. We are excelling together to provide our students with endless pathways for success! Several of our schools are recipients of prestigious awards such as : National Blue Ribbon Schools, California Distinguished Schools, California Gold Ribbon Schools, and Title I Academic Achieving Schools.

Glendale Unified is a diverse school district that welcomes students and families from all over the world. Our students come from a wide range of ethnic, cultural, and socio-economic backgrounds and speak 35 different languages.

Job Summary

Custodian I performs a wide variety of custodial and maintenance tasks for assigned buildings and grounds in a clean, sanitary, and safe condition.

Job Description / Essential Elements :

GLENDALE UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT CLASS DESCRIPTION

CUSTODIAN I

DEFINITION

Performs a wide variety of custodial and maintenance tasks for assigned buildings and grounds in a clean, sanitary, and safe condition.

DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS

A Custodian I performs a wide variety of custodial and maintenance tasks at various locations under the supervision of higher-level custodial personnel, a Principal / Administrator or an Operations Coordinator.

A Custodian II performs a wide variety of custodial and maintenance tasks on a night shift at a middle school or day shift at an elementary school, and may provide work direction and training to lower level custodial personnel.

SUPERVISION RECEIVED AND EXERCISED

General supervision is provided by higher-level custodial positions, a Principal / Administrator or an Operations Coordinator.

EXAMPLES OF DUTIES

Sweeps, mops, waxes, and seals floors.

Vacuums rugs.

Dusts, washes, and polishes furniture and woodwork.

Empties and cleans waste receptacles.

Washes windows and walls.

Cleans restrooms.

Sweeps sidewalks and picks up papers. Cleans drinking fountains.

Polishes metal work.

Fills paper and soap dispensers.

Replaces light bulbs.

Replenishes supplies.

Turns out lights and locks doors and windows.

Oversees assigned areas to prevent vandalism.

Moves, arranges, and sets up furniture and equipment for special events and meetings.

Performs related work as required.

CLASS QUALIFICATIONS

Knowledge of :

Common custodial cleaning methods and techniques.

Safe work practices.

Common cleaning materials, tools, and equipment.

Schedules and operational requirements of the school facility to which assigned.

Ability to :

Follow schedules and procedures.

Perform the physical activity involved in common custodial cleaning activities.

Operate custodial cleaning equipment. Understand and carry out oral and written instructions.

Be insured at standard vehicle liability and property damage insurance rates and maintain liability.

Carry, monitor calls, and communicate with two-way radios.

Use, read and maintain a digital calendar, district email account, and any other form of digital correspondence requested.

Wear GUSD ID badge and uniform shirts, as provided by the district.

EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS

Minimum Requirements :

None.

Desirable :

Written and oral proficiency in a second language.

LICENSE OR CERTIFICATE

Possession of a valid State of California Class C driver's license.

WORKING CONDITIONS

Physical Abilities :

Employees in this classification must be physically and mentally able to perform the essential duties of the position without hazard to themselves or others. These include but are not limited to :

Sitting, standing, kneeling for extended periods of time.

Walking over rough and uneven surfaces in construction areas.

Lifting, carrying, pushing and pulling objects weighing up to fifty (50) pounds.

Driving vehicle between work sites to conduct work, if necessary.

Dexterity of hands and fingers to operate tools, and equipment.

Seeing to read a variety of documents.

Hearing and speaking to exchange information.

Working Environment :

Employees in this classification work both indoors and outside; in varying temperatures; with sharp objects, dust, chemicals, odors, machinery with moving parts, moving vehicles; in direct contact with the students, public, other District staff.

05 / 21 / 1980 - Classification established by Personnel Commission

03 / 25 / 1987 - Revision - Insurability

01 / 11 / 2001 - Revision

06 / 13 / 2017 - Minor Revision to Employment Standards

12 / 10 / 2018 - Revision to Employment Standards

Requirements / Qualifications

Comments and Other Information

Prior to employment, a candidate must submit proof of freedom from tuberculosis. Also required after an offer of employment are a pre-employment physical exam (district-paid) and fingerprint clearance with the Department of Justice.

STATEMENT OF NON-DISCRIMINATION (Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973) : The Board of Education is committed to equal opportunity for all individuals in education. District programs, activities and services shall be free from unlawful discrimination, harassment (including sexual harassment), intimidation, and / or bullying based on actual or perceived sex, race or ethnicity, color, national origin, nationality, religion, age, sexual orientation, sexual preference, ancestry, ethnic group identification, gender, gender expression, gender identity, physical or mental disability, marital or parental status, or on the basis of a person's association with a person or group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics, or sexual harassment in any district service, program and / or activity that receives or benefits from state financial assistance. The Board shall promote programs which ensure that unlawful discriminatory practices are eliminated in all district activities. The District will take steps to assure that the lack of English will not be a barrier to admission and participation in district programs. A copy of the District's Uniform Complaint Policy is available by calling (818) 241-3111, Ext. 1457. Complaints alleging noncompliance with this policy of nondiscrimination should be directed to the following personnel :

Title IX Coordinator : Dr. Kelly King, 223 North Jackson, (818) 241-3111, Ext. 1209, titleix@gusd.net

Section 504 Coordinator : Dr. Narineh Khemichian, 223 North Jackson, (818) 241-3111, Ext. 1500, nkhemichian@gusd.net

Title II / ADA : Dr. Kelly King, 223 North Jackson, (818) 241-3111, Ext. 1209, kking@gusd.net