Custodial/Maintenance

Saint Albert Catholic, a co-educational, child care center to high school located in Council Bluffs, Iowa, seeks a full-time facilities custodial/maintenance individual who is passionate about advancing the mission of Catholic education.

Position Purpose: Work, as directed, efficiently in the areas of custodial, maintenance, and overall operation of the school buildings and grounds. This is an hourly position that requires some flexibility. The primary schedule will be Monday through Friday.

• Keep the building and grounds safe, clean, and neat.
• Operate, maintain, clean, and organize the shop, equipment, and vehicles.
• Perform basic necessary preventative maintenance on all school equipment.
• Preform basic necessary non-technical maintenance of all essential building systems.
• Help with any and all seasonal outside work.
• Help setup and tear down all in-site events.
• Fulfill all other work that is requested and directed

• Ability and willingness to use equipment within the facility to complete assigned tasks.
• Possess good interpersonal skills to cooperatively deal with a variety of school personnel, vendors, and patrons.
• Ability to understand and follow written and verbal instructions.
• Ability to read, write, and understand the English language.
• Ability to follow instructions and accept constructive feedback from supervisor and/or other school administrators.
• Possess problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Adaptable to varying work situations.
• Must have demonstrated good attendance, organizational, and time management skills.
• Must be able to work alone and be a team player, working successfully in collaboration with others to complete tasks.
• Ability to cope with stress and keep moving forward to complete the task(s).
• Take pride in the work performed.

Education or Experience Required:

• High school diploma or GED
• Experience with cleaning, upkeep, and repair of commercial facilities
• Basic understanding of shop tools and maintaining shop equipment.

Physical/Environmental Requirements:

• The position is very active and requires bending, crawling, climbing, crouching, kneeling, standing, stooping, and walking daily.
• Ability to lift 25 lbs regularly (75% of the time).
• Ability to lift 75 lbs periodically (10% of the time).
• Prolonged periods of standing and walking.
• Work with chemicals commonly used in cleaning and maintaining a commercial facility.
• Ability and willingness to perform duties in adverse environments both indoors and outdoors.