Custodian

Job Summary: To clean and perform routine housekeeping and maintenance of district buildings to provide a safe and clean learning environment.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities: Other duties may be assigned.

• Clean floors: vacuum, sweep, dust mop, wash, strip, wax, and buff.
• Wash and clean windows, walls, chalkboards, trashcans, water fountains, and sinks.
• Dust furniture, fixtures, and wood work.
• Empty trash receptacles and pick up litter in and around buildings.
• Clean and stock bathrooms. Change and clean shower curtains. Scrub and disinfect the shower rooms.
• Maintain and clean displays, boards, artwork, frames, and displays. Perform light repairs as needed.
• Provide setup and breakdown of furniture in cafeteria, gymnasium, auditorium, or other spaces for events.
• Troubleshoot minor maintenance problems. Handle minor repairs directly. Refer carpentry, plumbing, electrical, and mechanical repairs to maintenance staff as needed.
• Assume responsibility for the closing of the building each day and for determining that all doors and windows are secured and all lights are turned off.
• Maintain American flag on an as needed basis.
• Do minor routine maintenance of electrical (replace light bulbs), heating and ventilating vents and fixtures (i.e. changing filters), locks (i.e. oiling) and lockers.
• Takes all necessary and reasonable precautions to protect students, equipment, materials and facilities by reporting known safety hazards in the school immediately to supervisor.
• Monitor building and grounds to ensure standards for cleanliness and safety are maintained.
• Provide routine grass trimming, leaf raking, and maintenance of planting beds on properties.
• Remove snow from immediate walks and exits and add sand and salt as needed.
• Available to support students and staff during evacuation drills and emergencies.
• Notify supervisor when he/she may be away from the premises.
• May be assigned to evening or day shift depending upon the needs of the employer.
• Maintain confidentiality in all aspects of the job according to state, federal and Springfield District policies.

Supervision Received: Reports to, receives daily work assignments, and is evaluated by Physical Plant Supervisor.

Supervisory Responsibilities: No supervisory duties. May train or assist co-workers.

Qualification Requirements:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each job function in an efficient and compliant manner. The requirements listed below represent the knowledge, skills and/or abilities required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the job functions.

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  Education: High school degree, or equivalent, plus 1 to 2 years of relevant experience preferred, or a combination of education and experience from which comparable knowledge and skills are acquired.
• Experience: Commercial cleaning experience preferred. Experience waxing and stripping floors, using a scrubber, floor buffer, commercial vacuum and other floor machines also preferred, as well as knowledge and skill related to routine housekeeping and maintenance work.
• Language Skills: Ability to read a limited number of two- and three-syllable words and to recognize similarities and differences between words and between series of numbers. Ability to print and speak simple sentences.
• Mathematical Skills: Good basic mathematical skills including ability to perform operations using units of weight measurement, volume and distance.
• Reasoning Ability/Mental Requirements: Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions. Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.
• Communication & Interpersonal Skills: Ability to communicate courteously, efficiently and effectively with a variety of individuals, including students, faculty, administrators, parents, and representatives of outside organizations. Ability to work cooperatively and effectively with peers, subordinates, supervisors, parents, and outside agencies. Ability to effectively resolve conflicts.
• Other Skills and Abilities:

• 1. Follow through and seeing tasks and projects to completion is essential.
• 2. Pride in one's work and completion of a task.
• 3. Willingness to assist others within changing conditions is essential.
• 4. Good verbal and interpersonal skills with staff, students and fellow team members.

Competencies: The individual in this position must possess the following:

• Dependability – being reliable, punctual, responsible and fulfilling obligations.
• Self-Control – maintaining composure, keeping emotions in check, controlling anger, and avoiding aggressive behavior, even in difficult situations.
• Stress Tolerance – accepting criticism and dealing calmly and effectively with high stress situations.
• Cooperation – being pleasant with others and displaying a good-natured, cooperative attitude.
• Concern for Others – being sensitive to others’ needs and feelings and being understanding.
• Attention to Detail – being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks.
• Integrity – being honest and ethical.
• Adaptability/Flexibility – being open to change (positive or negative) and to variety in the workplace.
• Independence – guiding oneself with little or no supervision, depending on oneself to get things done.

Physical effort and stress: Employee must have the physical ability to perform the essential functions of the job as outlined above, in addition to the following (Frequency Codes described below):

** With proper lifting and carrying techniques or assistance, to include but not limited to job aids and/or accommodations.

WORKING CONDITIONS/ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS: All conditions common to an education environment, but not limited to, the following (Frequency Codes described above.) Work is normally performed in a climate controlled office/building environment, with limited exposure to extreme heat/cold, poor ventilation, fumes, and gases. Noise level is moderate and includes sounds of cleaning equipment. No known environmental hazards are encountered in normal performance of job duties.

Definitions - Physical Demands

Sitting: remaining in a seated position.

Standing: remaining on one's feet in an upright position at a workstation without moving about.

Walking: Moving about on foot.

Seeing: Perceiving with the eye.

Hearing: Perceiving or listening to sound by ear.

Talking: Articulating, speaking or discussing using spoken words.

Dexterity: Skill in the use of hands and fingers.

Lifting: Raising or lowering an object from one level to another (includes upward pulling).

Carrying: Transporting an object, usually holding it in the hands or arms or on the shoulder.

Bending/Stooping: Bending the body downward and forward by bending the spine at the waist. Occurs to a considerable degree and requires full use of the lower extremities and back muscles.

Pushing: Exerting force upon an object so that the object moves away from the force (includes slapping, striking, and kicking).

Pulling: Exerting force upon an object so that the object moves toward the force (includes jerking).

Twisting: Rotating; moving to face in alternate direction.

Climbing: Ascending or descending ladders, stairs, scaffolding, ramps, poles, ropes and the like, using the feet, legs, and/or arms and hands.

Balancing: Maintaining body equilibrium to prevent falling when walking, standing, crouching, or running on narrow, slippery, or erratically moving surfaces; or maintaining body equilibrium when performing gymnastic feats.

Crouching: Bending the body downward and forward by bending the legs and spine.

Kneeling: Bending the legs at the knees to come to rest on the knee or knees.

Crawling: Moving about on the hands and knees.

Reaching: Extending the hands and arms in any direction.

Handling: Seizing, holding, grasping, turning, or working with hands.

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Disclaimers: This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by an employee occupying this position. Employees may be required to perform other related duties as assigned, to ensure workload coverage. Employees are required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by their supervisor. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

This job description does NOT constitute an employment agreement between the employer and employee, and is subject to change by the employer as the organizational needs and requirements of the job change.

The use of itemized lists are for organizational purposes only and do not assign levels of importance. The job specification requirements stated are representative of minimum levels of knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform this job successfully. Any satisfactory equivalent combination of experience and training which ensures the ability to perform the work may substitute for the above so that the employee will possess the abilities or aptitudes to perform each duty proficiently.