Center Custodian

Overview:

Do you want to make a difference in the lives of young children? Join our Greater Louisville Head Start team at St Benedict Center! We are searching for an enthusiastic and dedicated Center Custodian.

St. Benedict Center for Early Childhood Education is a not-for-profit, licensed childcare center that has been serving Louisville for over 50 years. St. Benedict Center creates a high-quality learning environment for children ranging from 6-weeks of age to 6-years-old.

Rated as a 5-star Center by Kentucky Allstars and partnering with Greater Louisville Head Start, St. Benedict's delivers great educational opportunities for children in the California neighborhood of Louisville.

Position Summary: The Center Custodian, under the supervision of the Director Center, performs custodial tasks to maintain a clean and safe environment for students and families.

Position Type: Hourly / Non-Exempt,

Schedule: Part-Time (4 hours per day / 20 hours per week)

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

1. Contributes to the overall environment of St. Benedict Center through maintaining buildings and grounds in top condition through cleaning.

2. Performs daily cleaning of the central hallway, kitchen, and classrooms, including sanitizing bathrooms and trash disposal.

3. Performs weekly cleaning of the shared spaces and storage areas.

4. Routinely deep cleans classrooms and kitchen equipment on a rotating schedule so that each of 10 classrooms is deep cleaned every 40 days.

5. All other duties as assigned.

Essential Qualifications, Experience & Skills:

• At least 18 years of age.
• High School Diploma or GED.
• Pleasant demeanor and the ability to have professional conversations with staff and vendors.
• Ability to initiate and complete work orders.
• Ability to judge standards set by management for job completeness.
• Ability to follow specific directions through to completion.
• Must meet requirements of city and state licensing agencies (TB Skin test).
• Maintain a valid driver’s license or have reliable transportation to/from work.
• Successfully pass any required pre-employment background screening, including any required drug test

Special Qualifications, Experience & Skills:

• Knowledge of OSHA regulations

Physical Demands, Work Environment, Machines, Tools & Equipment: The characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by the Administrative Assistant to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Physical Demands & Effort: Position may require moderate amount of lifting, carrying items, bending and stretching. Regular requirement, and as needed, to lift up to 50 lbs., including bending, stooping, stretching, squatting, pushing and pulling, and sitting and walking while working indoors or outdoors.

• Work Environment: Fast-paced, safety-focused classroom environment. Noise level can be moderate to loud within center. Require to engaged in indoor and outdoor activities, dependent on weather.

• Machines, Tools & Equipment: Requires theuse and operation of basic cleaning tools and supplies.8. Additional duties as assigned.

Additional Information

In addition to a sense of purpose and pride in their work, eligible employees enjoy paid holidays, paid leave, paid Life, Short and Long-Term Disability Insurance, 401k Retirement Planning and 3% employer match, as well as access to SBC's Section 125 Health Plan which includes Medical, Dental and Supplemental Insurance. All offered benefits and the waiting periods are described in depth in our Employee Benefits Guide.

Submissions that include cover letters will be reviewed more favorably.

No phone calls please.

St. Benedict Center and New Directions Housing Corporation is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The Center’s employment practices consist of recruiting and hiring qualified employees without discrimination with regard to age, color, disability, familial status, gender, gender identification, marital status, national origin, race, religion, sexual orientation, genetic identifying information, or veteran status. It is our policy that equal employment opportunity be provided with respect to hiring, compensation, promotion, benefits and all other privileges and conditions of employment.

St. Benedict Center reserves the right to revise this Job Posting as it deems necessary. Revised 03/2025.

Job Type: Part-time

Pay: $15.00 per hour

Expected hours: 20 per week

Benefits:

• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Physical Setting:

• Private school
• School

Schedule:

• 4 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Application Question(s):

• Are you willing to complete a fingerprint background check?

Education:

• High school or equivalent (Required)

Experience:

• Custodial: 1 year (Required)

Work Location: In person

Salary : $15