Duties
Position Function
Under direct supervision of the Buildings and Grounds Manager to provide responsible daily custodial operations, maintaining a sanitary and safe facility for students, employees and the public; minimizing property damage, loss and liability exposure; ensuring that assignments are completed in a safe, proper and timely manner and overseeing and supporting assigned custodians in the performance of their assignments.
Essential Functions
- Cleans assigned school facilities (e.g. classrooms, offices, gym, restrooms, grounds) for the purpose of maintaining a sanitary, safe work environment.
- Delivers various items and materials (e.g. supplies, mail, packages, furniture) for the purpose of ensuring adequate supplies to the appropriate parties.
- Informs students, other site personnel and supervisor for the purpose of providing information regarding activities, safety and/or proper maintenance of facilities.
- Inspects school facilities for the purpose of ensuring that the site is suitable for safe operations, maintained in clean condition, and identifying necessary repairs.
- Leads, directs and assists in organizing written work schedules and written performance inspections of custodial employees.
- Maintains active custodial substitute lists for the purpose of scheduling substitutes as necessary, including floating custodian assignments.
- Maintain preventative maintenance schedule for heating, ventilation and air conditioning equipment, including quarterly air filter changes, fan motors and belts.
- Oversees minor maintenance work performed by custodial staff.
- Maintains inventory of supplies. Develops requisitions with building custodians for school and cleaning supplies.
- Meets with principals and custodians to provide reports on building needs and conditions.
- Responds to immediate safety and/or operational concerns (e.g. facility damage, alarms) for the purpose of taking appropriate action to resolve immediate safety issues and maintaining a functioning educational environment.
- Evaluates custodians areas visited using evaluation reports provided by the Manager of Support Services.
- Checks buildings and grounds to ensure that they are properly cleaned.
- Ensures shrubs, lawns and flower beds are trimmed clean and safe.
- Arranges furniture and equipment for the purpose of providing adequate preparations for meetings, classroom activities and events.
- Maintains records relating to employees' time, performance and overtime list.
- Works with school district employees, service companies and contractors to maintain and improve the work environment.
- Works with school principals or designee developing work orders.
- Solicits price proposals from vendors for supplies and equipment and assists with soliciting of price proposals from outside contractors.
- Instructs custodial employees on how to respond to system failures, location shut off procedures for water, fire sprinklers, gas and electric.
- Trains assigned personnel for the purpose of developing professional trade and safety awareness skills.
- Attends in-service training (e.g. blood born pathogens, cleaning solvents, floor care, first aid, etc.) for the purpose of receiving information on new and/or improved procedures.
Additional Duties
Performs other related duties, as assigned, for the purpose of ensuring a clean, safe work environment.
Note: The above description is illustrative of tasks and responsibilities. It is not meant to be all inclusive of every task or responsibility.