Custodian - Full-Time @ Bessemer City High

Gaston County Schools•Bessemer City, NC

3h•Onsite

About The Position

The Custodian performs manual cleaning and building-maintenance activities according to established practices and schedules, and operates building heating and air-conditioning equipment. Work includes cleaning and maintaining buildings and grounds, completing routine maintenance and delivery tasks, and addressing assignments at the school in a timely manner. The employee works independently after learning the job and is supervised by the Principal, Assistant Principal, or another designee. Performance is reviewed through inspections, observations, work reviews, discussions, feedback from school personnel, and completion of projects and tasks. The role requires physical work in indoor and outdoor environments, including operating cleaning and lawn-care equipment, handling heavy objects, and working around varied temperatures, noise, maintenance hazards, oils, gases, and fumes. If offered a position, the prospective employee must pass a required health exam, criminal records check, and drug test.

Requirements

Some experience in custodial work, or an equivalent combination of training and experience that provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities.
Ability to use cleaning methods, materials, and equipment, including floor strippers, waxers, and power buffers.
General knowledge of routine building-maintenance requirements for bathrooms, offices, and classrooms.
Working knowledge of tools and equipment used in routine cleaning.
Ability to work independently with minimal supervision once the job is learned.
Ability to operate lawn equipment such as a weed-eater, riding mower, and hedge trimmer.
Ability to work with others and communicate effectively with school administrators and staff, supervisors, students, employees, and the general public.
Ability to follow written and oral instructions and identify cleaning needs and address them with appropriate methods and supplies.
Ability to exercise independent judgment and initiative, establish and maintain effective working relationships, read and write, keep records, and perform simple calculations.
Ability to prepare timesheets and maintenance reports in the prescribed format.
Willingness to clean up after students in all situations.
Ability to perform very heavy work, exerting more than 100 pounds of force occasionally, more than 50 pounds frequently, and more than 20 pounds constantly to lift objects.
Ability to climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, reach, stand, walk, push, pull, talk, hear, and perform repetitive motions.
Physical ability to operate vacuum cleaners, carpet shampooers, brooms, mops, and lawn equipment, including weed-eaters, riding mowers, hedge trimmers, and leaf blowers.
Ability to climb ladders.
Ability to perform sustained, moderately physically demanding tasks involving climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling, and lifting, carrying, pushing, or pulling moderately heavy objects and materials.
High school graduation or equivalent is preferred.

Nice To Haves

High school graduation or equivalent.
Knowledge of basic methods, supplies, and tools used in custodial work.
Two years of experience with cleaning methods and equipment used in cleaning and maintaining the appearance of buildings.

Responsibilities

Clean and maintain buildings and grounds according to established practices and cleaning schedules.
Perform unskilled and semi-skilled maintenance tasks independently, including delivering supplies, materials, and equipment; making minor equipment repairs; and reporting needed maintenance and repairs.
Complete assignments at the school and assigned site in a timely manner.
Load and unload trucks; clean and sanitize spaces and equipment; transport equipment; and perform general warehouse duties as required.
Verify delivery orders against written delivery invoices or work orders, place delivered items, and deliver supplies to staff as assigned.
Maintain equipment according to schedule and keep sufficient fuel, oil, and other fluids for assigned equipment.
Sweep, mop, vacuum, strip, wax, and buff floors.
Clean restrooms and replenish paper supplies and soap as necessary.
Clean windows, walls, woodwork, blinds, light fixtures, desks, and other furniture.
Empty trash receptacles and place recyclable materials in designated receptacles.
Sweep sidewalks and walkways, pick up debris from grounds, and shovel snow or apply de-icing compounds to walkways and driveways as necessary.
Replace burned-out light bulbs.
Clean up after students in all situations.
Raise and lower flags at the start and end of the workday.
As needed, open and secure buildings, turn lights on and off, and adjust heating or air conditioning at the start and end of the day.
Arrange furniture for meetings or other events as needed.
Establish and maintain effective working relationships with administration, staff, coworkers, and others encountered through work assignments.
Prepare timesheets and maintenance reports using the prescribed format.
Perform other duties as assigned.