Custodian

Lee County Schools•Opelika, AL

8d•Onsite

About The Position

The Custodian maintains school buildings and grounds so students have a safe, attractive, comfortable, clean, and efficient place to learn, play, and develop. This is an eleven-month, 220-day position. The workday is set by the building principal and may not exceed 8 hours, excluding a 30-minute duty-free lunch, unless other arrangements are made by the principal. Performance is evaluated under the Board’s policy for Support Personnel. A background check is required; upon an offer of employment, the employee must submit legible fingerprints for review by the Alabama Bureau of Investigation and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

Requirements

Comply with all employment criteria legally established by the Lee County Board of Education.
Know how to operate hand tools; electrical and gasoline tools; lawnmowers; tractors; weed-eaters; scrubbing machines; vacuums; and other machines.
Demonstrate aptitude or competence for assigned responsibilities.
Ability to lift a minimum of 60 pounds.
Submit legible fingerprints for a background review by the Alabama Bureau of Investigation and the Federal Bureau of Investigation upon offer of employment.
Meet the physical demands of the job, including frequent standing, walking, sitting, and reaching; occasional stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling, and lifting or moving up to 60 pounds.
Possess the vision abilities required for the work, including close, distance, color, peripheral, and depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Responsibilities

Keep the building and premises, including sidewalks, driveways, play areas, and campus grounds, neat and clean.
Clean hallways, restrooms, and entrances after school and during the day as needed; sweep classrooms daily and dust furniture.
Remove trash daily and follow local laws and procedures for waste storage and disposal.
Clean and disinfect restrooms and drinking fountains daily, and clean chalkboards at least weekly.
Sweep, mop, scrub, strip, and vacuum floors, and otherwise maintain them in a clean, attractive, well-preserved condition.
Clean walls, ceilings, vents, and interior and exterior windows.
Cut grass using lawnmowers, tractors, bushhogs, weed-eaters, and hand tools.
Make minor plumbing, electrical, carpentry, and other handyman-type repairs.
Promptly report major repairs needed to the Head Custodian and Principal, and immediately report damage to school property to the Principal.
Move furniture or equipment within buildings as required for activities or as directed by the Principal.
Transport, load, and unload supplies and equipment as needed.
Maintain an inventory of supplies, equipment, and fuel, and request replacements sufficiently in advance to avoid hindering work.
Attend work regularly and predictably; perform assigned tasks safely and remain alert.
Uphold Board policies, including the anti-harassment program, and work cooperatively with students, teachers, staff, supervisors, and the public.
Work effectively and efficiently within time and productivity standards.
Perform other duties assigned by the Principal or Assistant Principal.