Custodian, 8 Hrs 12 Mths

Putnam County School District•San Mateo, FL

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Custodian will maintain an attractive, sanitary and safe facility for students, staff and public. This role involves providing equipment and furniture arrangements for meetings, classroom activities, and events, performing minor repairs and preventive maintenance, and minimizing property damage, loss, and liability exposure.

Requirements

High School Diploma or General Education Degree (GED) preferred
Valid Florida Driver’s License and acceptable driving record
Satisfactory criminal background check
Prior custodial experience preferred
Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
Ability to follow directions and apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral or diagram form.
Knowledge of current Human Resource leave system and Skyward inventory system (if applicable).
Ability to function as a member of a harmonious, efficient, highly productive team.
Use problem solving and interpersonal skills to motivate self and others.
Maintain high degree of initiative and dependability

Responsibilities

Serve as a role model for students, dressing and grooming professionally, demonstrating the importance and relevance of learning, accepting responsibility, and demonstrating pride in your position.
Arrange furnishings and equipment for the purpose of providing adequate preparations for meetings, classroom activities and special events.
Clean assigned school or District facilities (e.g. classrooms, offices, restrooms, lunch rooms, halls, carpets, removes graffiti, windows, walls, bleachers, stage, locker rooms, sidewalks, grounds, etc.) for the purpose of maintaining a sanitary, safe and attractive environment at the school or District offices.
Complete employer required training for the purpose of maintaining current knowledge regarding specific job and/or district, state and federal rules, regulations, policies and procedures and laws.
Distribute supplies, equipment and/or mail (e.g. fill soap dispensers, towel/toilet paper dispensers, packages, furniture, TV/VCR carts, etc.) for the purpose of disseminating materials to appropriate parties and/or locations.
Execute minor repairs (e.g., assembles furniture, changing ballast, plumbing, locks, windows, ceiling tiles, filters, etc.) for the purpose of ensuring that items are available and in safe working condition.
Inform students, staff, and visitors for the purpose of providing information regarding activities, safety and/or proper maintenance of facilities.
Inspect assigned school or district facilities for the purpose of ensuring that the site is suitable for safe operations, maintained in an attractive and clean condition, and/or identifying/reporting necessary repairs due to vandalism, equipment breakage, weather conditions, etc.
Maintain supplies and equipment (e.g. cleaning solutions, paper products, vacuum, mops, etc.) for the purpose of ensuring the availability of items required to properly stock facilities.
Oversee students assigned to cafeteria or other duties (at the High School and Middle School) for the purpose of ensuring students receive appropriate instruction, direction and oversight while volunteering and/or assigned to cafeteria detail.
Perform assigned work for the purpose of assisting with the timely and satisfactory completion of special projects.
Prepare facility for daily operations (depending on shift) (e.g. opening gates, raising flags, unlocks doors, crossing signs, etc.) for the purpose of ensuring facilities are operational and safe for occupancy.
Provide assistance to others to schedule the facilities for the purpose of ensuring facility usage is accurately scheduled and providing assistance and information to those requesting use of facilities.
Respond to immediate safety and/or operational concerns (e.g. facility damage, alarms, etc.) for the purpose of taking appropriate action to resolve immediate safety issues and maintaining a functioning educational environment.
Secure facilities and grounds (depending on shift) (e.g., lock doors, turn off lights, sets alarm, etc.) for the purpose of minimizing property damage, equipment loss and potential liability to the district.
Perform all other duties as assigned by administrators.