District Custodian

Oakland Schools•Hazel Park, MI

3d•Onsite

About The Position

The Hazel Park School District is seeking a full-time District Custodian for Hazel Park High School. This is a 12-month, 1.0 FTE position covered by the A.F.S.C.M.E. Collective Bargaining Agreement. The shift is from 2:30 PM to 11:30 PM, with a start date of July 1, 2026. The role involves a variety of building cleaning and facilities and grounds maintenance tasks to ensure a safe and clean environment for students and staff.

Requirements

Applicants must be able to show proof of a satisfactory criminal background check as defined by state standards.

Nice To Haves

Certified Pool Operators licensing or aquatic facility if 3rd shift custodian at the High School.

Responsibilities

Performs a variety of building cleaning and facilities and grounds maintenance work in schools and administrative buildings by maintaining assigned work areas including kitchens, cafes, classrooms, bathrooms, offices, locker rooms and other workrooms within the school and the building's exterior and grounds.
Monitors and ensures building cleanliness and security; performs preventative, minor, and exterior maintenance; receives, stocks, and delivers supplies.
Cleans and sweeps hallways and stairwells, classroom, offices, cafeterias, gymnasiums and other rooms; empties waste baskets possibly weighing nearly 50 lbs; dusts furniture, cleans doors, windows and trim; removes stains from floors, walls, and glass.
Strips old wax from and applies new wax to floors using hand and power tools; wet mops and buffs floors.
Cleans, sanitizes and maintains rest rooms, locker rooms and/or swimming pools; and replaces bathroom supplies such as soap dispensers, paper towels, toilet paper, etc.
Replaces light bulbs; makes simple minor adjustments and repairs to plumbing, electrical, and other building fixtures; checks heating and ventilation of building and replaces filters in heating and ventilating units.
Washes windows, display cases, glass doors, and mirrors; cleans and polishes stainless steel and other metal work.
Cleans and maintains tile, carpet, wood and other floor surfaces and baseboards.
Cleans and maintains a variety of other surfaces such as replacing ceiling tiles, washing walls, marker boards, counter, sinks and table tops, lockers, etc.
Monitors buildings and grounds, reports hazardous or other defective conditions.
Picks up trash from grounds, empties exterior waste containers and adjacent areas.
Removes snow and ice and salts sidewalks to maintain and ensure the safety of exterior walkways; and removes and disposes of trash from school grounds and exterior trash containers.
Responds to emergency furnishing, equipment, and facility damages by cleaning bathroom and sick-child accidents, repairing damaged furniture, assembling of furniture or equipment as needed, removing all forms of graffiti within and on the building's exterior, and repairing vandalized equipment.
Participates in the set-up and tear-down of seating and tables used for administrative meetings, after-school events, evening and weekend activities including athletic events, concerts, plays, community education classes, dances, guest speakers, etc.
Performs regular inspections necessary for basic preventative maintenance; and performs minor maintenance such as completing painting, plumbing, electrical, carpentry/structural, HVAC, and other building maintenance work.
Performs maintenance, cleaning, and sanitation of special building facilities such as swimming pools, deck areas, and related operational systems; performs daily testing of pool water and maintains appropriate pool Ph balances; conducts safety checks of pool area; and completes State of Michigan Health Department forms as necessary.
Secure building when facilities are not in use, checking for unlocked doors and windows, report any unauthorized occupants, turn off lights.
Responds to notification of burglar and/or fire alarms from District approved Security companies.
Performs other related duties as directed by supervisor.