Extra Duty Custodian III

Berkeley County Schools•Martinsburg, WV

3d•Onsite

About The Position

The Extra Duty Custodian III cleans and maintains the Central Office building and grounds. This position is for current full-time service employees. Days and working times depend on need and must not interfere with the employee’s full-time work schedule. The position reports to the Director of Service Personnel and the Executive Director of Maintenance, has no supervisory responsibilities, and is paid on Time Sheet C based on the Custodian III hourly rate and years of experience ($19.16–$26.96 per hour). The position starts immediately. The custodian keeps assigned areas and equipment clean and orderly; cleans floors, furnishings, windows, restrooms, kitchenettes, and meeting areas; collects trash; and helps set up and take down for events. Duties also include moving furniture and equipment, removing snow and applying ice-melting materials, keeping grounds free of trash, ordering cleaning supplies, reporting needed repairs, and securing the building at the end of work. The employee must maintain confidentiality and may be assigned additional duties. Applicants should preferably have a high school diploma or GED and must pass the West Virginia Minimum Objective and Performance School Competency Exam for Custodian. The role requires the ability to read safety and operating instructions, write routine reports, communicate effectively, perform basic arithmetic, solve practical problems, interpret instructions, and maintain effective working relationships. Physical duties include standing, walking, handling tools, climbing ladders, bending, reaching, and frequently lifting or moving up to 50 pounds, with occasional lifting or moving up to 90 pounds. Work takes place mostly indoors, with occasional outdoor work, around moving mechanical equipment and sometimes toxic or caustic cleaning chemicals. Employees must be able to meet deadlines with severe time constraints. Custodians may be required to report during a state of emergency at the superintendent’s or designee’s discretion and may work an alternative schedule when school is not in session or staff and students are not present for instruction.

Requirements

The position is for current full-time service employees.
Pass the West Virginia Minimum Objective and Performance School Competency Exam for Custodian.
Ability to read and interpret safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
Ability to write routine reports and correspondence and speak effectively before groups of customers or employees.
Ability to perform basic arithmetic, including operations involving American money and units of weight, volume, and distance.
Ability to solve practical problems and interpret written, oral, diagrammatic, or schedule-based instructions.
Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with students, staff, and the community, and perform duties in accordance with district requirements and Board of Education policies.
Ability to meet the physical demands of the job, including frequently lifting or moving up to 50 pounds and occasionally up to 90 pounds.
Ability to work around moving mechanical equipment and, occasionally, toxic or caustic chemicals, and meet deadlines with severe time constraints.

Nice To Haves

High school diploma or GED preferred.

Responsibilities

Clean and maintain the Central Office building and grounds.
Communicate, collaborate, and cooperate with supervisors and building employees.
Keep assigned work areas neat.
Vacuum, shampoo, sweep, mop, wax, polish, and scrub floors as needed.
Clean and dust furnishings.
Wash interior and exterior windows and mirrors as time permits.
Clean and sanitize restrooms, breakrooms, kitchenettes, and meeting areas as needed.
Keep cleaning equipment clean and in proper operating condition.
Collect trash and place it in collection receptacles; keep grounds free of trash.
Move furniture and equipment as necessary.
Set up and take down for special events.
Shovel snow from sidewalks and apply sand and ice-melting materials as needed.
Report items that need repair.
Order needed cleaning supplies.
Secure exterior doors, doors, and windows; turn off lights and equipment and set the alarm according to building schedules.
Maintain confidentiality.
Perform additional duties as assigned.
Report to work during a state of emergency if directed by the superintendent or designee, and work an alternative schedule when required.