Head Night Custodian - New Hope Learning Center

Robbinsdale Area Schools•New Hope, MN

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Head Night Custodian position at New Hope Learning Center is a full-time role working 8.5 hours per day, typically from 2:00 p.m. to 10:30 p.m., with 8 hours of paid time and 30 minutes of unpaid dinner time. Summer hours are to be determined. This Category III position offers a pay rate between $28.89 and $29.97 per hour, plus benefits according to the current custodial contract. The role involves supervising building custodial staff, maintaining building systems and equipment, directing preventative and day-to-day maintenance, ensuring overall building cleanliness, and overseeing security and safety operations.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent.
Candidate needs to reside within 30 miles of the assignment facility.
Demonstrated ability to investigate, diagnose, troubleshoot and respond to building system service needs.
Demonstrated ability to work independently and perform position responsibilities with a minimum of supervision.
Establish and maintain positive and effective working relationships with supervisor, coworkers, building staff and visitors.
Ability to follow schedules and adjust priorities based on needs and, when emergencies occur, triage the situation and perform essential tasks to address the situation.
Sufficient reading skills to read and comprehend material data sheets, building plans, specifications and operation and maintenance manuals.
Mechanical aptitude and skills to perform service, troubleshooting and repairs to facility systems.
Prior maintenance experience.
First class boiler's license (current, posted and maintained) required, or willing and able to obtain within an agreed timeline.
Ability to view building electronic work order, energy management and security systems and accurately check status, enter required data and accurately set occupancy schedules and door lock/unlock schedules.
Knowledge of district current cleaning products, equipment and tools and their proper use and cleanup.
Able to attend work regularly and report to work in a timely manner.
Ability to listen and detect noise related indications of equipment problems or distress.
Ability to effectively perform preventative maintenance, troubleshooting and repairs of building equipment.
Ability to efficiently and safely operate snow removal equipment and to apply deicing materials.
Ability to properly control and use hand tools, test equipment, powered tools and powered equipment required for facility maintenance.
Ability to retain facility training information and to consistently follow district standards and guidelines for facility systems.
Ability to demonstrate complete competency and adherence to district standards and guidelines within 30 days of employment for use of district facility work order software system.
Ability to demonstrate complete competency and adherence to district standards and guidelines within 30 days of employment for use of the Building Control System.
Ability to demonstrate complete competency and adherence to district standards and guidelines within 30 days of employment to remember assigned-unique Lenel System username and password and to execute the log-on to the Lenel System without any public display of that login information.
Ability to schedule doors to lock/unlock for a programmed special event period without changing the default door schedule for other weekly door schedules in the Lenel Time Schedule System.
Ability to review existing schedules to prevent overriding of existing schedules that are required to remain in effect for building programming.
Ability to investigate system malfunction of a programmed door schedule in the Lenel Time Schedule Systems.
Ability to utilize the emergency lock/unlock feature in the Lenel Door Access Control System.
Ability to troubleshoot and resolve problems in accordance with district procedures for arming/disarming building security intrusion systems.
Ability to contact others when assistance is required to resolve facility problems.
Ability to proceed to force arm when extensive facility services are needed and others have been informed of the facility service need.

Nice To Haves

VoTech education or training in building maintenance or construction of electrical or mechanical systems is desired.

Responsibilities

Supervise building custodial staff.
Maintain building systems and equipment.
Direct and oversee preventative and day-to-day building maintenance.
Ensure overall building cleanliness.
Supervise building security and safety operations.
Report directly to Program Director (or designee), with work direction from building principal and program director of Buildings and Grounds.
Perform preventative maintenance service and troubleshooting of facility systems including mechanical and electrical equipment.
Perform minor adjustments and repairs to facility systems.
Perform boiler system tending services if assigned to a building with a boiler heating system.
Operate, schedule and utilize building security systems.
Operate, schedule and use building HVAC and lighting automation control systems.
Utilize electronic work order system to submit work requests, document repair and preventative maintenance work, and identify and address open work orders.
Set up rooms for conferences, classes and special events.
Operate and utilize custodial equipment to maintain facility cleanliness and sanitation.
Monitor site conditions and perform custodial care activities on building exterior walkway systems, plazas and stairs.
Maintain cleanliness and condition of assigned area.
Perform proper care and cleaning of equipment and tools.
Monitor and secure building door security systems, respond to building alarms, perform triage response.
Comply with established timelines, procedures and quality for completion of assigned tasks.
Use work time efficiently and effectively.
Execute initiative in recognizing and performing tasks that need attention or that require completion.
Follow district safety standards and guidelines.
Practice fiscal responsibility related to efficient use of materials, care of equipment, recycling, energy conservation, and inventory control.
Lead other custodial staff to efficiently perform and complete assigned work in the absence of the building supervisor.
Carry District cell phone in a District provided case that is powered on and charged during work hours.
Work Buildings and Grounds office to ensure that calls regarding facility alarms, curtailment events and emergencies are received and responded to outside of work hours.
Demonstrate competencies listed in Attachment A within 30 days of employment.
Perform other duties as assigned.
Report early and coordinate snow removal.
Participate in snow removal.
Attend district meetings and mandated training sessions and participate in a positive manner.