Jr. Building Custodian - Salem Public Schools, Salem, MA [SY 2026-2027]

Salem Public Schools•Salem, MA

3d•Onsite

About The Position

Salem Public Schools is seeking a Junior Building Custodian to perform and direct custodial duties to ensure a clean, well-maintained, and inviting building environment. Salem is a small, diverse city with a proud maritime and immigrant history. Salem Public Schools is an urban public school district enrolling nearly 4,000 students in 11 schools. Our vision is to ensure that all students will be locally engaged, globally connected, and fully prepared to thrive in a diverse and changing world. We hold dear our core values of belonging, equity, and opportunity in everything we do. We seek individuals who are passionate about urban education and understand the urgency of improving student achievement for all students, regardless of ability, economic status, gender/gender identity, language, race/ethnicity, sexual orientation, or other backgrounds.

Requirements

Demonstrable skills and proficiency in the listed duties.
Highly responsible.
Self-motivated.
Able to take directions.
Skills to develop and follow a program to properly clean and maintain the facility.
Skills to develop and maintain an inventory program for custodial supplies and equipment.
Skills to properly maintain and make minor repairs to the custodial and maintenance equipment at the site.
Ability to work cooperatively with the Principal of the School, the faculty, and the Director of Building Services to provide and promote a clean, well-maintained, and inviting school environment.
Current authorization to work in the United States.

Nice To Haves

Prior supervisory experience.

Responsibilities

Performing and directing the performance of custodial duties in a building.
Ensuring daily custodial services required to provide a clean, well-maintained, inviting building environment.
Cleaning, dusting, sweeping, vacuuming, washing, buffing, and waxing floors.
Dusting and scrubbing walls.
Washing windows, woodwork, and furniture.
Performing other cleaning tasks to keep restrooms, laboratories, corridors, and other areas clean and orderly.
Undertaking minor painting projects.
Changing light bulbs.
Policing grounds, sweeping walks, cutting lawns, and removing snow and ice.
Caring for custodial equipment.
Receiving, unloading, stacking, and delivering housekeeping supplies.
Ordering custodial materials.
Carrying out refuse, waste, and/or garbage.
Collecting, washing, sterilizing, and replacing vessels and utensils in laboratories (may be required).
Operating small electric or manual tools in the performance of tasks.
Operating low pressure and heating ventilating systems.
Making minor repairs to buildings, equipment, and heating, lighting, ventilating, and plumbing systems.