Junior Custodian - South Elementary

Town of Andover•Andover, MA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Junior Custodian cleans and maintains South Elementary and other assigned areas in a clean, orderly, sanitary, and habitable condition. The role includes routine cleaning, waste removal, replenishing supplies, helping maintain the grounds, delivering mail and shipments, and performing minor repairs and maintenance. The custodian may operate building and floor-care equipment, provide backup coverage, and respond to emergency calls at night, on weekends, and on holidays as needed.

Requirements

Ability to read and write.
One year minimum experience as a building custodian, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Massachusetts Class D driver's license required.
Knowledge of materials, methods, and techniques of the trade.
Ability to follow written and oral instructions.
Ability to perform arithmetic computations, including addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division of whole numbers and fractions.
Ability to climb up to 50 feet and lift 25 to 60 pounds.
Ability to learn basic operation of heating, ventilating, and air conditioning systems and perform minor maintenance on related plant equipment.
Ability to distinguish color-coded materials.

Responsibilities

Clean and maintain assigned schools, offices, rooms, halls, cafeterias, washrooms, lavatories, common areas, and other locations.
Wash walls; sweep, scrub, and mop halls, rooms, and other areas; vacuum floors; dust furniture and fixtures; and clean and sanitize bowls, basins, windows, walls, mats, drinking fountains, and other areas.
Collect, remove, and dispose of waste paper, litter, work materials, and other refuse.
Replenish and maintain adequate supplies of paper towels, soap, toilet paper, hand cleansers, and other supplies.
Help maintain grounds by picking up trash and litter and sweeping outside walkways.
Shovel and remove snow or ice from walkways, stairs, drives, and other areas, and spread ice melt or sand as required.
Deliver received mail, UPS shipments, and other special shipments; run errands to pick up or deliver items, supplies, packages, and mail as needed.
Perform basic repair and maintenance, such as fixing broken items, furniture, and equipment; securing buildings for winter; installing or removing window coverings, storm or screen windows and doors; replacing light bulbs; and other minor maintenance work as assigned.
Operate equipment such as boilers, snow blowers, floor buffing machines, and air conditioning and ventilation systems; replace heating and ventilation filters and perform routine system maintenance as needed.
Move, set up, and tear down furniture, appliances, equipment, and voting polls; polish furniture and metalwork.
Maintain established quality and quantity standards and follow prescribed safety precautions and department and Town policies, procedures, rules, and regulations.
Detect and report improper operations, faulty equipment, defective materials, and unusual conditions; maintain work areas and equipment in clean, orderly, operational, and safe condition.
Respond to emergency calls at night and on weekends and holidays as needed.
Provide backup coverage as needed and perform related duties as required.