Lead l: Elementary School Custodian - Colorado Springs School District 11

Colorado Springs School District 11 • Colorado Springs, CO

5d • Onsite

About The Position

Join a team dedicated to maintaining safe, clean, and efficiently operated school facilities that support students, staff, and the broader community. As a Lead I (Elementary School Custodian), you play a key leadership role in ensuring the day-to-day operations, maintenance, and custodial functions of your assigned site are executed at a high level. This position offers the opportunity to lead and support a team, coordinate building operations, and serve as a critical partner to school leadership. You will apply your expertise to ensure facilities are well-maintained, safe, and ready to support teaching and learning each day. Employees in this role collaborate closely with District departments and take pride in work that has a direct and visible impact on the school environment and overall District operations. The Lead I provides advanced operational support to ensure safe, efficient, effective, and customer-focused daily operations. This position serves as a senior resource to staff by coordinating workflow, supporting service continuity, monitoring compliance with established procedures, assisting with training, and resolving routine operational issues. The position provides day-to-day work direction, coaching, and prepares employee evaluations subject to supervisory review and final approval. Higher-level employee conduct matters and formal personnel actions are referred to supervisory leadership. Serves as primary designee in the supervisor’s absence for routine daily operations as assigned.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States.

Nice To Haves

• Three (3) years of related experience.
• Experience as a Building Tech or Custodial Support Tech (CST) preferred.

Responsibilities

• Coordinates daily workflow and operational readiness for assigned work unit.
• Provides day-to-day lead direction and assistance to staff.
• Assists with onboarding and training of employees.
• Monitors routine work quality, safety, and compliance.
• Resolves routine customer and operational concerns.
• Prepares draft employee evaluations for supervisory review and approval.
• Documents performance concerns and refers higher-level personnel matters upward.
• Maintains schedules, logs, and operational records.
• Serves as designee for routine daily operations during supervisor absence.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Non-Recurring Pay: 7% of base salary in Non-Recurring Pay (distributed as 3.5% on November paycheck and 3.5 % on May paycheck).
• Staffing Stability Incentive (Adams Elementary, Galileo Middle School and Mitchell High School): ESP employees will receive the equivalent of one salary step divided over 12 pay periods.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED