School Custodian I (OPEN TO AFSCME ONLY)

Middletown Public Schools•Middletown, CT

6d•Onsite

About The Position

Under the direct supervision of the Custodial Manager, and as directed by the building Principal and Director of Facilities, this role performs general cleaning and maintenance in school buildings and grounds or central offices. The School Custodian I maintains equipment in functional condition and provides cleaning and custodial assistance to students, teachers, visitors, and others as necessary. This position also performs related duties and general maintenance work as required.

Requirements

Connecticut Motor Vehicle Operator’s license.
High school diploma or completion of sufficient education to successfully perform the duties of the position.
Ability to perform work according to standard procedures and schedule set forth by supervisor(s).
Ability to follow oral or written work orders from supervisor, and to coordinate work with principal and others.
Ability to describe orally or in writing cleaning, maintenance or repair problems as needed.
Ability to report work orally or in writing to supervisor as required.
Ability to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with students, staff, and others contacted in the course of work.
Ability to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral or diagrammatic form.
Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide all units of measure.
Ability to lift and carry weights of up to 30 pounds.
Ability to work in poor weather conditions, including heat, cold, rain, or snow.
Ability to work above ground from ladders and automatic lifts.
Ability to endure possible exposure to cleaning chemicals, solvents, and contaminated trash.
Ability to use hand tools of trade and related power equipment, including but not limited to brooms, mops, floor cleaning and waxing machines, vacuum cleaners, snow blowers, shovels, power mowers, and hand tools.
Ability to operate, maneuver and/or provide simple but continuous adjustment on equipment, machinery, and tools such as custodial and maintenance tools and equipment, grounds maintenance equipment, hand tools, and/or materials used in performing essential functions.
Ability to coordinate eyes, hands, feet, and limbs in performing movements requiring skill and training, such as operating custodial equipment.
Tasks involve the ability to exert very moderate physical effort in light work, typically involving some combination of stooping, kneeling, crouching, and crawling, and lifting, carrying, pushing, and pulling objects and materials of moderate weight, twelve to twenty pounds.
Ability to recognize and identify similarities or differences between characteristics of colors, shapes, and sounds associated with job-related objects, materials, and tasks.
Requires the ability to process, calculate, compute, summate, and/or tabulate data and/or information.
Includes the ability to perform subsequent action in relation to these computational operations.
Requires the ability to provide guidance, assistance, and/or interpretation to others, such as co-workers and the public, on how to apply policies, procedures, and standards to specific situations.
Requires the ability to utilize a wide variety of reference and descriptive data and information such as regulations, blueprints, correspondence, work orders, MSDS, and general operating manuals.
Requires the ability to communicate orally and in writing with the Director of Facilities, Custodial Manager, other maintenance personnel, administrators, principals, teachers, students, and the public.
Requires the ability to perform addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division; and to calculate percentages and decimals.

Nice To Haves

Previous experience in building and cleaning maintenance is desirable.

Responsibilities

Checks and secures building at beginning and end of shift.
Checks heating and cooling equipment to ensure it is working properly and reports any issues or malfunctions.
Notifies Lead Custodian of work orders needed and assists in ensuring completion of work orders in their assigned area.
Cleans rooms, hallways, cafeterias, restrooms, offices, stairways, gymnasiums, and other areas of the building according to school district standards.
Sweeps, mops, buffs, strips, and waxes floors.
Notifies Lead Custodian and/or Custodial Manager if custodial supplies and equipment are needed.
Cleans rugs, carpets, upholstered furniture, and blinds.
Dusts and cleans furniture and equipment.
Washes walls, ceilings, woodwork, windows, doors, and sills.
Boards up broken windows and notifies appropriate personnel of building security issues.
Removes graffiti and cleans glass areas daily.
Replaces light bulbs and filters internally.
Sets up and breaks down chairs, tables, and equipment in building rooms and other areas as needed.
Clears snow from entrances and walks, and spreads sand and ice melting chemicals.
Mows grass and performs other grounds-keeping duties.
Clears debris and maintains grounds, including shrubs and flowerbeds.
Moves furniture and equipment as directed.
Receives deliveries and assists in uploading trucks and other areas of the building.
Completes touch-up painting as needed to maintain building appearance.
Empties wastebaskets; picks up and removes trash and assists in recycling programs.
Performs general cleaning and repair work, particularly during school vacations.
Assists staff, parents, and other visitors with special events and programs at the assigned school.
Performs other related tasks as assigned.