School Custodian IV - Waipahu Intermediate

Hawaii State Department of Education•Waipahu, HI

4d•Onsite

About The Position

The authorized level of the position is School Custodian IV. This role involves directing the work of subordinates in providing custodial services for a school, ensuring buildings and grounds are kept clean and orderly. The position also includes performing more difficult maintenance tasks, supervising staff in preparing for special events, and overseeing the cleaning and operational maintenance of special school equipment like swimming pools and auditoriums. Additionally, the role involves supervising or participating in grounds maintenance, requisitioning and managing janitorial supplies and equipment, maintaining records, making reports, and having security responsibility for the school.

Requirements

Progressively responsible work experience in one or a combination of the following areas: (a) Janitorial or related custodial work such as sweeping, dusting and cleaning of buildings; (b) Grounds maintenance work experience including such activities as cleaning, watering, fertilizing, trimming, mowing, sweeping and raking; (c) General laboring experience such as moving materials, furniture and equipment; loading and unloading trucks; carrying, unloading and stacking tools and supplies for skilled craftsman; and digging trenches and ditches.
For School Custodian III and above, at least one year of the work experience must have been comparable in nature and scope to that of a School Custodian in the State service.
Supervisory Experience: Experience which has included responsibility for scheduling and inspecting the work of subordinates; instructing employees in the proper method of performing the work; maintaining discipline; insuring that safety practices are adhered to; and keeping records of work activities.
Applicants must meet all the requirements for the position they are seeking as of the date of the application, unless otherwise specified.
Unless specifically indicated, the required education and experience may not be gained concurrently.
Calculation of experience is based on full-time, 40-hour workweeks. Part-time experience is pro-rated.
Temporary Assignment (TA) experience claims must be verified and attached to the application using one of the options below: A copy of the applicant’s TA History Report or equivalent system-generated report; A signed letter from the applicant’s supervisor that includes the applicant’s name, his/her TA job title, the TA start and end dates (from mm/yy to mm/yy), his/her specific TA duties performed, and either the TA hours worked per week or total TA hours worked; or, Copies of the applicant’s signed SF-10 Forms.

Responsibilities

Directs work of subordinates in providing custodial services for a school.
Assigns, lays out, inspects and supervises the work of subordinates to insure that buildings and grounds areas are kept in a clean and orderly condition.
Personally performs the more difficult maintenance work to plumbing and electrical fixtures and to woodwork not requiring journey worker level trade skills.
Supervises custodial staff in preparing for special school functions.
Has charge of cleaning and operational maintenance of special school equipment such as swimming pools, auditoriums and loud speaker systems.
Supervises or participates in the propagation and cultivation of flowers, plants and lawns.
Requisitions, receives, stores and is responsible for janitorial supplies and equipment for the school assigned and takes periodic inventories of such supplies and equipment.
Maintains records of supplies dispensed and of equipment issued.
Makes reports on work accomplished and of unusual happenings or accidents.
Keeps daily time sheets.
Has security responsibility for the school.
Turns "night lights" on and off at proper hours.
May supervise student help when assigned.
May operate power equipment such as power lawn mowers.
May perform the typical duties of lower level custodians if necessary.