Summer Custodians - Summer 2026

Muscatine Community School District•Muscatine, IA

1d•$18

About The Position

Muscatine Schools is hiring for Summer Custodial positions. These are seasonal custodial positions during the summer months while school is dismissed for summer break (approx. 2.5 months). There are a variety of duties involved including mowing, weed whacking, and assisting the District's regular custodial staff inside the school buildings. These positions are flexible and vary in hours/day and days/week throughout the summer. Must be able to learn how to back up a single axle trailer, safely operate a riding mower and weed eater, and lift up to 50 lbs. Must be a team player and be willing to assist where needed while maintaining a positive relationship with co-workers. These positions pay $18.08/hr. All new employees of Muscatine Schools will be required to complete a pre-employment background check and onboarding/training as well as a WorkSteps Physical. Bilingual preferred or highly desirable.

Requirements

Must be able to learn how to back up a single axle trailer
Safely operate a riding mower and weed eater
Lift up to 50 lbs
Must be a team player and be willing to assist where needed while maintaining a positive relationship with co-workers
Position requires excellent attendance
Good oral and written communication
Specific skill expertise: Carpet care
Scrubbing floors/halls including waxing and sealing
Sanitizing rest rooms
Use of different chemicals
Training in fire extinguisher use
Knowledge of the building’s fire alarm system
Operation of floor care machinery including scrubber/buffers, carpet extractor etc.
Basic hand tools, drills, lawn mowers, trimmers, snow blowers etc.
Must be very reliable to assume responsibility to secure building
Must be able to work efficiently and effectively with a large variety of people and must genuinely enjoy working around children
Ability to assist in the enforcement of fire codes
The District requires knowledge of equipment and cleaning products used in cleaning building.
Employee must be mobile and able to perform a wide variety of manual tasks involving repetition and lifting of items of up to 55 pounds.
Substitute Custodians are required to spend the majority of the day bending, stooping, twisting and lifting.
Throughout the District there are buildings with multiple levels, which requires a Substitute Custodian to carry materials up and down the stairs.
Substitute Custodians should seek assistance with physical duties when needed.
The employee is frequently required to stand, walk, use hands and fingers to handle and/or feel objects/tools/controls, talk and hear.
The employee is frequently required to kneel, crouch multiple times, crawl on hands and knees, and bend forward multiple times.
The employee will be required to lift 30 lbs. 32 inches high, carry 30 lbs. a distance of 50 feet, and place 30 lbs. at a height of 44.5 inches multiple times.
The employee must be capable of carrying an 8 ft. step ladder a distance of 50 feet and go up and down the ladder to a height of 4 rungs multiple times.
Must be capable of pushing 50 lbs. a distance of 25 feet.
Must be capable of shoveling for minutes at a time.
The employee in this position lifts/carries 55 lbs. occasionally, 10 lbs. frequently, and pushes with a maximum force of 50 lbs.
The employee will frequently bend or twist at the neck and trunk more than the average person while performing the duties of this job.
Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision and the ability to adjust focus while working with computers, written materials, reports, etc.

Nice To Haves

Bilingual preferred or highly desirable.

Responsibilities

Keep the school’s appearance clean, safe and in good working order.
Checks to ensure all exit doors are open and all panic bolts are working properly during hours of building occupancy.
Raises the American flag at or before 8:00 a.m. and lowers it at or after 3:30 p.m. (practice varies by shift and school).
Cleans classrooms and corridors as scheduled.
Scrubs and disinfects rest room floors, shower rooms where applicable and cleans all sanitary fixtures and drinking fountains.
Reports major repairs needed promptly according to the standard procedure of the department.
Reports any damage to school property which would include any vandalism or break-ins according to the standard procedure of the department.
Remains on school premises during paid hours except for lunch breaks.
Shares responsibility for opening and closing of building (doors and windows secured, lights off except those left on for safety).
Substitute Custodians are to perform lock-downs along with other employees who are equally responsible for insuring the building is secure.
Adjusts furniture periodically and as needed to meet student needs in the classroom.
Cleans chalkboards and/or whiteboards as needed.
Dusts furniture and locker tops as time allows, with emphasis first to computer labs.
Keeps floors clean and clear and in a good state of preservation by wet mopping and sweeping regularly between scheduled stripping, waxing and buffing.
Changes accessible filters as needed or as scheduled.
Washes windows inside and out as time and weather permits.
Washes door panels, lockers and wall areas as needed, ensuring as a top priority that school entrances are clean and presentable.
Keeps building premises, including sidewalks, driveways, and play areas neat and clean.
Notifies maintenance of irregularities in heat, ventilation, or air conditioning systems to provide appropriate temperatures and ensure economical use of fuel, water, and electricity.
Seasonal: removes snow and ice from grounds, shovels, salts, plows, sands, mows, and clears litter and rubbish.
Locker repair and maintenance.
Performs yard keeping chores and picks up litter as time permits.
Keeps inventory of supplies, equipment, and fuel and notifies courier or operating department for requisition.
Moves furniture or equipment within buildings as required.
Complies with local laws and procedures for storage and disposal of trash, rubbish and waste.
Makes minor building repairs as time, materials, tools and knowledge allow, calling Supervisor or seeking other assistance if needed.
Painting, sanding, washing walls, changing light bulbs, cleaning filters, repairing desks and chairs, stripping floors, refinish/wax floors, steaming clean kitchens, washing furniture
In-depth cleaning of areas that require moving of furniture
Other duties of a similar nature to be assigned as needed