Custodian - Junior at Holyoke Public Schools

DISTRICT OVERVIEW

Holyoke Public Schools is a PreK-12 public school district serving nearly 5,100 students, of whom 80 percent are Latino/Latina, in 11 schools. We employ nearly 1,300 people who together educate and support a richly diverse community of learners. We are committed to recruiting and retaining top-quality educators who believe all children can and will learn and who strive daily to make school a joyful place of discovery, support, and belonging.

Holyoke Public Schools’ strategic plan, “Moving Forward Together,” builds on the strengths of our past while serving as a call to action to accelerate student learning by thinking differently about how we teach, how we work together, and how we support students’ well being. 

Our Equity Commitments are pledges we are making to address systemic equity challenges. 

• We intentionally build a community that is anti-racist, inclusive, and culturally responsive.
• We ensure that students, families, and staff get the support they need to be successful.
• We seek out and incorporate the voices of those impacted, with a commitment to include those who have been excluded in the past. 
• We promote access and inclusion for all students, staff, and families.
• We respect, embrace, and honor the diversity of our students, families, staff, and community.
• We reflect on our own behavior to minimize harm to others.
• We create a culture of acceptance and empathy so that everyone feels valued and is able to contribute to our community’s success.

Please visit the Holyoke Public Schools website to learn more about us as well as some of our recent accomplishments. 

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Spanish:

Las Escuelas Públicas de Holyoke son un distrito escolar público de prekínder a 12.° grado que acoge a casi 5100 estudiantes, de los cuales el 80 por ciento son latinos/latinas. Empleamos a casi 1300 personas que, juntas, educan y apoyan a una comunidad de estudiantes muy diversa. Estamos comprometidos a contratar y retener educadores de alta calidad que tengan la certeza de que todos los niños pueden y podrán aprender, y que también se esfuercen diariamente por hacer de la escuela un lugar alegre de descubrimiento, apoyo y pertenencia.

El plan estratégico de las Escuelas Públicas de Holyoke , "Avanzando Juntos", toma en cuenta nuestras fortalezas anteriores y al mismo tiempo sirve como un llamado a la acción para acelerar el aprendizaje de los estudiantes a través de una perspectiva diferente sobre cómo enseñamos, cómo trabajamos juntos y cómo apoyamos el bienestar de los estudiantes.

Job description:

• Opens and secures buildings; inspects buildings and grounds for safety, security, cleanliness and fire hazard, including checking fluid of batteries of emergency lighting and all other emergency equipment, and contacting Police and Fire Departments in emergency situations.
• Observes energy conservation measures.
• Determines and reports the need for maintenance and/or repair of machinery, equipment, and/or building and grounds.
• Maintains, adjusts, and performs standard maintenance on the heating, ventilating, refrigeration and air conditioning equipment/machinery.
• Cleans and/or lubricates tools and equipment.
• Operates and use hand tools and cleaning equipment such as floor polishers, rug shampooers, vacuums, etc.
• Responsible for supplies as follows: assists the senior custodian in determining the amount kept on hand, requisition and issue, maintains inventory of, accept delivery of and pack and store.
• Tests and evaluates the performance of custodial products and outside services.
• Performs the following building tasks: Collects and disposes of building trash; sweeps, mops, waxes, and/or seals floors; maintain/wash carpets; wash walls, furniture, windows, and equipment; dust and/or polish pipes, equipment, furniture and brass.
• Performs the following grounds tasks: shovel snow and/or sand and salt grounds, catch basins, overpasses, etc., and inspect and clean perimeter of school buildings properly.
• Sets up furniture and/or equipment for classrooms, meetings, conferences, etc.
• Replaces light bulbs, fluorescent bulbs and fuses, and replenish supplies in rest rooms on a regular and routine basis.
• Performs other related duties as assigned by the building principal.
• Performs the normal custodial duties as outlined for Junior Building Custodians.
• Performs other related duties as assigned by the building principal.

Qualifications: High School/Trade School Degree preferred