Custodian II en Leavenworth USD 453

Title:  Custodian II (Elementary Head Custodian)     

Reports to:  Custodial Supervisor

Supervises:   Custodial staff of assigned facility

Qualifications:

•  High school diploma or equivalent.
• Health and Inoculation Certificate on file in the central office (after employment offer is made).
• Five years of experience as a school custodian or the equivalent custodial service in other institutions or firms.
• Demonstrated knowledge and expertise in the basic techniques of electrical repair and maintenance, carpentry, and ground maintenance.
• Ability to manually lift a maximum of 60 pounds.
• Desire to continue career improvement by enhancing skills and job performance.

Purpose and Objectives of the Position:

The Head Custodian is an important member of the school staff as he/she must continually strive to maintain and improve the physical environment in which learning takes place.  This effort requires not only his/her assistance as directed by the Custodial Supervisor and Principal, but also the ability to “see” needs and correct them without specific direction. In addition he/she will provides a safe, attractive, comfortable, and clean environment to ensure full and productive use of district facilities. 

Special Skills, Knowledge, Abilities:

•  Must have knowledge of and ability to perform plumbing work that would pass any City or required plumbing inspections.
• Communication Skills (oral, written, or business). Basic communication skills to exchange information give/receive simple instructions and respond to inquiries. Includes filling out forms.
• Mathematical Skills: Performs routine computations requiring a knowledge of addition, subtraction, multiplication and division using whole numbers, fractions, decimals and/or percentages.
• Reading and Interpreting: Reads and interprets complex written or printed materials such as schematics, blueprints, building plans, charts, diagrams, maps or instruction material.
• Tools and Equipment Usage (other than keyboards, or office machines): Uses tools or equipment with expertise acquired through extensive experience and/or specialized training. The most complex tools or equipment necessary to perform satisfactory include: sewer machine, trencher, fusion tool, and torch.

Essential Job Functions:

•  Ability to provide a safe, attractive, comfortable, and clean environment to ensure full and productive use of district facilities.
• Ability to coordinate and supervise the activities of the custodial staff.
• Ability to promote a caring, helping attitude toward staff, students, and patrons, and convey that attitude in all that he/she does.        
• Ability to supervise, motivate, and direct employees to develop to fullest potential.
• Ability to ensure all activities conform to district guidelines.
• Ability to communicate and work effectively and cooperatively with members of the school district and community.
• Ability to react to change and frequent interruptions in a productive and positive manner, meeting deadlines as assigned.
• Ability to maintain a positive work attitude and show enthusiasm for work.
• Ability to operate all equipment and machinery appropriately as required.
• Ability to work to implement the vision and mission of the district.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Performance responsibilities general administration:

•  Ability to maintain school grounds in top condition to ensure full and productive use of district facilities.
• Ability to ensure all activities conform to district guidelines.
• Ability to communicate and work effectively and cooperatively with members of the school district and community.
• Ability to react to change and frequent interruptions in a productive and positive manner, and handle other tasks as assigned.
• Ability to operate all equipment and machinery appropriately as necessary.
• Ability to work to implement the vision and mission of the district.

Physical Requirements/Environmental Conditions:

•  Requires physical exertion to manually move, lift, carry, pull, or push heavy objects or materials, maximum of 60 pounds.
• Requires stooping, kneeling, crawling, bending, turning, and reaching.
• Requires climbing and balancing.
• Must work indoors and outdoors year-round.
• Must occasionally work in noisy and crowded environments, with numerous interruptions.
• Must work in and around dust, fumes, and odors.

General Responsibilities:

•  Ability to receive, deliver, and store all school supplies.
• Ability to set up for assemblies, preparing the cafeteria for lunch, moving school personnel and their equipment within the building.
• Ability to assist in the cafeteria during lunch as instructed by the principal.
• Ability to exercise appropriate judgment and initiative to handle emergency situations as they arise. Such things as spills, sick students, stopped-up stools, and broken glass must be handled immediately and expeditiously, along with regular duties.
• Ability to maintain a clean building. Areas not used for instruction during the day are the head custodian's major responsibility to keep clean. The boiler room, head custodian's office, fan rooms and the cafeteria should be cleaned by the head custodian so that night custodians can clean classrooms, restrooms and other high use areas.  The halls should be swept during the day as needed, at least once in the a.m. and p.m.
• Building maintenance is a daily responsibility. The following maintenance needs should be identified as the head custodian performs his/her regular duties and either corrected or reported to the supervisor or principal.

            Electrical:       Replacement of light bulbs.
            Plumbing:       Replacement of washers in faucets.Replacement of traps and washers
            Cleaning out traps and small drains.
            Miscellaneous:  Replacement of broken floor tiles.Replacement of damaged ceiling tiles.
            Minor locker repair.
            Snow removal on sidewalks.

• Each building has been issued tools/equipment to facilitate the above custodial duties. The head custodian will be responsible for keeping accurate, current inventory records of the assigned tools/equipment, and will be held accountable for the loss of assigned tools/equipment.
• The head custodian is the custodial team leader and must instruct his/her employee(s) as to duties and techniques, communicate with them daily, constructively critique their work, and evaluate their performance.
• Ability to implement the wishes of the school principal to facilitate the smooth operations of the school program.
• Ability to maintain grounds, mowing, and trimming to conform to district standards.
• Ability to observe and follow all school district policies at all times.
• Ability to respond to information requests in a cooperative, courteous, and timely manner.
• Ability to keep student and personnel information and records confidential.
• Ability to implement and follow all health and safety policies, including all precautions of the Bloodborne Pathogens Exposure Control Plan.
• Ability to perform other tasks and assume other responsibilities as assigned by the principal, custodial supervisor, or other administrative staff.

Term of Employment: At will.

Evaluation:    Performance effectiveness will be evaluated in accordance with Board of Education Policy.