Custodian 2024

About the position

The Full-time custodian works 40 hours per week and provides a safe, attractive, comfortable, and clean environment to ensure full and productive use of facilities. Primary responsibility is for the effective use of proper methods, use chemicals and materials in maintaining cleanliness, appearance and sanitation. To accomplish these tasks the Custodian must work closely with the supervisor, staff and administration of St. Louis Public School.

Responsibilities

• Provide a safe, attractive, comfortable, and clean environment that is conducive to learning and ensures full and productive use of district facilities
• Excellent interpersonal skills to work harmoniously with teachers, staff, and community
• Willingness to follow written, verbal and demonstrated instructions
• Cleans, sweeps, mops and scrubs floors, stairways and hallways; dusts and cleans furniture, equipment, fixtures, window sills, railing, chalk rails and blackboards; polishes brass; gathers and removes waste paper from the building
• Scrubs and disinfects toilets, wash bowls, urinals and washroom fixtures, and replenishes washroom supplies
• Move and arrange furniture; replace fluorescent light bulbs, clean fixtures, receive supplies and transport to proper location
• Removal of snow from walkways; cut and water grass; dispose of trash around school and other buildings
• Clean windows inside and outside of building using high step ladder and safety equipment as required by regulation
• Operate and maintain equipment such as scrubbing machine, wet/dry vacuum and snow blower
• Mobility to move in and around the school/building to perform work assignments
• Knowledge of floor care and ventilating equipment
• Some knowledge of the methods, materials and equipment ordinarily used in cleaning public buildings
• Ability to learn routine repetitive tasks quickly
• Physical strength to perform heavy manual work

Requirements

• Three (3) years of experience in Custodial/housekeeping equivalent combination of training and experience
• High School Diploma or Equivalent (preferred)
• Ability to utilize the methods, materials and equipment ordinarily used in cleaning public buildings
• Ability to implement and apply necessary safety precautions involved in custodial work
• Ability to understand safety issues related to use of chemicals & understand use of Material safety Data Sheets (MSDS)
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with other custodial employees, faculty, students and general public
• Ability to maintain routine records and prepare reports
• Knowledge of Microsoft applications and email capabilities

Benefits

• Fully-paid health insurance for self
• $30,000 of tuition reimbursement (certificated staff)
• $40,000 group term life insurance
• Eligibility for federal loan forgiveness programs
• Pension plan
• Robust wellness programs