Trimble County Public Schools

Position/Job Description

 

 

 

 

SUBSTITUTE CUSTODIAN

 

 

 

 

Purpose:  To care for the maintenance, sanitation, cleanliness, and safety of the school plant and grounds

Reports To:  Principal

Qualifications:

1. High School Diploma or GED

2. Experience in custodial work or equivalence preferred

3. Proficiency in the use of custodial equipment and cleaning chemicals

 

Essential Performance Responsibilities:

 

1. Clean and sanitize all restrooms including the floors.

2. Maintain proper care and disposal of all trash and recyclables.

3. Perform general cleaning of classrooms, offices, cafeteria, gymnasium, and all related areas.  Duties include but are not limited to the following:  vacuum, mop, sweep, dust, disinfect and sanitize, scrub, wash windows, strip and wax floors, shampoo carpets

4. Open designated areas and turn off night lights in the morning.

5. Check for and report vandalism.

6. Clean and sanitize drinking fountains.

7. Restock supplies in all restrooms.

8. Maintain the grounds as specified by the Principal.

9. Secure designated buildings, as assigned.

10. Attend to odd jobs that need quick attention.

11. Prepare classrooms and/or other spaces as needed for activities.

12. Move furniture and equipment.

13. Maintain and operate equipment to ensure optimum performance and report need for repairs to the Principal or Plant Maintenance.

14. Inform administration or Plant Maintenance of repairs requiring work orders.

15. Clean up after accidents or illnesses.

16. Replace light bulbs and tubes as needed.

17. Adjust the heating and cooling temperatures of site.

18. Maintain cleanliness of air conditioner filters, return air grilles, and vents.

19. Care for all campus floors and carpets in an efficient manner.

20. Remove snow and ice from walkways and steps as necessary.

21. Successfully complete employee safety orientation and maintain safety standards for self and the District.

22. Perform minor repair services.

23. Perform light painting, as assigned by the Principal.

24. Participate in training instructions and activities.

25. Work with staff, students, parents, and the general public in a professional and appropriate manner.

26. Maintain confidentiality.

27. Perform other duties as assigned by the Principal.

     

Equipment/Materials:

Standard cleaning equipment including but not limited to vacuums, buffer, wax stripper, carpet shampooer.

 

Physical Requirements: Heavy Work

• Ability to lift at least 50 pounds

• Ability to exert in excess of 100 pounds of force occasionally, and/or in excess of 75 pounds of force frequently, and/or in excess of 40 pounds constantly to move objects

   

  Physical Activities:

• Ability to sit, stand, walk, climb, balance, bend, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, twist, and reach

• Ability to push, pull, or lift exerting up to 100 pounds of force

• Finger Dexterity - picking, pinching, typing or otherwise working primarily with fingers rather than with the whole hand or arm.

• Grasping – applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palm.

• Feeling – perceiving attributes of objects, such as size, shape, temperature or texture by touching with the skin, particularly that of fingertips.

• Repetitive Motion – substantial and continuous movements of the wrists, hands, and/or fingers.

• Talking – expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word.

• Hearing Acuity – perceiving speech and other environmental sounds at normal loudness levels.

• Visual Acuity – seeing at a level which allows reading of numbers and text, operation of equipment, inspection of machines, etc.

• Vision

  • Color - ability to identify and distinguish colors

  • Peripheral – observing an area that can be seen up and down or right and left when eyes are fixed on a given point.

Working Conditions:  The worker is subject to both environmental conditions as activities occur both inside and outside.

 

Salary:  Commensurate with the school district’s Classified Salary Schedule

 

Note:  This description of performance responsibilities is intended to indicate the kinds of tasks and levels of work difficulty that will be required of positions that will be given this title and shall not be construed a declaration of what the specific duties and responsibilities of any particular position shall be.  It is not intended to limit or in any way modify the right of any supervisor to assign, direct or control the work of employees under his/her supervision.  The use of a particular expression or illustration describing duties shall not be held to exclude other duties not mentioned that are of a similar kind or level of difficulty with the job description.