Substitute Custodian(s) 2024-25 School Year- $16.32 per hour - Up to 29.5 hours a week

Position Type:
Substitute Positions

Date Posted:
7/18/2022

Location:
Shared Schools

Date Available:
2022-23 school year

Closing Date:
on going

District:
&nbsp Appoquinimink School District

&nbsp&nbsp SUBSTITUTE CUSTODIAN POSITION OVERVIEW

Under direction of the direction of the Chief Custodian, the Substitute Custodian will provide a safe, healthy and clean building. He/she will clean, perform minor and preventative maintenance; remove snow and do grounds work.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
The following information is intended to describe the overall nature and scope of the work being performed in relation to the position. This is not a comprehensive listing of all the responsibilities or tasks; other work may be assigned when deemed appropriate:

• Performs a variety of tasks which will include but not be limited to the following: sweeping; dry or wet mopping; waxing; buffing; vacuuming; cleaning walls and ceilings, windows, furniture, lights, bathrooms; shampooing carpets; moving furniture and other supplies; cleaning outside grounds; helping to load and unload trucks; shoveling and removal of snow and ice; cutting grass and trimming; opening and closing the building; and securing the alarm system.
• Other related custodial and minor maintenance duties as assigned by the chief custodian, supervisor of custodians, School Principal and/or building and grounds supervisor.
• Checks and secures building at beginning and end of shift for the purpose of ensuring the safety and cleanliness of the building.
• Cleans rooms, hallways, cafeterias, restrooms, offices, stairways, and other areas of building according to school district standards.
• Sweeps, mops, buffs, strips, and waxes floors.
• Cleans rugs, carpets, upholstered furniture, and blinds.
• Washes walls, ceilings, woodwork, windows, doors, and sills.
• Removes graffiti, cleans glass areas.
• Replaces light bulbs.
• Sets up and breaks down chairs, tables and equipment in meeting rooms, and functional rooms.
• Clears snow from entrances and walks, and spreads sand and ice melting chemicals.
• Performs grounds-keeping duties, clears debris and maintains grounds.
• Receives deliveries and assists in unloading trucks and storing supplies.
• Delivers supplies and materials to classrooms, bathrooms and other areas of the building.
• Empties wastebaskets; picks up and removes trash and assists in recycling program.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Below are the qualifications for this position:

• High School Diploma or GED -preferred
• Ability to follow oral or written directions
• Ability to work cooperatively with teachers, students, administrators, co-workers and the public.
• Have good physical health and strength to perform the routine duties of lifting and cleaning.
  

REQUIREMENTS
Once the application has been reviewed you will be contacted to provide the following:

• Delaware and FBI criminal background check - There is a $65 fee. Please note a new one is required each year unless you substitute more than 45 days a year.
• TB Test Result (less than one year old)
• Once we have received those two documents: You will receive an email, asking you to log in to Frontline Central to complete the substitute packet. Anyone offered employment is required to provide the following: proper identification (Social Security Card and Drivers License), documentation of eligibility for employment in the U.S.A., completion of I-9 form, and completion of paperwork for the Delaware Child Protection Registry- there is a $14 fee.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
The following provides a brief description of physical requirements for this position:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly talking, expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word. Those activities in which they must convey detailed or important spoken instructions to other workers accurately, loudly, or quickly. The employee must possess normal cognitive abilities including the ability to learn, recall and apply certain skills. Ability to perform work requiring sustained moderate physical effort, operation of commercial food service equipment, movement of objects weighing 50 pounds and continuous standing.

ADA ACCOMMODATIONS DISCLOSURE
Under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the Appoquinimink School District is required to provide reasonable accommodations to qualified employees with disabilities, unless doing so would pose an undue hardship. Qualified employees must have the requisite skills, experience, education, and licenses for the job, and must also be able to perform the essential functions of the job, with or without reasonable accommodations.

NON-DISCRIMINATION DISCLOSURE
The Appoquinimink School District is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion in its educational programs, services, and activities for all students and employees. The Appoquinimink School District does not discriminate or retaliate in the hiring, training, assignment, promotion/transfer of employees on the basis of race, creed, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, domicile, marital status, handicap, or any other characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws.

Substitute Custodian Rate of Pay:
$16.32 per hour - Up to 29.5 hours a week

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