Custodian - Nigh Shift Lead Custodian

Position Type:
Facilities/ Custodian

Date Posted:
6/26/2025

Location:
POLYTECH High School

Date Available:
ASAP

Closing Date:
07/08/2025

District:
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POLYTECH School District is now accepting applications for:
Custodian Night Shift Lead Custodian EPER

Closing Date for Application: July 8, 2025
Date of Employment: ASAP
Job Responsibilities:

• Performs general custodial responsibilities; i.e., scrub, wax, buff, dust, sweep or clean floors, walls, blinds, furniture, lavatories, locker rooms, lockers, shelves, offices, fixtures and glass surfaces, as required to preserve designated spaces.
• Assists in maintaining seasonal grounds work (i.e. snow removal, lawn care).
• Restocks disposable items and provides chief custodian with inventory usage and data.
• Assists in the delivery of supplies and equipment.
• Assists outside organizations using school facilities, as assigned.
• Follows all district and building safety regulations.
• Oversees the work of all custodians during their assigned shift.
• Regularly inspects the work of all custodians assigned to their shift and reports/documents any issues to the Chief Custodian.
• Assists with the training of new custodians.
• Assists with maintaining a running inventory of all custodial supplies and the ordering process.
• Responsible for closing and securing the building daily.
• Assists the Chief Custodian prepare evaluations of custodians assigned during their shift.
• Other duties as assigned.

Essential Qualifications and Skills:
Education: High school diploma or GED preferred.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience working as a custodian or in a related field .

Essential Knowledge, Skills and Behaviors:

• I nterpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram or schedule form.
• Read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions and procedure manuals.
• Write routine reports and correspondence.
• Speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of the organization.
• Add and subtract two-digit numbers and to multiply and divide 10s and 100s. Ability to perform these operations using units of American money and weight measurement, volume and distance.
• Solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with students, staff and the community.
• Perform duties with awareness of all district requirements and Board of Education policies.

Physical Demands:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, use hands and fingers to handle or feel objects, tools, or controls; as well as talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to reach with hands and arms. The employee is frequently required to sit, squat, stoop, kneel, reach above the head and reach forward. The employee continuously uses hand strength to grasp tools and climb onto ladders. The employee will frequently bend or twist at the neck and trunk more than the average person while performing the duties of this job.
The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds; such as cleaning supplies, pails and unloading trucks. Occasionally the employee will lift and/or move up to 90 pounds; such as salt and bulk furniture. The employee will sometimes push/pull items such as tables, bleachers and scrubbing machines. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, depth perception, color vision and the ability to adjust focus.
Work Environment:
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly works indoors and will occasionally work outdoors. The employee will work near or with moving mechanical equipment. The employee may occasionally work with toxic or caustic chemicals such as petroleum products, degreasers and sprays. The employee must be able to meet deadlines with severe time constraints. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
Terms of Employment:

• This is an Extra Pay for Extra Responsibility (EPER) position.
• This position reports to the Chief Custodian.
• The stipend offered as compensation for the extra responsibilities will be in accordance with the POLYTECH Custodial Associations collective bargaining agreement.
• Position appointments are only filled for a two (2)-year term and must be reposted at end of each two (2)-year term.

Applicants will need to email Dr. LaTonya Pierce at ... to confirm application has been received. Incomplete applications will not be processed.

The POLYTECH School District does not discriminate in employment, educational programs, services or activities on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions), national origin, citizenship or ancestry, age, disability, marital status, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, or gender identity, against victims of domestic violence, sexual offenses, or stalking, or upon any other categories protected by federal, state, or local law. The Director of Personnel and Student Supports has been designated to handle inquiries regarding employment policies, Special Education, English Learners, and Section 504 inquiries. The Supervisor of Student Services responds to Title
VI/Title IX inquiries. All staff can be reached at ...; POLYTECH School District, 823 Walnut Shade Road, Woodside, DE 19980