Substitute Custodian - Multiple Sites - Maintenance & Facilities

Hours will vary by location.

Position is open until filled.

Medford SD 549C Job Description

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Job Title: Substitute Custodian

Supervisor: Principal/Site Supervisor

Classification: Classified

FLSA Status: Nonexempt

Days: 260

Summary: Performs routine cleaning of school buildings, including floors, walls, doors, walkways, entrances, and furniture.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Cleans and dusts walls and furniture.
• Sweeps walkways and entrances.
• Washes, scrubs, and disinfects restrooms.
• Cleans windows, door glass, and drinking fountains.
• Cleans and polishes metal work such as door panels and hand railing.
• Empties and cleans waste containers
• Assists in moving and rearranging chairs, tables, desks, furniture, and other equipment.
• Replaces light bulbs.
• Maintains equipment used in the course of work.
• Follows a cleaning schedule.
• Sweeps, scrubs, waxes, and polishes concrete, linoleum, tile, wood floors, and vacuums rugs and carpets in school plant offices and rooms.
• Reports safety, sanitary, and fire hazards.
• Performs routine security checks and leaves building secure at the end of shift.
• Assists in the complete cleaning and routine maintenance of buildings.
• Prepares cleaning materials and chemicals as necessary.
• Maintains competency in all position responsibilities.
• Complies with all safety and work rules, policies, and procedures.
• Responsible for properly utilizing, operating, and maintaining all department resources.
• Provides support to other positions as needed.
• Other duties may be assigned.

Marginal Duties and Responsibilities:

• Assists in routine grounds keeping duties as necessary.
• Makes minor repairs to broken furniture.
• Sets up P.A. system.
• Cleans gutters and rakes leaves as necessary.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• None

Qualifications: An individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements below represent the required knowledge, skills, and/or abilities. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions.

Education and/or Experience: High school or GED preferred; or up to one month related experience or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Interpersonal Skills: Ability to interact appropriately with teachers, staff, community members, and students. Focuses on solving conflict; maintains confidentiality; Contributes to building a positive team spirit.

Language Skills: Ability to communicate verbally and in writing fluently in English. Preference may be given to applicants fluent in English and Spanish. Ability to effectively present verbal information to students and other school staff in one-on-one and small-group situations. Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.

Mathematical Skills: Ability to add and subtract two-digit numbers and to multiply and divide with 10s and 100s. Ability to perform these operations using units of American money and weight measurement, volume, and distance.

Reasoning Ability: Applying common sense understanding to carry out detailed written or oral instructions. Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.

Computer Skills: General knowledge of computer usage and ability to use e-mail.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations : Certificates determined by the District, including asbestos training.

Physical Demands: The physical demands described here represent those that an employee must meet to perform the essential functions of this job successfully. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to walk; sit; use hands for fine manipulation, handle or feel and reach with hands and arms. The employee must often stand and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee is occasionally required to sit and climb or balance. The employee must frequently use backpack-mounted custodial equipment such as leaf blowers, vacuums, and floor finish applicators. The employee must lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally up to 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to focus.

Work Environment: The work environment characteristics described here represent those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions.

The employee may be exposed to blood-borne pathogens. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate and occasionally high. Occasionally the employee must work in high, precarious places and around moving parts. The employee is occasionally exposed to wet or humid outdoor weather conditions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is exposed to fumes or airborne particles and toxic or caustic chemicals and occasionally exposure to machinery vibration.

Note: This is not necessarily an exhaustive or all-inclusive list of responsibilities, skills, duties, requirements, efforts, functions, or working conditions associated with the job. This job description is not a contract of employment or a promise or guarantee of any specific terms or conditions of employment. The school district may add to, modify or delete any aspect of this job (or the position itself) whenever it deems advisable.