**Custodian**

* San Antonio, TX, USA

* Full-time

* Department: Regional Support and Leadership

* Start Date: Immediate opening

**Company Description**

KIPP Texas Public Schools is a network of 59 public charter, open-enrollment, pre-k-12 schools educating nearly 34,000 students across Austin, Dallas-Ft. Worth, Houston, and San Antonio. Together with families and communities, our mission is to create joyful, academically excellent schools that prepare students with the skills and confidence to pursue the paths they choose college, career, and beyondso they can lead fulfilling lives and build a more just world.

Founded in Houston in 1994, and operating as KIPP Texas since 2018, our commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and antiracism in our classrooms, in our offices, and in the communities we serve is unwavering. We are looking to hire a diverse team of dynamic, collaborative, and dedicated individuals with an unyielding belief that every child will succeed. Join our Team and Family and **champion equity, chase excellence, persist with purpose, bring joy, and help us rise together.**

KIPP Texas is part of the national KIPP network of 255 college-preparatory public charter schools in 20 states and the District of Columbia. Nationwide, KIPP students complete four-year college at a rate of 36 percent, comparable to the national average for all students and approximately three times higher than the average of students from low-income communities.

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**Job Description**

**ROLE OVERVIEW:**

The Custodian is responsible for performing housekeeping, general cleaning, and other assigned tasks as required to maintain the cleanliness and safety of the school building and grounds.

This position furthers the mission of KIPP by providing a clean and safe learning environment for students and faculty.

**MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES:**

The Custodian will:

- Open facilities for use by the school

- Unlock doors, disable alarm system, ensure that the air conditioning/heater turns on, turn on lights, perform a quick inspection

- Maintain a safe working environment for KIPP Houston students and faculty

- Learn building systems such as the fire alarm, burglar, and electrical breaker systems

- Perform general cleaning duties

- Illustrative duties include sweeping and mopping floors, cleaning entrance windows, cleaning and restocking all student and faculty restrooms, cleaning drinking fountains and white boards, and removing trash

- Pick up trash on school grounds, around flower beds, and in the parking lot

- Perform small handyman duties

- Replace light bulbs, hang cork boards, paint, carpentry work, etc.

- Help deliver large packages from the reception area to the appropriate faculty member

- Help maintain the campus vehicle fleet

- Move and rearrange furniture

- Set up and break down cafeteria tables before and after breakfast and lunch

- Help set up for special events or other school use

- Formally check-in weekly with Supervisor(s) and School Leader(s)

- Inspect the service level from the evening cleaning crew on a daily basis; Report issues to correct items that were not appropriately done

- Inform the Supervisor when supplies need to be ordered, keeping a small inventory stock to help prevent waste or careless use

- Inform the Supervisor and School Leader(s) of facility issues and equipment failures

- Respond to emergencies 24/7 with a sense of urgency

- Feel a sense of pride and facility ownership

- Bring a positive, can-do, and reassuring attitude every day, building trust with School Leaders, Office Managers, and other faculty

- Perform other job-related duties as assigned and requested by the Supervisor or School Leader

**Qualifications**

**Education and Knowledge:**

* Basic reading and writing; plus 1-3 years of housekeeping/janitorial experience, preferably in a school setting

**Skills:**

* Driven by a determination to make the campus clean

* Extreme flexibility, with a strong work ethic and an entrepreneurial spirit to accommodate multiple, changing priorities

* Good manual dexterity

* Articulate, professional demeanor with strong self-confidence and initiative

* Detail-oriented and self-directed

* Excellent interpersonal skills and an energetic attitude

* Ability to manage several tasks at once

* Ability to identify problems and proactively find solutions

* Commitment to tasks at hand

* Strong ethics and a determination to make the campus operate safely, efficiently, and effectively

* Must be customer focused

* Resourceful, thrifty attitude

* Willingness to learn

* Ability to lift and carry 20-50 lbs

* Proven written and verbal communication skills

* English fluency is required; Spanish is a plus

**Additional Information**

**Compensation and Benefits:**

In addition to a competitive salary scale, a part of KIPP Texas competitive benefits options, KIPP offers all employees an $0 HMO plan for the employee only. In addition to our $0 plan, KIPP provides a $600 employer contribution towards a Health Savings Account and a variety of other supplemental benefits such as Dental, Vision, Short and Long-Term Disability, Pet Insurance, Life, etc.

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Custodian

* San Antonio, TX, USA

* Full-time