CALVERT COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Prince Fredrick, Maryland 20678

November 19, 2025

EDUCATION, CERTIFICATION AND EXPERIENCE

• High school diploma or possession of a GED certificate
• Six months of building cleaning experience preferred

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS

None

KNOWLEDGE, ABILITIES AND SKILLS

(These are pre-employment knowledge, abilities, and skills that apply to the Essential Job Functions.)

At the time of application, the candidate must have:

• Knowledge of cleaning methods, materials, and equipment
• Knowledge of operation of boiler, and other major mechanical equipment applicable to public school buildings and surrounding lawn and play areas
• Demonstrated leadership skills
• Ability to operate custodial equipment
• Ability to get along well with others
• Ability to read and write
• Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the Calvert County Public Schools may find appropriate and acceptable
• Demonstrated success in accomplishing tasks akin to those responsibilities listed below

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS, RESPONSIBILITIES, AND DUTIES

• Oversees the work of the evening building service workers at an elementary school, middle school, Calvert Country School or Calvert Career & Technology Academy
• Communicates daily with the building services manager concerning topics such as staff needs, facility information and special events
• Keeps time records for evening building service workers and substitute building service workers
• Makes semi-skilled repairs to equipment and notifies building service manager of need for major maintenance repairs
• Maintains proper heating, air conditioning, and lighting of the building
• Arranges, opens, and locks buildings for meetings and other events
• Checks parking lot lights for proper operation on a regular basis
• Secures building and turns off lighting at the end of the shift
• Assists in maintenance and care of the school grounds
• Assists with keeping all roof, storm drains and gutters clear of debris.
• Assists with the training of new building service staff.
• Uses, cleans, maintains and arranges for repair on building service equipment.
• Performs cleaning duties such as sweeping, mopping, and scrubbing of floors and other surfaces
• Cleans cafeteria during and after lunch, cleaning tables, emptying trash, dust mop floors, and cleaning up spills.
• Cleans and maintains water fountains and restrooms
• Vacuums carpet and uses carpet cleaning machines
• Dust and cleans furniture, chalkboards, blinds, unit ventilators, registers, vents and light fixtures.
• Cleans doors, glass windows, mirrors, and polishes chrome fixtures.
• Uses floor machines in stripping, waxing, and polishing of floors
• Replaces lamps, tubes, and ceiling tiles.
• Removes snow and ice from sidewalks
• Sets up for assemblies and other meetings/programs
• Keeps grounds clear of people not on official school business
• Assists visitors by giving directions and needed explanations
• Assists law enforcement officers as directed by the principal
• Attends safety, maintenance, and custodial meetings as requested by the Building Services Manager, Principal, and Supervisor of Operations.
• Lifts and moves heavy objects and performs manual labor
• Works at elevated heights using ladders, scaffolds or lifts.
• Collects trash and recycling and places in appropriate dumpsters for removal.
• Thinks, concentrates, and interacts positively with others.
• Comes to work regularly and promptly.
• Works under stress and meets deadlines.

OTHER JOB FUNCTIONS, RESPONSIBILITIES, AND DUTIES

(Duties listed are not intended to be all inclusive nor limit duties that might reasonably be assigned.)

Performs related work as required or assigned by the building principal, supervisor of Operations, or designee

PHYSICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL CONDITIONS/DEMANDS

Requires moderate physical effort, including lifting and carrying objects weighing up to fifty (50) pounds. Employee works with chemical cleaning agents.

UNUSUAL DEMANDS

May be subject to a flexible work schedule. This position is designate as “emergency/essential personnel.”

EVALUATION

Performance will be evaluated in accordance with the policy on evaluation as established by Calvert County Public Schools.

APPLICATION PROCEDURE

All applicants please apply through the applicant tracking system located on the Calvert County Public Schools website.

References must be directly related to education experience and must include immediate supervisor.

Prior to the filling of any vacancy, permanent employees who have requested a transfer in a timely manner shall be afforded an opportunity meet with the supervisor of the position for which the vacancy exists.

State law requires that anyone hired after October 1, 1986, who will have contact with school children, must be fingerprinted and submit to a criminal background investigation. Federal law requires that a new employee must complete the Employment Eligibility Verification (Form I-9) in person before beginning employment. Employment is conditional upon successful completion of a drug screen. Current employees of the Calvert County Public Schools are exempt from these requirements.

House Bill 486 – Child Sexual Abuse and Sexual Misconduct Prevention Statement

Pursuant to Section 6-113.2 of the Education Article, Annotated Code of Maryland - House Bill 486 - Child Sexual Abuse and Sexual Misconduct Prevention, all applicants are required to report all former employment where direct contact with minors may have occurred. The applicant must submit the contact information of the current employer, all former school employers, and all former employers not school related. Applicants should also include contact information for organizations where the applicant has volunteered, coached, mentored, tutored or otherwise had direct contact with minors.

Nondiscrimination Statement

Calvert County Public Schools does not discriminate on the basis of race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or disability, or any other characteristic protected by law in its programs and activities and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth programs.

Calvert County Public Schools does not refuse enrollment of a prospective student, expel a current student, or withhold privileges from a current student, or prospective student, or the parent or guardian of a current or prospective student because of an individual’s race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, age, national original, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or disability.

Calvert County Public Schools does not discipline, invoke a penalty against, or take any other retaliatory action against a student or parent or guardian of a student who files a complaint alleging that the program or school discriminated against the student, regardless of the outcome of the complaint.

The following persons have been designated to handle inquiries regarding the non-discrimination policies:

• Director of Student Services
• Director of Human Resources
  443-550-8000

For further information on notice of non-discrimination, visit the Office for Civil Rights Complaint Assessment System at: https://ocrcas.ed.gov/ or call 1-800-421-3481.