Custodian

Duluth Edison Charter Schools - North Star Academy is hiring a full time Custodian to join our team! Custodians provide general cleaning, moving and repair of buildings and grounds. This position ensures a clean and safe work and school environment by ensuring rooms, hallways, and stairwells are kept clean and safe. This position often works alone in the building during evening hours and a high degree of attention to detail and trust is required.

Schedule:

Monday - Friday, 40 hours per week

School in Session hours: 4:30 PM - 1:00 AM (Summer hours: 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM)

Key Position Specific Roles & Responsibilities:

• Sweep, mop and wax floors and walking surfaces.
• Shovel, salt and sand outdoor walking surfaces.
• Mowing and helping maintain grounds
• Clean vomit and other bodily fluids.
• Deep cleaning of classrooms utilizing CDC approved sanitizers on a daily basis as assigned.
• Move, set up and take down various tables and seating furniture.
• Remove garbage from receptacles and place in outdoor bins.
• Remove furniture from classrooms and offices so that painting and other maintenance tasks can be completed.
• Washing and preparation of walls and other surfaces in anticipation of painting.
• Cleaning vinyl wall base and stripping floors.
• Washing tables, chairs and lockers.
• Vacuuming and shampooing carpet and rugs.
• Washing windows and window sills.
• Washing out garbage cans and recycling bins.
• Cleans work area, tools, and equipment.
• Performs unlock and lock-up duties at the beginning and end of day, including setting security alarm.
• Maintains confidentiality of sensitive information, adheres to the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) regulations.
• Demonstrates familiarity with policies of the Duluth Public Schools District and state and federal regulations pertaining to education.
• Participates on committees and special projects and other related duties as assigned.
• Performs all other duties as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Language / Communication Skills
• Ability to read, write, speak, listen and understand the English language.
• Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
• Ability to effectively present and communicate information and respond to questions.
• Gets along well with others and effectively works with teams.

Reasoning Ability

• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

Availability & Attendance

• Work schedule may include hours up to eight hours in a day, or 40 hours in a week.
• Follows all attendance policies and procedures, including punctuality and proper timeclock or timesheet reporting.

Mathematical Skills

• Ability to apply concepts of basic math.
• The ability to analyze and understand data represented multiple ways (charts, graphs, etc.); identify trends or 'root causes' in data; and calculate with percentages.

Minimum Job Requirements:

• Completion of a High School Diploma or equivalent
• Experience in custodial work preferred but not required.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $19.00 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Work Location: In person

Salary : $19