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School Custodian IV - Kahuku High & Intermediate

Hawaii State Department of Education
Kahuku, HI Full Time
POSTED ON 8/21/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 12/18/2026

Description

The authorized level of the position is School Custodian IV.

Salary Range:

School Custodian IV, F1-02: $5,119.00 per month

Examples of Duties

  • Directs work of subordinates in providing custodial services for a school;
  • Assigns, lays out, inspects and supervises the work of subordinates to insure that buildings and grounds areas are kept in a clean and orderly condition;
  • Personally performs the more difficult maintenance work to plumbing and electrical fixtures and to woodwork not requiring journey worker level trade skills;
  • Supervises custodial staff in preparing for special school functions;
  • Has charge of cleaning and operational maintenance of special school equipment such as swimming pools, auditoriums and loud speaker systems;
  • Supervises or participates in the propagation and cultivation of flowers, plants and lawns;
  • Requisitions, receives, stores and is responsible for janitorial supplies and equipment for the school assigned and takes periodic inventories of such supplies and equipment;
  • Maintains records of supplies dispensed and of equipment issued;
  • Makes reports on work accomplished and of unusual happenings or accidents;
  • Keeps daily time sheets;
  • Has security responsibility for the school;
  • Turns "night lights" on and off at proper hours;
  • May supervise student help when assigned;
  • May operate power equipment such as power lawn mowers;
  • May perform the typical duties of lower level custodians if necessary.

Minimum Qualifications

Experience Requirement: Applicants must have had the kind and quality of experience described below, and in the amounts shown in the following table:


Class Title
General Experience (years)
Supervisory Experience (years)
Total Experience (years)

School Custodian IV
2
1
3

General Experience: Progressively responsible work experience in one or a combination of the following areas:
(a) Janitorial or related custodial work such as sweeping, dusting and cleaning of buildings;
(b) Grounds maintenance work experience including such activities as cleaning, watering, fertilizing, trimming, mowing, sweeping and raking;
(c) General laboring experience such as moving materials, furniture and equipment; loading and unloading trucks; carrying, unloading and stacking tools and supplies for skilled craftsman; and digging trenches and ditches.

For School Custodian III and above, at least one year of the work experience must have been comparable in nature and scope to that of a School Custodian in the State service.
Supervisory Experience: Experience which has included responsibility for scheduling and inspecting the work of subordinates; instructing employees in the proper method of performing the work; maintaining discipline; insuring that safety practices are adhered to; and keeping records of work activities.

Quality of Experience: Possession of the required number of years of experience will not in itself be accepted as proof of qualification for a position. The applicant's overall experience must have been of such scope and level of responsibility as to conclusively demonstrate that he has the ability to perform the duties of the position for which he is being considered.

Supplemental Information

Salary: The advertised salary is based on full-time employment and includes shortage and school year differentials, if applicable.

Requirements: Applicants must meet all the requirements for the position they are seeking as of the date of the application, unless otherwise specified. Unless specifically indicated, the required education and experience may not be gained concurrently. Calculation of experience is based on full-time, 40-hour workweeks. Part-time experience is pro-rated. Example: Twelve months of experience at 20 hours/week is equivalent to six months of experience, not one year. Also, hours worked in excess of 40 hours/week will not be credited. Example: Twelve months of experience at 60 hours/week is equivalent to one year of experience, not one and a half years.

Temporary Assignment: Claims of Temporary Assignment (TA) experience to meet the minimum qualification requirements must be verified and attached to the application using one of the options below:

  • A copy of the applicant’s TA History Report or equivalent system-generated report;
  • A signed letter from the applicant’s supervisor that includes the applicant’s name, his/her TA job title, the TA start and end dates (from mm/yy to mm/yy), his/her specific TA duties performed, and either the TA hours worked per week or total TA hours worked; or,
  • Copies of the applicant’s signed SF-10 Forms.

Documents:
Attach all relevant supporting documents to your application. Documents that were attached to applications submitted before November 16, 2023 do not automatically attach or transfer to applications submitted on and after December 16, 2023. All submitted documents become the property of the Hawaii State Department of Education.

Information about Temporary Positions: Temporary positions may be extended year to year, dependent upon funding and departmental needs. Making yourself available for temporary positions increases your employment possibilities and may lead to permanent opportunities. A person hired for a temporary position may also become a temporary employee upon satisfactory completion of the initial probation period of at least six months. Once a temporary employee, you would be eligible to apply for promotion and transfer opportunities to permanent as well as other temporary positions. You may also enjoy other rights and benefits as afforded to an employee in a permanent position, with the exception of return rights and placement rights associated with a reduction-in-force.

Equal Opportunity

The Hawaii State Department of Education does not discriminate in its educational policies, programs, and activities on the basis of sex, race, color, religion, national origin, age, and disability in accordance with Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Age Discrimination Act of 1975, and Americans with Disabilities Act of 1991. The Department does not discriminate in its employment policies, programs, and activities on the basis of sexual orientation, arrest and court record, and National Guard participation, as well as on the basis of sex, race, color, religion, national origin, age, and disability, in accordance with Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, Americans with Disabilities Act of 1991, Equal Pay Act of 1963, and Chapter 378, Part I, Hawaii Revised Statutes.

Payday

New employees can expect their first paycheck within the first 3 pay periods of their start date. Payday is on the 5th and 20th (or previous business day) of every month.

Benefits:

Health Insurance, Pension Plan, Sick Leave

Salary : $5,119

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