What are the responsibilities and job description for the Evening Housekeeper/Custodian position at LYONS USD 405?
Job Title: Custodian
Purpose: The Custodian provides a safe, attractive, comfortable, and clean
environment to ensure full and productive use of district facilities.
To accomplish these tasks the Custodian must work closely with
the staff and administration of the District.
Responsible to: Building Principal and Head Custodian
Supervises: NA
Qualifications
Physical Requirements/Environmental Conditions
and chalk trays. Clean classroom sinks and monitor fountains for leaks.
after assemblies.
louvers as needed. Dust window ledges. Buff and recoat floor as needed. Wash
windows inside and outside at least twice each year, and more frequently if necessary.
and electricity, and maintain mechanical equipment as directed.
Payment rate: Salary and Benefits per Classified Salary Schedule
Term of Employment: At will
Evaluation: Performance effectiveness evaluated in accordance with
provisions of Kansas Statutes and Board of Education Policy.
Date of Board of Education Approval: June 12, 2017
Purpose: The Custodian provides a safe, attractive, comfortable, and clean
environment to ensure full and productive use of district facilities.
To accomplish these tasks the Custodian must work closely with
the staff and administration of the District.
Responsible to: Building Principal and Head Custodian
Supervises: NA
Qualifications
- High school diploma or equivalent.
- Health and Inoculation Certificate on file in the Central Office (after employment
- Ability to understand chemical hazards.
- Ability to work independently without supervision.
- Experience and knowledge in the areas of electrical, maintenance, and carpentry.
- Ability to manually lift a maximum of 60 pounds.
- Desire to continue career improvement by enhancing skills and job performance.
- Ability to provide a clean, safe, attractive, and comfortable environment to ensure full
- Ability to communicate and work effectively and cooperatively with members of the
- Ability to react to changes and frequent interruptions in a productive and positive
- Ability to operate all equipment and machinery as required.
- Ability to work to implement the vision and mission of the District.
Physical Requirements/Environmental Conditions
- Requires physical exertion to manually move, lift, carry, pull, or push heavy objects
- Requires stooping, kneeling, crawling, bending, turning, reaching, climbing and
- Ability to move furniture or equipment within the building as required.
- Must work in and around dust, fumes, and odors.
- Must work in noisy and crowded environments, with numerous interruptions.
- Must work indoors and outdoors year-round in a variety of temperatures.
- Ability to keep building and premises (including sidewalks, driveways, and play areas)
- Ability to clean classroom and office floors daily. Dump pencil sharpeners. Dump
and chalk trays. Clean classroom sinks and monitor fountains for leaks.
- Ability to clean corridors each day. Dust locker tops, wash and repair as needed.
- Ability to mop restroom floors and clean all sanitary fixtures daily. Clean mirrors.
after assemblies.
- Ability to sweep bleachers, stage, and stairs. Clean behind bleachers and mop as
- Ability to replace light bulbs as needed throughout the building. Remove gum, tape,
louvers as needed. Dust window ledges. Buff and recoat floor as needed. Wash
windows inside and outside at least twice each year, and more frequently if necessary.
- Ability to open and close buildings each school day. Secure building. Doors may
- Ability to sweep, shovel, and sand walks as appropriate.
- Ability to raise the United States flag, Kansas flag and, where appropriate, the DARE
- Ability to regulate heat, ventilation, and air conditioning systems to provide
and electricity, and maintain mechanical equipment as directed.
- Ability to check emergency lights and fire extinguishers, fill in date and initial the tag.
- Ability to check daily to ensure all exit doors are open and all panic bolts are working
- Ability to ensure all doors and windows are secured and all lights are turned off
- Ability to immediately report unauthorized persons on the school premises to the Director of Maintenance or principal.
- Ability to immediately report damaged school property to the Principal.
- Ability to make minor building repairs, and promptly report needed major repairs to
- Keep current on new information, innovative ideas and techniques.
- Ability to observe and follow all school district policies at all times.
- Ability to respond to information requests in a cooperative, courteous, and timely manner.
- Ability to keep student and personnel information and records confidential.
- Ability to implement and follow all District health and safety policies, including all
- Ability to perform other duties and assume other responsibilities assigned by the
Payment rate: Salary and Benefits per Classified Salary Schedule
Term of Employment: At will
Evaluation: Performance effectiveness evaluated in accordance with
provisions of Kansas Statutes and Board of Education Policy.
Date of Board of Education Approval: June 12, 2017