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Substitute Custodian/Housekeeper

LYONS USD 405
Lyons, KS Full Time
POSTED ON 8/1/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 8/30/2026
Job Title: Housekeeping

Purpose: The Housekeeper provides a safe, attractive, comfortable, and clean

Environment to ensure full and productive use of district facilities.

To accomplish these tasks the Housekeeper must work closely with

The staff and administration of the District.

Responsible to: Maintenance Director and Head Custodian

Supervises: NA

Qualifications

  • High school diploma or equivalent.
  • Health and Inoculation Certificate on file in the District Office (after employment

offer is made).

  • 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.

Essential Functions

  • Ability to provide a clean, safe, attractive, and comfortable environment to ensure full and productive use of district facilities.
  • Ability to react to changes and frequent interruptions in a productive and positive

manner, and handle other tasks as assigned.

  • Ability to react to changes and frequent interruptions in a productive and positive

manner, and handle other tasks as assigned.

  • 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 object

or materials up to 60 lbs.

  • Requires stooping, kneeling, crawling, bending, turning, reaching, climbing and

balancing.

  • 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.

General Responsibilities

  • Ability to keep building and premises (including sidewalks, driveways, and play areas)

neat and clean and safe at all times.

  • Ability to clean classroom and office floors daily. Dump pencil sharpeners. Dump

Trash and replace bags. Dust furniture. Line up desks. Clean white boards, erasers, 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.

clean drinking fountains daily.

  • Ability to mop restroom floors and clean all sanitary fixtures daily. Clean mirrors. Fill

soap, towel, and toilet paper dispensers. Check restrooms after recess, lunch, and

after assemblies.

  • Ability to sweep bleachers, stage, and stairs. Clean behind bleachers and mop as needed.
  • Ability to replace light bulbs as needed throughout the building. Remove gum, tape, and

marks from floor and walls. Dust walls as needed. Clean air return and vent 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 check for secure buildings.
  • Ability to sweep, shovel and sand walks as appropriate.
  • Ability to raise the United States flag and Kansas flag as needed to replace.
  • Ability to regulate heat, ventilation, and air conditioning systems to provide temperatures appropriate to the season, ensure economical usage of fuel, water, and electricity, and maintain mechanical equipment as directed.
  • Ability to regulate heat, ventilation, and air conditioning systems to provide temperatures appropriate to the season, ensure economical usage of fuel, water, and electricity, and maintain mechanical equipment as directed.
  • Ability to ensure all doors and windows are secured and all lights are turned off (except as necessary for safety reasons) at the close of school each day.
  • Ability to immediately report unauthorized persons on the school premises to the Principal.
  • Ability to immediately report damaged school property to the Maintenance Director.
  • Ability to make minor building repairs, and promptly report needed major repairs to the Buildings and Maintenance Director.
  • 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 precautions of the Bloodborne Pathogens Exposure Control Plan.
  • Ability to perform other duties and assume other responsibilities assigned by the Maintenance Director or the Administrative Staff.

Term of Employment: At will

Payment Rate: According to Classified Salary Schedule

Evaluation: Performance effectiveness evaluated in accordance with provisions

Of Kansas Statutes and Board of Education Policy.

Date of Board of Education Approval: 11/13/17

Revised: November 13, 2017

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