Head Custodian @ Ayden Elementary

Position Title: Head Custodian               Supervises:      Custodial Staff

Reports To:  School Principal               Evaluated By:   Principal

Term of Employment 

12 months

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities 

Knowledge of cleaning methods, materials, and equipment; ability to work with others and follow oral and written directions; ability to read and write.

Education/Training

High school diploma or GED, CDL with school endorsement

Position Description

Custodial work involving independent activity to keep school clean, sanitary, and in orderly

condition; to perform minor maintenance tasks; and to service surrounding school grounds. Perform assigned manual work of ordinary difficulty and responsibility and semi-skilled tasks

that follow established procedures. Job assignments are in the form of written or oral instructions and are performed under supervision and reviewed upon completion.

Responsibilities

1. Cleaning and washing floors, walls, ceilings; dusting and polishing furniture; washing

windows; stripping, spraying, buffing, waxing, and polishing floors; washing and

cleaning restrooms. Disposal of garbage and trash.

2. Set up and shift furniture and furnishings as required.

3. Provide assistance to students, teachers, public, and any other employee as assigned

by supervisor.

4. Maintain grounds by cutting grass with hand and power mowers, collecting litter,

trimming bushes and small trees, raking grounds, and performing minor repairs to

walks, paths, walls play apparatus, roads, and site improvements. Snow removal

duties as assigned.

5. Assist in building maintenance on a handyman's level by replacing window glass,

cleaning gutters and drainpipes, freeing stopped sanitary and sink plumbing, repairing

leaks, repairing furniture, doing simple painting, replacing lights, and performing other related work.

6. Transport teaching supplies and equipment as required by the teaching staff and

principal.

7. Operate heating, lighting, ventilation, and electrical controls as specified. Perform routing lubrication services and minor preventive maintenance services.

8. Perform inventory control checks.

9. Assist in key maintenance program.

10. Operate security systems and fire safety systems.

11. Inspect the school building and grounds, and report deficiencies.

12. Maintain watch over property and grounds against trespassing, vandalism, and fire

hazards. Signal police and fire departments.

13. Order miscellaneous custodial material and supplies.

14. Other duties as assigned by the immediate supervisor.

15. Obtain and maintain a Commercial Driver's License and a Pitt County Schools Pocket Card

and operate a school bus when needed.

Physical Demands

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand,

walk, reach with hands and arms, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl, and talk or hear. The

employee is occasionally required to climb or balance.

The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 100 pounds and occasionally lift

and/or move more than 100 pounds. Specific vision includes depth perception and the ability

to see color.