Custodian III

Position Summary: The Custodian III (building head custodian) performs skilled work cleaning and maintaining building interiors and exteriors, as well as ground maintenance to ensure a safe and pleasant appearance of school district buildings and grounds. Semi-skilled maintenance on equipment, vehicles, and facilities is performed. The job of Custodian III was established for the purpose/s of providing support to the educational process by providing leadership in custodial services at assigned site; ensuring an attractive, sanitary, and safe environment for students, staff, and visitors; performing a variety of special cleaning operations, semi-skilled maintenance. 

Position Requirements: High School diploma or GED (or ability to obtain a HS diploma or GED within 6 months of start date). Boiler’s license required.

Physical Demands: This work requires the regular exertion of up to 25 pounds of force and occasional exertion of up to 100 pounds of force; work regularly requires standing, walking, speaking or hearing, using hands to finger, handle or feel and repetitive motions, frequently requires stooping, kneeling, crouching or crawling, reaching with hands and arms, pushing or pulling and lifting and occasionally requires sitting, climbing or balancing and tasting or smelling; work requires close vision, ability to adjust focus, depth perception, color perception and peripheral vision; vocal communication is required for expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word; hearing is required to perceive information at normal spoken word levels; work requires preparing and analyzing written or computer data, visual inspection involving small defects and/or small parts, using of measuring devices, assembly or fabrication of parts within arms length, operating machines, operating motor vehicles or equipment and observing general surroundings and activities; work frequently requires working near moving mechanical parts and exposure to outdoor weather conditions and occasionally requires wet, humid conditions (non-weather), working in high, precarious places, exposure to fumes or airborne particles, exposure to toxic or caustic chemicals, exposure to extreme cold (non-weather), exposure to extreme heat (non-weather), exposure to the risk of electrical shock, exposure to vibration and exposure to bloodborne pathogens and may be required to wear specialized personal protective equipment; work is generally in a moderately noisy location (e.g. business office, light traffic).

Other Skills & Abilities: General knowledge of cleaning methods, materials and equipment; general knowledge of life safety procedures; general knowledge of maintenance and storage of hazardous materials; general knowledge of painting equipment and supplies; general knowledge of school board policies and procedures as they relate to terms of employment; general skill using cleaning and snow removal equipment; general skill operating standard office equipment; general skill in the use of cleaning and maintenance of tools and standard tools of the trade; ability to make arithmetic computations using whole numbers, fractions and decimals; ability to take written direction and perform work duties with little or no supervision or guidance; ability to read cleaning supply labels and requirements for handling; ability to be thorough and maintain cleanliness of a building; ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with building staff, students, co-workers, tradesman, associates and general public. Reliable and consistent attendance.

Hours/Schedule:
8 hours per day M-F // 7 am - 3:30 pm

Classification/Pay Rate: 
B-2-1 // $20.28 - $23.40/hour (depending on experience)

Benefits offered for this position are as listed - Custodian - Full Time:

Health Insurance offered through Blue Cross Blue Shield (single and family)

Dental Insurance (Single and Family)

$50,000 Life Insurance

Long Term Disability

Public Employee Retirement Association (PERA) pension

403(B) Matching Annuity Plan - up to $300/year match

Earned Sick and Safe Time (ESST)/Sick Leave

Vacation time 

ISD 761 IS AN EQUAL-OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER AND SUPPORTS WORKFORCE DIVERSITY.

Salary : $20 - $23