A Janitor or Cleaner provides cleaning and basic maintenance in buildings such as schools, offices, stores, hospitals or hotels. Cleans and polishes floors, removes trash, vacuums carpets, washes windows, cleans bathrooms, stocks building supplies such as light bulbs and paper towels and performs minor repairs as needed. Holds keys for rooms and building entrances and locks or unlocks them as needed.
Substitute Custodian
Boone Community School District
Boone Buildings & Grounds - Boone, Iowa This job is also posted in TeachIowa, Iowa's Marketplace for education jobs
Job Details
Job ID:
5885920
Application Deadline:
Posted until filled
Posted:
Aug 14, 2026 2:04 AM (UTC)
Job Description
Provide a sanitary and safe environment for students, staff, and the community.
EDUCATION AND RELATED WORK EXPERIENCE
High School diploma or equivalent.
Minimum of one year experience in.
TECHNICAL SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE, AND ABILITIES
Oral and written communication skills
English language skills (the ability to read, write, and speak English)
Moderate computer skills/ability to use email effectively
Interpersonal relationship skills
Ability to communicate, interact and work effectively and cooperatively with people from diverse and educational backgrounds
Ability to recognize the importance of safety in the workplace
Must follow safety rules, practice safe work habits, utilize appropriate safety equipment, and report unsafe conditions to the appropriate administrator, district administrator or authorities
Safely and effectively operate custodial and maintenance equipment and tools. This includes but is not limited to the following: vacuums, carpet extractors. floor scrubbers and buffers, grounds equipment, electric hand held tools, basic hand held tools, and other equipment used in custodial maintenance
Knowledge of proper cleaning procedures and preventative measures when using cleaning agents and implementing IPM practices.
Ability to promote and follow building and departmental policies
Apply and follow all school district policies and state of Iowa laws.
MATERIALS AND EQUIPMENT OPERATING KNOWLEDGE
Personal Computer; required at entry
Google, gmail; must acquire within 30 days of hire
Use of Help Ticket; must acquire within 30 days
NOTICE OF NONDISCRIMINATION POLICY
Board Policy 102 states: The board will not discriminate in its educational activities on the basis of race, color, national origin, creed, socio-economic status, religion, sex, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, age or marital status. There is a grievance procedure for processing complaints of discrimination. If you have questions or a grievance, contact the BCSD Equity Coordinator Mrs. Jill Janes, jjanes@boone.k12.ia.us, at
