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Day Custodian - WHS
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What they do
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.
$33,788 / year median in Iowa
+6% projected growth
Job Description
Day Custodian - WHS
Waukee Community School District
Operations Facility - Waukee, Iowa This job is also posted in TeachIowa, Iowa's Marketplace for education jobs, and Waukee Community School District
Job Details
Job ID:
5914530
Application Deadline:
Sep 13, 2026 4:00 PM (Central Standard Time)
Posted:
Yesterday
Starting Date:
Immediately
Job Description
Position Criteria:
High School Diploma, preferred
Custodial Experience:
0-2 years required, 3-5 years preferred
Ability to communicate effectively with students, teachers, building administrators, co-workers and supervisors
Performance Responsibilities:
- Complete assigned building daily expectations, including vacuuming, trash collection and removal, stocking supplies, sweeping, mopping, floor cleaning, restrooms, and lunch room clean up, in some buildings laundry. Instruction provided on card for required chemicals and protective equipment required. Clean up spills (including bodily fluids) throughout the building, promptly, as needed.
- Verifies evening schedule and prints for night staff
- Maintain safe walkways using snow shovel, snow blower, and ice melt, as needed during the winter months. According to electronic work orders, assist staff with duties such as unlocking doors, minor equipment repair, and assisting in moving materials. May also require entering a ticket to the maintenance department for in depth repair.
Assist with inventory of custodial supplies, including retrieving supply delivery, checking supplies in, and organizing into custodial workspace. Assist in training new custodial employees Complete assigned building monthly task list, including preventative maintenance, such as fire extinguishers and floor scrubbing machines.
Physical Demands:
The custodian physical job demands include: Occasional maximum lift of 50 lbs from waist to above shoulder; Occasional maximum lift of 50 lbs from floor to waist; frequent maximum lift of 30 lbs from floor to shoulder; frequent carry of 50 lbs 10 feet; occasional maximum horizontal push/pull of 20 lbs; occasional maximum vertical pull of 25 lbs; frequent maximum grip of 20 lbs; frequent climb to 8 inches; occasional overhead reach; occasional trunk rotation; frequent reach forward to 24 inches; frequent bending; frequent standing; frequent walking; frequent balance.
PDC Level:
Heavy based on maximum floor to shoulder lift.
Working Conditions:
The custodial position is primarily indoors but you may be required to work outside for various tasks in extreme temperatures. Extreme temperatures are categorized by greater than 90 degrees and less than 40 degrees.
Benefits included:
IPERS retirement account
Health and Dental Insurance paid for the employee (spouse/family coverage available at an additonal cost)
2 Personal days
10 Sick days
15 Vacation days
Background check completion and pre-employment physical required prior to employment.
Position Type:
Full-Time
Salary:
$18.11 to $18.86 Per Hour