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.
To complete the below task when called by a building principal to fill in for a custodian who is unable to work. The purpose of the Custodian is to maintain a healthy and safe environment for both students and staff.
DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES
Clean the building including classrooms, locker rooms, restrooms, offices, and hallways by removing trash, vacuuming, mopping, sweeping, dusting, buffing, cleaning carpets, washing windows, and scrubbing floors and ceilings Maintain outside grounds by performing weed control, tree trimming, lawn mowing and edging; remove or report graffiti and vandalism; remove litter and empty trash receptacles; perform regular maintenance to outdoor playground equipment Order supplies for building staff, receive, unpack, store, and deliver instructional and custodial supplies to appropriate staff members Change light bulbs and perform minor repairs to building, furniture, and equipment including changing ceiling tiles Move, unpack, and assemble furniture and building equipment Secure building by locking/unlocking doors at appropriate times, recognizing and correcting unsafe security conditions or reporting conditions to the appropriate personnel or authorities Ensure that snow and ice are removed from entrances and side walks Serve as on-call emergency contact during non-working hours Set up for school programs, meetings, assemblies, special events, and after-hour functions as requested by the Building Principal and staff Perform HVAC preventative maintenance including filter changes and monitoring indoor air quality Ensure safety and functionality of the cafeteria prior to use by setting up tables, chairs, and trash receptacles. Check the cafeteria throughout the breakfast/lunch period to remove trash, sweep and/or mop up spills. Clean the cafeteria following lunch by removing trash, breaking down tables/chairs, sweeping and scrubbing floors, and cleaning walls and doors within the cafeteria All other duties as assigned by the Building Principal
SKILLS & QUALIFICATIONS
Be a person in good physical and mental health Be courteous, cooperative, neat, and clean in appearance Possess sufficient physical ability to do the work Possess and have full normal use of both hands, both arms, both feet, both legs, and both ears Be free from any communicable disease Be free from any mental, nervous, organic, or functional disease which might impair the person's ability to properly do the work Shall not abuse alcohol or controlled substances
