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Dartmouth Public Schools

Custodian/Head Custodian

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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.

$39,875 / year median in Massachusetts

+14% projected growth

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Jobs › South Dartmouth, MA ›
Custodian/Head Custodian Dartmouth Public Schools Custodian/Head Custodian South Dartmouth, MA Apply SUMMARY:
Keeps the district\'s school buildings in such a state of operating excellence that they present no problems or interruptions to the educational program.
QUALIFICATIONS
? H.S. Diploma or equivalent/degree preferred. ? Minimum custodial work experience preferred. ? Demonstrated ability in areas of cleaning facilities and grounds. ? Ability to work cooperatively and safely in a school environment with all the staff and students in our system.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
(Other duties may be assigned) ? Cleans and preserves designated spaces, equipment, etc., in the building. ? Restocks disposable items and provides head custodian with inventory usage and data. ? Assists visiting public utilizing the facilities with directions within building and in obtaining and setting up needed equipment. ? Performs building and grounds facility checks in the building each school day. ? Unlock building, disarm building alarm. ? Perform boiler check, boiler oil level check. ? Trash removal and disposal. ? Clean and sanitizes mens? room, ladies\' room and teacher work areas. ? Re-stocks paper supplies. ? Vacuums rugs daily and wash rugs periodically. ? Wash windows. ? Sweep and dry mop floors. ? Store deliveries in designated areas. ? Dust furniture, fixtures and walls. ? Set up for meetings, assemblies etc. ?
Outside:
sweeping, litter pick-up and lawn cutting and leave raking. ? Clean inventory storage areas. ? Wax, strip and buff floors. ? Stock and replenish all paper goods and cleaning supplies. ? Dust baseboards and door frames. ? Dust and vacuum univentilators, vacuum interior intake and exhaust grills. ? Vacuum and replace air conditioning and univentilator filters. ? Set up cafeteria areas. ? Dry and wet mop cafeterias, kitchen floors, gymnasiums, and locker rooms. ? Shovel snow and sand the walk areas during inclement weather. ? Deliver supplies to classrooms and offices. ? Clean and dust security sensors throughout the building. ? Water fountains cleaned and flushed (3 minutes each) daily. ? Sweeping of exterior walks and steps. ? Morning and evening walk-through of building. ? Sanitize nurse\'s area daily. ? Check in deliveries and verify with shipping invoices. ? Roof and roof drain cleaning on a monthly basis. ? Replace light bulbs and clean light fixtures. ? Set up after school activities. ? Provides building Principal or his/her designee with building work order requests. ? Dust mop and/or wet mop auditorium, cafeterias, and cafetorium playrooms on a daily basis. ? Security of school grounds, locking/unlocking entrances of parking areas. ? Wash whiteboards, chalkboards and clean chalk trays. ? Generate budget requests for all custodial cleaning supplies and equipment. ? Performs minor building repairs. ? Daily removal of interior graffiti. ? Lock doors, secure and check the building at the end of each day. ? Additional responsibilities as directed by the building Principal or his/her designee.
LANGUAGE SKILLS
? Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
Hourly Pay Range:
\$20.67 to \$26.72
HOURS:
Monday through Friday ? 11:00 a.m. until 7:30 p.m. (school year) Monday through Friday ? 6:30 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. (summer & school vacation) Active Filters Custodian/Head Custodian South Dartmouth, MA Clear All Apply