Head Custodian @ Ayden Elementary

Position Title:

Head Custodian Supervises:

Custodial Staff Reports To:

School Principal Evaluated By:

Principal Term of Employment 12 months Knowledge/Skills/Abilities Knowledge of cleaning methods, materials, and equipment; ability to work with others and follow oral and written directions; ability to read and write. Education/Training High school diploma or

GED, CDL

with school endorsement Position Description Custodial work involving independent activity to keep school clean, sanitary, and in orderly condition; to perform minor maintenance tasks; and to service surrounding school grounds. Perform assigned manual work of ordinary difficulty and responsibility and semi-skilled tasks that follow established procedures. Job assignments are in the form of written or oral instructions and are performed under supervision and reviewed upon completion. Responsibilities 1. Cleaning and washing floors, walls, ceilings; dusting and polishing furniture; washing windows; stripping, spraying, buffing, waxing, and polishing floors; washing and cleaning restrooms. Disposal of garbage and trash. 2. Set up and shift furniture and furnishings as required. 3. Provide assistance to students, teachers, public, and any other employee as assigned by supervisor. 4. Maintain grounds by cutting grass with hand and power mowers, collecting litter, trimming bushes and small trees, raking grounds, and performing minor repairs to walks, paths, walls play apparatus, roads, and site improvements. Snow removal duties as assigned. 5. Assist in building maintenance on a handyman's level by replacing window glass, cleaning gutters and drainpipes, freeing stopped sanitary and sink plumbing, repairing leaks, repairing furniture, doing simple painting, replacing lights, and performing other related work. 6. Transport teaching supplies and equipment as required by the teaching staff and principal. 7. Operate heating, lighting, ventilation, and electrical controls as specified. Perform routing lubrication services and minor preventive maintenance services. 8. Perform inventory control checks. 9. Assist in key maintenance program. 10. Operate security systems and fire safety systems. 11. Inspect the school building and grounds, and report deficiencies. 12. Maintain watch over property and grounds against trespassing, vandalism, and fire hazards. Signal police and fire departments. 13. Order miscellaneous custodial material and supplies. 14. Other duties as assigned by the immediate supervisor. 15. Obtain and maintain a Commercial Driver's License and a Pitt County Schools Pocket Card and operate a school bus when needed. Physical Demands While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand, walk, reach with hands and arms, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl, and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 100 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move more than 100 pounds. Specific vision includes depth perception and the ability to see color.