Find Jobs

Find Jobs Near You – Available Work in Your Location

Skip to job details

Apply for this opportunity

To apply for this job, you'll continue to an external website or email application.

Apply Offsite

Rensselaer City School District

Cleaner

Entry-Level JobVerifiedNo experience needed

Pay: $21.30/hr

Posted: 2 weeks ago

Location: Rensselaer, NY (Onsite)

Last Updated: 2 weeks ago

Hours: Full-Time

Expires: 9/20/2026

Career Insights for Janitor / Cleaner

See where this job fits in the broader career landscape. Knowing your career path helps you see what's possible from here.

Scorecard

Based on New York data

Review key factors to help you decide if this role fits your goals. How is this calculated?

Were these scores useful?

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.

$37,206 / year median in New York

+17% projected growth

Explore Career

Job Description

Cleaner Rensselaer City School District - 3.0 Rensselaer, NY Job Details Full-time | Contract From $21.30 an hour 9 hours ago Benefits Health insurance Flexible spending account Vision insurance Retirement plan Qualifications Removing debris High school diploma or GED Performing background checks Full Job Description

QUALIFICATIONS

High School Diploma or Equivalent Must submit to fingerprinting/background check.

SALARY/TERMS

12 months in accordance with the contract between the CSEA and the RCSD Board of Education.

HOURS:

3pm-11:30pm

PRIMARY FUNCTION

To maintain a safe, attractive, clean and comfortable environment for all students and employees in the assigned building.

Duties include the following:

1. Vacuum all carpeted areas. 2. Push mops all hard surface floors. 3. Damp mops floors as needed. 4. Clean and disinfect all lavatories, sinks, toilets, lavatory floors and tables. 5. Fills all paper products and soap dispensers. 6. Empties refuse containers. 7. Dusts desks and tables and cleans ash receptacles. 8. Dusts entire office/meeting room areas leaving them in a clean and usable state. 9. Must be capable of installing replacement light bulbs using a step ladder (up to 14'). 10. Must be able to wash windows and walls using a step ladder (up to 14'). 11. Remove broken furniture from office/meeting rooms and replace with repaired furniture. 12. Must be able to operate floor buffing and stripping equipment. 13. Requisition all needed cleaning supplies from the Supervisor of Buildings & Grounds 14. Refers all deficiencies and damage to the Supervisor of Buildings & Grounds using vandal and damage report forms. All safety hazards should be reported immediately. 15. May be assigned to perform other tasks as required by the Supervisor of Buildings & Grounds.

Job Types:

Full-time, Contract Pay:

From $21.30 per hour

Benefits:

Flexible spending account Health insurance Retirement plan Vision insurance Ability to

Relocate:

Rensselaer, NY 12144: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location:

In person