Custodian: Chief

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**Custodian: Chief**

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**JOB SUMMARY**
**Participates, plans, and supervises the general cleaning of assigned facility to ensure a safe and sanitary learning environment for students and staff along with operating boilers and maintaining variety of mechanical equipment.**

**Additional Work Days/Hours**
**Based on the assignment, the following additional work days and/or hours may be required as needed**:
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- **Emergencies****:

- **Inclement weather conditions****:

- **Overtime as needed****:

- **Summer hours***

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**ESSENTIAL DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES**

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- **Makes minor plumbing, electrical, general maintenance, and custodial equipment repairs.****:

- **Performs cleaning and inspects facilities and grounds to ensure maintenance of safety, sanitary, and security standards on a daily basis.****:

- **Performs preventive maintenance and operates the heating, air conditioning, and ventilating equipment in a safe and efficient manner to provide a comfortable interior climate within established guidelines.****:

- **Opens, closes, and locks buildings and gates, or assigns tasks to responsible subordinate.****:

- **Assists the principal or designee in preparing work requests.****:

- **Maintains records of area inspections, inventory, training, and equipment maintenance as required.****:

- **Instructs employees in the proper use of building services, supplies, equipment, and cleaning procedures.****:

- **Oversees and participates in the snow removal program.****:

- **Performs other related duties as assigned within the same classification or lower.***

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**MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS**
**To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or abilities required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.**

**Education**

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- **High School Diploma or Equivalency Certificate required.***

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**Experience**

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- **Three (3) years minor building maintenance repair experience or required;****:

- **Three (3) years AACPS Custodian I experience and required;****:

- **One (1) year heating and cooling equipment experience and preferred;****:

- **Two (2) years professional cleaning and preferred;****:

- **One (1) year supervisory and/or lead experience and preferred;****:

- **Six (6) months Anne Arundel County Public Schools Lead Custodian experience and preferred;****:

- **Six (6) months Anne Arundel County Public Schools Lead and/or Chief Custodian acting assignments preferred.****:

- **Or an equivalent combination of education and experience which provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities deemed sufficient to prepare the applicant to successfully perform the duties of the position.***

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**Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and Other Characteristics**

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- **Ability to speak, read and write English sufficiently to give and receive instructions.****:

- **Knowledge of and ability to ensure compliance with Right to Know Law, Asbestos Awareness, Blood Borne Pathogens and general cleaning methods and procedures, and handling of cleaning equipment and chemicals, including proper disposal.****:

- **Ability to operate custodial and grounds care equipment.****:

- **Ability to safely use and operate genie lift; training provided if necessary.****:

- **Demonstrated ability to effectively work and communicate with diverse populations.****:

- **Ability to employ business technology tools as required of all AACPS employees, e.g. E-mail, obtaining relevant AACPS employee information through the AACPS Intranet, employing the electronic benefits enrollment tool and any other electronic tools implemented in the future.****:

- **Provides basic hand tools.***

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**Licenses and Certifications**
**Employee must retain active licenses, certifications, and enrollment as a condition of employment.**

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- **Successful completion of 4th Grade Stationary Engineer License issued by Maryland Board of Stationary Engineers required; or****:

- **Successful completion of Introduction to Operations Equipment & Plant Procedures Course and Certificate issued by AACPS or equivalent outside course required; or****:

- **Successful completion of Leadership Training or Certificate Course issued by AACPS or equivalent outside course required; or****:

- **First available after appointment Leadership Training or Certificate Course issued by AACPS or equivalent outside course required.***

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**Driving Requirements**

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- **N/A***

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**LEADERSHIP ROLE**
**Lead Worker Duties/Responsibilities**

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- **Train employees****:

- **Direct the work of employees****:

- **Provide feedback to assist the supervisor’s assessment of the employee’s performance****:

- **Plan the work****:

- **Instruct employees in specific techn