Lead Custodian, Elem/middle

JobID: 14218

**Position Type**:
Custodial/Lead Custodian, Elem/Middle**Date Posted**:
4/30/2024**Location**:
Central Maintenance and Operations**Date Available**:
July 1, 2024**Closing Date**:
05/08/2024

**Work Year Calendar and Hours**
- 12-month position (260 days / year), 8 hours per day
- Daily work hours**:6:00 AM - 2:30 PM**

**Salary**
- Support Salary Grade S07**:$21.21 per hour; starting**
- Under the Fair Labor and Standards Act this position is _**_non_**_-_**_exempt_**_ from overtime. Actual salary placement will be in accordance with the salary procedures of the Frederick County Public School System._

**Role**

The **Lead Custodian** leads and directs building custodians in maintaining facilities in a condition of operating excellence, cleanliness, and safety to maximize and optimize facility use by students, staff, and visitors.
**Essential Functions**

Reporting directly to the Principal, Assistant Principal, Building Manager, or their designee, the Lead Custodian performs the following duties:
**Custodial Duties**
- Ensures efficient custodial scheduling to support building operations, cleaning, grounds maintenance, extracurricular activities, outside user group activities, and emergency response, while minimizing overtime costs.
- Coordinates and directs activities necessary for facility operation, including: integrated pest management (IPM), fuel oil tank readings, and contracted services (e.g. snow removal, grass mowing).
- Assigns cleaning areas and ensures that individual custodians are properly cleaning and maintaining their assigned areas.
- Maintains appropriate levels of custodial supplies to ensure efficient operations and avoid spoilage.
- Complete and submit work orders and reports (e.g. supply requisitions, repair service requests, oil tank reading reports) in a timely and accurate manner.
- Perform regular building walkthroughs to evaluate cleanliness and operational readiness and report findings to the Administrator.
- Perform seasonal tasks including: snow and ice removal, salt spreading, grass mowing, line trimming, mulching, raking, policing grounds for trash, and weeding.
- Perform deep cleaning tasks including: refinishing tile floors, refinishing wood floors, high cleaning from a ladder or man lift, washing furniture, and cleaning of carpeting.
- Perform as needed custodial tasks including: graffiti removal, replacing light bulbs and ceiling tiles, unclogging plumbing fixtures, painting, and minor repairs and maintenance on custodial equipment.
- Consistently maintain school at or above a level of cleanliness rated as “good” or higher on the Custodial Services Inspection.
- Assists other personnel as may be required for the purpose of supporting them in the completion of their work activities throughout the facility on an ongoing basis.
- Reports promptly for work, utilizes time wisely, and maintains an acceptable pattern of attendance that must not adversely affect the overall operation and cleanliness of the school.
- Consistently display an attitude of teamwork/cooperation/professionalism along with an ability to follow both written and verbal directions with mínimal follow up.
- Attend training sessions and meetings as required to upgrade skill level or knowledge.
- Work requires working varied shifts, weekends, holidays, and overtime. Respond in a timely manner to facility emergencies (including those occurring after normal working hours, weekends, or holidays).

**Occupational Safety Duties**
- Maintain work areas in a clean, safe, and sanitary manner and insure all work is performed in accordance with OSHA, trade specific, and FCPS standards/policies/procedures.
- Monitor activities in and around all work areas for the purpose of preventing injuries and ensuring site safety.
- Operate powered work platforms, man lifts, tractors, snow blowers, lawn mowers, string trimmers according to applicable regulations and safety procedures.
- Operate, inspect, and maintain tools and equipment for the purpose of insuring availability in safe operating condition.
- Communicate immediately any unsafe working condition, broken equipment, or any issue requiring the submission of a work order.
- Perform all duties and responsibilities in a safe and efficient manner and ensure all employees under his/her leadership are operating in the same manner.

**Other Functions**
- Reassignment between work shifts may occur at any time in accordance with the Negotiated Agreement.
- Communicate in a manner that enhances productivity and builds respectful relationships across the organization.
- Provide exceptional customer service.

**This job description summarizes typical functions of the job. The responsibilities, tasks, and other duties of the jobholder might differ from those outlined, and the jobholder’s supervisor may assign other duties.**

**Performs other duties as assigned by the Principal, Assistant Principal, Building Manager, or their designee.**

**Required Qualificatio