Custodial Substitute

JobID: 23400

Position Type:

Custodial & Maintenance/Custodial Substitute - Hourly

Date Posted:

10/6/2025

Location:

Maintenance Department

Date Available:

As soon as possible

Closing Date:

10/13/2025

Please note that this posting closes at 3:00 pm on the date listed above.

If you have questions regarding this position, please contact Mycka Murphy, Supervisor, at or email

Hours per week: up to 29

Job Title

Custodial Substitute - Hourly

Department

Maintenance/Custodial

Supervisor

Custodial Supervisor

Salary Schedule

ESP (84)

Lane Placement

E

Contract Length

Hourly

FLSA Classification

Non-exempt

Last Review Date

May 2024

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily, with or without reasonable accommodations. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, training, education, responsibilities, abilities; the machines, tools and equipment used; background; and any licenses or certifications required. Physical, punctual, reliable, and predictable regular attendance is an essential job function to perform the essential duties and responsibilities of the position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position.

Job Summary

The Custodial Substitute replaces a contract elementary head custodian or secondary school custodial staff members when the contract staff is on leave. This involves taking over regular custodial duties and responsibilities including keeping school premises in a clean and orderly condition through performing various custodial duties. The position may be assigned to work up to sixteen (16) hours during the district's winter break. The specific hours and locations worked are coordinated by the district administration to ensure coverage of all district buildings throughout the break.

Essential Functions

• Performs general clean-up of all facilities. sweeps, mops, scrubs, polishes, vacuums, extracts carpet, cleans halls, offices, classrooms, restrooms, remove trash from interior and exterior of the campus and school building, walls, lunchroom, gymnasium, auditorium, etc.
• Maintains gymnasium floors, stages, exercise rooms, lunchrooms.
• Waxes, seals, and occasionally refinishes various floor-types in the building.
• Works with Safety Data Sheets (SDS) regulated material and under Hazard Communication guidelines. May be exposed to biohazard waste during clean-up involving human blood, vomit and or other human bodily fluids.
• Prepares and sets up rooms for special meetings, parties, or various other activities and cleans up afterwards, which involves arranging seating, furniture, lights, sound, activities, and functions.
• Maintains school grounds. (Removes snow, ice and debris, cuts, trims trees and shrubs, weeds, mows, rakes, waters, sweeps sidewalks and playgrounds).
• Is responsibile for running the irrigation system and changing irrigation sprinkler heads when they are damaged or quit working.
• Performs periodic major cleaning projects such as scrubbing walls, ceilings, and woodwork and painting rooms.
• Secures building, locks and unlocks doors, turns off light switches, checks all rooms for closed and locked windows and doors then arms alarm before leaving the building at the end of the day.
• Must reset safeties on boilers, chillers, air handlers, and some small electrical breakers in case of trips and failures.
• Responsible for proper use of materials and equipment and the assigned area of the building with respect to cleanliness and is held accountable for performance in these areas.
• Responds to requests from Principal, secretaries, and teachers.

Non-Essential Functions

• Other duties as assigned*

Required Knowledge and Skills

• Skill in the use of general maintenance hand tools, gardening tools, and small and large power tools.
• Skill in the use and maintenance of cleaning equipment including, but not limited to, vacuums, floor polisher, ride-on floor cleaning machines.
• Skill in the use and maintenance of gas-powered equipment, e.g.snowplow, snow thrower, lawn mower, etc.
• Skill in the proper use and setup of ladders, scaffolding, and operate powered man-lifts to work at heights.
• Knowledge of mechanical systems, e.g. boiler plant, air conditioning, ventilation and exhaust systems, and lighting control systems.
• General knowledge of sprinkling systems, fire alarm systems, and security systems.
• Skill in the use of cleaning solvents and their proper application.
• Knowledge of bloodborne pathogens and cleaning procedures.
• Basic communication, reading, and math skills.

Required Education and Qualifications

• Requires a high school diploma or equivalent.

Required Prior Experience

• Requires one of the following:
• a minimum of one (1) year of full-time successful experience working as a Journeyman Custodian; or
• a minimum of two (2) years of full-time successful custodial experience.

Assigned Decision Making

• Responsible for reporting security problems, recurring HVAC problems, and equipment break downs to the proper departments.
• Makes decisions concerning the best way to accomplish tasks assigned.
• Makes suggestions but must be willing to follow directions.

Interactions with Others

• Interacts, collaborates, and works positively with other students, other employees, maintenance workers, school administrators, and school secretaries.
• Creates and supports a team-based environment.

Supervisory Responsibility

• May be required to supervise and provide assistance to hourly custodial helpers.

Working Environment

• Work takes place both inside and outside in all types of weather conditions, including snow and ice, extreme heat and cold, rain, and wind.
• Discomfort and hazards exist using tools and power equipment, ladders, scaffolds, mopping and using buffers on wet floor, and when working with chemicals.
• Frequent exposure to implement weather.
• Primary tasks must be completed with frequent interruptions.
• May respond to emergencies after hours when appropriate.

Physical Demands:

This list of essential and marginal functions and of physical requirements is not exhaustive and may be supplemented in accordance with the requirements of the job.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to speak and/or hear.
• The employee is frequently required to stand; walk; reach with hands and arms and stoop, kneel, and crouch.
• The employee is occasionally required to use hands to handle or feel objects and must occasionally climb or balance.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision and depth perception.
• The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds.