NATURE AND SCOPE OF JOB:
To provide students and staff with a safe, attractive, comfortable, clean and efficient place in which to learn and work. To perform extensive cleaning work, groundskeeping, and light maintenance in school and district buildings according to schedule provided by the Director of Maintenance/Custodial.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
1.    Demonstrate punctuality, regular work attendance and consistency in work habits.
2.    Demonstrate appropriate safety precautions.
3.    Demonstrate outstanding organizational skills, initiative and creativity in performance of assigned tasks.
4.    Demonstrate positive work habits, integrity, and an energetic work ethic.
5.    Contribute to positive, collegial patron, student, and staff relationships.
6.    Maintain a workspace that is professional in appearance and function.
7.    Present a professional personal appearance.
8.    Abide by established district policies.
9.    Clean areas as assigned (i.e., classrooms, halls, offices, student and staff restrooms, cafeteria tables and floors, interior and exterior windows, display cases, desk and table tops, gymnasium, bleachers, locker rooms, showers, etc.), vacuum, mop, buff floors, wash windows, clean white boards/interactive Smart Boards, dust, paint as assigned, replace light bulbs, effect minor repairs as necessary.
10.    Clean spills, student physical accidents (blood, vomit, etc.) as needed.
11.    Spot clean carpets, floors, furniture, etc. as needed.
12.    Ensure appropriate supplies are always stocked in restrooms and other “consumption” areas (soap, paper towels, toilet paper, etc.).
13.    Appropriately use (per OSHA and MSDS standards) approved cleaning agents, paints.
14.    Sweep walks and entrances, remove leaves and pick up debris on the grounds, clean drains as assigned or as needed.
15.    Wash, scrub, disinfect restrooms, clean all sanitary fixtures, door panels, sinks, drinking fountains as assigned.
16.    Set up, take down and move furniture (desks, chairs, tables), shelving, partitions, garbage cans, etc. as assigned.
17.    Perform routine groundskeeping duties such as grass cutting, tree and shrub trimming to maintain school grounds in a safe and attractive condition as assigned.
18.    Clean, polish or paint any metal works such as hand railings as assigned.
19.    Responsible for locking doors and windows, turning off lights and securing the building as assigned.
20.    Requisition custodial supplies and equipment as directed, assist in maintaining an inventory of supplies and equipment.
21.    Check daily to ensure that appropriate exit doors are open and all panic bars are working properly during the hours of building occupancy.
22.    Maintain ethical behavior and confidentiality when dealing with student and staff information.
23.    Assist in greeting and directing building visitors to the appropriate person and location.
24.    Participate in district inservice programs as assigned.
 
25.    Perform other necessary and related tasks as assigned by the Director, the Assistant Director, or the Principal.

EQUIPMENT USED:
Basic hand cleaning tools (mops, brooms, brushes, window squeege, putty knife, scrapers, etc.) Basic power cleaning tools (vacuum, buffer, carpet shampoo machine, carpet extractor, etc.) Basic outside hand tools (broom, rake, hoe, hand saw, etc.)
Basic outside grounds tools (blower, lawn mower, edger, etc.)

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
1.    Finger, hand, arm and leg strength necessary to operate basic hand tools.
2.    Finger, hand, arm and leg strength necessary to operate basic power cleaning and yard tools.
3.    Lower body strength to kneel, stand, and walk throughout the workday.
4.    Upper body strength to correctly lift up to 50 pounds and carry more than 50 feet.
5.    Verbal stamina to articulate clearly and with appropriate volume throughout the workday.
6.    Auditory discrimination sufficient to receive detailed information through normal speech at 5 feet and warning cries or alarms above normal levels.

ENVIRONMENTAL DEMANDS:
Possible weather or construction related issues.

POSITION QUALIFICATIONS
1.    Prior custodial experience in a public school setting or related experience preferred.
2.    Demonstrated basic technology/computer skills (i.e. email, web-based applications, etc.)
3.    Demonstrated initiative and exceptional public relations/interpersonal relations skills.
4.    Demonstrated ability to think and plan clearly.
5.    Ability to work with people of various personality types (Flexibility).
6.    Possess and demonstrate sound emotional judgment.
7.    Ability to follow and successfully implement written and oral directions.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS, OR TESTING REQUIRED
1.    Valid Alaska Driver’s License
2.    Bloodborne Pathogen Training (Dept. of Education training module provided by district)
3.    Other state mandated training as required

NOTE:
Job descriptions are designed and intended only to summarize the essential duties or primary responsibilities, qualifications, and requirements for the purpose of clarifying the general scope of a position’s role as part of the overall organization. Job descriptions do not list all tasks an employee might be expected to perform, and they do not limit the right of the employer/supervisor to assign additional tasks or otherwise modify duties to be performed - even if seemingly unrelated to the basic job. Every employee has a duty to perform all assigned tasks. (An employee who is assigned a task or a duty believed to be unlawful should report the assignment to the Superintendent). It must also be noted that the order of performance responsibilities as listed in the job description is not designed or intended to rank the duties in any order of importance to each other.

-EMPLOYEES ARE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR ALL FUNCTIONS OF THIS POSITION-

-Petersburg School District is an Equal Opportunity Employer-