Job Description

Custodian

The incumbent is responsible for performing Custodial/Housekeeping duties and other miscellaneous duties

Department:

Head Start

Pay Grade:

DOE

Job Description:

Under the general direction of the HS Director but working closely with Facility Maintenance. The incumbent is responsible for performing Custodial/Housekeeping duties, and other miscellaneous duties in order to ensure that Head Start facilities are maintained in a health, safe, and sanitary manner.

Duites:

• Clean and care for buildings and facilities in order to ensure they are maintained in a safe and healthy manner.
• Communicate well with Supervisor and Co-workers as well as other employees or visitors to buildings.
• Work as team player and ensure the Employee Handbook is followed.
• Keep strict confidentiality.
• Clean classrooms, offices, dining area, hallways, and recreational areas (Auditorium)
• Sweeping, vacuum, mopping and dust each classroom
• Keep outdoor playground and landscaping clean, weed free and watered.
• Ensure the sandbox is cleaned of animal debris/feces
• Inspect/Repair all playground equipment for loose bolts, rust, spiders etc.
• Dust all furniture and fixtures as required.
• Wash and disinfect all restroom floors, toilets, toilet seats, and fixtures, clean all mirrors, replenish toilet tissue and soap as needed.
• Empty all waste baskets and garbage cans.
• Place garbage in outside storage bins.
• Clean entrance and exit including glass, doors and hardware.
• Keep outside area near exit and entrance clear of snow, cans, paper, etc.
• Clean, wash and disinfect drinking fountains.
• Wash all finger marks from walls, doors, hardware and glass.
• Vacuum and dust all window seals.
• Perform and/or report minor maintenance repairs.
• Report damages and acts of vandalism.
• Wash and buff floors with floor polisher
• Wash entrance and exit floors
• Maintain storage areas and cleaning equipment, materials and supplies in a safe and orderly manner in order to ensure the safety of staff and the public.
• Maintain an adequate supply of cleaning materials and supplies.
• Restock materials and supplies and compile list of supplies needed to order
• Make note of the need for equipment repairs.
• Perform other related duties as required.
• Conduct and document monthly fire drills
• Conduct and document emergency bus evacuation
• Conduct and document other emergency preparedness drills
• Assist with building maintenance as needed (i.e. gutter and pool of water/ice at end of entrance ramp, snow/ice removal)
• Assist with the cleaning and upkeep of program vehicles (service maintenance, vacuum, and wash)
• Assist with bus monitor duties.

Qualifications:

• Education:  HS Diploma or general education degree (GED)
• Required to be a mandated reporter of all suspected incidents of child abuse and neglect.
• Annual physical examination and TB test.
• Must pass a driver’s license check.
• Must possess a CPR/First Aid Certification or willing to obtain within a certain timeframe.
• Must possess a food handler’s certificate or willing to obtain within a certain timeframe.
• Other Requirements: Must pass a pre-employment drug/alcohol test.
• Must pass a thorough background check.
• Must pass a sex offender registry check.
• Preferences: San Felipe Preference and Veteran’s Preference.

Additional Responsibilities:

This position description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties performed by this employee.  He or she will be required to follow any other instructions or to perform any other duties requested by his or her supervisor.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Knowledge of Head Start Performance Standards, Head Start Act, traditional form of government and pueblo customs and traditions.
• Adheres to Head Start Performance Standards and follows Head Start in-house Policies and Procedures.
• Attends meetings, conference and participates in staff trainings when necessary.
• Ability to work independently, investigate and resolve problems, make sound decisions, and meet strict deadlines. 
• Ability to demonstrate moral character, honesty, tact, fairness, lack of prejudice, and desire to help when dealing with people.
• Ability to work effectively with individuals and demonstrate team-building skills with empathy and enthusiasm.
• Ability to uphold confidentiality. 
• Knowledge of standard cleaning.
• Knowledge of procedures, chemicals, products and equipment.
• Knowledge of the Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System.
• Ability to read and understand labels and instructions, particularly on the use and application of cleaning chemicals and products.
• Ability to work as a team.
• Must have effective verbal and listening communication skills.

Working Conditions:

• This position is a physically demanding position.
• Must spend the entire time at work standing, walking, lifting heavy objects
• Must be able to life 50 lbs.
• Bends and stoops regularly.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individual with disabilities to perform the essentials functions. Noise level in the work environment is moderate: Must have manual dexterity to enter and retrieve data from a computer. Ability to sit and stand for long periods.

Additional Info:

Supervision and Guidelines:Guidelines include the personnel policy and department policies and procedures. Reports to the Head Start Director
Supervision:  None

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