Job Description
Position Type: Maintenance/Custodial
Date Posted: 3/3/2025
Location: Abraham Lincoln School
Date Available: 03/17/2025
Night Custodian Night Shift (2:30 pm - 10:30 pm Monday - Friday)
Revised May 2025 Perm/contract: SY25-26 Department: Building & Grounds FLSA Status: Non-exempt Reports to: Senior Director of Building & Grounds Primary Reporting Location: Lincoln Elementary School Level: Compensation: As outlined in the SEIU Agreement Date Available: March 17, 2025 Bargaining Unit & Classification: SEIU & Classified Supervisory Responsibilities: None Benefits: Insurance - medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance are available Leaves - paid sick, vacation, and personal days provided Retirement - pre-tax retirement plans (e.g. 403b) available Portrait of a District 97 Leader: - Champions the vision of the school district
- Models a forward-thinking and innovative mindset
- Stewards public funds with a high sense of responsibility
- Leads with an unrelenting commitment to universal student success
- Demonstrates the ability to organize teams to achieve common goals
- Leads with an awareness of the cross-functional nature of district work
- Generates a culture of care for, learning with and service to the community
- Aspires to the highest standards of integrity, professionalism and confidentiality
- Demonstrates a passion for working with a culturally, racially linguistically diverse district team of administrators, educators and staff in all roles
- Actively seeks feedback, including critical feedback intended for professional growth
- Understands the intersection of public school leadership, student learning and equity
- Courageously addresses adult behavior that does not meet professional expectations
About the Role Under the direct supervision of the Senior Director of Buildings & Grounds and Engineer at school level, performs general cleaning and maintenance in school buildings; maintains equipment in functional condition; and provides cleaning and custodial assistance to students, teachers, visitors and others as necessary.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: - Checks and secures building at beginning and end of shift for the purpose of ensuring the safety and cleanliness of the building.
- Cleans rooms, hallways, cafeterias, restrooms, offices, stairways, and other areas of building according to school district standards.
- Sweeps, mops, buffs, strips, and waxes floors.
- Cleans rugs, carpets, upholstered furniture, and blinds.
- Washes and dusts walls, ceilings, woodwork, windows, doors, and sills.
- Removes graffiti, cleans glass areas.
- Replaces light bulbs.
- Sets up and breaks down chairs, tables and equipment in meeting rooms, and functional rooms
- Clears snow from entrances and walks, and spreads sand and ice melting chemicals.
- Performs grounds-keeping duties, clears debris and maintains grounds as needed.
- Receives deliveries and assists in unloading trucks and storing supplies.
- Delivers supplies and materials to classrooms, bathrooms and other areas of the building.
- Empties wastebaskets; picks up and removes trash and assists in recycling program.
- Reasonable knowledge of cleaning equipment and techniques
- Fluency in reading, speaking, and interpreting English
- Must be able to lift, carry, push, and pull over 50 pounds
- Possess good human relations skills
- Can understand and be willing to perform directions provided orally and in writing
- Assists parents and other visitors to school buildings with special events and programs
- Performs other related tasks as assigned by supervisor.
Note: The above description is illustrative of tasks and responsibilities. It is not meant to be all inclusive of every task or responsibility. Eduction, Credentials, and/or Experience: Physical Demands/Work Environment: - While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and talk or hear. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, and depth perception.
- The work environment characteristics are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
Job Tags
Permanent employment, Contract work, Shift work, Night shift, Monday to Friday,