Job Description

School Custodian

ESCNJ Buildings and Grounds - Maintenance Services for all ESCNJ programs and services ESCNJ Buildings and Grounds 1660 Stelton Road Piscataway, NJ 08854

POSITION: School Custodian Twelve (12) Month Position START DATE: Immediately Pending Criminal History Clearance

QUALIFICATIONS:

• High School diploma or equivalent
• Boiler Operator's License (Black Seal) must be acquired not later than the second consecutively scheduled licensing test date following the commencement of employment.
• Submit to and pass a criminal background check.
• Submit to and pass a physical examination by physician
• Physically able to climb steps, step ladders and scaffolding
• Able to operate cleaning equipment such as scrubbing machines, vacuums, etc.
• Ability to relate to staff and students
• Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the Board may find appropriate and acceptable.

REPORTS TO: Supervisor of Buildings and Grounds (Primary) School Principal (Secondary)

JOB GOAL: To provide students with a safe, attractive, comfortable, clean and efficient place in which to learn, play and develop.

Unlock Doors, Open School Building: At start and completion of the day, the custodian is required to unlock and lock the doors of the school. The doors are unlocked with keys. This task takes several minutes to complete. At the start and completion of the day, the custodian is required to deactivate or activate the burglar alarm system for the building. Upon the closing of the building, the custodian must make sure all windows are closed and any entry areas to the school are secure. (Locking of outside fence gates when required). Upon opening and closing of the building, the custodian must check the heating and cooling systems to assure they are in operation.

Physical Requirements:

• Standing: To unlock school doors.
• Handling: Keys, allen wrench, locks, chains, door locks.
• Fingering

Clean and dust offices and assigned areas The worker performs this task independently. It involves dusting and cleaning of all offices of the school and their and other assigned areas by the custodial supervisor. This task may require dusting of office desks, approximately 30 inches from ground, shelves of varying heights, various articles in the offices, etc. There may be a periodic overhead dusting of windows and window ledges that will require the worker to reach from a stool, ladder, approximately 6-8 feet. The worker will need cleaning supplies to be transported to each assigned area.

Physical Requirements:

• Standing: To perform functions.
• Walking: To perform functions, maneuver around area.
• Climbing: On ladder, stool to reach overhead, ladder approximately 6-8 feet.
• Bending: To dust/clean shelves, lower areas.
• Stooping/Crouching: To perform function in lower or hard to reach areas.
• Balancing: On ladders, stools, approximately 6-8 feet.
• Lifting: Articles that must be cleaned around, weigh less than 5 lbs.
• Reaching In all directions to clean/dust all areas.
• Hands/Arms: Handling: Supplies of varied size; articles to be moved to clean/dust, ladder

Clean Bathrooms: This task is performed by one worker in each lavatory. The worker is to clean and sanitize the toilets in the stalls, clean the sinks, wash the floors and the walls and clean the windows. The worker must also bring the cleaning supplies to each bathroom to be cleaned. Toilet cleaned on inside and around stall Re-supply toilet paper and paper towel, soap Wash sinks, mirrors Wash bathroom floors, utilizing bucket and mop Wash down bathroom walls Physical Requirements:

• Standing: To clean sinks, mirrors, walls; perform most functions.
• Walking: To maneuver around the lavatory.
• Climbing: On utility ladder, approximately 6-8 feet
• Bending: To mop/wash floors, sinks.
• Stooping/Crouching: To wash toilets.
• Balancing: On the utility ladder.
• Lifting Whole Body: To carry a ladder to the lavatory.
• Lifting Hands/Arms: Cleaning supplies.
• Pushing/Pulling Body: To maneuver bucket, mop to wash floor.
• Reaching Above: To clean windows, walls.
• Handling: Cleaning supplies, mop, bucket, ladder.

Garbage Removal and Recycling Bins: This task is completed by one worker once per day. A large garbage barrel on wheels must be taken to each room where garbage is to be collected. Individual pails are emptied into the larger garbage barrel. One or more large garbage barrels may be used to complete this task and are simultaneously pushed or pulled down the corridor, utilizing approximately 5-10 lbs. of pull/push force. After all garbage is collected, the large barrels are pushed to the end of the building. The garbage bags must be lifted out of the barrels. The bags may be lifted and thrown in the dumpster. This requires the worker to lift the individual garbage bags approximately 31/2 - 4 feet off the ground into the dumpster The worker then retrieves the large garbage barrel to be stored appropriately

Physical Requirements:

• Walking: To collect garbage, to push/pull garbage barrels down the corridor, to bring garbage bags down stairs to the dumpster.
• Bending: To retrieve garbage from individual pails in offices and rooms, to lift garbage bags to dispose in dumpster.
• Lifting Whole Body: To lift garbage bags of varying weight for disposal.
• Lifting Hands/Arms: Individual small garbage pails from rooms, offices.
• Pushing/Pulling Body: Garbage barrels on wheels, requiring approximately 5-10 lbs. of push force to maneuver.
• Reaching Above: Garbage bags into the dumpster.
• Handling: Individual garbage pails, garbage bags.

Recycling Barrels: The recyclables are collected in the recycling barrel which is on large wheels. It is taken to each room/office for collection, and is either pushed or pulled along the corridor requiring approximately 5 lbs. of pulf/push force. This is often done simultaneously with garbage collection. After the recyclables are collected it is brought outside to the garbage, parked and an empty recycling barrel is brought back into the school and stored. This task is performed once daily.

Physical Requirements:

• Walking: See garbage collection.
• Bending: To retrieve recyclables.
• Pushing/Pulling Body: See garbage collection.
• Handling: Recycling materials, cans, bottles, etc.

Floor Maintenance: This task is performed by each custodial worker. It involves the sweeping and mopping or vacuuming of offices, classrooms, and stairwells as needed. Classrooms, offices and stairwells are cleaned daily. The worker must retrieve the broom for sweeping the assigned area and utility bucket and mop for washing floors. A walk-behind or riding automatic traction driven floor scrubber will be used in the maintenance of the floor areas daily and when needed.

Physical Requirements:

• Standing: To perform function.
• Walking: To position ladder under bulb, bring supplies.
• Climbing: Steps on ladder.
• Balancing: On ladder.
• Lifting Hands/Arms: To lift fluorescent bulb to position.
• Reaching Above: To reach light to disconnect and reconnect new bulbs into place.
• Handling: Requires dexterity of hands to twist the bulb to disconnect and reconnect the new bulb into place. Bulb approximately 4 feet long, ladder.

Changing Light Bulbs The worker may occasionally be required to change the overhead fluorescent bulbs in offices. This task is necessary a small percentage of time. This involves moving furniture out of the way to be able to reach the light. The worker can get to the light by climbing a utility ladder. It is necessary to twist the large bulb to open and to close the bulb into place. Bulbs approximately 4 feet long.

Physical Requirements:

• Standing: To perform function.
• Walking: To position ladder under bulb, bring supplies.
• Climbing: Steps on ladder.
• Balancing: On ladder.
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