School Lead Custodian

The Sharon Center School is seeking a dedicated and reliable individual to join our team as a School Custodian. The custodian will be responsible for maintaining the cleanliness and safety of our school facilities, ensuring a conducive environment for students, staff, and visitors.

Working Conditions:
The Sharon Center School, located in Sharon, CT, serves students in grades PreK-8. All employees work as a team in a respectful, caring environment. The school has a positive, welcoming tone, and a candidate must be friendly, flexible, and helpful toward all co-workers and community members in the building.

Responsibilities:

• Serves as the liaison between the custodial staff, facilities manager, and administration to ensure effective communication and coordination of custodial activities.
• Ensures all responsibilities are carried out efficiently and reports work progress to the facilities manager and administration.
• Participates in cleaning tasks such as removing trash, mopping, vacuuming, stripping, and waxing floors, dusting, and sanitizing classrooms, hallways, cafeteria, offices, stairways, restrooms, and other areas of the school building.
• Monitors and reports any heating, ventilation, and air conditioning system deficiencies, as well as any lighting, plumbing, or other essential systems.
• Ensures the building is secure at the end of each evening, including locking doors and windows, activating security alarms, and responding to any emergencies or security concerns that may arise during your shift.
• Set up and take down chairs, tables, and equipment for meetings and assemblies.
• Use a snow blower and shovels to remove snow from entrances and sidewalks.
• Any other duties as deemed necessary by the Head Custodian/Facilities Manager and Principal.

Hours/Days:
8 hours/day (2:00 PM - 10:00 PM) - 12 month position

Salary:
$25.00-$28.50 / hour
Salary depends on experience

Benefits:

• Medical benefits.
• Paid time off
• Pension (after one year of employment)

Mental/Physical Demands:

• Ability to work in poor weather, including heat, cold, rain, or snow.
• Ability to stand and walk for a significant amount of time, walking between different areas of the school campus.
• Ability to bend, twist, kneel, and crouch.
• Ability to lift and carry heavy objects (25 - 50 lbs.) safely is required.
• Repetitive Motions: Certain tasks may involve repetitive motions.

Application/Interview Procedure:

• Apply online at www.region1schools.org. Click JobID: 1430.
• Applicants will be screened on an ongoing basis; early applications are encouraged.
• Interviews with a possible call back.

For more information, please contact Ms. Carol Tomkalski, Principal, at ctomkalski@sharoncenterschool.org.

Regional School District No. 1 provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $25.00 - $28.50 per hour

Expected hours: 40 per week

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan

Physical setting:

• Public school

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Evening shift
• Monday to Friday

People with a criminal record are encouraged to apply

Work Location: In person