Job Description / Essential Elements:
Print SCHOOL UTILITY WORKER DEFINITION Under general supervision performs a wide variety of diversified duties including but not limited to clerical functions, delivery, unskilled maintenance repair work, custodial, and grounds maintenance; may involve receipt and distribution of instructional and media materials; may clean and maintain classrooms, restrooms, offices, and related facilities in an orderly manner; performs general and varied grounds maintenance; and performs related work as required. CLASS CHARACTERISTICS The following duties are typical of the positions in this class collectively, but no one position would necessarily include all of these duties nor is any one position necessarily limited to any one of these duties. LICENSE REQUIRED Possession of a valid and appropriate California driver's license. EXAMPLES OF DUTIES Performs the full scope of duties of the custodian class. E Prepares maintenance work requests and checks to see that work has been performed. E Sweeps, scrubs, mops, buffs, waxes, polishes, scrapes, refinishes, and seals floors. E Moves, arranges, and makes minor repairs to furniture, adjusting furniture upon request; dusts, washes, and polishes furniture, metalwork, and woodwork; and vacuums and shampoos rugs and carpets. E Empties and cleans waste receptacles; replenishes facilities supplies. E Replenishes restroom supplies; cleans bowls, sinks, counters, shelves, mirrors, and light covers in restrooms, classroom, and offices; cleans drinking fountains and surrounding areas. E Cleans stoves, refrigerators, and coffee machines; cleans drinking fountains and surrounding areas; cleans window coverings; washes windows, walls, doors, and white boards. E Cut, edges, trims, and prunes landscaped areas as required; hoes, weeds and rakes lawns. E Sweeps and picks up paper and debris from walks and driveways. E Prepares auditoriums and classrooms for special events by assembling and arranging furniture and equipment as assigned. E Paints small areas as assigned. E Accepts shipments of various materials, and records receipt; inspects for visible damage, advises supervisor of damages noted; reviews contents of cartons against purchase orders or ordering documents noting shortages or overages. E Engraves or stencils inventory control numbers as required in appropriate places on equipment and forwards paperwork to inventory control center. E Repack cartons and expedites to department ordering goods. E Stores warehoused items on pallet racks with narrow aisle forklift. E Delivers warehoused items; loads and unloads delivery vehicle. E Maintains a variety of files and records. E Completes filling of requests only after requests have been correctly authorized. E Receives, shelves, and distributes supplies and/or other instructional material after checking condition. E Maintains and services lifts, pallet jacks, and other related equipment used in warehouse. E Prepares parcels for shipment and keeps related records. E Maintains warehouse in a clean and safe condition. E Takes periodic inventory of all textbooks used in the school. E Receives and delivers textbooks. E Repairs damaged textbooks and disposes of obsolete textbooks. E Prepares instructional media materials, films, equipment, and parts for delivery. E Operates office equipment such as adding, copiers, and video display terminals; operates a van or District vehicle as assigned; operates and uses various power and hand grounds equipment and tools. E Maintains "lost and found" department for students. E Supervises students or part-time help in these activities as assigned. E Participates in periodic physical inventories, and transfer of equipment leaving school or between school offices. E Performs related work as required. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS Knowledge of: Warehousing in its physical aspect of proper and orderly storage of supplies, equipment, and related materials; Inventory procedures and forms; Basic math; Special relationships as related to store keeping; Simple record keeping; Appropriate safety precautions and procedures; Proper methods, materials, tools, and equipment used in custodial work and grounds maintenance work; General principles of supervision and training; Operation and uses of power grounds equipment; and Vehicle operation and routine maintenance. Ability to: Operate office equipment, including video display terminals; Establish and maintain effective store keeping procedure; Learn the special storage requirements for items requiring special care; Maintain simple records; Operate trucks, forklifts, and other material moving equipment skillfully and safely; Use cleaning materials, equipment, and methods according to pre determined standards; Maintain tools and equipment assigned in clean working order providing proper security; Perform minor, non technical repairs; Perform moderately heavy manual labor; Perform custodial, general grounds maintenance and routine gardening work; Use the hand and power tools of gardening and grounds maintenance work safely; Train and direct the work of others; Understand and carry out oral and written instructions; Establish and maintain effective relationships with those contacted in the course of work; and Maintain work pace appropriate to given workload. EDUCATION Individuals possessing the knowledge, skills, and abilities listed above are considered to possess the necessary education. EXPERIENCE Recent experience performing general custodial and grounds maintenance work involving moderately heavy labor. Responsible recent experience in receiving, storing, or issuing stock, and experience in the operation of a truck or similar vehicle. WORKING CONDITIONS Environment: Indoor and outdoor environment; subject to regular exposure to fumes, dust and odors; subject to driving a vehicle to conduct work. Physical Activities: Lifting, carrying, and/or pushing objects up to 100 pounds; dexterity of hands and fingers to operate a variety of specialized equipment, hand and power tools; seeing to observe needed and completed repairs; climbing ladders and working from heights; reaching overhead and horizontally to shelve and retrieve items in high places; standing for extended periods of time; bending at the waist. Hazards: Exposure to cleaning chemicals. E = Essential job functions