Summer School Custodian

*This position is with St.Louis Public Schools*

Shifts: Monday-Friday hours range from 6am-4:30pm
This position is for Summer School only.

Essential Functions:

• Provide a safe, attractive, comfortable, and clean environment that is conducive to learning and ensures full and productive use of district facilities
• Excellent interpersonal skills to work harmoniously with teachers, staff, and community
• Willingness to follow written, verbal and demonstrated instructions
• Cleans sweeps, mops and scrubs floors, stairways and hallways
• Dusts and cleans furniture, equipment, fixtures, windowsills, railing, chalk rails and blackboards
• Polishes brass
• Gathers and removes wastepaper from the building
• Scrubs and disinfects toilets, wash bowls, urinals and washroom fixtures, and replenishes washroom supplies
• Move and arrange furniture
• Replace fluorescent light bulbs, clean fixtures, receive supplies and transport to proper location
• Removal of snow from walkways
• Cut and water grass
• Dispose of trash around school and other buildings
• Clean windows inside and outside of building using high step ladder and safety equipment as required by regulation
• Move and arrange furniture
• Replaces fluorescent light bulbs, clean fixtures, operate elevators in a relief capacity
• Receive supplies and transport to proper location
• Removal of snow from walkways, entrances/exits, stairs - (Weekends & Holidays)
• Dispose of trash around school and other buildings
• Operate and maintain equipment such as scrubbing machine, wet/dry vacuum and snow blower
• Mobility to move in and around the school/building to perform work assignments
• Knowledge of floor care and ventilating equipment
• Some knowledge of the methods, materials and equipment ordinarily used in cleaning public buildings
• Ability to learn routine repetitive tasks quickly
• Physical strength to perform heavy manual work

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Ability to utilize the methods, materials and equipment ordinarily used in cleaning public buildings
• Ability to implement and apply necessary safety precautions involved in custodial work
• Ability to understand safety issues related to use of chemicals & understand use of Material safety Data Sheets (MSDS)
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with other custodial employees,faculty, students and general public
• Ability to maintain routine records and prepare reports
• Knowledge of Microsoft applications and email capabilities

Experience:

• Three (3) years of experience in Custodial/housekeeping equivalent combination of training and

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Education:

• High School Diploma or Equivalent (required)

Physical Requirements:

• Must be physically able to operate a motor vehicle
• Must be able to exert up to 60 pounds of force occasionally, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly to lift, carry, push, and pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body throughout a 4-hour shift Standing, walking, sitting, climbing, stooping or crouching, kneeling, reaching, pushing, grasping, talking and hearing
• Clarity of vision at 20 feet or more and 20 inches or less, bring objects into sharp focus

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