ELEMENTARY HEAD CUSTODIAN - Lawton Public Schools : Job Details

Position Type: Maintenance/CUSTODIAN, HEADDate Posted: 10/29/2024Location: District wideClosing Date: open until filledSkills and Abilities Required:

• High school transcript/GED
• Minimum 2 years' experience in a custodial maintenance field required
• Ability to apply commonsense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations
• Must have good knowledge of building maintenance
• The ability to coordinate a maintenance crew
• The ability to keep the building operating smoothly and efficiently
• The ability to cooperate in a team effort with other employees

Responsibilities and Essential Functions: Applicants employed in this position must be able to perform the following tasks and functions which are fundamental to the purpose of the position.

• Responsible for the general cleaning of halls, walls, sidewalks, glass, chalkboards, bathrooms, and cafeteria, etc.
• Keeps building and premises, including sidewalks, driveways, and play areas neat and clean at all times
• Responsible for any light maintenance tasks
• Assists in maintaining heat, ventilation, and air conditioning systems
• Shovels, plows and/or sands walkways, driveways, parking areas, and steps, as appropriate
• Reports promptly any major repairs needed and/or damage to the principal/supervisor
• Plans and oversees all maintenance and repair work, maintaining a high standard of safety, cleanliness, and efficiency
• Maintains suitable requisitions for supplies, tools, and equipment
• Evaluates the performance of the custodial staff under the supervision of the building principal
• Assists in the selection, assignment, scheduling, and training of members of the custodial staff
• Checks buildings on weekends, holidays, and emergencies
• Monitors time cards of all custodians in the building
• Performs some administrative tasks pertaining to maintenance and custodial functions under the supervision of the building principal
• Supervises other building custodians
• Other duties as may be assigned

Supervisory Responsibility:

• Directly supervises the custodial staff within your site
• Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws
• Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring and training employees; planning, assigning and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems

Working Conditions: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform 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 regularly required to stand, walk, use hands to finger, handle or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; talk or hear; and taste or smell. The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance and stoop, keel, crouch, or crawl and sit. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 100 pounds. Vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. The work environment characteristics described here 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 regularly works near moving mechanical parts. The employee frequently works in high, precarious places and in outside weather conditions and is frequently exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, risk of electrical shock, vibration, and extreme heat and cold. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud. EMPLOYMENT TYPE: FULL-TIME, PERMANENT OPENINGS: 1