Head Custodian

Head Custodian

JobID: 2025

• • Position Type:
    Facilities/Custodian
  • Date Posted:
    10/7/2025
  • Location:
    District
  • Date Available:
    TBD

  Responsibilities

  • Assigns and participates in sweeping, dusting, waxing, mopping, and scrubbing; washing windows, walls, floors, furniture, and other equipment in and around school buildings and grounds; consult with Principal and Director of Facilities on special needs
  • Inspects school buildings to ensure that they are adequately cleaned and maintained
  • Trains, instructs, and evaluates subordinate worker in proper methods and procedures of custodial work
  • Evaluates and assists in the selection of new cleaning products, equipment, and materials
  • Ensures that ample cleaning supplies are available; orders supplies as needed
  • Maintains inventory, general custodial reports and ledgers, and time records
  • Perform minor emergency service or cleaning services as necessary
  • Schedules custodians for non-school hours when building use has been authorized
  • Performs minors electrical service and preventive HVAC maintenance, to include changing filters, lighting pilot lights, and draining pipes
  • Locks and unlocks school buildings and assists with security of school building; changes, repairs, or replaces all school combination locks
  • Activates safety alarm for fire drill exercises
  • Raises and lowers flags
  • Does painting as required
  • Performs other duties as assigned

  Reports to: Buidling Principal and Director of Facilities

  Requirements and Qualifications

  • Graduation from high school or GED or equivalent
  • Operating Boiler License
  • Two years of experience in a custodial position preferred, or any equivalent combination of acceptable experience which provides the following knowledge, abilities and skills:
    • Thorough knowledge of cleaning materials, equipment, and procedures.
    • Ability to lead and direct the work of subordinate employees.
    • Ability to perform the tasks of all subordinate employees.
    • Ability to prepare and maintain necessary records.
    • Ability to comply with established safety rules and regulations.
    • Ability to operate equipment such as a vacuum, shampooer, buffer, push, lawn, mower, weed-eater, riding mower, or tractor, snow blower, small snow plow.
    • Ability to stand for long periods of time, lift heavy objects weighing up to 100 pounds, bend, reach, talk, hear, stoop, kneel, walk, and see.
    • Satisfactory physical condition so as to be able to perform manual tasks requiring moderate physical strength
  • Education or practical experience in school or plant maintenance, or the skilled trades
  • Criminal history background check
  • Proof of US citizenship or legal resident alien status

  Compensation

  Per Hoboken School Employees Association (HSEA) contract