FOR JOB TITLE: Custodian TERM: Twelve Months
REPORTS TO: Supervisor, Buildings & Grounds
JOB GOAL: The Custodian shall perform all custodial and housekeeping duties, inside and outside the building, as directed by supervision. Duties shall include housekeeping an assigned custodial route, operating equipment, completing facility preparations/setups for school and community events, repairing building furnishings, operating district motor vehicles and reporting unsafe conditions or other situations requiring maintenance staff attention.
QUALIFICATIONS:
• High School Diploma or General Education Diploma preferred.
• Ability to complete manual labor tasks and use common hand tools.
• Ability to read and understand or interpret work orders.
• Ability to lift items 75 pounds or greater 12 inches off of floor, walk, climb, balance, kneel and other similar physical actions.
• Experience in the operation, care and cleaning of tools and equipment necessary to perform housekeeping duties.
• Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the Board may find appropriate and acceptable.
PROBATIONARY PERIOD: Four Months (May Be Extended to Six Months)
PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Reliably perform housekeeping tasks for a custodial route as assigned.
• Provide facility preparation/setup services for school or community organizations.
• Secure rooms daily according to operating standards, including closing windows, turning off lights, air conditioning units, and other classroom or office equipment.
• Stock and supply custodial carts and closets.
• Operate all floor care machines skillfully and efficiently.
• Accurately follow procedures for safe use, handling and storage of cleaning chemicals.
• Provide services related to uses of facilities as required during athletic events.
• Assist maintenance staff with large projects as necessary.
• Report all unsafe conditions or situations requiring maintenance or repair, as they are observed, to supervision.
• Move furniture and relocate equipment as necessary for plant operation.
• Restock paper supplies prior to supplies being depleted in areas as assigned.
• Assist with outdoor maintenance tasks, including snow removal and other grounds maintenance as necessary.
• Replace light bulbs and ceiling tiles as necessary; excluding jobs requiring scaffolding.
• Perform other duties or services as assigned which are related to building operations and maintenance.
LTHS District 204 is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of any status protected by law. The Equal Employment Opportunity and Minority Recruitment Policy may be found in Board Policy 5:10, located on the D204 BOARD OF EDUCATION POLICY PAGE
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This information is for reference purposes only. See the SEIU Negotiated Agreement for exact language regarding benefits.
Lyons Township High School District 204
Buildings and Grounds
Employment Year and Holidays
All Buildings and Grounds positions have a 12-month workyear unless otherwise specified.
The following days will be observed as paid holidays: provided they remain as District holidays as approved by
the Board. Additional eligibility requirements can be found in the negotiated agreement.
January 1 New Year’s Day
January Martin Luther King Jr. Day
February President’s Day
March or April Spring Non-Attendance Day
May Memorial Day
June Juneteenth
July 4 Independence Day
September Labor Day
October Columbus Day
October Fall Non-Attendance Day
November Election Day (If Applicable)
November Thanksgiving Day
November Friday after Thanksgiving
December 24 Day before Christmas
December 25 Christmas Day
December 31 Day before New Year’s Day
Sick and Personal Leave/Vacation
Sick Leave Days
The Board shall grant full-time employees sick leave provisions of twelve days at full pay each year. Sick leave days
shall accumulate at the rate of twelve days per year less those days used each year to a maximum of two hundred
forty days.
Personal Leave
The Board will grant three (3) personal leave days at full pay to each employee for personal business. Such leaves are
non-cumulative and shall be arranged with the Assistant Foreman or Foreman on a Request for Approved Absence
form. Except in extenuating circumstances, this day shall not be taken on days immediately prior to or following
school holidays. In addition, personal leave before or after vacation leave shall not be granted unless pre-approved by
the Director of Buildings and Grounds. If, at the conclusion of a given fiscal year an employee has not used his/her
personal leave days, the personal leave day shall be converted to additional sick leave days for that employee for the
following year.
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This information is for reference purposes only. See the SEIU Negotiated Agreement for exact language regarding benefits.
Vacation Days
Each employee who has completed his/her probationary period shall be granted vacation with pay as follows:
Length of Service as of Date of Hire Vacation
6 months but less than 1 year . 833 day per full month worked
1 year but less than 5 years 10 days
5 years but less than 12 years 15 days
12 years and above 20 days
Additional eligibility requirements can be found in the negotiated agreement.
Medical Coverage
All eligible Buildings and Grounds employees will be included in the District’s medical/dental insurance plans, as
approved by the Board of Education, and as specified in the negotiated agreement.
Life Insurance
The Board of Education provides each employee with a term life insurance policy in the amount of one year’s annual
salary. Life insurance commences on the first day of the month following the date of the employee’s hire. All life
insurance coverage terminates on the final day of employment.
Compensation
Compensation for positions covered under the negotiated agreement can be found in Appendix A of the negotiated
agreement.
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