Substitute Custodian Job at West Virginia Department of Education in Charleston

Position Type:
Custodial/Maintenance/Substitute Custodian

Date Posted:
10/30/2024

Location:
Itinerant

Closing Date:
Until Filled, 2024

County:
Braxton County Schools
POSITION: Substitute Custodian

LOCATION: Al Locations

CLASSICIATION: Service

SALARY/TEMRS On an as needed basis

REPORTS TO: Building Principal/Maintenance Supervisor/Operations Director

EVALUATION: Evaluated annually by the building principal/immediate supervisor in accordance with WV State Code §18A-2-12, WV State Board Policy 5314. ?

FLSA STATUS: Non-Exempt

APPLICATION DEADLINE: Until Filled

QUALIFICATIONS:

• High School Diploma, General equivalent Developement (GED) per West Virginia Code 18A-2-5
• Personnel must have been classified in this category or must pass the state perscribed exam for this posisiton per West Virginia Code 18A-4-8e; NOTE: Only Applicants who take and pass the state Custodian test can have their applications considered for hire by BSC. If NO BCS employees who hold this classification apply for this job, you will receive email notification when tests are scheduled. Applicants will NOT be called and/or interviewed until they have passed the test. Please check your email regularly for testing notifications. Email Logan Cook at george.cook@wvesc.org for additional information. Please add Mr. Cook's email to your contacts to ensure you receive communications regarding testing.
• Criminal background check per WV Code 18A-5-15c
• The ability to perform the job duites and responsibilities of the position as contained in the Job Description.

Title:
Custodian means a person employed to keep buildings clean and free of refuse, to operate the heating or cooling systems, and to make minor repairs.

Job Summary:

To perform duties which keep the county buildings in such a state of operating excellence that they present no problems or interruptions of the educational program. The custodian performs assigned custodial duties and repairs and receives supervision from the building administrator.

The employee shall remain free of any alcohol or non-prescribed drugs while in the workplace. Alcohol and controlled substances which affect employee productivity, safety or judgment in the workplace will not be tolerated.

Staff members serve as role models for students in how to conduct themselves as citizens and as responsible, intelligent human beings.

Staff members are expected to refrain from bullying, harassment, intimidation, and discrimination.

Performance Responsibilities:

• Maintain positive work habits.
• Maintain positive job attitude and has other personal qualities essential to job success.
• Perform all duties efficiently and productively.
• Interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
• Effectively present information and respond to questions from administrators, staff, and the public.
• Solve practical problems and manage a variety of variables in situations where only limited standardizations exist.
• Comply with all state and county policies and regulations.
• Maintain and update skills.
• Dust, clean, polish fixtures, woodwork, and equipment.
• Wash windows and dust blinds.
• Clean restrooms and replenish with supplies.
• Sweep, mop, wax, and polish floors, stairs, corridors, and courts using brooms, mops, and buffer.
• Clean rugs and carpets with vacuum cleaner.
• Dispose of trash and waste materials.
• Clean doors, door facings, and walls with disinfectant.
• Move equipment and supplies.
• Check and replace light bulbs.
• Sweep sidewalks around buildings.
• Report safety hazards within and around buildings.
• List and report repairs needed.
• Store equipment.
• Keep stock of inventory and request supplies as needed.
• Perform minor repairs and maintain equipment.
• Clean shower rooms and gym.
• Operate and maintain weed eater, lawn mower, floor scrubber, floor buffer, and vacuum cleaner.
• Arrange table and chairs for breakfast and lunch.
• Secure the building at night.
• Operate hand and small power tools.
• Prepare facilities for activities and clean up after the activities.
• Shampoo carpets.
• Perform inspections for fire extinguishers and emergency lighting.
• Clean ceiling and restroom vents.
• Performs custodian work involving independent activity to keep school clean, sanitary, and in an orderly condition, as well as minor maintenance tasks.
• Performs assigned manual work of ordinary difficulty and responsibility. Job assignments are in the form of written or oral instructions and are performed under supervision and reviewed periodically.
• Maintains watch over property and grounds against trespassing, vandalism, and fire hazards. Signal police and fire departments when needed.
• Maintains all floors in a clean and attractive condition, including regular waxing, and in a good state of preservation.
• Performs supportive duties such as:

• Displays Flag;
• Flies Flag at half-staff;
• Inventories supplies;
• Reports safety hazards within building;
• Stores equipment;
• Services carpeted areas;

• Assists in building maintenance by replacing window glass, cleaning gutters and drainpipes, freeing stopped sanitary and sink plumbing, repairing leaks, repairing furniture, doing simple painting, replacing lights, and performing other related work as assigned.
• Conducts an ongoing program of general maintenance, upkeep, and repair.
• Maintains grounds by cutting grass with hand and power mowers and string trimmers, collecting litter, trimming bushes and small trees, raking grounds, and performing minor repairs to walks, paths, walls, play apparatus, roads, and site improvements.
• Snow and ice removal duties, treat sidewalks and parking lots as assigned.
• Operates heating, lighting, ventilation, cooling, and electrical systems as assigned.
• Perform routine lubrication services and minor preventative maintenance services.
• Operates security systems and fire safety systems.
• Inspects buildings and reports deficiencies.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Physical Demands:

Must have physical strength, balance, hand-eye coordination, and stamina necessary to complete jobs in various areas. o Must be able to lift all supplies and materials about the custodian position. o Must be able to lift and carry up to 50 pounds and push and/or pull 50 pound loads at a time. o Must be able to stand and walk up to eight hours per day and climb multiple sets of stairs while carrying materials weighing between 30 and 60 pounds.

Sitting: Rarely: ½ hour in an 8-hour work shift

Standing: Constantly: 2 hours in an 8-hour work shift. Alternates continuously with walking.

Walking: Constantly: 5 ½ hours in an 8-hour work shift

Lifting and Carrying:

• 1-10 pounds Continuously Cleaning supplies, stocking items, ladders, salt, mop buckets, mops, etc.
• 11-22 pounds Continuously Cleaning supplies, operate string trimmer, gas cans, etc.
• 21-35 pounds Frequently Buckets of cleaning agents, emptying garbage, stocking inventory items, deliveries, operate string trimmer, snow removal, etc.
• 36-50 pounds Frequently Buckets of cleaning agents, emptying garbage, stocking inventory items, deliveries, lawn mowers, snow removal, etc.
• 51-75 pounds Rarely Buckets of cleaning agents, emptying garbage, stocking inventory items, deliveries, lawn mowers, snow removal, moving furniture, etc. (Employ assistance with items over 50 pounds)
• 76-100 pounds Rarely Buckets of cleaning agents, emptying garbage, stocking inventory items, deliveries, lawn mowers, snow removal, moving furniture, etc. (Employ assistance with items over 50 pounds)
• 100 + pounds Rarely Buckets of cleaning agents, emptying garbage, stocking inventory items, deliveries, lawn mowers, snow removal, moving furniture, etc. (Employ assistance with items over 50 pounds)

Frequently Pushing & pulling Floor buffer, broom, mop, garbage cans, shoveling snow, mowing grass, etc.

Forward bending Frequently Mowing grass, operate string trimmer, pick up garbage, cleaning tables, chairs, and desks, shoveling snow, etc.

Squatting & stooping Frequently Picking up debris inside and outside, cleaning the building, etc.

Kneeling Rarely Cleaning, weeding, spot scrubbing floors, etc.

Crawling Rarely Spot scrubbing floors, cleaning baseboards, etc.

Occasionally Climbing Washing windows, cleaning tops of shelves and cabinets, etc. Overhead reaching Occasionally Washing windows, cleaning tops of shelves and cabinets, etc.

Hazards Sprains/strains from improper lifting techniques, burns from improper handling of chemicals, etc. Machines/equipment/tools Lawn mowers, string trimmers, floor buffer, floor scrubber, vacuums, etc.

The physical demands described 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 frequently required to stoop, reach, stand, walk, lift, pull, push, grasp, talk, hear, see, and use repetitive motions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee may frequently lift and/or move at least seventy-five (75) pounds of materials, children, etc.

Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision such as reading handwritten or typed material and the ability to adjust focus.

The position requires the individual to meet multiple demands from several people and interact with the public and other staff members.

Work Environment:

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.

The temperature in the work environment can range from below freezing when working outdoors to in excess of 90°F when working in the furnace room or kitchen areas or on roof tops. The work surface can be slippery when mopping/ stripping floors or completing snow removal. The noise level in the work environment is moderate to loud (60 -90 dB).

Revised July 2024

ADDITIONAL MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

Applicants who have been dismissed or who have had their contracts non-renewed for cause by another school district are not eligible for consideration; applicants who have recent unsatisfactory evaluations are not to be considered eligible for consideration; applicants who demonstrate unsatisfactory interview performance are not eligible for consideration; and, applicants who receive unfavorable reference recommendations will not be eligible for consideration. The ability to perform the job duties and responsibilities of the position as contained in the Job Description, with or without reasonable accommodation.

TO APPLY:

Braxton County Schools only accepts bids electronically for all jobs. You may apply online from our district website at https://boe.brax.k12.wv.us/page/employment. To be considered for any position, bids must be submitted by the bid closing time on the last day of the posting for the desired position. All bids are posted a minimum of five business days. Applicants must have required certification or be pending with the West Virginia Department of Education at the closing of the bid.

As required by federal laws and regulations, the Braxton County Board of Education does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex or disability in employment or in its education programs and activities. Inquiries may be referred to Melissa Adkins, Title IX Coordinator, Braxton County Board of Education, 98 Carter Braxton Drive, Sutton WV 26601, phone 304.765.7101; or the West Virginia Department of Education's Director of the Office of Civil Rights.