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Facility Services / CustodianKeeps the District's school buildings in such a state of housekeeping excellence that they present no problems or interruptions to the educational program. Essential duties and responsibilities include cleaning and preserving designated spaces, equipment, etc. in assigned buildings; maintaining grounds and performing seasonal ground work; restocking disposable items and providing accurate inventory usage and data; assisting visitors with directions within the building in a courteous manner; cooperating and sharing professionally with other members of the staff; performing minor adjustments and repairs as needed; promoting energy conservation; communicating with principal/supervisor or other site personnel or students for the purpose of providing information regarding activities, safety and/or proper maintenance of facilities; reporting any damage to school property and any maintenance needs; assuring the security of the building and grounds; exercising knowledge of proper safety techniques; and demonstrating regular and reliable attendance.Professional standards include quality of work, quantity of work, knowledge of job, creativity/problem solving, interpersonal skills, dependability, professional appearance, organizational skills, safety, written/verbal communication, managing change/adaptability, professional approach, and flexibility.Supervisory responsibilities: NoneMinimum education or experience: High school graduate or GED. Previous custodial experience preferred.Knowledge, skills and abilities include the ability to prioritize, organize, and accomplish assigned work; the ability to work independently and/or as a team to complete tasks and meet goals; basic knowledge required to identify building conditions and/or chemicals which could be hazardous; knowledge of how to safely use, post notice, and dispose of chemicals; working knowledge of facilities and custodial procedures and processes; skilled in and knowledgeable of correct use and maintenance of facilities/custodial equipment to accomplish assigned tasks; able to recognize problems, determine causes, and take appropriate action for resolution; excellent verbal and written communication skills; basic skills required to make minor equipment and building maintenance repairs; able to take direction and respond to requests in a courteous and helpful manner; able to perform basic mathematical skills, such as addition, subtraction, division and multiplication to determine weight, volume and distance; able to read, write and interpret rules, reports and procedure manuals as required to perform assignments; able to perceive identification numbers marked on material; read and understand numbers and volumes; and transcribe numbers; able to exert maximum muscle force to lift, push, pull, or carry objects; able to quickly move hands and arms to grasp, manipulate, or assemble products; able to coordinate two or more limbs while sitting, standing, or lying down; able to physically exert body over long periods of time; able to use abdominal and lower back muscles to support part of the body repeatedly or continuously over time; able to bend, stretch, twist, or reach with the body, arms, and legs; and possess a valid Iowa Drivers' license.Physical demands include the ability to walk/stand constantly; ability to perform low level work within 4 inches of the floor frequently; ability to climb up and down ladders frequently; ability to manipulate 10 inch stairs frequently; ability to maintain balance on wet, icy or snow covered surfaces; ability to perform bending and stooping frequently; ability to perform overhead reaching up to 74 inches occasionally; ability to reach out with a wingspan of 36 inches and exert a force of 40 lbs occasionally; ability to perform twisting occasionally; ability to perform handling/grasping frequently; ability to perform fine manipulation occasionally; ability to lift up to 50 lbs up to 49 inches occasionally; ability to lift up to 60 lbs from a height of 36 inches up to 49 inches occasionally; ability to carry 50 lbs up to 10 feet occasionally; ability to push with a force of up to 100 lbs up to 300 feet occasionally; ability to push/pull with a force of up to 20 lbs up to 100 feet occasionally; ability to push/pull floor buffer with vibration up to 15 minutes at a time; ability to push with one foot while standing on other with a force of 10 lbs. Typical sittings only occurs on breaks at which time it is optional. When cleaning low level areas or working near floor workers may have the option to sit. Stand/Walk Constant. Workers are on feet performing multiple tasks including cleaning of windows, sweeping, mopping, buffing floors, dusting, vacuuming and performing various cleaning activities. Walking occurs in school on even tile, concrete and carpeted surfaces, on stairs and bleachers. Walking outdoors occurs on various terrain and sidewalks that may be wet, ice or snow covered. Workers will negotiate other equipment, desks and cleaning materials. Low Level Work Frequent. Includes work that requires bending, squatting or kneeling. Workers must reach down to floor for tasks including picking up objects when cleaning, cleaning legs of chairs and desks and when moving or adjusting rugs and mats. When changing pads on floor machine and scrubber, workers must lay or kneel on floor while reaching under the machine. Workers will reach to a height of 8 inches repeatedly for up to 45 minutes when setting up gym for games. Climb Occasional. Workers occasionally climb on ladders and step stools to get equipment and supplies off of shelves, when working on lights and ceilings. Stairs Occasional to Frequent. Workers will climb up and down 8 inch steps to get to various parts of the school. High school workers climb up and down steps frequently. Balance Constant. Worker must maintain balance to prevent falling when walking, standing, climbing or crouching on various surfaces and weather conditions including ice and snow. Workers must maintain balance when working in the Geanie Lift at heights of 25-30 feet. Bend/Stoop Frequent. Defined as bending body forward or laterally by bending spine at the waist, requiring use of the lower extremities and back muscles. Workers must bend when putting trash bags into cans and bins, when performing various cleaning activities in the bathroom around toilets or under sinks, while cleaning windows or when gathering cleaning supplies off of shelving of different heights. Workers may bend when shoveling snow off of sidewalks and step. The workers will need to bend when they change the batteries on the rider machine. This is done rarely. Frequent. Overhead reaching occurs on an occasional to frequent basis for up to 2 minutes at a time when cleaning windows, changing light bulbs or working with the ceiling tiles. Workers must be able to reach shelves at a height of 73 inches to retrieve supplies or equipment needed. When setting the gym up for games, the workers must be able to reach up to 36 inches and 74 inches to bring chairs down and again to hang up. Occasional. Reaching away from body when vacuuming and cleaning around toilets and in tight spaces. Workers must reach out with a wingspan of 36 inches to raise and lower cafeteria tables. Twisting (Trunk) Occasional. Mopping, cleaning around toilets and sinks, vacuuming and shoveling require twisting. Handle/Grasp Constant. Handling/gripping is required to handle cleaning equipment including vacuums, mobs, scrubbers, shovels, snow blowers and carts. Other objects workers must also grasp include garbage cans, bags, tables and desks. Fine Manipulation Occasional. Workers must pick up small pieces of debris or garbage, handling equipment operating controls to raise and lower bleacher, to run the floor machine, handling screws, nuts and small equipment pieces. Lift Occasional. Workers must lift garbage bags weighing up to 60 lbs from a height of 36 inches to a height of 49 inches into the dumpster. Workers lift 50 lb buckets of sand and salt from the floor up to a height of 27 inches to dump into the spreader. Workers lift 40 lbs of wax from floor up to a height of 17 inches. Cases of supplies range from 12 lbs up to 23 lbs are lifted from floor up to a height of 25 inches. Cases of clay which can weigh up to 50 lbs. The clay is lifted from waist height down onto the floor. Frequent. Workers lift up to 30 lbs on a frequent basis. This include smaller trash cans which are lifted up to 39 inches, snow shoveling and vacuums weighing 21 lbs. Workers must lift the recycle containers up to 39 inches. These containers can weigh anywhere between 10-50 lbs. Carry Occasional. Workers will carry up to 50 lbs including boxes of paper, recycle containers and buckets of sand and salt up to 20 feet. Workers will also carry ladders weighing up to 40 lbs 200 feet. Push/Pull (Upper Extremity) Occasional: Worker must push with a force of up to 100 lbs when using the snow blower or moving the staging carts up to 200 feet. Worker must push scorer tables and rack of chairs up to 300 feet. Ability to push inward with a force of up to 40 lbs with a wingspan of 36 inches to close cafeteria tables. Frequent: Workers will push utility carts, vacuums, and transports supplies on carts, dollies and pallet jacks with a force of 20 lbs. Push/Pull (Lower Extremity) Occasional. Workers must stand on one leg and push with a force of up to 10 lbs with other foot to open cafeteria tables.Work environment includes regularly working indoors and occasionally working outdoors; working near or with moving mechanical equipment; occasionally working with toxic or caustic chemicals such as petroleum products, degreasers, and sprays
Worksite address
marion, IA, 52302, US
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