Hourly Rate and Benefits:

Hourly range is $14.53 to $19.12 per hour based on experience. Evening shifts also include a fifty cent shift differential. All full time positions come with a generous Benefits package.

We are offering a one-time hiring bonus in the amount of one-thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500) to newly-hired employees in a Custodial position by June 30, 2023.

Springfield Public Schools seeks outstanding candidates for the position of Custodian I. This position contributes to the appearance of the building by cleaning restrooms, halls, office areas, and grounds. The shift shares its hours between two of our buildings, working 4 hours at Riverbend Elementary and 4 hours at Mt Vernon Elementary. The hours are 2:30 p.m. to 11:00 p.m which qualify for swing shift differential pay of an additional 50 cents per hour.

Custodian positions provide important services and basic maintenance to ensure the upkeep, cleanliness and safety of school buildings/grounds for students, staff, and community members.

Successful candidates will possess the following qualifications that support our district vision “Every Student a Graduate Prepared for a Bright and Successful Future”:

• Demonstrate regular and acceptable attendance and punctuality, as set forth in Board policy.
• Be familiar with and adhere to all relevant District Board policies, administrative regulations, and building rules.
• Interacts thoughtfully and courteously with students, staff, parents, and community members and resolves conflict in a professional manner.
• Work independently and cooperatively in teams with other staff members and students.
• Attends staff meetings.
• Attends in-service and workshop trainings; applying training to instructional responsibilities.
• Maintains appropriate certifications and training hours, as required.
• Completes appropriate logs, forms and paperwork, as required.
• Reports safety, sanitary and fire hazards immediately to supervisor.
• Reports issues to authorities as necessary, animal control, suspicious activity etc.
• Assists or substitutes for other custodial/maintenance personnel, as necessary.
• Maintains and ensures the upkeep, cleanliness and improvement of all school buildings.
• Maintains all cleaning equipment, tools and supplies.
• Unlocks doors and windows, turns on lights and prepares buildings for start of day and/or locks doors and windows, turns off lights and secures buildings at end of day.
• Cleans and sanitizes areas as assigned (i.e. classrooms, halls, offices, restrooms, cafeteria, etc.), vacuums, shampoos, sweeps, scrubs, waxes, polishes, mops and buffs all types of floor surfaces.
• Operates and maintains sweepers and other power equipment used in custodial work (buffers, carpet steamer, varnisher, vacuums, and power washer) to ensure they work effectively and safely.
• Keeps walkways, parking areas, and entrances clean and clear of debris.
• Sets up, takes down and moves tables, chairs, equipment, shelving and partitions for meetings, athletic events and other District functions as assigned, including weekend events.
• Washes windows, white boards, chalk boards and walls.
• Cleans and polishes furniture, windows, metal work, and computer screens.
• Maintains indoor and outdoor lighting.
• Collects and empties all recycling and waste containers in a safe and sanitary manner.
• Washes, scrubs and disinfects restrooms as well as cleans sinks, fixtures, panels and drinking fountains daily.
• Performs a variety of basic maintenance duties including, but not limited to unplugging sinks, door maintenance, and painting.
• Cleans up spills (including bodily fluids) in a safe and appropriate manner.
• Responds to special requests for custodial services from staff members with supervisor approval.
  

QUALIFICATIONS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each of the essential duties and responsibilities satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• High school diploma or General Education Diploma (GED) or equivalent combination of education and experience. Thorough working knowledge of custodial/maintenance work, including cleaning methods and materials and the use of custodial equipment equivalent to that gained in one year of experience. Six (6) months previous experience working in a sanitation or custodial position preferred.
• Works well with others from diverse backgrounds. Ability to successfully and appropriately work with students, staff, parents and community members.
• Ability to communicate fluently verbally and in writing in English. Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, procedure manuals and governmental regulations.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, percent and volume.
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, schedule or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.
• General knowledge of computer usage preferred.
• Ability to appropriately communicate with students and staff. Ability to operate a variety of custodial/maintenance equipment including buffers, carpet machine, vacuums, and power washer, etc. Ability to exercise good judgment to meet timelines and work in a dynamic environment.
• Certificates as determined by the District including ability to obtain a valid CPR/First Aid card, Oregon Driver license, bloodborne pathogen training and blood spill training.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform essential duties and responsibilities 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 talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to walk, stand, sit, kneel, crouch, use hands for fine manipulation, handle or feel and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance and smell. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 75 pounds and occasionally more than 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, ability to adjust focus, depth perception and peripheral vision. The employee must be able to demonstrate strength and dexterity to operate maintenance tools and machinery, cleaning equipment, and hand or power tools.

Prior to completing the hiring process in accordance with Oregon Administrative Rule (OAR 333-019-1030 (COVID-19 Vaccination Requirements for Teachers and School Staff), the District requires all staff to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19. If you wish to request an exception to the vaccination mandate, you may request a form to apply for an exception for either medical or religious reasons.

Available benefits include Paid Vacation, Medical, Dental, and Vision Benefits with full access to our free Wellness Clinic, Optional Life Insurance, Flexible Spending Account, 403B and an employee Assistance Program.

To apply please go to the Springfield School District Website.

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