Head Custodian

Openings as of 4/11/2025

Head Custodian

JobID: 4486

Position Type:
Maintenance/Custodial/Custodian


Date Posted:
4/11/2025


Location:
Middle School


Date Available:
ASAP


Closing Date:
Open Until Filled


JOB ID: 4486 - Head Custodian - Full-time position beginning ASAP.

Location: Middle School

Scheduled Hours/days: Mon.- Fri. 7:00-3:30 pm.

Qualifications: High school diploma or GED, first-class boiler license, certified plant engineer, and certified pool operator license.

Pay Rate/Range: $29.73/hr. - $32.26/hr.

Compensation/Benefits/Perks:
Comprehensive and affordable benefits package including:
Medical. Dental. Vision.
Life/AD&D, and Long-Term Disability Coverage.
403 (b) Plan and District Match
District Paid Life Insurance

Deadline: Open Until Filled - (4/11/2025) EOE - Employment is contingent upon completion of a background check and pre-work screening.

Job Summary:
Under the direction of the Director of Buildings and Grounds and guidance of the Building Principal, the Secondary Head Custodian coordinates and performs environmental service tasks, cleaning and maintenance of school buildings, mechanical repairs, support services for day and evening school activities, boiler observation and evening security for their assigned school in the Northfield School District. This position assists in providing a safe, clean learning environment for students, staff, and faculty. Secondary Head Custodians differ from Elementary Head Custodians in that the former coordinates a larger staff required to service a larger and/or more complex facility.

Responsibilities:
Coordinates and participates in preventive maintenance and repair activities for school building.
• Coordinates maintenance of building by repairing, replacing, testing, and performing preventive maintenance on all building and mechanical systems.
• Checks daily maintenance log, assigns duties and participates with maintenance and repair functions.
• Arranges for substitute employees during absences of direct reports.
• Ensures that maintenance and repair meet quality and quantity standards.
• Schedules and conducts performance reviews.
• Orders parts and hardware for maintenance and repair.
• Coordinates contacting other departments for assistance with repairs as required.
• Plans and schedules annual maintenance for entire building.
• Monitors swimming pool operation, adjusts chemical levels as necessary.
• Maintains and updates records for state and federal health and safety issues.

Coordinates all cleaning and environmental service tasks for the school building.
Maintains daily work schedule of direct reports for routine cleaning.
• Assigns additional tasks according to school activities.
• Schedules weekend overtime according to work load.
• Arranges for substitute employees during absences of direct reports.
• Ensures that tasks meet quality and quantity standards.
• Schedules and conducts performance reviews.
• Plans and schedules annual heavy cleaning and maintenance for entire building.
• Maintains cleaning supply inventory and orders as necessary.
• Ensures that sidewalks and entry ways are cleared of snow and ice.

Performs boiler observation and maintenance to ensure optimum performance.
• Monitors boiler, pumps, air handlers, temperature controls and all HVAC components daily.
• Checks gauges and takes instrumentation readings.
• Checks boiler chemical levels and adjusts as necessary.
• Changes leaky bearing assemblies on pumps as required.
• Orders chemicals required for boilers.
• Maintains hazardous waste of used chemicals until shipped.





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