Custodian at Richland County School District One in Columbia, SC

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Richland County School District One, South Carolina Classification Description Classification Title: Custodian (Day or Evening) FLSA: Non-Exempt Availability: 12 Month 9 Month Full-Time Part-Time Hourly (No Regular Schedule) 240 Days Salary Range: $28,123.00 - $41,066.00 184 Days Salary Range: $21,561.01 - $31,483.90 Hourly: $14.65 - $21.39 General Statement of Job Under regular supervision, performs a variety of basic custodial and groundskeeping tasks in order to provide a clean and safe environment for students and school personnel. Reports to the Building Custodial Coordinator or Night Custodial Crew Leader. Specific Duties and Responsibilities Essential Functions: Conducts a variety of basic custodial, maintenance and groundskeeping functions, following established regulations and standards for cleanliness and safety. Duties may include cleaning restrooms, hallways, classrooms, offices, cafeteria and other areas of the school building; removing trash; sanitizing and disinfecting surfaces; sweeping, vacuuming, mopping, shampooing and buffing floors and carpets; cleaning windows and walls; moving furniture; dusting; restocking soap and paper towel dispensers; removing trash from grounds; and miscellaneous landscaping duties as required. Sets up rooms, tables and chairs for special events. Operates a variety of equipment which may include a floor buffer, burnisher, auto scrubber, carpet cleaner, vacuum, sweeper, wet vac, hand and power tools, cleaning equipment and tools, lawn mower, weed eater, hedge trimmer, and leaf blower. Must attend training and professional development classes as required. May be required to perform custodial duties at other sites if needed. Must be able to fill-in as required during staff absences on all shifts. Exercises care and safety in the use of equipment and tools required to complete assigned tasks. Interacts and communicates with various groups and individuals, such as the immediate supervisor, co-workers, school staff, and students. Complies with all federal laws, state statutes, Board policies, administrative rules, and directives. Additional Duties: Unlocks /secures building and rooms; may be required to respond to emergency calls or secure building. Conducts light maintenance duties, including changing light fixtures, moving furniture, and conducting minor repairs to equipment. Performs related duties as required. Minimum Education and Training Requires a minimum of six months experience in a cleaning or industrial environment. Minimum Qualifications and Standards Required Physical Requirements: Must be physically able to operate a variety of machines and equipment, including a telephone, cleaning equipment, etc. Must be able to exert up to twenty pounds of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects. Physical demands are in excess of those for sedentary work; must be able to remain on feet for periods of time, stoop, kneel, crouch, push, pull, climb, balance and perform manual tasks. Must be able to lift and/or carry weights of up to 100 pounds. Data Conception: Requires the ability to compare and/or judge the readily observable functional, structural or compositional characteristics (whether similar to or divergent from obvious standards) of data, people or things. Interpersonal Communications: Requires the ability of speaking and/or signaling people to convey or exchange information. Includes receiving assignments and/or direction from supervisor. Language Ability: Requires the ability to read and understand a variety of policy and procedures manuals, maintenance manuals, etc. Requires the ability to speak with and before others with clarity, voice control and confidence. Intelligence: Requires the ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions, to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in or from standardized situations