Custodian Area Support - 4 or 8 hour positions

Jeffco Public Schools, one of Colorado's largest K-12 school district, with over 80,000 students and approximately 14,000 employees, has provided educational excellence for since 1950. Nearly 10 percent of all Colorado K-12 students attend a Jeffco school, and our employees benefit from partnerships with experienced, dynamic school leaders throughout our district. Come join us!

Jeffco Public Schools is a Single-State Employer. All candidates hired by Jeffco Public Schools must reside within the state of Colorado.

The Custodial Services department is comprised of over 500 highly dedicated employees working at over 150 district facilities. We are responsible for providing a safe, healthy and clean learning environment for the students, staff, and communities of Jeffco. In addition to cleaning tasks, Custodial Services employees support many other activities such as athletics, after school activities, community building use, lawn maintenance, snow removal, and much more.

We take great pride in the high quality services that we provide for all Jeffco facilities and the ability to employ full time, part time, and career minded individuals.

Join our diverse and highly motivated team and help up provide clean, safe, and well maintained environments that support all educational activities.

Area Support Custodian - Sub

Custodian Area Support
Hourly Position
FLSA: Nonexempt
FTE: .12500 , Hours/Day: 1.000 , Days/Year: 260
Salary Plan, Grade, Step: TNO - Hourly - Non Negotiated , T12, 1
Hourly Rate: $17.00, Annual Rate: $35,360.00 Effective as of: 08-16-2022

**Annual salary noted above is based on an 8 hour day and full days worked calendar. Any position that is less than a full FTE/8 hours per day or late start will be prorated accordingly.

Certain Education Support Professional (ESP) jobs may include the value of holiday pay into the hourly rate. Review the Holiday in Rate column of the Education Support Professional Job Title, Wage Plan, Grade document.

The successful new hire or rehired candidate will be responsible to complete and incur the fingerprinting and processing fee of $54.50 through an appropriate fingerprinting vendor and the Colorado Bureau of Investigation, within 48 hours of offer acceptance.

SUMMARY: Maintain cleanliness of school buildings and grounds, and ensure a safe and pleasant learning environment for students, staff, and the public. Dispatched to various locations within an assigned area of the school district to provide custodial coverage for absences.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

Vacuum, sweep, dust/wash, remove trash, mop, and sanitize school restrooms, equipment, and/or property.

Respond to emergencies or security problems.

Set-up and dissemble furniture used for activities on the school site.

Rearrange and move heavy equipment and furniture.

Secure buildings and report to security prior to ending shift.

Operate emergency shutoffs and control valves.

Remove snow from designated areas; operate snow removal equipment.

Perform other duties as assigned.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty 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.

EDUCATION AND TRAINING: High school diploma/GED preferred.

EXPERIENCE: No experience required.

SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE, & EQUIPMENT: Communication and basic math, language, and writing skills. Must have good communication skills and be able to relate positively and cooperatively with staff, students and the community. Responsible for custodial functions of housekeeping, sanitation and security of the schools building, grounds and equipment.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, & REGISTRATIONS: 2-hours of asbestos awareness after hire.

SUPERVISION/TECHNICAL RESPONSIBILITY: This job has no supervisory responsibilities.

CONTACTS: Daily contact with persons in work units/buildings to resolve problems or negotiate matters, with students and parents to maintain relationships, and with the general public to furnish information. Daily contact with persons in other departments/buildings to furnish or obtain information. Contact with citizen or public organizations to provide a service when required.

SAFETY TO SELF AND OTHERS: High exposure to self to bruises due to maintaining/fixing building property, cuts due to disposing of broken glass, chemical burns due to cleaning chemicals, and disease due to disposing of bodily fluids. Also, high exposure to the same hazards for others if person in this position does not respond timely to accidents, broken equipment, or other hazards, or does not properly dispose of or maintain hazardous materials. High exposure to self to back injury and repetitive motion injury due to daily tasks. Medium exposure to self to fractured bones due to falling or slipping off ladders, hernia due to lifting heavy objects, loss of limb due to motorized equipment, and loss of sight due to handling chemicals. Medium exposure to fractured bones to others due to a person in this position improperly maintaining property. Low exposure to heat burns, disfigurement, and fatality due to motorized equipment.

The physical demands, work environment factors, and mental functions described below 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.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and reach with hands and arms. The employee frequently is required to climb or balance; stoop, kneel, or crouch; and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to sit and taste or smell. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, moving mechanical parts, fumes or airborne particles, outside weather conditions, risk of electrical shock, and vibration. The employee is occasionally exposed to high, precarious places. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

MENTAL FUNCTION: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to coordinate and use interpersonal skills. Employee must be able to work independently.

JUDGMENT AND DECISION MAKING: Work is assigned by Field Coordinator, Facilitator, Facility Manager, Head Custodian, or Principal. This position requires sound judgment and quick action to ensure the safety and health of all occupants of the school building or grounds at all times. Errors in decision making could lead to safety or health hazards for students, staff, and the general public. Decision making requires collaboration with Head Custodian or Facility Manager, Principal, staff, and co-workers. Supervisor/Manager is occasionally involved in decision making.

DIVERSITY OF DUTIES: Duties require cross-training in the operation and location of emergency shut-off valves, and security. Duties and actions impact individuals within the assigned building and grounds.

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The Jefferson County School District does not discriminate on the basis of disability, race, color, creed, religion, national origin, age, sexual orientation, marital status, political affiliation, pregnancy, or gender.