Job Description

Custodian I

The Opportunity:

Position: Custodian I

Number of Vacancies: 1

Internal/External: Internal

Employment Type: Permanent

Union: CUPE 1253

Hours: 12-month role, 40 hours per week

Schedule: Monday to Friday,
Birchmount 2:30pm - 6:30pm, Beaverbrook 7:00pm - 11:00pm

Reports to: School Principal

Location: Birchmount and Beaverbrook Schools

of Accountabilities:

• Custodial work in the cleaning and care of public schools
• Work involves maintaining assigned premises in a clean and orderly condition and performing minor repairs as required
• May supervise personnel assigned to assist in a variety of custodial work and cleaning activities
• Supervisory tasks may include assigning and monitoring work & evaluating performance
• Making routine work decisions although work usually follows established methods
• Duties include, but are not limited to:​
  • Sweeping, mopping, vacuuming and scrubbing floors
  • Waxing & polishing floor and furniture
  • Cleaning washrooms & replacing washroom supplies
  • Cleaning blackboards, windows, lights, diffusers and walls
  • Shoveling snow, removing ice from school entrances, maintaining school grounds, and mowing lawns
  • Operating a small heating plant
  • Performing minor repairs, routine preventative maintenance, routine inspections of playground equipment & fire safety equipment
  • Generally assuring the security of school premises while they are not in use
• Other related responsibilities may be assigned as necessary

Qualifications:

• Graduation from high school, or GED, or any equivalent combination of training and experience, supplemented by an employer-approved training program.
• Good physical condition is required