Custodial Staff

District

The Burlington School District believes a diverse and culturally proficient faculty and staff are pivotal to the creation of a strong learning and working environment that supports student achievement and success. BSD administrators lead inclusive school communities with our vision: "Cultivating caring, creative, and courageous people. - Join the journey.”

The Mission of the Burlington School District is to graduate students who:

• Value different cultures;
• Engage with the community;
• Communicate effectively;
• Think creatively;
• Skillfully solve problems; and
• Achieve at their highest academic, intellectual and personal potential.

Burlington School District is seeking an energetic individual to fill out Custodial position on our first shit. Custodial Staff are a non-exempt/hourly position that reports to the Director of Property Services. This position is a member of the AFSCME union, under the Property Services Employees master agreement. The Custodian works to provide a clean, safe, and sanitary environment for students and staff in which to teach, learn, and grow. Custodians will work within school buildings to prepare rooms for the beginning of each school day, upholding district standards of sanitation.

The Essential Functions of this position include:

1. Sweeps and/or dust mops classrooms and corridors daily.
2. Replenishes classroom and restroom supplies (e.g. paper towels, soap, etc.) for the purpose of ensuring adequate quantities for daily use.
3. Maintains lavatories in a clean and sanitary condition.  Sweeps, mops, and scrubs floors, walls, and partitions, cleans and deodorizes washbasins and other lavatory facilities.  Refills towels, tissue, soap containers, etc.
4. Washes windows, inside and out.
5. Dust all school furniture and flat surfaces.
6. Change light bulbs as necessary. 
7. Keeps all floors in a clean and attractive condition and in a good state of preservation.
8. Cleans all chalkboards.
9. Sweeps walkways, keeping them free of debris. 
10. Participates in snow removal program by shoveling snow, or spreading chemicals, sweeping, or as otherwise directed.
11. Performs minor, job-related, maintenance on custodial equipment, classroom furniture, and fixtures (e.g. change vacuum cleaner belts, bags, etc.) for the purpose of ensuring proper functioning and usability of items.
12. Cares for heating, lighting, ventilating, and plumbing systems in their area of responsibility.
13. Collects and disposes of trash, scrap, and garbage and recycles materials.
14. Reports all instances of vandalism and items which require repairs or service to the Director of Property services, or designee.
15. Attends meetings, in-service training, workshops, etc. for the purpose of gathering information required to perform job functions.
16. Performs other duties as assigned. 

The required education and experience for this position include: 

Education: 

1. Minimum Required: High School Diploma or equivalent

Experience:  

1. Minimum Required: Demonstrated aptitude and ability to meet responsibilities, outlined above.

Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities (see highlighted bullet):

• Working knowledge: Sufficient familiarity with the subject to know basic principles and terminology and to understand and solve simple problems.

• General knowledge: Sufficient knowledge of a field to perform most work in normal situations. The work calls for comprehension of standard situations and includes knowledge of most of the significant aspects of the subject.
• Thorough knowledge: Advanced knowledge of the subject matter. The work calls for sufficient comprehension of the subject area to solve unusual as well as common work problems, to be able to advise on technical matters and to serve as a resource on the subject for others in the organization.
• Comprehensive knowledge: Requires complete mastery and understanding of the subject. This term should be used sparingly and only for unusually exacting or responsible positions required to originate hypotheses, concepts, or approaches.

List Specific Skills And/Or Abilities Required:

1. Ability to maintain a valid State Driver's license.
2. Ability to use brooms, brushes, mops, power-operated scrubbing machines, vacuum cleaners, buffers, shampooers, wet vacuums, liquid waxes & degreasers, dust absorbers, and other custodial supplies.
3. Ability to read and write at an acceptable level.
4. Ability to use and care for building service equipment and supplies according to written and oral instructions.
5. Ability to communicate courteously, efficiently, and effectively with a variety of individuals, including students, faculty, administrators, parents, and representatives of outside organizations.
6. Ability to adapt to changing work priorities.
7. Ability to meet deadlines and schedules.
8. Ability to work as part of a team.
9. Ability to perform work requiring moderate to heavy labor.

EMPLOYMENT BENEFITS/TERMS:

• SALARY: As per the Master agreement between the Burlington Board of School Commissioners and the Property Services Employees, Appendix A. In addition to great health benefits and paid time off, this full-time position starts at $17.44 per hour based on experience. This is a hourly position paid Bi-Weekly.  
• BENEFITS: Benefits eligible on start date. 30 days to enroll in coverage from start day. BSD Benefits!
• PAID TIME: Sick Time / Personal Time / Holidays / Vacation As per the Master Agreement

Equal Opportunity Employer:

Burlington School District is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to maintaining a work and learning environment free from discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, pregnancy, gender, sexual orientation, marital/civil union status, ancestry, place of birth, age, citizenship status, veteran status, political affiliation or disability, as defined and required by state and federal laws. Additionally, we prohibit retaliation against individuals who oppose such discrimination and harassment or who participate in an equal opportunity investigation.

Applications from women, veterans, individuals with disabilities and people from diverse racial, ethnic, and cultural backgrounds are encouraged.

The Burlington School District will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.