Anticipated Permanent Substitute Custodian
Deptford Township Public School District
Deptford · Gloucester County
Position Type: Facilities
Date Posted: December 17, 2025
Location: Deptford
Job Details
- TITLE: Anticipated Permanent Substitute Custodian This is a oermanent subsitute custodian position that works up to 28
Hours
- in a week at a pay rate of $16/hour
- REPORTS TO: Building Principal/Supervisor and Assistant Supervisor of Buildings and Grounds
- JOB GOAL: To provide a safe, clean and dirt-free environment
- TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT: Yearly contract as determined by the Board of Education
Qualifications
- 1
- Black Seal License required where facility boiler exceeds 100 horsepower. 2
- General knowledge of cleaning methods. 3
- Ability to read, write, and communicate effectively. 4
- Ability to work safely while using cleaning chemicals and equipment. 5
- Required criminal history background check and proof of citizenship or legal resident alien status. 6
- Must be able to work cooperatively with fellow employees
- PHYSICAL DEMANDS: 1
- Required to stand, sit, walk, and use hands and fingers to handle or feel objects, tools or controls and able to talk or hear. 2
- Required to continuously use hand strength to grasp tools more than the average person while performing the duties of this job. 3
- Required to frequently bend, reach forward, squat and twist at the neck and trunk more than the average person while performing the duties of this job. 4
- Required to frequently move or lift up to 50 pounds repetitively. 5
- Required to push/pull items such as lunch tables, chairs, desks and conference tables. 6
- Must be able to go up and down steps repeatedly without restrictions as well as climb ladders to do such tasks as change light bulbs or clean. 7
- Must have no physical restrictions for working with cleaning agents, dust or mold. 8
- Must be able to stretch forward and up, bend down and squat without restrictions for required tasks. 9
- Required to work indoors or outdoors
- PERFORMANCE
Responsibilities
- 1
- Opens or closes the building each day if appointed
- Determines before leaving that all doors and windows are secured
- Makes sure all lights are turned off except those required to remain on for safety reasons. 2
- Keeps building and premises including sidewalks, driveways and play areas clean and safe at all times. 3
- Reports all items of safety and equipment failure to the maintenance supervisor. 4
- Monitors heat, ventilation and air conditioning systems to provide temperatures which are appropriate to the season. 5
- Checks all lavatories and plumbing fixtures for leaks and failures
- Reports inoperative findings to maintenance supervisor. 6
- Checks daily to ensure that all exit doors are operative
- Checks panic bars for correct operation. 7
- Displays the United States flag during school
Hours
- while school is in session. 8
- Performs all proper cleaning methods to include dusting, sweeping, scrubbing, mopping, sanitizing, vacuuming, graffiti removal, etc. of all areas of responsibility. 9
- Performs all proper cleaning methods to furniture, floors, walls, doors, marker boards, chalkboards, lavatory fixtures, windows, computer and television monitors, computer keyboards, desks, water fountains, and building structures. 10
- Shovels, salts, sweeps, and takes necessary steps to remove snow during storms to insure students and staff of safe passage to and from building entrances and driveways. 11
- Obeys all fire/safety and environmental laws and abides to regulations relating to the plant operations. 12
- Required to change HVAC filters as instructed. 13
- Complies with all laws and procedures for storage and disposal of trash, waste, and debris. 14
- Inspects, maintains and monitors all areas of the buildings, both inside and out
- Reports items in need of repairs to maintenance supervisor. 15
- Performs all work related duties as assigned by supervisor within the scope of the job.
