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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.