Job Description

Job Description

Job Description

The principal duty of all employees is to assist in the mission of the Church in the Diocese of Fort Worth. This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of all activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

General Position Summary:

The Custodian fulfills the mission of the Catholic school by maintaining a neat, clean, safe, and organized environment. The Custodian assists the principal, faculty, and staff by ensuring that the school is well maintained for its educational purpose. The Custodian has decision making responsibilities within essential job functions, in keeping with school policies. The position is hired and evaluated by the principal.

Principal Accountabilities:

• Cleans classrooms, work rooms, kitchens, hallways, and carpeted areas daily

• Cleans and disinfects bathrooms daily and replenishes supplies

• Removes trash from classrooms, offices, and eating areas on a daily basis

• Conducts weekly, monthly, and seasonal cleaning as required

• Assists with the set up and clean-up for meetings and special events

• Daily disinfects door handles, telephones, switch plates, and trash receptacles

• Maintains exterior entrances and walkways

• Applies universal precautions in cleaning practices

• Complies with MSDS regulations

• Maintains the security of issued keys, secures buildings, turns off lights, sets thermostats

• Demonstrates professionalism in conduct, demeanor, and work habits

• Maintains a work schedule that maximizes availability to the school, students and staff

• Collaborates with others to enhance the work environment

• Conducts emergency clean ups and repairs as needed

• Conducts periodic maintenance activities and minor repairs

• Meets with and monitors work of outside contractors

• Communicates maintenance and repair issues to the principal

Supervision Given and/or Received:

• Received: moderate supervision given to this position from Administrative Assistant to Principal and/or Principal

• Given: this position provides feedback and guidance to the School Administrative staff, volunteers, and/or vendors upon advice and consent of the Principal

Internal Contacts:

• Principal, Office staff, students, and employees.

External Contacts:

• Parents, diocese vendors, local, state, and federal agency representatives, and auditors.

Working Conditions and/or Physical Requirements:

• Required to work some nights and weekends

• Required to manage high to moderate levels of stress

• Required to work in standard school conditions

• Some general ability to navigate computer software

• Lifting: Safely lifting 35 lbs. on a regular basis, 50 lbs. on an occasional basis.

• Balancing: Maintaining body equilibrium to prevent falling when walking, standing or crouching on narrow, slippery or erratically moving surfaces.

• Standing: Particularly for sustained periods of time.

• Walking: Moving about on foot to accomplish tasks, particularly for long distances or moving from one work site to another.

• Use of Fingers: Picking, pinching, typing or otherwise working, primarily with fingers rather than with the whole hand or arm as in handling.

• Grasping: Applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palm and being able to turn a key and doorknob and operate work tools.

• Communicating: Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word. Conveying detailed or important spoken instructions to other workers accurately, clearly, and quickly.

• Repetitive Motions: Substantial movements (motions) of the wrists, hands, and/or fingers.

• Stooping: Bending body downward and forward by bending spine at the waist.

• Kneeling: Bending legs at knee to come to a rest on knee or knees.

• Crouching: Bending the body downward and forward by bending leg and spine.

• Crawling: Moving about on hands and knees or hands and feet.

• Reaching: Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction.

• Pushing: Using upper extremities to press against something with steady force to thrust forward, downward or outward.

• Pulling: Using upper extremities to exert force to draw, drag, haul or tug objects in a sustained motion.

• Feeling: Perceiving attributes of objects, such as size, shape, temperature or texture by touching skin, particularly that of fingertips.

• Hearing: Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels or with correction. Ability to receive detailed information through oral communication and make fine discriminations in sound.

Travel Requirements:

• None

Education and Experience Preferred:

• Must have a high school diploma or G.E.D.

• Experience with school facility maintenance

Knowledge and Skills Preferred:

• Active member of a Roman Catholic parish faith community

• Knowledge of various electrical, mechanical, plumbing, HVAC, life safety, and building systems

• Ability to diagnose and perform minor maintenance repairs

• Working knowledge of Google Suites, office practices, record keeping techniques, file practices

• Knowledge of cleaning/janitorial equipment and supplies and their safe use and storage

• Excellent communication skills and ability to clearly express or exchange ideas by means of the spoken word. Must be personable and able to converse intelligently and work effectively with vendors, parents, and staff.

• Ability to honor and maintain confidentiality

• Ability to self-motivate, manage responsibilities, and work independently

• Ability to organize, prioritize, and utilize effective time-management techniques.

• Positive attitude, personable, ability to work effectively with all types of people

• Skill in critical thinking and planning

• Ability to work flexible hours and address emergency calls, including weekends and evenings on an as-needed basis. Ability to work in various climate conditions.

FLSA Designation: Non-Exempt, Occasional ( 15 hours weekly), Onsite, Schedule.

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