Maintenance Custodian

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Job Title - Custodian - ------------------ - - Job Summary - To provide students with a safe, attractive, comfortable, clean, and efficient place in which to learn, play, and develop. - Salary/Pay Rate - $19.71 - $22.43 per hour (depending on experience) - Application - Complete an application here: https://www.applitrack.com/douglasesd/onlineapp/jobpostings/view.asp?fromadmin=true&applitrackjobid=3680 - Application Deadline: 09/30/2026 at 3 p.m. - Duties - * Sweeps, scrubs, waxes, and polishes floors and vacuums carpets. - * Cleans and dusts walls, furniture, woodwork, and other surfaces. - * Pick up paper and trash on grounds, sweep and remove snow and ice from walks and entrances. - * Wash, scrub, and disinfect rest rooms. - * Clean windows, doors, drinking fountains, clean and disinfect metal work such as handrails, doorknobs, and drinking fountains. - * Empty and clean waste containers. - * Assist in moving/rearranging chairs, tables, desk, furniture, and other equipment. - * Maintain equipment and tools in a clean and orderly manner. - * Perform special custodial work upon request of faculty members with building administrator approval. - * Clears building and grounds of evidence of vandalism and graffiti upon discovery, reports to building administrator. - * Check daily to ensure that all exit doors are clear and working correctly during hours of operation. - * Inspect building for safety, sanitary, and fire hazards and report any to building administrator. - * Inventory and requisition custodial supplies and equipment and make other reports in a timely manner. - * Participate in complete cleaning, painting, and routine upkeep of buildings during school breaks. - * Assume responsibility to lock doors and windows, turn out lights, and secure buildings as assigned. - * Follow district policies and building procedures. - * Perform other reasonable duties that the building administrator may assign. - * Maintains regular on-time attendance. - * Ability to use cleaning materials and operate cleaning equipment with skill, efficiency, and safety. - * Perform moderate to heavy manual labor. - * Perform basic outdoor care such as blowing breezeways and entryways, light yard care. - * Use good judgement to prioritize duties when emergencies or special circumstances limit available time. - * Perform minor repair work. - * Establish and maintain a harmonious relationship with students, fellow employees, and the public. - * Act as a friendly ambassador for the Riddle School District. - * Other duties as may be assigned. - Qualifications - * A high school diploma or equivalent. - * Knowledge of basic operations, tools, and terms used in cleaning work. - * Knowledge of cleaning agents, chemicals, and their safe use, and material safety data sheets (MSDS). - * Ability to regularly lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally up to 50 pounds. - Background Check Conducted - Equal Opportunity Employer/Drug-Free Workplace. - Riddle SD Policy provides veterans and disabled veterans with preference as required by law.