Chippewa Valley Schools
2nd Shift Custodian-Administration Building
Chippewa Valley Schools, Charter Township of Clinton, Michigan, United States
Position Details
Administration Building
8 hrs/day
4:00 pm – 12:30 am
$18.01/hr
Replacing Laurie Schoenek
Effective November 30, 2025
Position Summary Performs a variety of building cleaning and facilities and grounds maintenance work in schools and administrative buildings by maintaining assigned work areas—including kitchens, cafés, classrooms, bathrooms, offices, locker rooms, and other workrooms within the school—and the building’s exterior and grounds. Monitors and ensures building cleanliness and security; performs preventive, minor, and exterior maintenance; receives, stocks, and delivers supplies.
Principal Duties and Responsibilities
Cleans and sweeps hallways, stairwells, classrooms, offices, cafeterias, gymnasiums, and other rooms; empties waste baskets that may weigh nearly 50 lb; dusts furniture, cleans doors, windows, and trim; removes stains from floors, walls, and glass.
Strips old wax from and applies new wax to floors using hand and power tools; wet‑mops and buffs floors.
Cleans, sanitizes, and maintains restrooms, locker rooms, and swimming pools; replaces bathroom supplies such as soap dispensers, paper towels, and toilet paper.
Replaces light bulbs; makes simple minor adjustments and repairs to plumbing, electrical, and other building fixtures; checks heating and ventilation; replaces filters in heating and ventilation units.
Washes windows, display cases, glass doors, and mirrors; cleans and polishes stainless steel and other metal works.
Cleans and maintains tile, carpet, wood, and other floor surfaces and baseboards.
Maintenance of other surfaces such as replacing ceiling tiles, washing walls, markers, counters, sinks, tables, lockers, etc.
Monitors buildings and grounds, reports hazardous or other defective conditions.
Picks up trash from grounds, empties exterior waste containers and adjacent areas.
Removes snow and ice and salts sidewalks; disposes of trash from school grounds and exterior trash containers.
Responds to emergency furnishing, equipment, and facility damage by cleaning bathrooms after child accidents, repairing damaged furniture, removing graffiti, and repairing vandalized equipment.
Participates in set‑up and tear‑down of seating and tables for administrative meetings, after‑school events, evening and weekend activities, including athletic events, concerts, plays, community education classes, dances, and guest speakers; performs regular inspections for basic preventive maintenance and minor maintenance such as painting, plumbing, electrical, carpentry/structural, HVAC, and other building maintenance work.
Performs maintenance, cleaning, and sanitation of special building facilities such as swimming pools, deck areas, and related operational systems; tests pool water daily and maintains appropriate pH balances; conducts safety checks of pool area; completes State of Michigan health department forms as necessary; holds or pursues a Certified Pool Operator license.
Secures building when facilities are not in use, checks for unlocked doors and windows, reports unauthorized occupants, and turns off lights.
Responds to notification of burglar and/or fire alarms from district‑approved security companies.
Performs other related duties as directed by supervisor.
Education High school diploma or General Education Development (GED) required.
Experience
Minimum of six (6) months of related experience in custodial and building maintenance, general building repair, and preventive maintenance preferred.
Certificates, Licenses, or Registrations
Valid State of Michigan Chauffeur’s License.
Vertical lift certification required.
Must obtain Certified Pool Operator license soon after hiring.
Knowledge
Basic knowledge of carpentry, electrical, plumbing, and HVAC systems and processes.
Knowledge of methods, materials, tools, equipment, occupational hazards, and safety precautions related to building maintenance.
Good command of written and spoken English, grammar, and spelling.
Basic computer skills.
Knowledge of blood‑borne pathogen guidelines.
Abilities
Read and interpret district policies, guidelines, handbook, and regulations.
Read and comprehend safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
Write simple correspondence.
Communicate effectively in English with students, administrators, and staff.
Apply common sense understanding to follow written, oral, or diagrammatic instructions.
Solve practical problems with limited standardization.
Use basic computer software applications.
Operate diverse cleaning equipment—including mops, vacuums, floor machines, power tools, ladders, hand tools, vehicle‑type equipment, snow blowers.
Manage cleaning chemicals safely.
Perform job duties in extreme hot and/or cold temperatures.
Operate pallet jack when moving items over 50 lb.
Maintain effective English communication for all essential duties, safety instructions, emergency response, documentation, and interaction with staff and students.
Physical Demands The employee regularly climbs, pushes/pulls, lifts, bends, walks, stands, sits, twists, turns, stoops, kneels, crouches, crawls, reaches, uses hands, ferns, handles; lifts and moves up to 50 lb. Vision and focus abilities required.
Work Environment Noise level usually moderate.
Title Custodian – FLSA: Non‑Exempt
Reports To Custodial Supervisor or Head Custodian (Updated: December 2016).
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement Chippewa Valley Schools does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex (including sexual orientation and gender identity), religion, national origin, age, disability, height, weight, genetics, or marital status. Nondiscrimination inquiries regarding disability should be directed to the Section 504 Coordinator, Director of Special Services. For other inquiries contact Civil Rights and Title IX Coordinator, Director of Human Resources, Chippewa Valley Schools Administration, 19120 Cass Ave., Clinton Township, MI 48038. Phone: 586‑723‑2090; Email: ablanchard@cvs.k12.mi.us. Disability accommodation requests must be submitted in writing within 182 days. Civil Rights and Title IX inquiries can also be directed to the Department of Civil Rights at (800) 482‑3604 or MDCRservicecenter@michigan.gov.
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Administration Building
8 hrs/day
4:00 pm – 12:30 am
$18.01/hr
Replacing Laurie Schoenek
Effective November 30, 2025
Position Summary Performs a variety of building cleaning and facilities and grounds maintenance work in schools and administrative buildings by maintaining assigned work areas—including kitchens, cafés, classrooms, bathrooms, offices, locker rooms, and other workrooms within the school—and the building’s exterior and grounds. Monitors and ensures building cleanliness and security; performs preventive, minor, and exterior maintenance; receives, stocks, and delivers supplies.
Principal Duties and Responsibilities
Cleans and sweeps hallways, stairwells, classrooms, offices, cafeterias, gymnasiums, and other rooms; empties waste baskets that may weigh nearly 50 lb; dusts furniture, cleans doors, windows, and trim; removes stains from floors, walls, and glass.
Strips old wax from and applies new wax to floors using hand and power tools; wet‑mops and buffs floors.
Cleans, sanitizes, and maintains restrooms, locker rooms, and swimming pools; replaces bathroom supplies such as soap dispensers, paper towels, and toilet paper.
Replaces light bulbs; makes simple minor adjustments and repairs to plumbing, electrical, and other building fixtures; checks heating and ventilation; replaces filters in heating and ventilation units.
Washes windows, display cases, glass doors, and mirrors; cleans and polishes stainless steel and other metal works.
Cleans and maintains tile, carpet, wood, and other floor surfaces and baseboards.
Maintenance of other surfaces such as replacing ceiling tiles, washing walls, markers, counters, sinks, tables, lockers, etc.
Monitors buildings and grounds, reports hazardous or other defective conditions.
Picks up trash from grounds, empties exterior waste containers and adjacent areas.
Removes snow and ice and salts sidewalks; disposes of trash from school grounds and exterior trash containers.
Responds to emergency furnishing, equipment, and facility damage by cleaning bathrooms after child accidents, repairing damaged furniture, removing graffiti, and repairing vandalized equipment.
Participates in set‑up and tear‑down of seating and tables for administrative meetings, after‑school events, evening and weekend activities, including athletic events, concerts, plays, community education classes, dances, and guest speakers; performs regular inspections for basic preventive maintenance and minor maintenance such as painting, plumbing, electrical, carpentry/structural, HVAC, and other building maintenance work.
Performs maintenance, cleaning, and sanitation of special building facilities such as swimming pools, deck areas, and related operational systems; tests pool water daily and maintains appropriate pH balances; conducts safety checks of pool area; completes State of Michigan health department forms as necessary; holds or pursues a Certified Pool Operator license.
Secures building when facilities are not in use, checks for unlocked doors and windows, reports unauthorized occupants, and turns off lights.
Responds to notification of burglar and/or fire alarms from district‑approved security companies.
Performs other related duties as directed by supervisor.
Education High school diploma or General Education Development (GED) required.
Experience
Minimum of six (6) months of related experience in custodial and building maintenance, general building repair, and preventive maintenance preferred.
Certificates, Licenses, or Registrations
Valid State of Michigan Chauffeur’s License.
Vertical lift certification required.
Must obtain Certified Pool Operator license soon after hiring.
Knowledge
Basic knowledge of carpentry, electrical, plumbing, and HVAC systems and processes.
Knowledge of methods, materials, tools, equipment, occupational hazards, and safety precautions related to building maintenance.
Good command of written and spoken English, grammar, and spelling.
Basic computer skills.
Knowledge of blood‑borne pathogen guidelines.
Abilities
Read and interpret district policies, guidelines, handbook, and regulations.
Read and comprehend safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
Write simple correspondence.
Communicate effectively in English with students, administrators, and staff.
Apply common sense understanding to follow written, oral, or diagrammatic instructions.
Solve practical problems with limited standardization.
Use basic computer software applications.
Operate diverse cleaning equipment—including mops, vacuums, floor machines, power tools, ladders, hand tools, vehicle‑type equipment, snow blowers.
Manage cleaning chemicals safely.
Perform job duties in extreme hot and/or cold temperatures.
Operate pallet jack when moving items over 50 lb.
Maintain effective English communication for all essential duties, safety instructions, emergency response, documentation, and interaction with staff and students.
Physical Demands The employee regularly climbs, pushes/pulls, lifts, bends, walks, stands, sits, twists, turns, stoops, kneels, crouches, crawls, reaches, uses hands, ferns, handles; lifts and moves up to 50 lb. Vision and focus abilities required.
Work Environment Noise level usually moderate.
Title Custodian – FLSA: Non‑Exempt
Reports To Custodial Supervisor or Head Custodian (Updated: December 2016).
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement Chippewa Valley Schools does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex (including sexual orientation and gender identity), religion, national origin, age, disability, height, weight, genetics, or marital status. Nondiscrimination inquiries regarding disability should be directed to the Section 504 Coordinator, Director of Special Services. For other inquiries contact Civil Rights and Title IX Coordinator, Director of Human Resources, Chippewa Valley Schools Administration, 19120 Cass Ave., Clinton Township, MI 48038. Phone: 586‑723‑2090; Email: ablanchard@cvs.k12.mi.us. Disability accommodation requests must be submitted in writing within 182 days. Civil Rights and Title IX inquiries can also be directed to the Department of Civil Rights at (800) 482‑3604 or MDCRservicecenter@michigan.gov.
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