Boston Public Schools
Part‑Time Custodian (SY25‑26)
Boston Public Schools
Hours: 19 per week. Rate: $16.74 per hour.
Reports to: Principal/Headmaster/Responsibility Center Manager.
General Description Responsible for the cleaning and maintenance of a school building; operation and care of the heating and ventilation system; care and maintenance of the grounds adjacent to the building; and performing other custodial duties as required.
Responsibilities
Annual work: clean walls, glass; strip floors and reseal; strip stairways, handrails, etc.; move furniture out of rooms; wash down furniture; cleaning boilers; painting.
As needed work: shoveling 30 path to all doors during snowstorms; general repairs; changing light bulbs; replacing water in coolers; sanding and salting during winter; cutting grass and maintaining grounds; removing graffiti; replenish supplies.
Daily work: sweeping stairways; sweeping entrance; spot mopping classrooms; cleaning toilets; sweeping bathrooms and service grounds; removing trash; sweeping lunchrooms; opening and/or closing building.
Weekly work: mopping stairways (or as needed); mopping all floors (or as needed); cleaning out barrels.
Physical requirements: standing, walking, sitting percentages and lifting limits as described.
Qualifications – Required
Ability to sweep, mop and vacuum.
Ability to remove trash.
Ability to operate hand and power machinery, snow shovel, snow blower, stripper, and buffer, etc.
Ability to do general cleaning of bathrooms, kitchens, lunchrooms and classrooms.
Ability to work effectively with Principal and Senior Custodian.
Knowledge of the proper use of supplies: synthetic detergents, soaps, scouring powders, waxes, etc.
Ability to operate various kinds of hand fire extinguishers.
Current authorization to work in the United States; candidates must have such authorization by their first day of employment.
Terms Custodial Union. This position is subject to a City of Boston residency requirement.
The posting is intended to create a pool of qualified applicants for the position listed above. Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis throughout the year. As positions matching this job description become available, candidates from this pool may be contacted for further consideration. The specific location and position identification number is subject to change, but the responsibilities, qualifications, and terms of employment will remain the same. The position will remain open to support hiring needs as they arise across the school district.
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement The Boston Public Schools, in accordance with its nondiscrimination policies, does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, age, criminal record, physical or mental disability, pregnancy or pregnancy‑related conditions, homelessness, sex/gender, gender identity, religion, national origin, ancestry, sexual orientation, genetics, natural or protective hairstyle, military status, immigration status, English language proficiency, or any other factor prohibited by law in its programs and activities. BPS does not tolerate any form of retaliation, bias‑based intimidation, threat or harassment. If you require an accommodation pursuant to the ADA for the application process, please contact the Accommodations Unit at accommodations@bostonpublicschools.org.
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Hours: 19 per week. Rate: $16.74 per hour.
Reports to: Principal/Headmaster/Responsibility Center Manager.
General Description Responsible for the cleaning and maintenance of a school building; operation and care of the heating and ventilation system; care and maintenance of the grounds adjacent to the building; and performing other custodial duties as required.
Responsibilities
Annual work: clean walls, glass; strip floors and reseal; strip stairways, handrails, etc.; move furniture out of rooms; wash down furniture; cleaning boilers; painting.
As needed work: shoveling 30 path to all doors during snowstorms; general repairs; changing light bulbs; replacing water in coolers; sanding and salting during winter; cutting grass and maintaining grounds; removing graffiti; replenish supplies.
Daily work: sweeping stairways; sweeping entrance; spot mopping classrooms; cleaning toilets; sweeping bathrooms and service grounds; removing trash; sweeping lunchrooms; opening and/or closing building.
Weekly work: mopping stairways (or as needed); mopping all floors (or as needed); cleaning out barrels.
Physical requirements: standing, walking, sitting percentages and lifting limits as described.
Qualifications – Required
Ability to sweep, mop and vacuum.
Ability to remove trash.
Ability to operate hand and power machinery, snow shovel, snow blower, stripper, and buffer, etc.
Ability to do general cleaning of bathrooms, kitchens, lunchrooms and classrooms.
Ability to work effectively with Principal and Senior Custodian.
Knowledge of the proper use of supplies: synthetic detergents, soaps, scouring powders, waxes, etc.
Ability to operate various kinds of hand fire extinguishers.
Current authorization to work in the United States; candidates must have such authorization by their first day of employment.
Terms Custodial Union. This position is subject to a City of Boston residency requirement.
The posting is intended to create a pool of qualified applicants for the position listed above. Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis throughout the year. As positions matching this job description become available, candidates from this pool may be contacted for further consideration. The specific location and position identification number is subject to change, but the responsibilities, qualifications, and terms of employment will remain the same. The position will remain open to support hiring needs as they arise across the school district.
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement The Boston Public Schools, in accordance with its nondiscrimination policies, does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, age, criminal record, physical or mental disability, pregnancy or pregnancy‑related conditions, homelessness, sex/gender, gender identity, religion, national origin, ancestry, sexual orientation, genetics, natural or protective hairstyle, military status, immigration status, English language proficiency, or any other factor prohibited by law in its programs and activities. BPS does not tolerate any form of retaliation, bias‑based intimidation, threat or harassment. If you require an accommodation pursuant to the ADA for the application process, please contact the Accommodations Unit at accommodations@bostonpublicschools.org.
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