Uplift Education
Night Custodian: Uplift Heights Preparatory
Uplift Education, Dallas, Texas, United States, 75215
Night Custodian: Uplift Heights Preparatory
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Mission Statement:
Uplift's mission is to create and sustain public schools of excellence that empower each student to reach their highest potential in college and the global marketplace and that inspire in students a life‑long love of learning, achievement, and service in order to positively change their world.
Primary Purpose:
Performs nightly custodial tasks that provide school personnel, students, and the public with an environmentally safe, attractive, comfortable, clean and efficient place in which to work and conduct school activities.
Duties/Responsibilities:
Performs routine nightly cleaning including sweeping, mopping, wiping down furniture and cleaning restrooms
Removes trash and waste and places it into a dumpster or trash compactor
Maintains campus buildings, facilities, grounds and equipment by performing regular cleaning and maintenance
Assist with cafeteria dining area set up, including arranging tables and chairs for morning use
Routinely performs light maintenance tasks such as unclogging a toilet or drain, fixing restroom partitions, fixing furniture or performing maintenance on janitorial equipment
Performs non‑routine cleaning such as:
Cleaning waste receptacles
Washing windows, interior and exterior
Pressure washing and other cleaning of the building exterior
Dusting furniture
Cleaning vents, fans, walls and ceilings
Deep cleaning tile, grout, carpet, LVT, VCT and other flooring
Performs deep cleaning duties that require the use of a ladder or other lifting equipment such as, but not limited to, high window cleaning, high dusting, bulb replacement and replacement of ceiling tiles
Performs non‑routine maintenance such as:
Performing stripping and waxing operations
Moving furniture in preparation for stripping and waxing or for other reasons
Painting classrooms, hallways, offices and atriums
Change light bulbs
Clean bodily fluids and disinfect surfaces
Notifies school administration of any needed major repairs or equipment failure
Maintains organization and cleanliness of storage, supply and maintenance areas; maintains a record of inventory and orders supplies as needed and requests re‑supply
Responds to emergency situations in order to confine, resolve or prevent injurious or otherwise hazardous conditions
Report emergencies to the Operations Director
Additional duties as assigned
Qualifications:
Education Requirements: High School Diploma or GED equivalent OR minimum 2 years’ experience in the janitorial service industry OR 2 years’ experience in building maintenance. Experience working in a school environment preferred but not required.
Special Skills/Certifications: Experience with quality control checks.
Required Skills/Abilities:
Communication Skills: Ability to read, analyze, and interpret common technical instructions. Ability to respond to and resolve common complaints. Ability to effectively present information to campus and central office management. Ability to read, write, speak and understand English effectively.
Bi‑lingual Skills: No bi‑lingual skills are required.
Technology: To perform this job successfully, an individual should possess the ability to learn and use computer software to view work orders for the day. Ability to use basic office equipment. This position will also require the ability to learn how to operate a burglar alarm. Applicant must also be able to use a smart phone to send and receive photos and text messages. Ability to use standard custodial equipment computerized displays and controls. Ability to use a computer to complete video or teleconference training.
Physical Demands/Environmental Factors:
Sit and stand for extended periods of time
Articulate wrists, hands and fingers
Extensive walking
Regularly required to reach, balance, stoop, kneel, twist, bend, climb and crawl
Frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds
Frequently required to lift or move furniture or supplies such as, but not limited to café tables, office supplies and janitorial supplies
Frequently exposed to moving mechanical parts and exposed electrical terminals
Extended periods of being outside during extreme hot or cold weather
Occasional exposure to fumes or airborne particles, extreme cold and extreme heat
Vision: distance, color, depth perception and ability to adjust focus
Occasional exposure to loud equipment
Starting Pay:
$17.00
Work Environment:
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. The noise level is moderate and may have frequent interruptions. Work in a wide variety of environments as found in all areas of the school(s) and construction site, continual walking and standing; frequent heavy lifting and carrying. Tasks are regularly performed with potential exposure to adverse environmental conditions, such as strong odors, fumes, dusts, wetness, humidity, machinery, vibrations, temperature and noise extremes, disease, pathogenic substances and toxic/poisonous agents. There may be activity from other employees and students of a distracting nature.
Uplift Education is an equal employment opportunity employer and will not discriminate against any employee or applicant on the basis of age, color, disability, gender, national origin, race, religion, sexual orientation, veteran status, or any classification protected by federal, state or local law.
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Night Custodian: Uplift Heights Preparatory
role at
Uplift Education
Mission Statement:
Uplift's mission is to create and sustain public schools of excellence that empower each student to reach their highest potential in college and the global marketplace and that inspire in students a life‑long love of learning, achievement, and service in order to positively change their world.
Primary Purpose:
Performs nightly custodial tasks that provide school personnel, students, and the public with an environmentally safe, attractive, comfortable, clean and efficient place in which to work and conduct school activities.
Duties/Responsibilities:
Performs routine nightly cleaning including sweeping, mopping, wiping down furniture and cleaning restrooms
Removes trash and waste and places it into a dumpster or trash compactor
Maintains campus buildings, facilities, grounds and equipment by performing regular cleaning and maintenance
Assist with cafeteria dining area set up, including arranging tables and chairs for morning use
Routinely performs light maintenance tasks such as unclogging a toilet or drain, fixing restroom partitions, fixing furniture or performing maintenance on janitorial equipment
Performs non‑routine cleaning such as:
Cleaning waste receptacles
Washing windows, interior and exterior
Pressure washing and other cleaning of the building exterior
Dusting furniture
Cleaning vents, fans, walls and ceilings
Deep cleaning tile, grout, carpet, LVT, VCT and other flooring
Performs deep cleaning duties that require the use of a ladder or other lifting equipment such as, but not limited to, high window cleaning, high dusting, bulb replacement and replacement of ceiling tiles
Performs non‑routine maintenance such as:
Performing stripping and waxing operations
Moving furniture in preparation for stripping and waxing or for other reasons
Painting classrooms, hallways, offices and atriums
Change light bulbs
Clean bodily fluids and disinfect surfaces
Notifies school administration of any needed major repairs or equipment failure
Maintains organization and cleanliness of storage, supply and maintenance areas; maintains a record of inventory and orders supplies as needed and requests re‑supply
Responds to emergency situations in order to confine, resolve or prevent injurious or otherwise hazardous conditions
Report emergencies to the Operations Director
Additional duties as assigned
Qualifications:
Education Requirements: High School Diploma or GED equivalent OR minimum 2 years’ experience in the janitorial service industry OR 2 years’ experience in building maintenance. Experience working in a school environment preferred but not required.
Special Skills/Certifications: Experience with quality control checks.
Required Skills/Abilities:
Communication Skills: Ability to read, analyze, and interpret common technical instructions. Ability to respond to and resolve common complaints. Ability to effectively present information to campus and central office management. Ability to read, write, speak and understand English effectively.
Bi‑lingual Skills: No bi‑lingual skills are required.
Technology: To perform this job successfully, an individual should possess the ability to learn and use computer software to view work orders for the day. Ability to use basic office equipment. This position will also require the ability to learn how to operate a burglar alarm. Applicant must also be able to use a smart phone to send and receive photos and text messages. Ability to use standard custodial equipment computerized displays and controls. Ability to use a computer to complete video or teleconference training.
Physical Demands/Environmental Factors:
Sit and stand for extended periods of time
Articulate wrists, hands and fingers
Extensive walking
Regularly required to reach, balance, stoop, kneel, twist, bend, climb and crawl
Frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds
Frequently required to lift or move furniture or supplies such as, but not limited to café tables, office supplies and janitorial supplies
Frequently exposed to moving mechanical parts and exposed electrical terminals
Extended periods of being outside during extreme hot or cold weather
Occasional exposure to fumes or airborne particles, extreme cold and extreme heat
Vision: distance, color, depth perception and ability to adjust focus
Occasional exposure to loud equipment
Starting Pay:
$17.00
Work Environment:
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. The noise level is moderate and may have frequent interruptions. Work in a wide variety of environments as found in all areas of the school(s) and construction site, continual walking and standing; frequent heavy lifting and carrying. Tasks are regularly performed with potential exposure to adverse environmental conditions, such as strong odors, fumes, dusts, wetness, humidity, machinery, vibrations, temperature and noise extremes, disease, pathogenic substances and toxic/poisonous agents. There may be activity from other employees and students of a distracting nature.
Uplift Education is an equal employment opportunity employer and will not discriminate against any employee or applicant on the basis of age, color, disability, gender, national origin, race, religion, sexual orientation, veteran status, or any classification protected by federal, state or local law.
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