Custodian

Position Type:
Maintenance/Custodial/Custodian
Date Posted:
5/1/2025
Location:
Providence Christian Academy
Date Available:
05/01/2025
Custodian
Providence Christian Academy Competencies

• Maintains a growing relationship with Jesus and consistently participates (e.g. weekly) in a local church or with a local congregation.
• Exhibits unquestionable professionalism anchored in a commitment to continual professional growth and development.
• Demonstrates integrity while fully engaging in the academic, spiritual, and covenant mission of Providence Christian Academy.
• Delivers exemplary customer service by cultivating positive relationships throughout the Providence community.

Position Function:
Under the direct supervision of the Custodian Supervisor, performs general cleaning and maintenance in school buildings and grounds; maintains equipment in functional condition; and provides cleaning and custodial assistance to students, teachers, visitors and others as necessary.
Standard Hours per Week: 40 hours
Scheduled Days per Year: 235 days
Performs related duties and general maintenance work as required.
Essential Functions:

• Checks and secures building at beginning and end of shift for the purpose of ensuring the safety and cleanliness of the building.
• Cleans rooms, hallways, cafeterias, restrooms, offices, stairways, and other areas of building according to school district standards.
• Sweeps, mops, buffs, strips, and waxes floors.
• Cleans rugs, carpets, upholstered furniture, and blinds.
• Washes walls, ceilings, woodwork, windows, doors, and sills.
• Sets up and breaks down chairs, tables and equipment in auditoriums.
• Delivers supplies and materials to classrooms, bathrooms and other areas of the building.
• Empties wastebaskets; picks up and removes trash and assists in recycling program.

Additional Duties:

• Assists parents and other visitors to school buildings with special events and programs.
• Performs other related tasks as assigned by supervisor.

Note: The above description is illustrative of tasks and responsibilities. It is not meant to be all inclusive of every task or responsibility.
Equipment
Uses hand tools of trade and related power equipment, including brooms, mops, floor cleaning and waxing machines, vacuum cleaners, snow blowers, shovels, power mower and hand tools.
Safety Requirements
Follows all applicable safety rules, procedures and regulations governing the proper use of tools and power equipment used in the performance of duties.
Wears appropriate safety gear, including masks.
Travel Requirements
None
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Ability to follow oral or written work orders from supervisor, and to coordinate work with principal and others.
• Ability to understand and speak English.
• Ability to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships staff and others contacted in the course of work.
• Ability to perform work according to standard procedures and schedule set forth by supervisor(s).

Physical and Mental Demands, Work Hazards

• Works in standard office and school building environments.
• Exposure to cleaning chemicals, solvents and contaminated trash, etc.

Qualifications Profile:

• Any combination of education and experience providing the required skill and knowledge for successful performance would be qualifying.
  Typical qualifications would be equivalent to:
  • High School Diploma or completion of sufficient education to successfully perform the duties of the position.
  • Previous experience in building and cleaning maintenance desirable.
  • Georgia Motor Vehicle Operator's license or ability to provide own transportation.

FLSA Status: Non-exempt