Warden School District
101 W. Beck Way

Warden, Washington 98857

Tel:  509 349-2366   FAX: 509 349-2367

Job Title:    Substitute/On-Call Custodian School Year 2024-2025

Date:  05-16-2024

Job Description    

DESCRIPTION:

The primary duty of a custodian is to perform the work of a general custodial nature.

SALARY RANGE: $22.02 per hour

BENEFITS: Employees may be eligible for insurance through SEBB (School Employees Benefit Board). Retirement benefits are through Department of Retirement Systems, SERS pension plans. 

QUALIFICATIONS:

1.     High school diploma or GED

2.     Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating instructions, maintenance instructions and procedure manuals

3.     Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure using whole numbers, common fractions and decimals

4.     Ability to apply commonsense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral or diagram form

5.     First aid card or willingness to obtain

Desired Qualifications

Bilingual in Spanish

Reports to:

Director & Assistant Director of Maintenance and Transportation

Supervises:

No direct reports

RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Mopping, dusting, sweeping, vacuuming, emptying wastebaskets, washing windows, washing wall and washing woodwork
2. Waxing, buffing and scrubbing floors
3. Painting, removing garbage, changing light bulbs, unplugging drains
4. Snow removal and areas de-iced around entryways during the school day, evening activities and meetings in the buildings
5. Clean and disinfect rest rooms
6. Prepare rooms for meetings and programs
7. Work may involve the use of mechanical equipment
8. Notify supervisors concerning the need for major repairs or additions to lighting, heating and ventilation equipment
9. Work from specific instructions and is expected to perform duties independently
10. Demonstrate integrity, loyalty and professionalism
11. Keep small lawns watered adjacent to buildings
12. Summer duties may include working with maintenance personnel inside and outside of buildings

13.  Other duties deemed necessary and appropriate as assigned by the supervisors

WORKING CONDITIONS:

Working area will be throughout the entire school district as directed.  Some duties may require working in the outside elements while the typical duties will be performed indoors.  The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES:

Experience in a rural school district working with a diversified population.  Coaching, club and advisory positions available.

Terms of Employment

Consistent with district policies and current Collective Bargaining Agreement.

Evaluation

Evaluation of this position will be consistent with State and district requirements.

Physical and Environmental Requirements of the Position:

The physical demands and work environment described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The employee must lift and/or move 25 to 50 pounds, and may assist, move, or restrain students with greater weight when required to intervene in student safety issues.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit, lift, carry, move about, hear and speak. Employee may be required to perform extensive work at a computer display terminal.

Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.  The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate, or consistent with the subject being taught, but can be abnormally loud on occasion.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee may occasionally work in outside weather conditions and be exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, temperature fluctuations, fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals commonly used in instruction and/or cleaning.  It may be expected that the individual could be exposed to blood or other potentially infectious materials during the course of their duties. The employee may be exposed to infectious disease as carried by students.

The employee may be required to travel in school owned or leased vehicles while supervising and assisting students.

The Warden School District complies with all federal and state rules and regulations and does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, creed, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, families with children, the presence of any sensory, mental or physical disability or the use of a trained dog guide or service animal by a disabled person, Viet Nam or more recent veteran status and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups.  This holds true for all district employment and opportunities.  Inquiries regarding compliance and/or grievance procedures may be directed to the school district’s Title IX/RCW 28A.640 compliance officer, Katie Phipps, and Section 504/ADA coordinator, Denise McCaffery, at 101 W. Beck Way, Warden, WA  98857.  Telephone (509) 349-2311 ext, 1580.

El Distrito Escolar de Warden cumple con todas las reglas y regulaciones federales y estatales y no discrimina por razones de edad, raza, credo, color, origen nacional, sexo, orientación sexual, estado civil, las familias con niños, la presencia de cualquier discapacidad sensorial, mental o física o el uso de un perro guía entrenado o animal de servicio por una persona con una discapacidad, Vietnam o estado veterano más reciente y proporciona igualdad de acceso a los Boy Scouts y otros grupos juveniles designados. Esto es cierto para todo el empleo y las oportunidades del distrito. Las preguntas sobre los procedimientos de cumplimiento y / o quejas pueden ser dirigidas a Katie Phipps, la oficial de cumplimiento título IX / RCW 28A.640 del distrito escolar,  y a la coordinadora de la Sección 504/ADA, Denise McCaffery, al 101 W. Beck Way, Warden, WA 98857. Teléfono (509) 349-2311 extensión 1580.