Lead Custodian

**Department**: Facilities

**Reporting To**: Director of Campus Improvement

**Supervises**: All evening custodial staff

**Position Summary**:
As a Lead Custodian you will play a vital role in maintaining a clean, safe, and welcoming environment for our students, staff, and visitors. This multifaceted position requires you to be both a skilled hands-on worker, actively participating in custodial duties, and a competent and dedicated leader. You will lead a team of 5 evening custodians, coordinating their tasks and ensuring efficient cleaning and maintenance operations across the campus. Your responsibilities will encompass overseeing the daily cleaning routines, managing inventory and supplies, and addressing facility-related issues promptly. As a positive role model who leads by example, you will inspire your team to uphold the highest standards of cleanliness and hygiene while fostering a collaborative and supportive work environment. Your dedication to excellence will contribute significantly to the overall well-being and positive experience of our school community.

**The duties will include but are not limited to**:

- Assist with training employees in tasks, safety, policies, and procedures
- Coordinate and monitors work activities
- Creates electronic work orders for custodial and maintenance staff when required
- Assist in third party rental of facility and grounds as it relates to the custodial department duties
- Perform quality, service, and safety inspections
- Tracks equipment inventory, maintenance, and repair
- Creates/submits orders for all supplies
- Issue equipment and supplies
- Monitors employees for proper use of personal protective equipment, supplies, and equipment
- Reports employee personnel issues to Operations Manager including accidents and incidents
- Corrects at risk behavior immediately, then reports to Operations Manager immediately
- Provide recommendations for corrective action on areas that need improvement
- Clean and sanitize restrooms/bathrooms using established practices and procedure.
- Clean, dust, and wipe furniture; sweep, mop, or vacuum floors; empty/clean wastebaskets and trash containers; refill restroom dispensers
- Assist with the setup of facilities for meetings, classrooms, conferences, events, etc.

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- Use and maintain assigned power equipment and hand tools; buffers, auto scrubbers, extractors, high pressure washers, high speed buffers and vacuums, brooms, mops, and squeegees for the cleaning and general maintenance of floors, walls, carpets, furniture, etc.
- Wash walls and equipment; use ladders when required in work assignments
- Lock and unlock assigned buildings: secure building when facilities are not in use checking for unlocked doors and windows, report any unauthorized occupants, turn off lights
- Perform cleaning and related activities such as removing snow or debris from sidewalks and stairs in areas within sixteen feet of buildings using hand-operated tools or small power equipment
- Move furniture, equipment, supplies, and tools on an incidental basis
- Wash accessible interior and exterior windows. Clean blinds. Launder cleaning rags and dust mops
- Attend safety meetings and other related meetings
- Take classes as required in cleaning methods and techniques, new products, First Aid, and working relationships
- Enforce and support policies established by the school
- Perform related duties as required

**Skills and Attributes**:

- Leadership: Ability to oversee and guide custodial staff in their duties
- Organizational skills: Managing cleaning schedules, supplies, and resources efficiently
- Communication: Clear communication with staff, school administration, and other personnel
- Problem-solving: Addressing custodial issues and finding effective solutions
- Time management: Prioritizing tasks and ensuring timely completion of cleaning duties
- Attention to detail: Maintaining high cleanliness and hygiene standards throughout the campus
- Knowledge of cleaning equipment: Proficiency in using and maintaining custodial tools
- Safety awareness: Ensuring custodial activities comply with safety guidelines and protocols
- Training and development: Assisting in training new custodial staff and providing ongoing support
- Teamwork: Collaborating with other school staff to maintain a clean and safe environment
- Physical stamina: Handling the physical demands of custodial tasks efficiently
- Accountability: Taking responsibility for custodial operations and outcomes
- Initiative: Being proactive in identifying areas for improvement and implementing changes
- Dependability: Consistently fulfilling job responsibilities and being reliable
- Flexibility: Willingness to adapt to changing cleaning needs
- Interpersonal: Establishing and maintaining effective, professional working relationships with all colleagues and contractors

**Requirements**:

- BSW Certification
- Current WHMIS training (or completion prior to start date)
- 5 yea