Custodian Assistant - Standley Lake High School (4 Hour Position)

Jeffco Public Schools (Jeffco) is located in Jefferson County, Colorado. It is the second largest school district in Colorado serving 69,000 students across 155 schools. With 14,000 employees, the district is the largest employer in Jefferson County and has provided educational excellence for more than 70 years.

Jeffco embraces the spirit of the West and the natural beauty of the Rocky Mountain region with the county spanning more than 770 square miles running the length of the western edge of the Denver metropolitan area. The district is diverse in both population and geography, from urban to rural, including the mountain communities in the foothills west of Denver.

Overall, Jeffco has 31% of students that qualify for free and reduced lunch, an indicator of poverty, and 34% minority (25% Hispanic) student population. The district is implementing a new strategic plan, Jeffco Thrives 2025 that is focused on providing a world-class education that prepares all Jeffco students for bright and successful futures as local and global citizens. Come join us!

Jeffco Public Schools is a Single-State Employer. All candidates hired by Jeffco Public Schools must reside within the state of Colorado.

The Custodial Services department is comprised of over 500 highly dedicated employees working at over 150 district facilities. We are responsible for providing a safe, healthy and clean learning environment for the students, staff, and communities of Jeffco. In addition to cleaning tasks, Custodial Services employees support many other activities such as athletics, after school activities, community building use, lawn maintenance, snow removal, and much more.

We take great pride in the high quality services that we provide for all Jeffco facilities and the ability to employ full time, part time, and career minded individuals.

Join our diverse and highly motivated team and help up provide clean, safe, and well maintained environments that support all educational activities.

CA - 4 hour position Standley Lake High School

Custodian Assistant
Hourly Position
FLSA: Nonexempt
FTE: .50000 , Hours/Day: 4.000 , Days/Year: 260
Salary Plan, Grade, Step: TNO - Hourly - Non Negotiated , T12, 1
Hourly Rate: $17.00, Annual Rate: $35,360.00 Effective as of: 08-16-2022

**Annual salary noted above is based on an 8 hour day and full days worked calendar. Any position that is less than a full FTE/8 hours per day or late start will be prorated accordingly.

Certain Education Support Professional (ESP) jobs may include the value of holiday pay into the hourly rate. Review the Holiday in Rate column of the Education Support Professional Job Title, Wage Plan, Grade document.

The successful new hire or rehired candidate will be responsible to complete and incur the fingerprinting and processing fee of $54.50 through an appropriate fingerprinting vendor and the Colorado Bureau of Investigation, within 48 hours of offer acceptance.

SUMMARY: Assist custodial staff in maintaining cleanliness of school building and grounds, and ensure a safe and pleasant learning environment for students, staff, and the public.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

Vacuum, sweep, dust/wash, remove trash, mop, and sanitize school equipment, and/or property.

Respond to requests from Facility Manager or Head Custodian to repair items and attend to emergencies or security problems.

Set-up and dissemble furniture and/or property used for activities on the school site.

Rearrange and move heavy equipment and furniture.

Remove weeds and litter from fence lines and grounds.

Sweep sidewalks and play pads.

Perform other duties as assigned.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

EDUCATION AND TRAINING: High school diploma/GED preferred.

EXPERIENCE: No experience required.

SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE, & EQUIPMENT: Communication and basic math, language, and writing skills. Must have good communication skills and be able to relate positively and cooperatively with staff, students and the community. Responsible for custodial functions of housekeeping, sanitation and security of the schools building, grounds and equipment.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, & REGISTRATIONS: 2-hours of asbestos awareness after hire.

SUPERVISION/TECHNICAL RESPONSIBILITY: This job has no supervisory responsibilities

CONTACTS: Daily contact with persons in same work unit/building to resolve problems or negotiate matters, with students and parents to maintain relationships, and with the general public to furnish information. Weekly contact with persons in other departments/buildings to furnish or obtain information. Contact with citizen or public organizations to provide a service when required.

SAFETY TO SELF AND OTHERS: High exposure to self to bruises due to maintaining/fixing building property, cuts due to disposing of broken glass, chemical burns due to cleaning chemicals, and disease due to disposing of bodily fluids. Also, high exposure to the same hazards for others if person in this position does not respond timely to accidents, broken equipment, or other hazards, or does not properly dispose of or maintain hazardous materials. High exposure to self to back injury and repetitive motion injury due to daily tasks. Medium exposure to self to fractured bones due to falling or slipping off ladders, hernia due to lifting heavy objects, loss of limb due to motorized equipment, and loss of sight due to handling chemicals. Medium exposure to fractured bones to others due to a person in this position improperly maintaining property. Low exposure to heat burns, disfigurement, and fatality due to motorized equipment.

The physical demands, work environment factors, and mental functions described below 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.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and reach with hands and arms. The employee frequently is required to climb or balance; stoop, kneel, or crouch; and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to sit and taste or smell. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, moving mechanical parts, fumes or airborne particles, outside weather conditions, risk of electrical shock, and vibration. The employee is occasionally exposed to high, precarious places. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

MENTAL FUNCTIONS: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to coordinate and use interpersonal skills. Employee must be able to work independently. Frequently required to compare, analyze, communicate, compute, evaluate, compile, and negotiate.

JUDGMENT AND DECISION MAKING: Work is assigned by Field Coordinator, Facilitator, Facility Manager, Head Custodian, or Principal. This position requires sound judgment and quick action to ensure the safety and health of all occupants of the school building or grounds at all times. Errors in decision making could lead to safety or health hazards for students, staff, and the general public. Decision making requires collaboration with Head Custodian or Facility Manager, Principal, staff, and co-workers. Supervisor/Manager is occasionally involved in decision making.

DIVERSITY OF DUTIES: Duties require cross-training in the operation and location of emergency shut-off valves, basic equipment maintenance, landscaping, painting, and security. Duties and actions impact individuals within the assigned building and grounds.

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The Jefferson County School District does not discriminate on the basis of disability, race, color, creed, religion, national origin, age, sexual orientation, marital status, political affiliation, pregnancy, or gender.