Need Full time Custodian (Night) in Hackensack, NJ
Job title: Full time Custodian (Night)
Company: Hackensack Public Schools
Job description:
- Maintain routine records such as work orders, equipment repairs and maintenance, chemical application, irrigation schedules, and overtime assignments.
- Meet schedules and timelines.
- Operate a variety of custodial equipment including a floor buffer, carpet/vacuum cleaner, etc.
- Operate a variety of power hand tools and light motorized equipment including tractors, power mowers, and weed eaters.
- Performs general grounds maintenance work including watering and mowing lawns.
- Blows and sweeps sidewalks, parking lots, tennis court, and other assigned areas.
- Maintains athletic fields and prepares them for events.
- Operates and maintains mowers, sweepers, and other equipment used in the care of grounds.
- May drive a school vehicle for other tasks as needed and as assigned.
- Inspect tractor and mower for safe and proper operation.
- Travel to other sites to maintain grounds.
- Monitor campus for necessary grounds maintenance work to assure safety, resolve problems or notify others as appropriate.
- Maintain routine records of work orders, equipment repair and maintenance, and chemical applications.
- Repair sprinkler and irrigation pipes.
- Respond to emergency calls outside of normal work hours.
- Perform specialized grounds keeping in the care and maintenance of District and site grounds.
- Utilize independent judgment in performing grounds maintenance and activities.
- Mow, edge, water, weed, fertilize, and cultivate lawns, flowerbeds, athletic fields, and other landscaped areas.
- Mix and apply chemicals to control and eradicate weeds, insects, and other pests.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
- Demonstrate the ability to communicate effectively in English.
- Hold a Black Seal License.
- Hold a Pesticide License.
- Hold a valid driver?s license with no serious violations.
- Have a minimum of three (3) years of previous custodial and/or groundskeeper work-related experience.
- Have a high school diploma or equivalent training experience.
- Have integrity and demonstrate good morals, character, and initiative.
- Exhibit a personality that demonstrates interpersonal skills to relate well with students, staff, administration, parents, and the community.
- Demonstrate aptitude and competence for assigned responsibilities.
- Provide proof of U.S. citizenship or legal resident alien status and required criminal background check.
- Provide evidence that health is adequate to fulfill the job functions and responsibilities with reasonable accommodation pursuant to 42 U.S.C 12101 and in accordance with N.J.A.C. 6:3-4A.4.
- Sitting, standing, and walking for required periods of time.
- Speaking, listening, and visual acuity.
- Dexterity of hands and fingers to operate a variety of custodial and grounds equipment.
- Clarity of vision at varying distances to perform custodial and grounds duties.
- Lifting, carrying, pushing, and pulling objects weighing up to 75 pounds.
- Occasional bending, kneeling and crouching.
- Reaching overhead, above the shoulders, and horizontally.
- Climbing ladders and working from heights as necessary.
- Indoor/outdoor environment subject to changing conditions and temperatures exceeding 90 degrees at times.
- Regular exposures to fumes, dust, dirt, oil/grease, odors, heights, and loud noises.
- Driving a vehicle to conduct work.
- Working on ladders and from heights.
- Exposure to cleaning agents and chemicals such as disinfectants, graffiti remover, floor stripper, floor wax, propane, and paint thinner.
- Direct contact with the public, students, and other district staff.
- Working with or around machinery with moving parts.
- Exposure to a variety of childhood and adult diseases and illnesses.
- Exposure to heated/air-conditioned and ventilated facilities.
- Function in a workplace that is usually moderately quiet but that can be noisy at times.