Title of Position:                                              

Head Custodian/Houseworker 1st shift

Goodnow Elementary School

Work Hours:                                                     

Monday to Friday 6:30 AM – 3:00 PM 

Salary:                                                          

According to the Custodial Salary Scale

Organizational Relationship or Line of Authority:                                          

Directly responsible to the Custodial Supervisor and Building Principal, and through him/her to the Superintendent of Marlborough Public Schools.

Statement of Duties:                                

• The Head Custodian is in charge of, responsible for, and supervises all workers engaged in custodial operation in the school facility.
• He/she is required to have input in recommendations concerning the hiring, workload, assignment, effectiveness, transfer, and dismissal of custodial personnel. For all intents and purposes, he is to be considered the immediate supervisor of all custodial personnel in the building.
• The Head Custodian is generally responsible for the achievement of the purposes of custodial services in the building, i.e., preserve property values, protect health and safety of occupants; support the educational objectives of the building and provide a climate for learning; develop goodwill and maintain cleanliness and neatness. He/she is also responsible for the appearance of the grounds of the       
• Orient and instruct custodial personnel.
• Assign custodians to summer work and events at school with the approval of the principal.
• Submit an inventory of supplies, equipment, and materials in accordance with approved building procedures. Assign custodians to summer work and events at school with the approval of the principal.
• Receive all incoming supplies and supervise disbursement of supplies within the building.
• Maintain custodial work schedule and working hours as established by administration.
• Maintain a checklist of facilities and inform principal of safety and health impediments within the facility.
• Submit both a verbal and written report of vandalism to the building principal, in absence of the principal, report vandalism to Marlborough Police Department and District Education Center.
• Check school when called by Police to do so on off-hours and submit a written report of same to principal.
• Designate alternate to be contacted in absence.
• Complete minor repair work to be done by custodians, which do not require services of a licensed person.
• Report other repairs and emergency repairs to be done to Supervisor of Maintenance with a follow-up written report to the principal.
• Perform all other general duties as indicated by directives of the principal, Executive Director of Business, Superintendent of Schools or his/her designee, and policies of the Marlborough School Committee.

Qualifications:

• Must be able and willing to perform duties and to direct others in performing similar duties.
• Must be able to supervise and instruct custodial personnel.
• Working knowledge of carpentry, painting, plumbing, cement work, electrical work, and maintenance of equipment is preferred.
• Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the Superintendent of Schools may find appropriate and acceptable.
• Physically fit to perform manual labor.
• Have the ability to read, write and understand the English language.
• High School Diploma or equivalent preferred but not required.
• Must be neat in appearance and maintain good moral character.

An Equal Opportunity Employer

It is the policy of the Marlborough Public Schools not to discriminate on the basis of race, gender, religion, national origin, color, homelessness, sexual orientation, gender identity, age or disability in its education programs, services, activities, or employment practices.