Custodian

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Essential Functions

• The employee’s primary duties include (but not limited to) the following:


Clean and care for building and facilities in order to insure they are maintained in a safe and healthy manner.
• Clean daily all school-used spaces and property in accordance to BEN standards
• Respond to student accidents, spills, and urgent needs
• Inspect daily buildings and grounds to note conditions and address needed work promptly
• Monitor daily the quality of the work performed by the night cleaning company
• Maintain working knowledge of building systems, procedures, and operations.
• Build systems include Mechanical, electrical, plumbing and ventilating
• Manage lunchroom set up and clean-up for lunch periods and events as required
• Manage relationships with all facility related vendors including cleaning company and building maintenance. These vendors will be hired by the Director of Operations (DOO) and you will work hand in hand with them to achieve desired results and resolve issues.
• Maintain and update work order ticketing system daily (Schooldude or BEN ticket system)
• Schedule and execute all yearly inspections pertaining to facility systems including, but not limited to, fire alarm, fire extinguishers, fire suppression, mechanical systems
• Manage special projects related to building maintenance and upkeep
• Check in daily with vendors to review scope of work, and timely completion.
• Coordinate with the school operation manager (SOM) to schedule work according to school’s needs.
• Create and manage budget and schedules for small capital and preventative maintenance projects.  These projects can include painting, installation of electrical outlets, boiler repair work, or small interior fit-out projects.
• Maintain the building’s Life Safety systems
• Implement preventative maintenance plans and report any issues to school operation manager

Qualifications

• Previous custodial experience in a school or professional setting
• A valid New York driver's license
• Clean criminal history
• High school diploma
• On call for emergency facility needs
• Unwavering determination to do whatever is necessary to support BEN students and staff achieve their goals
• Ability to multitask, work collaboratively, and maintain focus in a fast-paced environment
• Experience managing a group of 2 or more
• Ability to lift, bend, and pull more than 50 pounds
• Ability to utilize various types of electronic and information systems used by the organization—cell phone, computer, email and job tracking system
• Highly effective communication skills via phone, email, and in person
• Strong interpersonal and organizational skills
• Detail-orientation

Salary and Goals

• Position is part-time and paid hourly


• Weekly hours- Monday through Friday 
• 7 am to 9:30 am (morning shift)
• 4 pm to 6:30  pm  (evening shift)