EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Supervises and coordinates activities of workers engaged in cleaning and maintaining school premises. Performs duties of workers supervised. Maintains heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) equipment. Responds to emergency calls as needed.

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

Assigns tasks to workers, and inspects completed work for conformance to standards. Issues supplies and equipment. Resolves workers' problems or refers matters to the supervisor.

Regulates heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems to provide a comfortable environment for building occupants. Operates HVAC equipment as economically as possible.

Opens and closes buildings and checks that all exit doors and panic hardware is working properly. Secures facilities and turns off lights upon departing. Raises and lowers flags. Ensures that proper security lighting is operating as required.

Maintains floors in a clean and attractive condition by sweeping, scrubbing, stripping, waxing, and polishing floors. Cleans rugs, carpets, upholstered furniture, and window treatments. Dusts furniture and equipment. Polishes metalwork.

Cleans and polishes lighting fixtures, wall and floor surfaces, and trim. Cleans rooms, hallways, lobbies, lounges, restrooms, corridors, elevators, stairways, locker rooms, and other work areas. Cleans and disinfects restrooms, sanitary fixtures, and drinking fountains daily. Washes walls, ceiling, and woodwork. Washes windows, door panels, and sills.

Empties wastebaskets and transports trash and waste to the disposal area. Replenishes bathroom supplies. Replaces light bulbs and ceiling tiles as needed.

Cuts and trims grass, and shovels snow and sands or salts sidewalks and steps.

Moves and/or stacks furniture and equipment within and between buildings. Sets up tables and chairs in auditoriums, gymnasiums, dining facilities, classrooms, and other facilities.

Reports damage and vandalism immediately to supervisor or building principal.

Reads, understands, and complies with appropriate MSDS, confined space, and lockout/tag-out information.

Provides guidance to other employees. Carries out supervisory responsibilities

QUALIFICATIONS

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/or EXPERIENCE

High school diploma or general education degree (GED); or one to three years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.  Hydronics license is necessary for assigned facilities.  A certified pool operator may be required.  Previous experience preferred in using a variety of cleaning equipment such as floor buffers, vacuums, and water extractors, etc.  Ability to operate grounds maintenance equipment such as lawnmowers and snow blowers.

COMMUNICATION SKILLS

Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.  Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.  Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers (principals, teachers, students, and parents) or other employees of the organization.

ANALYTICAL and REASONING SKILLS

Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume.  Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.  Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.  Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

TECHNOLOGY SKILLS

Must be able to use the computer, process work orders and time tracking, and enter accounting information. Able to retrieve and print information from various computer programs when needed.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORK ENVIRONMENT

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and talk or hear.  The employee is occasionally required to sit.  The employee must regularly lift and /or move up to 25 pounds, frequently 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 distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.  While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is frequently exposed to moving mechanical parts and outside weather conditions.  The employee is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions; high, precarious places; fumes or airborne particles; toxic or caustic chemicals, and risk of electrical shock.  The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

OTHER DUTIES AS ASSIGNED

Will perform other duties as may be assigned by the superintendent or designee, necessary and appropriate to the achievement of the program and/or District goals and objectives.

The Sioux City Community School District offers career and technical programs in the following areas: Business & Marketing, Family & Consumer Science, Health Science, and Industrial Arts, Technology, & PLTW.

The Sioux City Community School District is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, creed, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information (for employment), national origin, religion, age (for employment), disability, socioeconomic status (for programs), marital status (for programs), or veteran status (for employment) in its educational programs and its employment practices.  The District is required by Title IX and 34 CFR Part 106 not to discriminate on the basis of sex in its programs, activities, or employment.  

Inquiries or grievances under Section 504  and Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act may be directed to Dr. Dora Jung, Director of Student Services & Equity Education/Title IX Coordinator at 627 4th Street, Sioux City, IA 51101, (712) 279-6075,  jungd@live.siouxcityschools.com. Inquiries about the application of Title IX and its regulations to the District may be referred to the Title IX Coordinator, the Assistant Secretary of the U.S. Department of Education, or both. Please see District Board policies 103 and 504.4 for additional information on available grievance procedures.