Required

• Any combination of education, training, and experience equivalent to completion of the eighth grade.
• Some experience in public building custodial work.
• Must successfully complete the FCPS Custodial Certification Course prior to or within one (1) year of appointment.
• May be required to work an evening and/or night shift on a regular or rotating basis.
• Knowledge of custodial methods, equipment, procedures, and cleaning materials.
• Ability to understand written and verbal instructions.
• Ability to learn the appropriate use of cleaning products.
• Ability to recognize and report hazards and apply safe work methods.
• Ability to communicate effectively with others.

• Performs repetitive, heavy, manual work requiring efficient performance of simple building cleaning and maintenance duties in FCPS-owned buildings and may be responsible for the proper performance of custodial work performed during an assigned shift.
• May work independently in a small building or assist the building supervisor in a large building.
• Determines scheduled activities for specific days and times and ensures that reserved meeting/training rooms are appropriately set up and equipped for specific meetings/training activities.
• Unlocks and locks facility entrance and exit doors as needed.
• Mops wet and dry floors.
• Strips wax from floors, rewaxes, and operates buffing machine.
• Washes windows, fixtures, floors, and walls.
• Dusts furniture, lockers, cabinets, walls, window sills, radiators, and other furnishings.
• Dusts and washes venetian blinds.
• Empties trash and recycling receptacles.
• Checks all door locks and window latches in securing the building after cleaning.
• Raises and lowers the flag.
• Makes minor repairs to buildings, building equipment, and furniture.
• Delivers equipment, packages, and messages.
• Replaces light bulbs as required.
• Transports and empties large trash and recycling containers into outdoor units.
• Moves and transports furniture, equipment, boxed textbooks, and other supplies, manually or with mechanical assistance.
• Observes and reports needs for maintenance services and/or supplies.
• Maintains outside of the building by removing snow and ice, mowing the lawn, maintaining shrubbery, picking up paper and debris, and removing and emptying containers of standing water.
• Performs related duties as required or assigned.