Custodian

 Position Title:            Custodian   

Position Structure:    Clerical/Service

Employee Type:        Part-Time Regular

Supervisor Title:       Center Director, Office Manager or Head Start Manager

Division:                     United States Programs

Child Safety:              Frequent Contact 

Summary 

The custodian is responsible for providing safe, healthy facilities, which meet all local, state and Federal regulations. This position provides cleaning, maintenance and repairs where professional licensing is not required. This position reports directly to the Center Director, Office Manager or Head Start Manager   This position may be re-assigned to various classrooms/centers as deemed necessary for program operations. 

As a front line representative of Save the Children, the bus monitor is required to ensure the safety and security of children and families that he/she comes in contact with adhering to the agency’s values of Accountability, Ambition, Collaboration, Creativity, and Integrity.

As a Save the Children employee who will come into contact with children on a routine basis, the position is  expected to prevent child abuse in every situation by striving, through mental awareness, good practice and training to minimize risk to children. The position must take positive steps to protect children who may be a subject of concern and report, respond to any instance of child abuse, and promote training and awareness around all child-safeguarding obligations.

Essential Duties 

• Cleaning and Facility Maintenance
• Record keeping and documentation 

Responsibilities and Impact 

• Cleaning assigned facilities (classroom, hallways, floors, kitchens, offices, entrances as applicable) on a    daily basis with particular attention to ensuring that buildings and outlying areas are hazard free and reporting safety, sanitation and fire hazards to the supervisor or staff in charge. Precautions are maintained, including the usage of universal precautions and the prevention of contamination, to protect personal health and safety as well as the health and safety of children, families and staff.
• Performing routine maintenance such as replacing light bulbs and maintaining equipment.
• Maintaining supply inventory and MSDS record keeping.
• Collecting information and participated in planning for upgrading and minor repair of facilities.
• Complies with federal, state and local safety and building code requirements related to Head Start/Early Head Start facilities, including OSHA, MSDS, chemical inventory and other pertinent guidance and training.
• May perform minor plumbing, painting, carpentry, some electrical repairs and general repair work in assigned facilities where a professional license is not required and it is appropriate and assigned.
• May preform or facilitate snow removal, sweeping, mowing raking, tree and shrub trimming and parking lot clearing as appropriate and assigned.
• Maintains confidentiality concerning children, families and staff in accordance with policies and procedures and positive cooperative relationships with co-works, children, families and the public.
• Performs other related duties as assigned. 

Required Background and Experience, Skills and Behaviors 

• Minimum of a High School diploma or G.E.D.
• Must be a minimum of 21 years of age.
• Knowledge of basic operations, tools and terminology used in building maintenance and repair work. The ability to operate light trucks, equipment for minor construction and standard cleaning appliances, such as vacuum cleaners, rug shampoo machines etc.
•    Ability to follow oral and written directions and take initiative.
• Ability to perform medium to heavy physical work exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, up to 20 pounds frequently and up to 5-10 pounds constantly, performing such activities as sitting, crawling, stooping, kneeling, crouching, reaching, standing, walking, pushing, pulling, lifting, grasping. This also includes some duties that require repetitive action and motion skills, keyboarding and computer use. 

Clear criminal records check (including child abuse registry check if required by state regulations) and pass all state and local health requirements required post job offer and prior to employment.   To drive agency vehicles (if applicable), must have a valid driver’s license and be insurable by the Save the Children Head Start insurance carrier and have a Motor Vehicle Record acceptable to Save the Children Head Start.  Current and former Head Start/Early Head Start parents will receive preference for employment vacancies for which they are qualified. 

Save the Children invests in childhood – every day, in times of crisis and for our future. In the United States and around the world, we are dedicated to ensuring every child has the best chance for success. Our pioneering programs give children a healthy start, the opportunity to learn and protection from harm. Our advocacy efforts provide a voice for children who cannot speak for themselves. As the leading expert on children, we inspire and achieve lasting impact for millions of the world's most vulnerable girls and boys. By transforming children's lives now, we change the course of their future and ours.

Save the Children is committed to conducting its programs and operations in a manner that is safe for the children it serves and helping protect the children with whom Save the Children is in contact. All Save the Children Representatives are explicitly prohibited from engaging in any activity that may result in any kind of Child Abuse. In addition, it is Save the Children’s policy to create and proactively maintain an environment that aims to prevent and deter any actions and omissions, whether deliberate or inadvertent, that place children at the risk of any kind of Child Abuse. All Save the Children Representatives are expected to conduct themselves in a manner consistent with this commitment and obligation. Any violations of this policy will be treated as a serious issue.

Save the Children provides an attractive benefits package including competitive salaries, a matching retirement plan, health and welfare benefits, life insurance, an employee assistance program, generous time off and much more. We provide equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, ancestry, sexual orientation, national origin, age, handicap, disability, marital status, or status as a veteran. Save the Children complies with all applicable laws.