Custodian - Night Shift Job at Garfield Board of Education, Garfield, NJ

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  • Garfield Board of Education
  • Garfield, NJ

Job Description

Position Type:
Maintenance/Custodial/Custodian

Date Posted:
10/14/2025

Location:
Facilities

Date Available:
12/01/2025 Position Purpose
Under the general supervision of the Director of Facilites, maintain and cleaning of school building or areas that are assigned.



Essential Functions:
  • Checks and secures building at beginning and end of shift for the purpose of ensuring the safety and cleanliness of the building.
  • Cleans rooms, hallways, cafeterias, restrooms, offices, stairways, and other areas of building according to school district standards.
  • Sweeps, mops, buffs, strips, and waxes floors.
  • Cleans rugs, carpets, upholstered furniture, and blinds.
  • Washes walls, ceilings, woodwork, windows, doors, and sills.
  • Removes graffiti, cleans glass areas.
  • Replaces light bulbs.
  • Sets up and breaks down chairs, tables and equipment in meeting rooms, and functional rooms.
  • Clears snow from entrances and walks, and spreads sand and ice melting chemicals.
  • Performs grounds-keeping duties, clears debris and maintains grounds.
  • Receives deliveries and assists in unloading trucks and storing supplies.
  • Delivers supplies and materials to classrooms, bathrooms and other areas of the building.
  • Empties wastebaskets: picks up and removes trash and assists in recycling program.
  • Attends and participates in trainings, and other continuing education, career and professional development opportunities.


Additional Duties
  • Performs other related tasks as assigned.
Note: The above description is illustrative of tasks and responsibilities. It is not meant to be all inclusive of every task or responsibility.

Equipment
  • Ability to use hand tools of trade and related power equipment, including brooms, mops, floor cleaning and waxing machines, vacuum cleaners, snow blowers, shovels, power mower and hand tools.


Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
  • Ability to work in poor weather conditions, including heat, cold, rain, or snow.
  • Ability to work above ground from ladders and automatic lifts.
  • Ability to perform work according to standard procedures and schedule set forth by supervisor(s).
  • Ability to carry boxes, move furniture, etc over 50 pounds.
  • Ability to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with others contacted in the course of work.


TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT: Twelve-month position with compensation in accordance with the Local 560 negotiated contract step 1-16.



EVALUATION: New employees will be placed on a probationary period with three evaluations on the 30th-60th-90th day of work. Veteran staff will be evaluated once a year.

Job Tags

Contract work, Local area, Shift work

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