Lead Custodian - KIPP West
Company: KIPP Texas
Location: Houston
Posted on: January 27, 2023
Job Description:
Company DescriptionKIPP Texas Public Schools is a network of 59
public charter, open-enrollment, pre-k-12 schools educating nearly
34,000 students across Austin, Dallas-Ft. Worth, Houston, and San
Antonio. Together with families and communities, our mission is to
create joyful, academically excellent schools that prepare students
with the skills and confidence to pursue the paths they choose
-college, career, and beyond-so they can lead fulfilling lives and
build a more just world.Founded in Houston in 1994, and operating
as KIPP Texas since 2018, our commitment to diversity, equity,
inclusion, and antiracism in our classrooms, in our offices, and in
the communities we serve is unwavering. We are looking to hire a
diverse team of dynamic, collaborative, and dedicated individuals
with an unyielding belief that every child will succeed. Join our
Team and Family and champion equity, chase excellence, persist with
purpose, bring joy, and help us rise together.KIPP Texas is part of
the national KIPP network of 255 college-preparatory public charter
schools in 20 states and the District of Columbia. Nationwide, KIPP
students complete four-year college at a rate of 36 percent,
comparable to the national average for all students and
approximately three times higher than the average of students from
low-income communities.You can see all our job opportunities at
https://kipptexas.org/join-our-team/ .Job DescriptionThe
OpportunityThe Lead Custodian is responsible for assisting the
Custodial Supervisor, on boarding, training and working with night
or day time custodians to perform housekeeping, general cleaning,
and other assigned tasks as required to maintain the cleanliness
and safety of the school building and grounds. In the absence of
the Supervisor the Lead takes on supervisory tasks. As a key member
of the statewide Facilities team, the Lead Custodian will report to
the Campus Facilities Manager. This position is a full time
position with a requirement to work the occasional night/weekend.
This role furthers the mission of KIPP by providing a clean and
safe learning environment for students and faculty. Key
Responsibilities
- Provide quality control of cleaning staff through daily audits
and corrective instruction on the spot
- Keep housekeeping closets clean and supplied with necessary
materials
- Responsible for inventory control and reporting needed supplies
to Campus Manager of Facilities
- Perform daily safety inspections
- Maintain a safe working environment for KIPP Texas students and
faculty
- Learn building systems such as the fire alarm, burglar, main
shut off and electrical breaker systems
- Perform general cleaning duties including sweeping and mopping
floors, cleaning entrance windows, cleaning and restocking all
student and faculty restrooms, cleaning drinking fountains and
white boards, removing trash, etc.
- Pick up trash on and around school grounds including athletic
fields
- Respond to emergency cleanups of various substances, with a
sense of urgency
- Operate, clean and maintain equipment (mops, buckets,
autoscrubber, etc)
- Daily laundry duties (towels, mops, etc)
- Perform floor work to include stripping and waxing floors,
sealing floors, extracting stains from carpets, etc
- Perform small handyman duties (replace light bulbs, clean
inside air filters, etc)
- Assist with the cleaning of campus vehicle fleet
- Move and rearrange furniture & assist with breakfast/lunch set
ups
- Responsible for reporting all repair and maintenance needs to
Campus Manager of Facilities.
- Formally check-in weekly with Supervisor(s) regarding supply
orders, reporting issues in cleaning or known equipment
failures
- Responsible for his/or her custodial team efficiency,
productivity, and overall performance
- Responsible for O3's (One on one) with custodial staff, and
reporting to Campus Facility Manager
- Perform other job-related duties as assigned and requested by
the Supervisor(s)
- Attend meetings, professional development meetings and training
session "Continuous Learning"
- Manage current software for facilities work orders, and any
software the Campus Facility Manager assigns
- Duties as assigned Qualifications
- Basic reading and writing; plus 3-5 years of
housekeeping/janitorial experience, preferably in a school
setting
- Driven by a determination to make the campus clean
- Extreme flexibility, with a strong work ethic and an
entrepreneurial spirit to accommodate multiple, changing
priorities
- Good manual dexterity
- Detail-oriented and self-directed
- Ability to manage several tasks at once
- Ability to identify problems and proactively find
solutions
- Commitment to tasks at hand
- Strong ethics and a determination to make the campus operate
safely, efficiently, and effectively
- Must be customer focused
- Resourceful, thrifty attitude
- Willingness to learn
- Ability to lift and carry 20-50 lbs
- Proven written and verbal communication skills
- Basic computer skills preferred
- Fluent English preferred; not requiredAdditional
InformationCompensation and BenefitsAs a full-time KIPP Texas
employee you are eligible to participate in all KIPP Texas' benefit
plans. KIPP Texas offers a robust variety of benefits choices with
competitive rates, including medical, dental, and vision options,
life insurance, and disability plans.KIPP provides equal employment
opportunities for all applicants and employees. As an equal
opportunity employer, we hire without consideration of race,
religion, creed, color, national origin, age, gender, sexual
orientation, marital status, veteran status, or disability.
Keywords: KIPP Texas, Houston , Lead Custodian - KIPP West, Other , Houston, Texas
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