Title (KAY) Lead Custodian
Job Type Classified
Sub Title
Location Kayne Siart Campus
Job Title Lead Custodian
Contact Name Alinson Jerez
Contact Phone
Contact Email alinson.jerez@pueblonuevo.org
Number of Openings (only type in the number) 1
Pay Months 12
FTE (must be only numbers between 0.01 and 100)
Salary $17.00-$19.00
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Salary Information Hourly, Non-Exempt
Full-time/Part-time Full-time
Length of Year
Location Address
Location City
Location State
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Requirements
Job Description
LEAD CUSTODIAN

Overview

The Organization

Camino Nuevo Charter Academy (CNCA) is a community of high-performing public schools that utilizes a comprehensive approach to prepare students from preschool through high school for success in college and in life. We integrate academic rigor, community, family, and wellness to empower students to thrive in a culturally connected and changing world. Founded in 2000, Camino Nuevo Charter Academy students represent the neighborhood of MacArthur Park west of downtown Los Angeles, a community that is one of the most under-resourced and densely populated neighborhoods in Los Angeles. Currently, CNCA has eight campuses that serve over 3,500 students from pre-K through 12th grade.

Organizational Mindsets

We believe that every individual who works at Camino Nuevo Charter Academy must embody key mindsets.

• Commitment to and belief in CNCA's mission and vision
• Belief in and embodiment of the CNCA Anchors in all aspects of the work
• Commitment to the vision of a progressive, socially-just education and is able to inspire others towards that vision
• Solution orientation and belief in supporting others to be the same
• Commitment to an asset-based, capacity-building approach
• Commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion
• Strong self-awareness and ability to reflect
• Ability to take ownership in the day-to-day and overall success of the organization

CNCA Anchors

• EXCELLENCE: We take responsibility for our students and staff achieving consistently outstanding results.
• EQUITY: We recognize and value the individuality and experiences of all students and respond to their unique academic, emotional, psychological, and social needs.
• COMMUNITY: We are rooted in our community's richness and in the cultural and environmental context where our students and families live.
• INNOVATION: We continuously learn, are curious, and implement new ideas, perspectives, and evidence-based methods in our work.
• JOY: We build and maintain positive relationships that foster happiness and fulfillment among students, staff and families.

The Opportunity

Under general supervision the Lead Custodian supervises a small custodial team and maintains an assigned school facility, group of buildings, or office space in a clean, orderly, and secure manner and performs other related work as required or assigned.

Responsibilities

• Plan and supervise the cleaning program of the school
• Prepare work schedules; plan, assign, and supervise the work of custodians
• Provide training for new custodial employees
• Maintain, store, inventory, and requisition custodial supplies and equipment as needed
• Operate and adjust heating and ventilating equipment
• Submit maintenance work order requests and/or contact maintenance vendors for needed repairs
• Answer requests for setting up classrooms, cafeterias, and MPR for special events
• Confer with superiors regarding care and cleaning problems at the school
• Keep records and makes oral and written reports, as required
• Daily wipe and disinfect high contact surfaces - entry gates, main doors, office doors, reception desks and lunch areas
• Daily clean and disinfect restrooms as per disinfecting methods with Versa II cleaning machine
• Daily spray outdoor play apparatus, student lunch tables and benches with portable back-pack sprayer. Wipe and clean manually, if necessary
• Bi-weekly wipe and disinfect touch-surface office equipment (i.e. copier, fax machines, etc) and file areas.
• Bi-weekly spray disinfectant in exterior areas, stair hand rails, elevator doors, and other touch surfaces
• Weekly spray rooms with disinfectant with Clorox T-360 electrostatic disinfectant sprayer
• Weekly pressure wash of high use exterior areas, sidewalks, walkways, student lunch areas, etc.
• Sweep, mop, strip, wax, and seal floors
• Vacuum rugs and carpet
• Dust, wash, and polish furniture and woodwork
• Empty and clean waste receptacles, including trash barrels
• Wash windows and walls, polish metalwork, and clean whiteboards
• Move and arrange furniture and equipment in preparing multipurpose rooms or classrooms for events or meetings
• Replace light bulbs and lighting tubes
• Clean window coverings, such as drapes and blinds
• Pick up paper and other debris from school grounds, walk areas, and the areas adjacent to the school facilities
• Sweep concrete surfaces adjacent to the school buildings
• Perform emergency cleanup service resulting from breakage, vandalism, spilling, and illness
• May raise and lower flags, lock and unlock gates and doors
• May set or manage security and video systems
• Assist in receiving and distributing supplies and equipment
• Arrange cones for student pick up & drop off; collect and put them away
• Perform minor maintenance tasks in keeping assigned areas safe and operational
• Care for landscaping including pruning, planting, and watering
• Actively seek to determine the needs of students and staff with respect to the facility and to meet, and whenever possible, exceed their needs
• Participate in professional development and regularly scheduled meetings with school team or cross-site team of custodians as requested
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• High School Diploma, General Education Development (GED) Certificate, or California High School Proficiency Examination (CHSPE) Certificate is required
• Six months of experience involved with the care and cleaning of buildings and facilities
• Bilingual English and Spanish
• Possession of a valid California Motor Vehicles Operator's License
• Possession of the minimum required insurance coverage as mandated by the state of California for operation of a vehicle
• Knowledge of basic cleaning methods, procedures, and techniques
• Knowledge of cleaning materials, supplies, and equipment
• Knowledge of safe working methods and procedures
• Ability to supervise and lead the work of others
• Ability to perform moderately medium to heavy manual activities
• Ability to efficiently and effectively use cleaning materials, supplies, and equipment
• Ability to understand and carry out oral and written directions
• Ability to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships.

NON-DISCRIMINATION STATEMENT

Camino Nuevo Charter Academy (CNCA) prohibits discrimination, harassment, intimidation and bullying in educational programs, activities, or employment on the basis of actual or perceived ancestry, age, color, disability, gender, gender identity, gender expression, nationality, race or ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, parental, pregnancy, family or marital status, military status or association with a person or a group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics. Camino Nuevo Charter Academy requires that school personnel take immediate steps to intervene when safe to do so when he or she witnesses an act of discrimination, harassment, intimidation, or bullying.

Questions or complaints of alleged discrimination, harassment, intimidation and bullying, equity or Title IX equity and compliance concerns should be directed to Margarita Domingo, Vice President of Human Resources. She can be reached at (213) 417-3410 or by mail at 3435 W Temple St. Los Angeles, CA 90026

Deadline 11/31/2021
Posted Date 10/06/2021
Open Date 10/18/2021
Close Date 11/30/2021
Continuous? Yes