School Custodian II - Princess Nahienaena Elementary

Job Posting

This posting will be used to fill various School Custodian II positions at the specified location. Salary Range : School Custodian II, BC-02 : $4,220.00 per month.

Examples Of Duties

Sweeps and mops floors, hallways, stairways and classrooms; Wipes, dusts and polishes furniture and metal work; Cleans woodwork, walls, venetian blinds, electrical fixtures and windows and other places which are not easily accessible; Mops, cleans, disinfects and services lavatories and restrooms; Cleans water fountains and wash basins; Waters, rakes, weeds and spreads top soil on lawns; Mows areas not accessible to gang power mowers; Picks up rubbish, leaves and other refuse; Assists in trimming and pruning hedges, trees and shrubbery; Assists in planting and fertilizing shrubbery, grass and flowers; Assists in propagating and transplanting young plants and shoots; Moves and transports heavy objects such as office and classroom furniture, benches, platforms and refuse disposal barrels; Loads, unloads and distributes school and janitorial supplies and equipment; Replaces toilet floats, faucets, fluorescent and standard light bulbs and fuses; Makes simple repairs to doors, windows, jalousies, stairways, venetian blinds, chairs, sprinkler systems and other school facilities and equipment; Operates heavy-duty industrial cleaning equipment such as vacuum cleaners, scrubbing machines and floor polishers; Removes spots and stains from carpets and may operate a shampoo machine to clean carpets; May be in charge of janitorial supplies and equipment for the school and assist in taking inventories of such supplies and equipment.

Minimum Qualifications

Experience Requirement : No experience is required; however, applicants may describe in their application any training and / or work experiences that they possess in one or a combination of the following areas :

(a) Janitorial or related custodial work such as sweeping, dusting and cleaning of buildings; (b) Grounds maintenance work experience including such activities as cleaning, watering, fertilizing, trimming, mowing, sweeping and raking; (c) General laboring experience such as moving materials, furniture and equipment; loading and unloading trucks; carrying, unloading and stacking tools and supplies for skilled craftsman; and digging trenches and ditches.

Supplemental Information

The advertised salary is based on full-time employment and includes shortage and school year differentials, if applicable. Applicants must meet all the requirements for the position they are seeking as of the date of the application, unless otherwise specified. Calculation of experience is based on full-time, 40-hour workweeks. Part-time experience is pro-rated. Temporary Assignment : Claims of Temporary Assignment (TA) experience to meet the minimum qualification requirements must be verified and attached to the application using one of the options below : A copy of the applicant's TA History Report or equivalent system-generated report; A signed letter from the applicant's supervisor that includes the applicant's name, his / her TA job title, the TA start and end dates (from mm / yy to mm / yy), his / her specific TA duties performed, and either the TA hours worked per week or total TA hours worked; Copies of the applicant's signed SF-10 Forms. All submitted documents become the property of the Hawaii State Department of Education. Temporary positions may be extended year to year, dependent upon funding and departmental needs. Making yourself available for temporary positions increases your employment possibilities and may lead to permanent opportunities. A person hired for a temporary position may also become a temporary employee upon satisfactory completion of the initial probation period of at least six months. Once a temporary employee, you would be eligible to apply for promotion and transfer opportunities to permanent as well as other temporary positions. You may also enjoy other rights and benefits as afforded to an employee in a permanent position, with the exception of return rights and placement rights associated with a reduction-in-force.

Equal Opportunity

The Hawaii State Department of Education does not discriminate in its educational policies, programs, and activities on the basis of sex, race, color, religion, national origin, age, and disability in accordance with Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Age Discrimination Act of 1975, and Americans with Disabilities Act of 1991. The Department does not discriminate in its employment policies, programs, and activities on the basis of sexual orientation, arrest and court record, and National Guard participation, as well as on the basis of sex, race, color, religion, national origin, age, and disability, in accordance with Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, Americans with Disabilities Act of 1991, Equal Pay Act of 1963, and Chapter 378, Part I, Hawaii Revised Statutes.

New employees can expect their first paycheck within the first 3 pay periods of their start date. Payday is on the 5th and 20th (or previous business day) of every month.

Benefits

You may be eligible for 13 paid holidays each year; 14 holidays during an election year. Employees of Bargaining Units 1, 2, 3, 4, 9, 10 and 13 earn 21 days per year. Employees of Bargaining Units 1, 2, 3, 4, 9, 10 and 13 earn 21 days per year. If eligible, the State pays a part of the premiums for each employee's enrollment in a State sponsored Medical, Drug, Vision, and Adult Dental Plan. The State provides a free life insurance policy for employees and retirees. Participating employees may increase their take-home pay by having the State deduct the cost of health care premiums before payroll taxes are withheld. Eligible employees can reduce their federal and state income taxes and social security taxes through a tax-savings benefit program called Island Flex. The State contributes to a retirement plan for eligible employees. If eligible, Department employees are able to participate in a tax shelter annuity program. The State offers employees a tax deferred (sheltered) retirement investment program. Qualified employees may be eligible to receive benefits for a disability caused by a non-work related injury or illness under this program. As an employer, the State also contributes to an employee's social security account. If an employee is injured while on the job, benefits covering medical expenses and partial wage support may be available through workers' compensation. Employees have the right to join the union for collective bargaining with the State and employee representation. Some employee unions provide discounts, insurance and other opportunities. Employees may also decide not to join a union, however, employees are required to pay union service fees unless the employee's job is excluded from collective bargaining.