Custodian - IDEA Lakeland (Immediate Opening)

Description

Role Mission: Custodians are responsible for providing an enhanced learning environment that exemplifies IDEA’s commitment to excellence through a clean, safe, high-quality facility.

What We Offer

Compensation:

• Compensation for this role is set at an hourly rate ranging between $15.50 for 0 years of experienceand $18.99
• This role is also eligible for a performance bonus based on team performance and goal attainment.

Other Benefits:

We offer a comprehensive benefits plan, covering the majority of the employee premium for the base medical plan and subsidizing the majority of costs for a spouse/domestic partner and children. Some of the special benefits we offer at IDEA include:

• Paid Family Leave: Eligible staff may receive up to 8 weeks of paid leave for the birth or adoption of a child, based on their tenure with the organization and caregiver designation.
• Tuition Reimbursement: Staff members may apply for up to 50% of tuition paid toward a qualifying degree program, up to $5,250 maximum per year subject to manager discretion and budget availability.
• Employer-Paid Mental/Behavioral Health: 5 face-to-face counseling sessions within a year, unlimited 24/7 telephonic counseling, and other work-life services available at no cost.

Other benefits include dental and vision plans, disability, life insurance, parenting benefits, generous vacation time, referral bonuses and professional development. IDEA may offer a relocation allowance to defray the cost of moving for this role, if applicable.

What You Bring -- Competencies:

• Ability to understand instructions for cleaning, maintenance, and safety procedures
• Knowledge of minor repair techniques and building and grounds maintenance
• Ability to operate cleaning equipment and lift heavy equipment
• Ability to properly handle cleaning supplies

Qualifications:

• Ability to understand instructions for cleaning, maintenance, and safety procedures
• Knowledge of minor repair techniques and building and grounds maintenance
• Ability to operate cleaning equipment and lift heavy equipment
• Ability to properly handle cleaning supplies

What You’ll Do -- Accountabilities

Provide a clean and healthy environment that guarantees an enhanced learning environment

• Achieve a proficient rating on the Facilities Rubric and Facilities Audit
• Execute assigned work orders, assuring 90% of campus projects are completed within 48 hours
• Complete all daily cleaning responsibilities, paying special attention to details
• Work with Facilities Manager to identify facilities needs for capital expenditures (CapEx) planning

Operate in a safe manner

• Complete SafeSchools training by deadline
• Use all personal protective equipment (PPE) 100% of the time
• All chemicals on-hand locked
• Act immediately to report any unsafe situation on the campus

Manage custodial supplies and equipment in an efficient manner to achieve the campus cost per square foot allocation with kWh usage per square foot

• Minimize consumption of all materials
• Keep an accurate inventory log sheet
• Order supplies from Facilities Manager within campus guidelines
• Properly use and maintain heavy equipment

Demonstrate reliability and responsibility through attendance, punctuality, and flexibility

• Zero unexcused absences
• Consistent punctuality
• Demonstrate the Team Player attitude with the ability to work longer hours as needed to meet the mission goal
• Follow work schedule to assure efficiency
• Prioritize and make use of good judgment

We look for Team and Family who embody the followingvaluesand characteristics:

• Believes and is committed to our missionand being an agent of change: that all studentsare capable of gettingto and through college
• Has demonstrated effectiveoutcomes and results, and wants to be held accountable for them
• Has a propensity for action, willing to make mistakes by doing in order to learn and improvequickly
• Works with urgency and purpose to drive student outcomes
• Thrives in an entrepreneurial, high-growth environment; is comfortable with ambiguity and change
• Seeks and responds well to feedback, which is shared often and freely across all levels of the organization
• Works through silos and forges strong cross-departmental relationshipsin order toachieve outcomes
• We believe in education asa professionand hold ourselves to high level of conduct, professionalism and behaviors as models for our colleagues and students