Custodian III (7 Days) 5 Positions

Custodian III (7 Days) 5 Positions JobID: 64949

Position Type:

Summer Programs/Custodian

Date Posted:

5/21/2026

Location:

Pocahontas County High School

Closing Date:

05/28/2026

County:

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Summer Custodians (up to 5 positions)

LENGTH OF EMPLOYMENT: 7 Days as needed, summer of 2026.

LOCATION: Pocahontas County High School

CUSTODIAN SHIFT:

To be determined

SALARY: State Minimum Salary Schedule for Service Personnel, State Custodial pay scale

FLSA STATUS: Non-Exempt

REPORTS TO: Maintenance Director/Maintenance Supervisor

Qualifications:

• High School Diploma, General Equivalent Development Certificate (GED) per West Virginia Code §18A-2-5
• Personnel must be or have been classified in this category or must pass the state prescribed exam for this position per West Virginia Code §18A-4-8e.
• Criminal background check per WV Code §18-5-15c.
• The ability to perform the job duties and responsibilities of the position as contained in the Job Description

Currently enrolled Pocahontas County High School Students are eligible to apply, however, preference will be given to current Pocahontas County regular and substitute staff. Students who may be hired do not earn seniority for the purposes of future employment or experience pay.

Title: Custodian means a person employed to keep buildings clean and free of refuse, to operate the heating or cooling systems, and to make minor repairs.

Job Summary: To perform duties which keep the county buildings in such a state of operating excellence that they present no problems or interruptions of the educational program. The custodian performs assigned custodial duties and repairs and receives supervision from the building administrator. The employee shall remain free of any alcohol or non-prescribed drugs while in the workplace. Alcohol and controlled substances which affect employee productivity, safety or judgment in the workplace will not be tolerated. Staff members serve as role models for students in how to conduct themselves as citizens and as responsible, intelligent human beings. Staff members are expected to refrain from bullying, harassment, intimidation, and discrimination.

Performance Responsibilities:

• Maintain positive work habits.
• Maintain positive job attitude and has other personal qualities essential to job success.
• Perform all duties efficiently and productively.
• Interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
• Effectively present information and respond to questions from administrators, staff, and the public.
• Solve practical problems and manage a variety of variables in situations where only limited standardizations exist.
• Comply with all state and county policies and regulations.
• Maintain and update skills.
• Dust, clean, polish fixtures, woodwork, and equipment.
• Wash windows and dust blinds.
• Clean restrooms and replenish with supplies.
• Sweep, mop, wax, and polish floors, stairs, corridors, and courts using brooms, mops, and buffer.
• Clean rugs and carpets with vacuum cleaner.
• Dispose of trash and waste materials.
• Clean doors, door facings, and walls with disinfectants.
• Move equipment and supplies.
• Check and replace light bulbs.
• Sweep sidewalks around buildings.
• Report safety hazards within and around buildings.
• List and report needed repairs.
• Store equipment.
• Keep stock of inventory and request supplies as needed.
• Perform minor repairs and maintain equipment.
• Clean shower rooms and gym.
• Operate and maintain weed eater, lawn mower, floor scrubber, floor buffer, and vacuum cleaner.
• Arrange table and chairs for breakfast and lunch.
• Secure the building at night.
• Operate hand and small power tools.
• Prepare facilities for activities and clean up after the activities.
• Shampoo carpets.
• Perform inspections for fire extinguishers and emergency lighting.
• Clean ceiling and restroom vents.
• Performs custodian work involving independent activity to keep school clean, sanitary, and in an orderly condition, as well as minor maintenance tasks.
• Performs assigned manual work of ordinary difficulty and responsibility. Job assignments are in the form of written or oral instructions and are performed under supervision and reviewed periodically.
• Maintains watch over property and grounds against trespassing, vandalism, and fire hazards. Signal police and fire departments when needed.
• Maintains all floors in a clean and attractive condition, including regular waxing, and in a good state of preservation.
• Performs supportive duties such as:
• Displays Flags
• Flies Flag at half-staff;
• Inventories supplies;
• Reports safety hazards within building;\
• Stores equipment.
• Services carpeted areas.
• Assists in building maintenance by replacing window glass, cleaning gutters and drainpipes, freeing stopped sanitary and sink plumbing, repairing leaks, repairing furniture, doing simple painting, replacing lights, and performing other related work as assigned.
• Conducts an ongoing program of general maintenance, upkeep, and repair.
• Maintains grounds by cutting grass with hand and power mowers and string trimmers, collecting litter, trimming bushes and small trees, raking grounds, mulching or adding other ground cover, planting shrubs or flowers, and performing minor repairs to walks, paths, walls, play apparatus, roads, and site improvements.
• Perform routine lubrication services and minor preventative maintenance services.
• Operates security systems and fire safety systems.
• Inspect buildings and reports deficiencies.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Physical Demands: Must have physical strength, balance, hand-eye coordination, and stamina necessary to complete jobs in various areas.

o Must be able to lift all supplies and materials about the custodian position.

o Must be able to lift and carry up to 50 pounds and push and/or pull 50 pound loads at a time.

o Must be able to stand and walk up to eight hours per day and climb multiple sets of stairs while carrying materials weighing between 30 and 60 pounds.

Sitting: Rarely: ½ hour in an 8-hour work shift Standing:

Constantly: 2 hours in an 8-hour work shift. Alternates continuously with walking.

Walking: Constantly: 5 ½ hours in an 8-hour work shift

Lifting and Carrying:

• 1-10 pounds Continuously Cleaning supplies, stocking items, ladders, salt, mop buckets, mops, etc.
• 11-22 pounds Continuously Cleaning supplies, operate string trimmer, gas cans, etc.
• 21-35 pounds Frequently Buckets of cleaning agents, emptying garbage, stocking inventory items, deliveries, operate string trimmer, snow removal, etc.
• 36-50 pounds Frequently Buckets of cleaning agents, emptying garbage, stocking inventory items, deliveries, lawn mowers, snow removal, etc.
• 51-75 pounds Rarely Buckets of cleaning agents, emptying garbage, stocking inventory items, deliveries, lawn mowers, snow removal, moving furniture, etc. (Employ assistance with items over 50 pounds)
• 76-100 pounds Rarely Buckets of cleaning agents, emptying garbage, stocking inventory items, deliveries, lawn mowers, snow removal, moving furniture, etc. (Employ assistance with items over 50 pounds)
• 100 + pounds Rarely Buckets of cleaning agents, emptying garbage, stocking inventory items, deliveries, lawn mowers, snow removal, moving furniture, etc. (Employ assistance with items over 50 pounds)

Frequently Pushing & pulling

Floor buffer, broom, mop, garbage cans, shoveling, mowing grass, etc.

Forward bending

Frequently Mowing grass, operate string trimmer, pick up garbage, cleaning tables, chairs, and desks

Squatting & stooping Frequently Picking up debris inside and outside, cleaning the building, etc.

Kneeling Cleaning, weeding, spot scrubbing floors, etc.

Crawling Spot scrubbing floors, cleaning baseboards, etc.

Occasionally Climbing Washing windows, cleaning tops of shelves and cabinets, etc.

Overhead reaching Occasionally Washing windows, cleaning tops of shelves and cabinets, etc.

Hazards Sprains/strains from improper lifting techniques, burns from improper handling of chemicals, etc.

Machines/equipment/tools Lawn mowers, string trimmers, floor buffer, floor scrubber, vacuums, etc.

The physical demands described are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stoop, reach, stand, walk, lift, pull, push, grasp, talk, hear, see, and use repetitive motions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee may frequently lift and/or move at least seventy-five (75) pounds of materials, children, etc. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision such as reading handwritten or typed material and the ability to adjust focus. The position requires the individual to meet multiple demands from several people and interact with the public and other staff members.

Work Environment: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The temperature in the work environment can range from below freezing when working outdoors to more than 90°F when working in the furnace room or kitchen areas or on roof tops. The work surface can be slippery when mopping/ stripping floors or completing snow removal. The noise level in the work environment is moderate to loud (60 -90 dB). Revised July 2025

ADDITIONAL MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS: Applicants who have been dismissed or who have had their contracts non-renewed for cause by another school district are not eligible for consideration; applicants who have recent unsatisfactory evaluations are not to be considered eligible for consideration; applicants who demonstrate unsatisfactory interview performance are not eligible for consideration; and, applicants who receive unfavorable reference recommendations will not be eligible for consideration. The ability to perform the job duties and responsibilities of the position as contained in the Job Description, with or without reasonable accommodation.

TO APPLY: Pocahontas County Schools uses the applicant tracking system from Frontline Education to manage employment applications online. You may apply online from our district website or on the WVDE careers section of the state website. To be considered for any position, bids must be submitted by the bid closing time on the last day of the posting for the desired position. All bids are posted for a minimum of five business days.

Applicants must have required certification or be pending with the West Virginia Department of Education at the closing of the bid. As required by federal laws and regulations, the Pocahontas County Board of Education does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex or disability in employment or in its education programs and activities. Inquiries may be referred to Personnel Director, Pocahontas County Board of Education, 404 Old Buckeye Road, Buckeye. WV phone 304.799.4505; or the West Virginia Department of Education's Director of Legal Services.