SENIOR CUSTODIAN
New Jersey treats Senior Custodian as a competitive-class job, so the gate is an examination and the ranked list it produces rather than a direct offer.
The minimum is 2 years of relevant experience and a professional license.
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Senior Custodian is a local service title. It is filled by the counties, municipalities, authorities and other employers that have adopted civil service under Title 11A, not by State departments. Those employers set pay by ordinance or contract rather than from a State salary schedule, which is why most local titles carry no salary range here.
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Official job specification
The text below is the official specification published by the New Jersey Civil Service Commission. The plain-language summary and analysis above are derived from it by NJ Civil Service Navigator. Source: the official specification page at NJ CSC.
Definition
Under direction, supervises and works with custodial (janitorial) personnel in a medium size school building; does other related duties as required.
Examples of work
- Inspects, analyzes, and determines cleaning work to be done and materials needed.
- Establishes, maintains, and develops work plans for subordinates.
- Supervises and takes the lead in cleaning, maintenance, and care of buildings and grounds.
- Supervises and takes the lead in work involved in cleaning and maintenance of desks, chairs, rugs, lighting fixtures, windows, and other furniture and fixtures.
- Supervises and takes the lead in sweeping, washing, and sanding floors.
- Supervises and takes the lead in applying wax and polish to wood, linoleum, and composition floors.
- Supervises and takes the lead in application of paint remover, turpentine, or other cleaning agents to furniture.
- Supervises and takes the lead in sanding rough and discolored areas.
- Supervises and takes the lead in applying linseed oil, varnish, stain, lacquer, enamel, and paint to furniture.
- Supervises and takes the lead in reconditioning, care, and maintenance of grounds and parking area.
- Supervises and takes the lead in operating heating and ventilating equipment.
- May supervise the work of an elevator operator.
- Makes inspections of buildings and grounds to note significant conditions and see that needed work is done.
- Obtains, stores, safeguards, distributes, and supervises the use of equipment, materials, and supplies.
- Establishes and maintains records of personnel, equipment, materials, supplies, work done, and time spent.
- Reports necessary repairs to the authorities.
- Keeps order among children in the building and on the grounds.
- Will be required to learn to utilize various types of electronic and/or manual recording and information systems used by the agency, office, or related units.
Experience
Two (2) years of experience in work involving the heating, inspection, cleaning, and maintenance of furniture, fixtures, offices, buildings, and in the reconditioning, care, and maintenance of grounds, one (1) year of which shall have been in a supervisory capacity.
License
Appointees must possess a current, valid Black Seal Boiler Operator License of the appropriate type (high or low pressure) issued by the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development.
Appointees will be required to possess a driver's license valid in New Jersey only if the operation of a vehicle, rather than employee mobility, is necessary to perform essential duties of the position.
Knowledge, skills and abilities
- Knowledge of problems, procedures, and operations involved in inspecting, analyzing, and planning building and ground maintenance and heating and ventilating work to be done.
- Knowledge of methods used in establishing, maintaining, and developing work procedures.
- Knowledge of methods used in obtaining, storing, safeguarding, distributing, and supervising use of equipment, materials, and supplies.
- Knowledge of the establishment and maintenance of records and files of personnel, equipment, materials, supplies, work done, time spent, and cost.
- Ability to analyze building, heating, and ground maintenance problems.
- Ability to organize assigned work and develop effective work methods.
- Ability to give assignments and instructions.
- Ability to associate with children and school staff.
- Ability to utilize various types of electronic and/or manual recording and information systems used by the agency, office, or related units.
- Ability to read, write, speak, understand, and communicate in English sufficiently to perform the duties of this position. American Sign Language or Braille may also be considered as acceptable forms of communication.
- Persons with mental or physical disabilities are eligible as long as they can perform essential functions of the job with or without reasonable accommodation. If the accommodation cannot be made because it would cause the employer undue hardship, such persons may not be eligible.
Note
The examples of work for this title are for illustrative purposes only. A particular position using this title may not perform all duties listed in this job specification. Conversely, all duties performed on the job may not be listed.