Custodian

We are LAUSD. We are at the forefront of innovation in public education,

focused on a clear and inspiring vision of the future for all of our students

as they venture forward on their journey as lifelong learners. Here, you

will have the opportunity to exercise your potential in a role supporting

the business of education. Our work directly contributes toward the goal

of ensuring that our students graduate ready for the world – ready to
thrive in college, career and life.

LAUSD Employees: Please be advised that all LAUSD employees must

sign in to the GlobalProtect Virtual Private Network (VPN) in order to

submit an application from an external network outside of an LAUSD

location. For assistance with installing the GlobalProtect virtual network,

please contact Information Technology Services at (213) 443-1300 or

(213) 241-5200.

LAUSD is the second largest school district in the nation with an

enrollment of nearly 575,000 students. We serve an area totaling 710

square miles, with over 1,190 schools and educational centers, and we

employ over 74,000 individuals, making us one of the largest employers

in our city.

LAUSD Employees: Please be advised that all LAUSD employees must

sign in to the GlobalProtect Virtual Private Network (VPN) in order to

submit an application from an external network outside of an LAUSD

location. For assistance with installing the GlobalProtect virtual network,

please contact Information Technology Services at (213) 443-1300 or

(213) 241-5200.

Benefits Insurance: Paid premiums for your choice of several medical, dental,

vision, and life insurance plans. Retirement: Membership in the California

Public Employee Retirement System (CalPERS).

Vacation: Two weeks of paid vacation to start. Three weeks after five

years of year-round paid service.

Paid Holidays: Up to 13 days.

NOTE: Positions in this job classification may be offered on a 10 or 11

month basis – salary and paid time off for 10 or 11 month positions will be

adjusted accordingly.

Job Duties/Responsibilities A Building and Grounds Worker Maintains assigned areas of buildings

and grounds in a clean, sanitary, and safe condition.

Some of the primary job duties performed will require that a job

incumbent:

• Sweeps, dusts, cleans, scrubs, strips, seals, waxes, polishes, and mops

floors in classrooms, kitchens, dining halls, toilet rooms, offices, and

similar facilities.

• Removes spots from floors, walls, woodwork, furniture, and fixtures and

cleans chalkboards and erasers.

• Cleans, dusts, high dusts, and polishes woodwork, glass, hall lockers,

furniture, air intake screens, and louvers, fixtures, and other installations.

• Washes and scrubs walls, lavatory fixtures, inside glass, windows,

painted surfaces, and drinking fountains, and sanitizes refrigerators and

beverage coolers.

• Operates equipment, such as floor polishing and scrubbing machines,

wall washing machines, steam shampooers, vacuum cleaners, yard

vacuums, lawn mowers, lawn edgers, weed eaters, and power

sweepers.

• Services soap dispensers, towel boxes, and similar facilities.

• Sweeps and hoses blacktops, tennis courts, playgrounds, sidewalks,

and parkways.

• Replaces electrical plug fuses, incandescent bulbs, and fluorescent

tubes.

• Moves and adjusts chairs, desks, tables, other furniture, and equipment

and prepares rooms for meetings.

• Receives, checks, and delivers custodial and instructional supplies, and

receives and stores grocery orders delivered during the summer.

• Locks and unlocks doors, gates, windows, transoms, and storerooms.

• Assists in providing security for buildings and grounds, contacts proper

authority for assistance as needed, and may escort authorized and

unauthorized persons in and from buildings and grounds.

• Provides information in regard to locations of various school facilities,

participates in the opening and closing of facilities, and represents the

school to the public in the use of the school as a community center.

Desirable Qualifications An ideal candidate for the Building and Grounds Worker position

possesses knowledge of:

• Cleaning materials, such as soap, detergents, and solvents

• Methods of cleaning floors, lavatories, and other areas of school

buildings

• Sterilization and sanitation methods used in custodial work

• General grounds maintenance practices, machinery, and equipment

Additionally, they should possess the ability to:

• Understand and follow written and oral instructions

• Recognize maintenance needs and make minor repairs to materials,

fixtures, and equipment

• Read water, gas, and electric meters Safely operate floor polishing and

scrubbing machines, wall washing machines, steam shampooers,

vacuum cleaners, lawn mowers, lawn edgers, and other types of power

machines

• Work harmoniously with students, administrators, P.T.A. groups,

teachers, and others

Special Physical Requirements:

• Safely lift and carry items weighing up to 100 pounds

• Safely move heavy supplies, machinery, and equipment

• Stamina to stand and walk for long periods of time

Employment Selection Process The selection process for this position will tentatively consist of a

computer-based multiple-choice test.

Please be sure to include correspondence from @lausd.net as an

approved sender so that messages arent accidentally placed into your

spam/junk e-mail folder.

Application Process DO YOU NEED TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE WITH THE ON-LINE

APPLICATION?

Email us at helpmeapply@lausd.net

To find out whether the application deadline has been extended, visit the

website at: http://www.lausdjobs.org .

The Los Angeles Unified School District intends that all qualified persons

shall have equal opportunities for employment and promotion.

Reasonable accommodations in completing an application and testing

are available to individuals with disabilities. Please call (213) 241-3455

for more information.

Additional Posting Information The Los Angeles Unified School District is committed to providing a

working and learning environment free from discrimination, harassment,

intimidation, abusive conduct, or bullying. The District prohibits

discrimination, harassment, intimidation, abusive conduct or bullying

based on actual or perceived race or ethnicity, gender/sex (including

gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, childbirth,

breastfeeding/lactation status and related medical conditions), sexual

orientation, religion, color, national origin (including language use

restrictions and possession of a driver’s license issued under Vehicle
Code), ancestry, immigration status, physical or mental disability

(including clinical depression and bipolar disorder, HIV/AIDS, hepatitis,

epilepsy, seizure disorder, diabetes, multiple sclerosis, and heart

disease), medical condition (cancer related and genetic characteristics),

military and veteran status, marital status, registered domestic partner

status, age (40 and above), genetic information, political belief or

affiliation (unless union related), a persons association with a person or

group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics, or

any other basis protected by federal, state or local law, ordinance, or

regulation in any program or activity it conducts or to which it provides

significant assistance.

For inquiries or complaints contact our Equal Opportunity Section, (213)

241-7685.

Selection and promotion are based on a competitive employment

assessment process. Candidates who pass all parts of the assessment

process are placed on a hiring (eligibility) list based on their assessment

score. Hiring departments may make job offers to candidates on the top

three ranks of the hiring list. Eligibility typically lasts for 12 months. The

hiring list resulting from this assessment process may be used to fill open

positions in related job classifications.