Job Description

Job Description

Job Description

Princeton Day School has an immediate opening for an experienced Custodian. The Custodian position works Monday through Friday from 3:00pm to 11:30pm with some weekends. The Custodian is responsible for maintaining a clean, orderly and safe environment for Princeton Day School. This is a great opportunity for the right candidate who would like to join a wonderful long-tenured Custodian Team with excellent benefits, retirement plan, and paid time off.

For this position, the ideal candidate is expected to:

• Clean, polish and disinfect bathroom fixtures, urinals, toilets and mirrors. Clean bathroom walls and floors. Replenish all bathroom supplies.
• Sweep, mop, scrub, and wax floors and stairs. Clean walls and baseboards. Wash windows; Vacuum all carpets.
• Collect trash and recycling and place in proper dumpster. Make sure dumpster area is neat and clean.
• Clean all desk tops and polish furniture. Wipe down all chalk boards and/or white boards.
• Set-up/break-down for events and lunch.
• Outside garbage removal from all PDS residential properties.
• Garbage removal from receptacles at all athletic fields.
• Respond immediately to all emergency situations in the school (floods, sick children, spills).
• Snow removal including shoveling, plowing and operating other snow removal equipment.
• Perform Buildings & Grounds functions when requested or required.
• Perform other duties as assigned or required.

Qualifications and Personal Attributes:

To perform the job successfully, an individual should exhibit the following competencies:

• Demonstrate physical ability and stamina to perform the tasks associated with the position.
• Ability to stand, walk, bend, kneel, stoop, crouch, crawl and climb.
• Ability to efficiently perform repetitive tasks.
• Ability to follow oral and written instructions in English.
• Ability to write in English.
• Ability to work effectively with others.
• Contribute to building a positive team spirit.
• Ability to maintain a professional demeanor with students, faculty, staff, department members.
• Maintain a positive attitude toward the job, colleagues and the School.
• Ability to concentrate and follow through on responsibilities.
• Demonstrate attention to detail.
• Ability to lift, push or pull 50 pounds.
• Ability to work in hot or cold weather.

Compensation : $19.00 an hour / $39,520 a year (this role is eligible for PDS' full benefits package including 4 weeks paid time off and 15 holidays.)

At Princeton Day School, offering a comprehensive and competitive benefits package is one way we recognize our employee's contribution to the success of the school and our role in helping our employees and their families be healthy, feel secure and maintain work/life balance. Full-time and part-time employees who are regularly scheduled to work 30 hours or more per week are eligible for PDS' competitive benefits package that includes medical, dental, and vision insurance as well as a generous 403(b) match, paid time off, and many other valuable benefits.

Princeton Day School is the region's premier independent day school for students from Pre-K through Grade 12. We aspire to create a diverse, equitable and inclusive community in which all members are seen, challenged, affirmed, respected and valued. Nestled on a picturesque 106-acre campus just two miles from Downtown Princeton and with a history dating back to 1899, PDS provides students with unparalleled opportunities for discovery, exploration and innovation and seeks employees who are passionate about their work and who embrace the importance of lifelong learning.

If this sounds like you and you want to be part of a great team, please submit the following to be considered:

• Resume
• Cover Letter

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