Job Title: Custodial Worker Location: Nashville, Tennessee Duration: 3+ months Job Description: Minimum Qualification: • High school diploma or GED equivalent; no previous experience required. Duties and Responsibilities: • Performs general, routine custodial duties, to include dusting, mopping, vacuuming, cleaning restrooms, and restocking paper and soap supplies. • Performs routine maintenance to custodial equipment and supplies. • Empties trash receptacles, disposes trash into dumpsters, and bags trash for proper disposal. • Unlocks doors, ensuring doors are locked after cleaning areas. • Reports need and concerns to appropriate staff, which may include submitting or recommending work orders and checking supply levels. • Ensure proper care in the use and maintenance of equipment and supplies; promotes continuous improvement of workplace safety and environmental practices. • Assists in on-the-job training of new staff on routine procedures. • Performs cleaning functions specific to the assigned facilities and/or based on seasonal/project requirements. • May provide vendors with access to areas for cleaning and may answer basic questions. May report issues with vendors to supervisors. • May assist or perform snow removal activities and minor maintenance, such as replacing light bulbs, adjusting furniture, or other similar activities. • Performs miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned. Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities: Knowledge: • Knowledge of standard cleaning procedures, chemicals, and equipment. • Understanding of safety practices related to custodial work (e.g., proper lifting techniques, chemical safety, use of personal protective equipment). • Familiarity with basic maintenance and sanitation standards in school or institutional environments. • Awareness of and sensitivity to working in an educational setting with students who are blind or visually impaired. Skills: • Ability to operate custodial equipment such as vacuum cleaners, buffers, floor scrubbers, and carpet extractors. • Strong attention to detail and ability to maintain cleanliness standards consistently. • Ability to manage time effectively and prioritize tasks with minimal supervision. • Good communication and interpersonal skills when interacting with staff, students, and supervisors. • Ability to follow written and oral instructions and maintain routine records as required. • Dependability, reliability, and strong work ethic. Ability • Basic ability to build relationships with students, colleagues, and parents, and to provide individualized support and feedback. • Basic ability to analyze problems, identify solutions, and adapt to changing circumstances. • Advanced ability to understand and interpret codes, policies, regulations, and laws, age-appropriate activities, lesson planning, child development stages, and behavior management techniques. • Intermediate ability to operate necessary tools and machinery for work tasks. • Basic ability to collaborate with others in various situations, interpreting data through specific yet varied methods, and using standardized procedures to operate equipment. • Intermediate ability to problem solve. • Basic ability to build and maintain relationships. • Basic ability to work flexible hours and adapt to shifting work demands. • Basic ability to demonstrate tact and patience. • Intermediate ability to keep confidential information. • Basic ability to interact with a variety of people and/or teams, handle different types of data for various purposes, and use specialized equipment related to the job. Schedule Days:Monday Yes Tuesday Yes Wednesday Yes Thursday Yes Friday Yes Saturday No Sunday No Hours/Day:7.5 Time Zone:CST Shift: 7:00 Am to 3:30 Pm