My job interview with the Lead Hand Custodian

My Job Skills Interview with

Mr. Jason Brown

Lead Hand Custodian at WODSS

What does a Lead Hand Do, Anyway?

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The Facility Part

Ensures that the school is safe and clean for the kids and staff

Organizes rental space for the community

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The Facility Part con’t

Acts as supply warehouse for feeder schools in Wilmot

Performs general maintenance on the school building (plumbing and electrical)

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The People Part

Supervises the night staff Covering for absences in the other

“family of school” locations Trains new people

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What does a “typical” shift look like?

Things we see Maintenance (fixing things that break) Cleaning assigned areas (where

confidential information is kept)

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Things we might not notice (unless they stop working)

Regular fire alarm checks, fire extinguishers, emergency lighting

Weekly (or more often) water quality testing, flushing out the system

Help the other custodians if they are running behind

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Education and Training

High school!!! Good work experience

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Best Part of the Job

Stability

Don’t have to take the work home

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Worst or Most Dangerous Part of the Job

Monotony

Students!

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Wages and Hours

8 hour shift, 5 nights a week (3:30-11:30 pm)

New hires = only part timers at $18.00 Takes 2 years after being hired for

permanent custodian to rise to the top of the pay grid (just because you work full time hours doesn’t mean you are permanent)

Good pension, sick days, family care days, health benefits plan

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Personality Type Needed:

Problem solver (have to figure out how to fix things without many resources)

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good at giving direction so that other people want to do what you say

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Good with details (lots of documenting) use math when you are mixing

chemicals—you need to understand the ratios and to be able to visualize space

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