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Foundation AcademiesTrenton, New Jersey, United States · Posted 3 months ago
Full-timeEst. 40,000 USD
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Description

Schedule

Monday-Saturday 7:00am-4:00pm, 9:00am-6:00pm, 11:00am-9:00pm, 1:00pm-11:00pm

Salary: $35,000-$45,000 (based on experience)

What is the opportunity?

As a Custodian at Foundation Academies, you will play an essential role in creating a clean, safe, and welcoming environment where scholars and staff can thrive. This is more than maintaining a building; it is ensuring our campuses are ready every day to support learning, safety, and operational excellence.

You will have the opportunity to make a visible impact on the daily experience of students, families, and staff by helping maintain high standards of cleanliness, safety, and facility readiness. From preparing spaces for learning and special events to responding to campus needs with urgency and professionalism, your work directly contributes to a positive school culture.

At Foundation Academies, custodians are valued members of the team who help ensure our schools remain environments where scholars can focus, staff can do their best work, and families feel welcomed. You will join a mission-driven organization committed to teamwork, reliability, and excellence in service.

What is in it for you?

  • Merit-based pay increases annually
  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision benefit plans
  • Tax-deferred 403b retirement account with 25% matching up to a certain amount
  • Free financial wellness advising through our Financial Advisor Service
  • Optional short or long-term disability benefits through Aflac
  • Regular strategic professional development and coaching
  • Career advancement opportunities
  • Smartphone and fully paid wireless plan through T-Mobile
  • Windows-based laptop
  • Regular team-building activities and outings
  • 10 sick days and 3 personal days that roll over annually
  • 30 paid holiday observances

What will you be doing?

  • Maintaining cleanliness and sanitation across classrooms, hallways, offices, restrooms, cafeterias, common areas, and exterior spaces
  • Sweeping, mopping, vacuuming, waxing, and maintaining floors according to established schedules
  • Cleaning and sanitizing restrooms while ensuring supplies remain fully stocked
  • Emptying trash and recycling containers daily and maintaining clean, hazard-free spaces
  • Operating custodial equipment and handling cleaning products safely and according to procedures
  • Completing room setups and breakdowns for school events, meetings, and activities
  • Responding to urgent custodial needs and campus requests in a timely and professional manner
  • Reporting maintenance concerns, damages, and safety issues to supervisors promptly
  • Supporting seasonal, deep-cleaning, emergency response, weather-related, and special event needs as assigned
  • Collaborating with school staff and facilities team members to maintain a positive, safe, and welcoming school environment
  • Following all safety protocols, emergency procedures, confidentiality expectations, and professional standards

What do we require from you?

  • High school diploma or equivalent preferred
  • Previous custodial or janitorial experience is a plus
  • Ability to operate cleaning equipment and handle cleaning chemicals safely
  • Strong attention to detail and time management skills
  • Ability to work independently and as part of a team
  • Ability to follow written and verbal instructions
  • Reliable transportation preferred
  • Ability to maintain confidentiality and professionalism in a school setting
  • Bilingual abilities are a plus
  • Flexibility to work evenings, weekends, holidays, or support emergencies based on campus operational needs.

Want to join our FAmily?

We are Foundation Academies: Trenton, New Jersey’s largest and highest-ranking K-12 free public charter school serving more than 1,000 scholars across three schools on two campuses. Our mission is to ensure that all of our students secure the academic knowledge and skills to prepare them for the nation’s finest colleges, and to instill in them the core values of caring, respect, responsibility, and honesty. We admit students by lottery, irrespective of gender, race, household income, or academic ability.

Our team of experienced and mission-driven urban educators values growth mindsets, lifelong learners, and individuals who believe that every child deserves an excellent education. We hold ourselves, our students, and our city to high standards because that’s what our families deserve.

We are conveniently located a quick car ride to downtown Princeton, a 45-minute SEPTA ride to Philly’s Center City, and a hop on the NJ Transit Express to New York City.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement:

Foundation Academies is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions on the basis of merit. We want to have the best available persons in every job. Foundation Academies prohibits unlawful discrimination based on race, color, creed, gender, gender identity, religion, marital status, registered domestic partner status, age, national origin or ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, sex, genetic information, sexual orientation, military and veteran status, or any other consideration made unlawful by federal, state, or local laws. All such discrimination is unlawful and prohibited by Foundation Academies. It is also our policy to comply with all applicable state and federal laws respecting consideration of unemployment status in making hiring decisions.

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