Not only are there supervisory issues, but security and personal safety ones as well. In many small school districts the daytime custodian is also assigned duties as custodial supervisor. Their shift is timed such that he or she can interact for some period of time with the night shift personnel. Often, if there are several cleaning workers in a building on the second or third shift, one of these will be designated as a lead worker. This person would be assigned mostly cleaning duties, but have added responsibilities for ordering and delivering materials and equipment, acting as liaison with supervisor, and collecting time cards.
Some high schools have shops for vocational training.
Often, custodians have little responsibility for these spaces, but they do service sinks and empty trash from the area. In these areas, custodial effort is not proportional to the area of the space. This implementation guide is designed to maximize your time as you work through the staffing guidelines. If you are confident that you have all the necessary information related to a specific area you might consider skipping one of the steps in this process. Determine the amount of custodial hours devoted to cleaning.