Description
POSTED: August 13, 2025
CLOSING DATE: August 27, 2025
COMPETITION # SS2025-24
HEAD CUSTODIAN
Permanent
Bowen Island Community School
November 24, 2025*
*Date is subject to change to an earlier start date
12-month position
37.5 hours per week
Schedule: Monday to Friday, 6:30 AM- 2:30 PM
Salary starts at $26.78 at Step 1 - $ 29.74 at Step 2
Why West Vancouver Schools?
West Vancouver Schools, the premier place for learning, has a long-held reputation for excellence and innovation. Our motto endorses our vision that we aspire to provide the finest educational experience in the country - for our children, our employees, our community, and our world. We support this vision in the work we do, and the drive to be the first and best is clear, both inside and outside the organization.
Summary of Duties:
Reporting to the Supervisor-Custodial Services, the Head Custodian has overall responsibility for site/security; supervision of custodian at their assigned location (s) as well as the performance of a variety of cleaning and minor maintenance tasks in accordance with establish procedures.
The full job description is available on Inside45 for internal staff. External applicants can request a copy of the job description from the Human Resources Department; email: .
Required Qualifications and Experience:
- Grade 12 Graduation
- Building Service Worker Certificate
- Boiler Service Awareness Certificate
- Building Service Management Course
- Valid BC Driver's License
- Fire Safety Course
- Basic Computer Skills (e-mail)
- Self-starter with ability to organize daily tasks and work independently and as a member of a team.
- Ability to understand and carry out verbal and written instructions.
- Good interpersonal and communication (oral) skills
- Physical ability to perform the assigned duties (including climbing ladders and scaffolds)
Desirable Qualifications and Experience:
- Training in building trades
- Previous experience in the maintenance of commercial or school buildings
- Demonstrated supervisory ability.
Qualified candidates are invited to submit a resume via under West Vancouver Schools. Please note that email and fax applications will not be accepted. Please visit the Job Opportunities page on for more details on the application process. West Vancouver Schools is committed to an accessible recruitment process and is able to provide accommodation as required for applicants with identified needs. If you require any accommodations at any point during the recruitment process, please reach out to us at .
We thank all interested applicants; however, only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
Successful applicants not currently employed by West Vancouver Schools are required to sign a “consent for Criminal Record Search” to permit a criminal record review.
