FLOATER CUSTODIANS. 35.01 The Employer may maintain floater custodial positions for each zone for the purpose of filling temporary vacancies and for periods of heavy workloads/special projects.
35.02 These Employees shall be assigned to a work location/home base on the afternoon shift and will be considered additional staff to the regular complement at the location. Notice of shift change does not apply to the Floater.
35.03 The Employee will be a permanent Employee and shall be entitled to all wages and benefits and conditions of the Collective Agreement.
35.04 The Employer shall post the Floater positions in accordance with Article 15 (Job Vacancies).
35.05 The Employer will provide a training program prior to posting of these positions. Training opportunities will be made available for Floater Custodians based upon seniority.
35.06 The Employer agrees that there shall not be any loss of wages or benefits for custodians participating in approved training programs under this Article.
35.07 Floater Custodians required to work at more than one location during their shift shall be paid the applicable mileage allowance for all distance traveled between the locations. Should the Employee be assigned to a location outside of their designated zone, they shall be paid the applicable mileage allowance to and from work. The Employer will make every effort to place the closest Floater Custodian available to a location.
35.08 Floater Custodians would be the initial replacement for Charge Custodians, if a custodian is required to be brought in from another location.
35.09 If a Floater Custodian is not available, due to an alternate assignment, the afternoon shift custodian would be offered to cover the Charge Custodian recognizing there would not be any shift change notification. This would be pre-arranged by site.
35.10 Where necessary, permanent part-time Employees would be offered additional hours (at straight time - no overtime) to fill in for absent or vacant positions to a maximum of eight (8) hours per day in the zone but within the Employee’s assigned building first. This would be pre-arranged by site.
35.11 Floater Custodians shall work the assigned hours of the position for which they are filling.
FLOATER CUSTODIANS. The district may employ up to Twenty- five (25) part- time floater custodians. Floaters shall be used only for relief purposes for regular employees who are on vacation, sick leave, workers compensation leave, personal business days or any other leaves provided in this Agreement. Floaters will not be used to avoid scheduled overtime or overtime rentals; however, Floaters may be used for special projects if mutually agreed to by the Director of Operations, or designee, and the Chief Union Xxxxxxx. Floaters shall be members of the bargaining unit and shall be covered by all provisions of this Agreement except that they shall not receive health insurance, life- insurance, retirement, training pay or any paid time off. Floaters shall be on a one calendar year probationary period during which time their retention shall be at the sole discretion of the district. Floaters promoted to full-time, whether during or after their one-year probationary period, shall be subject to the requirements of Article 5, Section 2. The promotion of floaters to full-time status is at the discretion of the district. When making said promotions, the district will consider floaters' attendance, work performance, and seniority.
