Normal Work Day/Normal Work Year. A. Custodian/Maintenance The normal work day for full-time custodians and maintenance employees shall consist of eight (8) hours of work which shall be interrupted by an unpaid meal period of thirty (30) minutes. A paid rest period of fifteen (15) minutes may be taken by full-time custodians and maintenance employees during each four (4) hour work period. Except in cases of emergency, every effort will be made not to request elective assistance of custodial personnel during these times. Normal work hours for day custodians/maintenance begin at 7:00 a.m. Normal work hours for full-time night custodians begin at 3:15 p.m. during the regular school year when schools are in session. For holiday/break periods during the school year, all custodians will begin at 7:00 a.m. For newly created positions, if work hours vary from these contractual hours, specific hours will be listed on the vacancy posting. The Board reserves the right to assign work hours to meet building/student needs. The Board and the Union agrees that the Board may adopt an alternative summer work schedule consisting of a four-day workweek (Monday through Thursday) and a ten and one-half hour workday (6:00 a.m. through 4:30 p.m.) between school terms during the months of June, July and August. When a custodian or maintenance worker is required to begin his/her shift early, the worker may request the option of leaving at the end of an 8 1/2 hour work day to be approved by the Principal and Director of Buildings and Grounds. The decision of the Principal and Director of Buildings and Grounds is final. At no time will a building be without custodial services during student attendance hours.
