Custodian position receives nearly 700 applications

MASSILLON, OH — A full-time custodian position at Edison Junior High School has received more applications than school officials ever imagined, according to WKYC-TV.


As of this morning, 667 applications have been submitted for the $15.37 an hour plus benefits position, the story stated.


Berry Mason, director of business operations at Perry Local Schools, said: "Six hundred and sixty seven applications at the close of business on Friday. At that rate, we're thinking that what comes in over the weekend and Monday that we're on pace to be between 700 and 800 applications. As I walk through the reception area and see some of the individuals coming in and out of our office, it struck me that a number of folks were in their late 40s, to even 50s and 60s that were coming in and applying for this position."


The job opening was advertised in local Stark County newspapers, an area that is suffering through a 10.4 percent unemployment rate, the story noted.


The school, depending on how long it takes to read through the already-received applications and those not yet submitted, hopes to have the custodian position filled within a few weeks, the story added.