Custodial Worker 1

NOTE: THIS IS A REPOSTING OF N-2024-11241 WHICH WAS PREVIOUSLY OPEN FROM NOVEMBER 6, 2024 TO NOVEMBER 10, 2024 PREVIOUS APPLICANTS DO NOT NEED TO REAPPLY.

Start your career with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania! The Department of General Services is seeking a reliable Custodial Worker 1 within the Harrisburg Regional Division. This position performs general cleaning of offices, restrooms, and other public areas. Take pride in your work. Join us as in maintaining the clean and orderly appearance of our facilities for the citizens of Pennsylvania.

The Custodial Worker 1 position involves sweeping and mopping restroom floors and washing and cleaning all restroom furnishings. You must ensure that adequate amounts of restroom supplies are available and provide replenishment as needed. Discrepancies, such as burnt-out or blinking light bulbs, plumbing leaks, clogged drains, should be reported to the immediate supervisor. General cleaning, dusting, and polishing are completed on office furnishings and office equipment.

Additional duties will include:

• Various window and glass cleaning
• Operating pallet jacks and dollies to move furniture and materials from one area to another
• Utilizing a commercial heavy-duty scrub machine (buffer) to clean and buff floors
• Snow and ice removal is required from building entrances, exits, sidewalks, driveways, stairways, with distribution of deicing materials where needed

Work Schedule and Additional Information:

• Full-time employment.
• Work hours are 6:00 AM to 2:30 PM, Monday - Friday, with a 60-minute lunch.
• Essential Employee-Required to report to work during emergencies and office closings.
• Salary: In some cases, the starting salary may be non-negotiable.
• You will receive further communication regarding this position via email. Check your email, including spam/junk folders, for these notices.

QUALIFICATIONS

Additional Requirement:

• You must be able to perform essential job functions.

• Resumes, cover letters, and similar documents will not be reviewed, and the information contained therein will not be considered for the purposes of determining your eligibility for the position. Information to support your eligibility for the position must be provided on the application (i.e., relevant, detailed experience/education).
• Your application must be submitted by the posting closing date. Late applications and other required materials will not be accepted.
• Failure to comply with the above application requirements may eliminate you from consideration for this position.

Veterans:

• Pennsylvania law (51 Pa. C.S. *7103) provides employment preference for qualified veterans for appointment to many state and local government jobs. To learn more about employment preferences for veterans, go to www.employment.pa.gov/Additional%20Info/Pages/default.aspx and click the Veterans' Preference tab or contact us at ra-cs-vetpreference@pa.gov.

Telecommunications Relay Service (TRS):

• 711 (hearing and speech disabilities or other individuals).

If you are contacted for an interview and need accommodations due to a disability, please discuss your request for accommodations with the interviewer in advance of your interview date.

The Commonwealth is an equal employment opportunity employer and is committed to a diverse workforce. The Commonwealth values inclusion as we seek to recruit, develop, and retain the most qualified people to serve the citizens of Pennsylvania. The Commonwealth does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religious creed, ancestry, union membership, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, AIDS or HIV status, disability, or any other categories protected by applicable federal or state law. All diverse candidates are encouraged to apply.