Custodial Worker 1
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
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Custodial Worker 1, Capitol Complex (Multiple Vacancies)
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Department of General Services
Location
Pennsylvania, 17120
Salary
$35,306 - $46,924
per year
Type
Full Time
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February 7, 2026
Job Description
Summary
This job involves cleaning and maintaining public buildings in the Pennsylvania Capitol Complex, such as sweeping floors, restrooms, offices, and handling tasks like snow removal to keep spaces tidy and safe.
It's a full-time role with early morning hours and requires on-site work, even during emergencies.
A good fit would be someone reliable, physically fit, and comfortable with hands-on cleaning duties who enjoys helping keep government facilities in top shape.
Key Requirements
- Ability to perform physical tasks like sweeping, mopping, dusting, and polishing surfaces
- Experience or willingness to clean restrooms, including fixtures, mirrors, and replenishing supplies
- Skill in using equipment such as pallet jacks, dollies, and commercial floor scrubbers (buffers)
- Ability to report maintenance issues like leaks, clogs, or faulty lights to supervisors
- Capability to assist with snow and ice removal from entrances, sidewalks, and driveways
- Availability for full-time schedule: 6:00 AM to 2:30 PM, Monday-Friday, as an essential employee during emergencies
- No telework option; must work on-site in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Full Job Description
Start your career with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania! The Department of General Services is seeking helpful and dependable people to join us as Custodial Workers.
With our Harrisburg Regional Division team, you will clean offices, restrooms, and other public areas to help keep Capitol Complex buildings in a clean and orderly condition. Apply and join us today!
Requirements
In this Custodial Worker 1 position, you will complete essential work including:
- Sweeping and mopping restroom floors, and washing and cleaning mirrors, toilets, walls, sinks, and other restroom fixtures.
- Checking that supplies like paper towels and toilet paper are available in each restroom and adding more supplies as needed.
- Telling your supervisor when there are burnt-out or blinking light bulbs, plumbing leaks, clogged drains, and other problems or big messes that need extra help to fix.
- Cleaning, dusting, and polishing windows, furniture, and other things in offices.
- Using pallet jacks and dollies to move furniture and materials.
- Using a commercial heavy-duty scrub machine (buffer) to clean and buff floors.
- Removing snow and ice from building entrances, exits, sidewalks, driveways, and stairways with our team as needed.
Interested in learning more? Additional details regarding this position can be found in the position description.
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.
- Telework: You will not have the option to telework in this position.
- 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
QUALIFICATIONS
Additional Requirement:
- You must be able to perform essential job functions.
How to Apply:
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.pa.gov/agencies/employment/how-to-apply.html and click on Veterans.
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.
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