Custodial Worker 1

Full Job Description

Are you a dependable, hardworking individual who finds genuine satisfaction in a job well done? The Department of Labor & Industry is looking for a dedicated Custodial Worker 1 to join our maintenance team at the Hiram G. Andrews Center. In this vital position, you will be responsible for providing custodial services that ensure a safe, clean, fresh, and welcoming environment for students, staff, and visitors. If you are a positive and self-motivated individual with an attention to detail, this is the perfect job for you!

Requirements

In this role, experience with various cleaning techniques, supplies, and machines is helpful but not a must as on-the-job training will be given. You will be responsible for providing floor care from daily cleaning to stripping and waxing through the operation of all custodial equipment including automatic floor scrubbers, floor polishers, vacuum cleaners (wet and dry), carpet extractors, and the use of dust mops, damp mops, mop buckets, and wringers. Work involves performing thorough cleaning to include disinfecting offices, hallways, lounges, restrooms, and shower rooms with the appropriate use of cleaning chemicals and tools. You will also be responsible for cleaning occupied student living quarters.

If cleaning gives you a sense of accomplishment and are interested in an entry-level job, the Department of Labor & Industry would like you to come join our team!

Interested in learning more? Additional details regarding this position can be found in the position description.

Work Schedule and Additional Information:

• Full-time employment
• Shift work, 6:00 AM to 2:00 PM and 11:00 AM to 7:00 PM, 7 days per week, with a 30-minute lunch period.
• 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 Requirements:

• You must be able to perform essential job functions.

Preferred Qualifications (not required):

• ISSA or similar commercial cleaning certification
• Work experience as a custodian, janitor, or cleaning person in an assisted living facility, nursing home, or hospital. (Experience might include such things as cleaning restrooms; cleaning resident rooms, offices or public areas; mopping, scrubbing, dusting, sweeping, and buffing
• Work experience in a commercial or residential facility
• Work experience interacting with students, staff, or tenants
• Custodial work experience in the following environments: dorm rooms, activity/recreation rooms, bathroom/shower or bathing rooms, cafeteria/dining room setting, entranceway/lobby/common space, nursing station, patient/resident rooms, pharmacy, physical therapy rooms

Legal Requirements:

• This position falls under the provisions of the Child Protective Services Law.
  • Under the Law, a conditional offer of employment will require submission and approval of satisfactory criminal history reports including, but not limited to, PA State Police clearance, PA Child Abuse history clearance, and FBI Fingerprint clearance.

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).

If you are claiming education in your answers to the supplemental application questions, you must attach a copy of your college transcripts for your claim to be accepted toward meeting the minimum requirements. Unofficial transcripts are acceptable.

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.

All application materials and interview responses must reflect the applicant’s own experience, qualifications, and work. Applicants may use generative AI tools for preparation purposes only.

Use of AI to misrepresent or falsify information, or to assist during interviews, is not permitted. Review the Guidance for Generative AI Tools & Job Seekers for additional information.

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.