Custodial Worker 1, Capitol Complex (Multiple Vacancies)
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
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Custodial Worker 1, Harrisburg Area (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 8, 2026
Job Description
Summary
This job is for a custodial worker who keeps government buildings in the Harrisburg area clean by sweeping, mopping, and maintaining restrooms, offices, and public spaces.
You'll also handle tasks like restocking supplies, reporting maintenance issues, moving furniture, and clearing snow from walkways during winter.
It's a great fit for reliable, hardworking individuals who enjoy hands-on work and don't mind early mornings or being on-site during emergencies.
Key Requirements
- Ability to sweep, mop floors, and clean restroom fixtures like toilets, sinks, mirrors, and walls
- Skill in restocking supplies such as paper towels and toilet paper
- Capacity to report maintenance issues like burnt-out bulbs, leaks, or clogs to supervisors
- Experience cleaning, dusting, and polishing office furniture, windows, and surfaces
- Proficiency using tools like pallet jacks, dollies, and commercial floor scrubbers (buffers)
- Willingness to remove snow and ice from entrances, sidewalks, and driveways as part of a team
- Availability for full-time schedule (6:00 AM - 2:30 PM, Monday-Friday) as an essential employee with no telework
Full Job Description
Start your career with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania! The Department of General Services is seeking reliable and helpful 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 our other buildings around Harrisburg in a clean and orderly condition.
Apply and be part of our team!
Requirements
As Custodial Worker 1 you will:
- Sweep and mop restroom floors, and wash and clean mirrors, toilets, walls, sinks, and other restroom fixtures.
- Check that supplies like paper towels and toilet paper are available in each restroom and add more supplies as needed.
- Tell 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.
- Clean, dust, and polish windows, furniture, and other things in offices.
- Use pallet jacks and dollies to move furniture and materials.
- Use a commercial heavy-duty scrub machine (buffer) to clean and buff floors.
- Remove 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).
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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