Custodial Worker 1

Start your career with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania! The Department of General Services is seeking a dependable Custodial Worker 1 for the Harrisburg Regional Division. This position offers a chance to support a safe and welcoming environment for everyone in the building. You will join a team that values responsibility and teamwork. Bring your energy and pride to a job that makes a real difference every day.

This position supports the Harrisburg Regional Division by keeping offices, restrooms, and public areas clean and orderly. It plays a key role in maintaining a safe and welcoming environment for staff and visitors. As a Custodial Worker 1, you will perform the following duties:

• Restroom Cleaning: Sweep floors, mop surfaces, wash mirrors, clean fixtures, and maintain needed supplies
• Office Upkeep: Dust furniture, polish surfaces, clean equipment, and remove trash and recycling materials
• Floor Care: Dust, mop, vacuum, remove spills, and operate equipment for washing, buffing, and refinishing floors
• Window and Surface Cleaning: Clean windows, blinds, partitions, baseboards, doors, and other building surfaces
• Equipment Maintenance: Select proper cleaning agents, care for tools, perform minor repairs, and report major repair needs
• Outdoor Care: Sweep entrances and sidewalks, remove snow and ice, and spread deicing materials

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

Work Schedule and Additional Information:

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).
• 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.