Are you ready to take on a hands-on role that keeps Torrance State Hospital clean and welcoming? As a Custodial Worker 1 for the Department of Human Services, you will help maintain a safe and comfortable environment for everyone who walks through our doors. This position gives you the chance to support patient care by keeping essential areas tidy. Your efforts will make a meaningful difference each day.
This role focuses on keeping hospital areas clean, organized, and safe through routine housekeeping tasks. As a Custodial Worker 1, you will perform the following duties:
- Restroom and Room Cleaning: Clean restrooms, shower rooms, patient dorms, day wards, hallways, offices, activity areas, dining rooms, steps, and lobby areas
- Annual Deep Cleaning: Perform annual cleaning of walls, windows, screens, lights, curtains, blinds, and ceilings, including vents
- Floor Maintenance: Strip, wax, or otherwise maintain floors annually or as needed
- Equipment Handling: Lift, climb ladders, and operate housekeeping equipment while keeping it clean
- Trash and Debris Removal: Empty indoor and outdoor trash receptacles and keep all areas neat and free of debris
- Linen Distribution: Unpack and distribute linens as necessary and complete daily documentation
Interested in learning more? Additional details regarding this position can be found in the position description.
Work Schedule and Additional Information:
- Limited-term, full-time employment for a period of 6 to 11 months.
- Work hours are 7:00 AM to 3:00 PM, Sunday - Saturday, with a 30-minute lunch. Your schedule follows a rotating weekend pattern, requiring work approximately every fourth weekend, with assigned days off during the week.
- Telework: You will not have the option to telework in this position.
- Hourly Rate: In some cases, the starting hourly rate 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.
Legal Requirements:
- A conditional offer of employment will require a medical examination.
- This position falls under the provisions of the Older Adult Protective Services Act.
- Under the Act, a conditional offer of employment will require submission and approval of satisfactory criminal history reports, including but not limited to, PA State Police and FBI 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).
- 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.