This role focuses on maintaining assigned areas within the DGS Annex Complex so that offices, restrooms, and public spaces remain clean and orderly. You will perform routine and specialized cleaning tasks while ensuring that facilities stay safe and ready for daily use. As a Custodial Worker 1, you will perform the following duties:
- Floor Care: Perform routine and advanced floor cleaning including washing, buffing, refinishing, shampooing, and extracting
- Surface Cleaning: Dust and clean office areas, hallways, restrooms, furnishings, and equipment
- Restroom Maintenance: Wash fixtures, replenish supplies, and report issues such as leaks or damaged lighting
- Trash Handling: Collect and transport trash and recycling materials to designated pick-up points
- Equipment Use: Select proper cleaning agents and maintain cleaning equipment through minor repairs and proper care
- Outdoor Upkeep: Sweep exterior entrances and sidewalks and remove snow and ice 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 2:00 PM, Monday - Friday, with a 30-minute unpaid lunch break and two 15-minute paid breaks.
- 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.
- Note: This position is considered essential. You will be required to report in-office during emergencies and office closings.
QUALIFICATIONS
Additional Requirements:
- 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.
- 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.