Custodial Worker 1 - South Mountain Restoration Center

Start a new and rewarding career with the Department of Human Services! South Mountain Restoration Center is seeking motivated, reliable candidates to provide custodial care to help us keep a clean, sanitary, and attractive environment. If you are looking forward to developing your skills and experience and making a difference in the lives of Pennsylvania's citizens, apply today!

As a Custodial Worker, you will perform a variety of tasks in the custodial care of South Mountain Restoration Center. Your duties will include mopping and scrubbing floors, washing and polishing furniture, vacuuming and shampooing carpets, cleaning lavatories, and emptying and removing trash. In this position, you will frequently move and lift furniture and equipment, as well as prepare and deliver linen and personal clothing. You can expect to operate manual and mechanical equipment and use proper safety techniques to ensure maximum efficiency. Additionally, you will clean assistive devices, deliver supplies, and participate in training to develop your skills.

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 as follows with rotating on and off duty days including weekends and holidays, with a 30-minute lunch. This may change based on operational needs.
  • Position 1: 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM
  • Position 2: 12:00 PM to 8:00 PM
• Overtime as needed
• Free parking!
• 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

Additional Requirements:

• You must be able to perform essential job functions.

• Willing and able to work in Franklin County, PA.
• Work experience as a custodian, janitor, housekeeping or cleaning person, in an assisted living facility, nursing home, hospital, Correctional Facility, Fast Food, or Restaurant or Cafeteria is preferred. (Experience might include such things as cleaning restrooms; cleaning resident rooms, offices or public areas; mopping, scrubbing, dusting, sweeping, buffing, etc.)
• Work experience cleaning bodily fluids and disposing infectious waste into proper storage areas
• Work experience removing snow, trash and debris from sidewalks and entrance ways..
• Work experience using and mixing chemicals or solvents.
• Work experience using manual or power equipment to mop, scrub, sweep, strip, wax, and buff floors.
• Work experience in the following:
  • Operating floor scrubbing machine
  • Use of ladders to clean high areas
  • Proper handling of cleaning chemicals
  • Interacting with patients/residents
  • Snow removal from walkways and entrances
  • Changing light bulbs
  • Cleaning furniture
  • Mopping (wet or dry mop)
  • Scrubbing

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.

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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.