Custodial Worker 1 - Selinsgrove Center (1st Shift)

As a Custodial Worker 1 with the Selinsgrove Center, you become part of a team dedicated to maintaining a healthy and comfortable environment. Your work helps ensure that residents, staff, and visitors experience clean and safe surroundings. This position lets you build practical skills while contributing to the mission of the Department of Human Services. If you enjoy staying active and taking pride in a job well done, this role will fit you well.

This position helps maintain safe, sanitary, and welcoming conditions across the Selinsgrove Center campus through a variety of cleaning and upkeep tasks. The work supports the health, comfort, and safety of residents, staff, and visitors. As a Custodial Worker 1, you will perform the following duties:

• Floor Care: Clean floors by disinfecting, sealing, dusting, and buffing surfaces
• Surface Cleaning: Disinfect, dust, and polish furniture, fixtures, and high touch areas
• Outdoor Upkeep: Clean entry walks and outside areas by shoveling snow and sweeping debris
• Safety Reporting: Report needed repairs or hazards to the supervisor
• Furniture Moving: Move furniture and equipment between rooms and buildings as needed
• Equipment Use: Use, store, and maintain approved cleaning chemicals and mechanical equipment safely

Work Schedule and Additional Information:

• Full-time employment, 37.5 hours per week
• Work hours are 7:00 AM to 3:00 PM, rotating schedule, with a 30-minute lunch (12:00 PM to 12:30 PM). The schedule rotation includes 4-5 weekends per year.
• Overtime and travel as operationally necessary
• Telework: You will not have the option to telework in this position.
• Salary: In some cases, the starting salary may be non-negotiable.
• FREE parking!
• 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 possess a valid driver's license that is not under suspension.
• You must be able to perform essential job functions.

• 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.

• 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.