Custodial Worker 1

Begin a rewarding and meaningful career helping the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs (DMVA)! We are seeking a Custodial Worker 1 to join our maintenance team at the Hollidaysburg Veterans' Home. The work you accomplish in this position will help our staff continue caring for Pennsylvania's elderly and disabled military veterans and spouses. Apply today to take pride in your work that will keep the Hollidaysburg Veterans' Home running smoothly!

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As a Custodial Worker 1, you will be responsible for the custodial care and services at the Hollidaysburg Veterans' Home. Your duties will include performing deep cleaning procedures of resident rooms, common areas, nurse stations, and other areas of the facility. Cleaning will include mopping, scrubbing, waxing, polishing, dusting, and sweeping various items such as walls, floors, elevators, light fixtures, and wheelchairs. Your work will involve the use of custodial supplies and modern cleaning equipment and may involve the moving and lifting of heavy furniture. You can expect to empty waste containers, dispose of recyclable materials, and dispose of infectious waste into proper storage areas. Additionally, you will maintain a safe working environment and report all problems and unsafe conditions to a supervisor.

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

Work Schedule and Additional Information:

• Part-time employment, 37.5 hours biweekly
• Work hours are 2nd shift, 3:00 PM to 11:00 PM, with rotating days and weekends, and a 30-minute lunch.
• 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.

Preferred Qualifications (not required):

• Work experience as a custodian, janitor, or cleaning person in an assisted living facility, nursing home, or hospital (Experience might include such things as cleaning restrooms; cleaning resident rooms, offices or public areas; mopping, scrubbing, dusting, sweeping, buffing, etc.)
• Work experience in an assisted living facility, nursing home, or hospital
• Work experience interacting with patients or residents while cleaning in patient/resident rooms or a dining room setting
• 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 have using and mixing chemicals or solvents
• Work experience have using manual or power equipment to mop, scrub, sweep, strip, wax, and buff floors
• Custodial work experience in the following environments: activity/recreation room, bathroom/shower or bathing room, cafeteria/dining room setting, entranceway/lobby/common space, nursing station, patient or resident rooms, pharmacy, and physical therapy rooms

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.