Custodial Worker 1

Are you looking for a rewarding and meaningful career caring for Pennsylvania's elderly and disabled military veterans and spouses? If so, we have the job for you!

We are seeking a Custodial Worker 1 to join the Maintenance and Custodial Department of the Gino Merli Veterans' Center, one of six residential long-term care facilities operated by the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs.

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As a Custodial Worker 1, you will complete routine, manual work in public institutional buildings and surrounding grounds. You will use custodial supplies, including modern cleaning equipment, and move or lift heavy furniture. You will perform general cleaning duties such as mopping, scrubbing, waxing, polishing, dusting, sweeping, and buffing. In addition, you will deep clean resident rooms, common areas, offices, nurse stations, kitchens, and bathrooms. It is important that your work follows well-established procedures and complies with cleanliness inspection standards. You will also shovel snow, clean debris from sidewalks, and dispose infectious waste into proper storage areas. This role requires a positive demeanor and a genuine desire to be productive while help others.

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

Work Schedule and Additional Information:

• Full-time employment, 37.5 hours per week
• Work hours are 2:00 PM to 10:00 PM (2nd shift), with a 30-minute lunch. You will work a rotating schedule and every other weekend.
• 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.

Preferred Qualifications (not required):

• Willingness to work in Scranton, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania
• Willingness to work a full-time schedule
• Willingness to work a 2:00 PM to 10:00 PM shift
• Experience as a custodian, janitor, or cleaning person (Experience might include such things as cleaning restrooms; cleaning resident rooms, offices or public areas; mopping, scrubbing, dusting, sweeping, and buffing)
• Work experience in an assisted living facility, nursing home, or hospital
• Work experience interacting with patients or residents while cleaning in patient or resident rooms or a dining room setting
• Work experience with cleaning bodily fluids and disposing infectious waste into proper storage areas
• Work experience with removing snow, trash, and debris from sidewalks and entrance ways
• Work experience with using and mixing chemicals or solvents
• Work experience using manual or power equipment to mop, scrub, sweep, strip, wax, and buff floors
• Custodial work experience in the following environments: activity or recreation room; bathroom, shower, or bathing room; cafeteria or dining room setting; entranceway, lobby, or common space; nursing station; patient or resident rooms; pharmacy; 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.