Custodial Worker 1 South Mountain Restoration Center

Step into a role where your attention to detail has a real impact! South Mountain Restoration Center is seeking a reliable Custodial Worker 1 to help maintain a clean and welcoming setting for residents, visitors, and staff. This position gives you the chance to contribute to a positive environment through hands-on work. Submit your application today to become part of a team that values quality and meaningful service.

This role focuses on maintaining clean, sanitary, and organized spaces throughout the facility to support health and comfort for all. As a Custodial Worker 1, you will perform the following duties:

• Floor Care:Clean floors by mopping, scrubbing, stripping, waxing, buffing, and vacuuming in assigned areas
• Surface Cleaning:Wash and polish furniture, walls, baseboards, radiators, and other fixtures
• Linen Tasks:Prepare and deliver personal clothing, tablecloths, napkins, and clothing protectors
• Equipment Use:Operate manual and mechanical cleaning equipment safely by following departmental procedures
• Area Cleaning:Clean dining rooms, kitchens, lavatories, trash receptacles, and designated indoor and outdoor locations
• Special Tasks:Move and lift furniture,replace light bulbs, and assist with simple repairs and supply requests

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

• Full-time employment, 37.5 hours per week
• Work hours are 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM, with a 30-minute lunch. You will have rotating on and off duty days, including weekends and holidays.
• 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.

• You must be able to perform essential job functions.

• Willingness and ability to work in Franklin County, Pennsylvania
• Work 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, or buffing)
• Custodial or housekeeping work experience in a hospital, nursing home, correctional facility, fast food facility, restaurant, cafeteria, or school
• Work experience collecting and disposing of 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 tasks: operating a floor scrubbing machine, using ladders to clean high areas, proper handling of cleaning chemicals, interacting with patients or residents, snow removal from walkways and entrances, changing light bulbs, cleaning furniture, mopping (wet or dry), and scrubbing

• 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.

• 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 (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below). and click on Veterans.

• 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.