Custodial Worker

Position: Custodial Worker 1
THE POSITION

The Custodial Worker 1 position with the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs offers a chance to support a welcoming environment for veterans, their spouses, and staff. This role helps keep the Southwestern Veterans' Center clean and comfortable for all who rely on its services. Your work will make a real difference in the daily lives of those who served our nation and now depend on our care.

Join a team that values your dedication and effort.

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DESCRIPTION OF WORK

This role focuses on maintaining a clean and orderly environment throughout the facility. The work supports the health and comfort of residents, staff, and visitors. As a Custodial Worker 1, you will perform the following duties:

* Deep Cleaning:
Perform thorough cleaning of rooms, common spaces, offices, restrooms, and other facility areas

* General Cleaning:
Carry out routine tasks such as mopping, dusting, sweeping, polishing, and sanitizing surfaces

* Supply Restocking:
Replace soap, paper products, cleaning materials, and other needed supplies

* Waste Handling:
Remove trash, recyclable materials, and infectious waste and place them in proper disposal areas

* Furniture Movement:
Shift furniture and equipment as needed to support cleaning tasks and room rearrangements

* Safety Awareness:
Maintain safe work practices and report hazards or concerns to supervisors

* Outdoor Maintenance:
Assist with shoveling snow and clean debris from sidewalks

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 6:30 AM to 2:30 PM, with a 30-minute lunch. You will work every other weekend and alternating 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.

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE, TRAINING & ELIGIBILITY

QUALIFICATIONS

Additional Requirements:

* You must be able to perform essential job functions.

Preferred Qualifications (not required):

* Willingness to work in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania

* Willingness to work a 6:30 AM to 2:30 PM shift

* 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, and buffing)

* 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

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 /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…