Custodial Worker 1

Custodial Worker 1

As a Custodial Worker 1 with the Department of Transportation, you will help maintain buildings and grounds that support important transportation activities. This position offers hands-on work that keeps facilities safe, clean, and functioning well. Your efforts will help create a dependable environment for employees and visitors. The Department of Transportation encourages you to bring your dedication to this valuable role.

This position supports maintenance operations by performing custodial and grounds care duties to ensure safe and well-kept facilities. As a Custodial Worker 1, you will perform the following duties:

• Facility Cleaning: Perform routine cleaning of restrooms, offices, garages, and meeting spaces
• Building Maintenance: Complete tasks such as waste collection, dusting, vacuuming, and window washing
• Equipment Operation: Use tools and small equipment including mowers, weed eaters, and trimmers
• Grounds Care: Maintain grass, planting beds, shrubs, and trees around Department facilities
• Seasonal Work: Clear sidewalks, driveways, and entrances of snow, ice, leaves, and debris
• Documentation Handling: Complete required forms and maintain accurate records for materials and purchases

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

Work Schedule and Additional Information:

• Full-time employment
• Work hours are 6:00 AM to 2:00 PM, Monday - Friday, with a 30-minute lunch.
• Travel to satellite sites, including Sullivan County locations, to perform custodial duties is required as needed.
• Telework: You will not have the option to telework in this position.
• Salary: Salary: Selected candidates who are new to employment within the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania will begin employment at the starting annual salary of $36,010 (before taxes).
• 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.

Legal Requirements:

• A conditional offer of employment will require submission of criminal history reports. See hiring agency contact information.

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.
• 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 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.