Environmental Service Technician (EVS Tech)

Veterans Health Administration

Aurora (CO)

On-site

USD 27,000 - 34,000

Full time

3 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Smoke-free workplace

Child care subsidy

Free parking or transit subsidy

Flexible schedules and shifts

Career development opportunities

Dining options and tax-free store

Job summary

Veterans Health Administration is seeking a Housekeeping Aid - Environmental Services Technician (EVS Tech) at VA Medical Centers in Denver and Pueblo, CO. This role performs janitorial and custodial duties across multiple locations, under supervision of the Housekeeping Supervisor, with full-time or part-time schedules available.

Responsibilities include cleaning wards, patient rooms, offices, restrooms, and other areas, using standard cleaning equipment.

Qualifications

Duties include cleaning wards, patient rooms, storerooms, offices, corridors, restrooms, shower rooms and other areas.
Duties include sweeping, mopping, scrubbing floors, vacuuming carpets, emptying waste baskets.

Responsibilities

Clean wards and patient rooms
Vacuum carpets and upholstered furniture
Restock toilet tissue and towels
Dispose of trash and clean restrooms
Move furniture as needed

Job description

Department: Department of Veterans Affairs
Location: Multiple Locations
Schedule: Full Time and Part Time positions may be available.

This position is located within the Environmental Management Services Division of a VA Medical Center. This position is under the direct supervision of the Housekeeping Supervisor or designee. This position performs both janitorial and custodial services at the VA Medical Center located in Denver and Pueblo, Colorado.

Key Responsibilities

IMPORTANT NOTICE: This is an open continuous announcement and will remain open until February 01, 2027. Qualified applicants will be considered and referred as vacancies become available. This announcement may close without advanced notice. The Housekeeping Aid (HKA) - Environmental Services (EVS) Technicians who maintain VA facilities for Veterans and their families are essential to the patient care experience at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).

A VA healthcare career as a HKA-EVS Technician means working alongside other Veterans, who make up 85 percent of the housekeeping staff. As a HKA-EVS Technician, you will perform a full range of light and heavy cleaning duties and routine housekeeping duties. Veterans rely on the skills of these professionals to keep patient areas clean and safe by addressing spills quickly, discarding trash, installing light bulbs in halls and rooms, and vacuuming and polishing floors.

Duties include cleaning wards, patient rooms, storerooms, offices, corridors, restrooms, shower rooms, and other areas. HKA-EVS Technicians sweep, mop, scrub (machine) floors, vacuum carpets and upholstered furniture, empty waste baskets, clean light globes and Venetian blinds, wash walls, windows and ceilings by climbing small ladders, refill toilet tissue and towel dispensers and move furniture. HKA-EVS Technicians carry out assignments with minimal supervision.

Work Schedule: Full time or Part time; Work schedule will be determined upon selection Position Description Title/PD#: Environmental Service Technician (EVS Tech)/PD99909S Physical Requirements: The position demands continuous walking, standing, stooping, kneeling, pulling, and pushing. The work requires the occasional use of heavy powered cleaning equipment (e.g., wall washers, industrial type buffers) weighing over 50 pounds.

The duties necessitate considerable dexterity, hand, foot, and eye coordination, and concentration as well as visual acuity to see dirt, dust and debris.

Requirements & Education

Not Applicable.

Perks of a Housekeeping Aid - Environmental Services Technician Career Total Rewards Info A smoke/drug-free workplace. A child care subsidy program. Free parking or transit subsidy programs at most locations. Flexible work schedules and shifts Workforce and leadership development programs Career enhancement opportunities Dining options and a tax-free retail store. Enhance to emphasize career development / training / career expansion.

DIRECT HIRE AUTHORITY: This position is being filled using Direct-Hire Authority (5 CFR 337.201) for this occupation.

Which agency is hiring for this position?

This position is with Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs.

What is the salary for this position?

The posted pay range is $19.42 – $24.38/hr.

What is the application deadline?

Applications close on 2027-02-01.

What is the work schedule?

This is a Full Time and Part Time positions may be available. position.

Who is eligible to apply?

This position is open under the 'Fed Transition' hiring path.