Environmental Services Technician

US-Department-of-Veterans-Affair; Corpus Christi (TX); On-site; USD 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs seeks a Janitor/Custodian for the VA Medical Center, serving Corpus Christi and McAllen, TX, under the direct supervision of the Housekeeping Supervisor. The role covers janitorial and custodial duties essential to the facility’s cleanliness and safety.

Applicants must meet the position’s requirements by the closing date. Experience may be paid or voluntary, and detailed descriptions in your resume will be evaluated using the OPM Federal Wage System

Qualifications

• Qualified per OPM Federal Wage System WG-2; screen-out element will determine eligibility.

Responsibilities

• Perform janitorial and custodial services at VA Medical Center in Corpus Christi and McAllen, TX.
• Follow safety procedures and use PPE as required; operate cleaning equipment as needed.

Job description

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 Corpus Christi, and McAllen Texas. To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement.

Applicants will be rated in accordance with the OPM Federal Wage System Qualifications. For this position, the job element method is used to match what you, the applicant, can do against what the work calls for. Your knowledge, skills and abilities will be compared to the knowledge, skills and abilities (called job elements) needed for success. Your qualifications will first be evaluated against the prescribed screen out element (WG-2). Applicants who appear to meet the screen out element are considered for further rating; those who do not are rated ineligible and are eliminated from consideration. While a specific length of training and experience is not required, your responses to the questionnaire must be supported by detailed descriptions of your experience on your resume.

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religions; spiritual; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Note: A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. Part‑time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment.

PHYSICAL EFFORT: 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.

WORKING CONDITIONS: Work is normally performed indoors with adequate heat, light, and ventilation. Some work may be performed outdoors where there may be exposed to varying degrees of heat and cold as well as inclement weather. PPE may be required in some circumstance as exposure to possible contagious diseases, blood and bloody secretion are inherent to this position. Care is required to avoid serious injuries (i.e., broken bones) when working on ladders, or when using 30-100-pound power equipment or handling hazardous materials.