Environmental Services Technician (Housekeeping Aide)

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs; Fayetteville (NC); Presencial; USD 25.000 - 29.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is seeking a Housekeeping Aid (HKA) - Environmental Services Technician in Fayetteville, NC. The role involves maintaining VA facilities for Veterans and families, performing a full range of cleaning duties, and working with a largely veteran staff.

Shifts include varied days with rotating weekends and holidays. Position with Veterans Health Administration; posting notes a 3-opening requirement and a pay range of $18.13–$21.15 per hour.

Formación

• Perform a full range of light and heavy cleaning duties.
• Maintain patient areas clean and safe by addressing spills, discarding trash, and cleaning light fixtures and floors.
• Operate heavy powered cleaning equipment when required (e.g., wall washers, buffers).
• Schedule includes varied days with rotating weekends and holidays.
• Physical requirements include continuous walking, standing, stooping, kneeling, pulling and pushing.

Responsabilidades

• Clean wards, patient rooms, storerooms, offices, corridors, restrooms, shower rooms, and other areas.
• Sweep, mop, scrub floors, vacuum carpets, and clean walls, windows and ceilings.
• Move furniture and restock supplies as needed.

Descripción del empleo

• Department: Department of Veterans Affairs

This announcement will remain open until the closing date,11/19/2026, or when the applicant count is reached, whichever is earlier. The applicant count is the point at which the first 30 applications are received. All applications submitted that day up to 11:59 p.m. Eastern Standard Time on the date the applicant count is reached will be accepted and considered.

Key Responsibilities

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: 7:00am-3:30p.m, 3:00pm-11:30p.m, 11:00p.m-7:30am- Varied Days, Rotating Weekend and Holidays Position Description Title/PD#: Environmental Services Technician (Housekeeping Aide)/PD99909S, PD99909S, and 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.

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 $18.13 – $21.15/hr.

What is the application deadline?

Applications close on 2026-11-19.

How many openings are available?

There are 3 openings for this position.

Who is eligible to apply?

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