Environmental Services Technician Supervisor

US-Department-of-Veterans-Affair; Iron Mountain (MI); On-site; USD 42,000 - 66,000; Full time

Job summary

US Department of Veterans Affairs’ Oscar G. Johnson VA Medical Center seeks a supervisor for Environmental Management Services. You will oversee subordinate workers and guide tasks in environment of care, textile distribution, and EMS training.

The role emphasizes technical leadership, adherence to safety standards, and coordination of EMS activities across patient care areas and facilities.

Qualifications

• Screen-out element appears in online questionnaire and WG-2 or higher required.
• Minimal acceptable qualification via screen-out element.
• Volunteer work credited; paid/unpaid experience considered.
• Experience includes volunteer service and other qualifying activities.

Responsibilities

• Exercise technical and administrative supervision over subordinate workers in EMS.
• Support and perform tasks related to environment of care, textile distribution, and training.

Skills

Dexterity

Safety

Lead or Supervise

Use and Maintain Tools and Equipment

Work Practices

Job description

This position is located within Environmental Management Services (EMS) at the Oscar G. Johnson VA Medical Center. The primary purpose of this position is to exercise technical and administrative supervision over subordinate workers in supporting and performing task (e.g., environment of care, textile distribution, and training) associated with the EMS goals and objectives.

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement.

EXPERIENCE:

Applicants will be rated in accordance with the OPM Federal Wage System Qualification Standards. 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 and higher only; screen-outs are not applicable to WG-1). 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. The potential eligibles are rated against the remainder of the job elements. 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.

SCREEN-OUT ELEMENT:

Your qualifications will first be evaluated against the prescribed screen out element, which usually appears as question 1 in the on-line questionnaire. Those applicants who appear to possess at least the minimal acceptable qualification requirement are considered for further rating; those who do not are rated ineligible and are eliminated. The potential eligibles are then rated against the remainder of the Job Elements:

• Dexterity and Safety
• Interpret Instructions, Specifications (other than blueprint reading)
• Lead or Supervise
• Use and Maintain Tools and Equipment
• Work Practices

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Co rps, 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.

Physical Requirements/Working Conditions:

This position requires occasional bending/stooping, crouching, and kneeling. Lifting up to 50 pounds. The work is accomplished in a variety of different areas including operating rooms, treatment rooms, examination rooms, imaging rooms, wards and other public, recreational and administrative areas. Protective clothing and personnel protective equipment (PPE) including gowns, gloves, safety shoes, masks, etc. is required in the accomplishment of some aspects of the work. There is the potential for exposure to strong cleaning solutions, bodily fluids and communicable disease. The work can involve occupied patient rooms and interaction with both medical and psychiatric patients. May be required to work inside and outside. May require some exposure to hazardous cleaning chemicals.

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.