Housekeeping Aid

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs; Aspinwall (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 32,000 - 37,000; Full time

Job summary

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Environmental Management Services at the Pittsburgh VA Medical Center seeks a Housekeeping Aide. You will perform a full range of janitorial and custodial tasks using hand tools and light/heavy powered equipment to maintain clean patient areas.

Work involves cleaning wards, patient rooms, storerooms, offices, corridors and restrooms. Scheduled on multiple shifts in Aspinwall and Pittsburgh, with physical requirements including continuous walking, standing,

Qualifications

• Must meet all requirements by the closing date 09/30/2026.

Responsibilities

• Perform light and heavy cleaning duties with hand and powered equipment.
• Clean wards, patient rooms, storerooms, offices, corridors, restrooms, and shower rooms.
• Vacuum carpets and upholstered furniture; sweep, mop, and scrub floors (machine).
• Empty trash and replace liners; replenish supplies of paper towels, toilet paper, hand sanitizers and soap.
• Move and arrange furniture as needed to complete cleaning tasks.

Job description

Summary

This position is located within the Environmental Management Services of Pittsburgh VA Medical Center. The position is under the direct supervision of the Housekeeping Supervisor or designee. This position performs both janitorial and custodial services. Work is performed by hand with light and heavy powered cleaning equipment. The certificate will be utilized until it expires for any and all upcoming vacancies.

Qualifications

To qualify for this position - applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement - 09/30/2026. For more information on these qualification standards - please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/.

Duties

• The housekeeping aids 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 housekeeping aide means working alongside other Veterans - who make up 85 percent of the housekeeping staff
• As a Housekeeping Aid - 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 - vacuuming and polishing floors
• Duties include - but are not limited to: Cleaning wards - patient rooms - storerooms - offices - corridors - restrooms - shower rooms - and other areas
• Sweep - mop - scrub (machine) floors - vacuum carpets and upholstered furniture
• Empty trash - waste baskets and replaces liners
• Clean light globes and Venetian blinds - wash walls - windows and ceilings
• Performed work by hand and with light and heavy powered (industrial type) cleaning equipment
• Moves and arranges furniture - patient wardrobes - beds - etc
• in the assigned area to accomplish cleaning tasks
• Replenishes supplies of paper towels - toilet paper - hand sanitizers and soap in all areas where dispensers are located
• Clean and replace needle boxes
• Work Schedule: Aspinwall: 1ST SHIFT MONDAY-FRIDAY/7AM-3:30PM 1ST SHIFT- (weekdays will vary but tour will include Saturday and Sunday)/7AM-3:30PM 2ND SHIFT-MONDAY-FRIDAY/2:30PM-11PM 2ND SHIFT- (weekdays will vary but tour will include Saturday and Sunday)/2:30PM-11PM Pittsburgh 1ST SHIFT-MONDAY-FRIDAY/6AM-2:30PM 1ST SHIFT-(weekdays will vary but tour will include Saturday and Sunday)/6AM-2:30PM 2ND SHIFT-MONDAY-FRIDAY/2PM-10:30PM 2ND SHIFT- (weekdays will vary but tour will include Saturday and Sunday)2PM-10:30PM Virtual: This is not a virtual position
• Position Description/PD#: Housekeeping Aid/PD99909-S Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Approved Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized 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 considerate dexterity - hand - foot - and eye coordination - and concentration as well as visual acuity to see dirt - dust and debris.