Housekeeping Aid

Veterans Health Administration

Augusta (ME)

On-site

USD 27,000 - 32,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

The Veterans Health Administration in Augusta, Maine is hiring a Housekeeping Aide to perform a full range of cleaning duties across patient care areas, with tasks including wards, rooms, corridors and restrooms.

This role requires the ability to work full-time shifts, with days off to be determined by facility needs; the position supports patient safety and a clean, welcoming environment within VA facilities.

Responsibilities

Clean wards, patient rooms, storerooms, offices, corridors, restrooms, shower rooms, and other areas.
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.
Carry out assignments with minimal supervision. Address spills quickly.
Work Schedule: Full-time, shift & days off to be determined based on facility needs.

Job description

Department: Department of Veterans Affairs

THIS OPEN AND CONTINUOUS ANNOUNCEMENT (OCA) ESTABLISHES A STANDING REGISTER OF ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS, WHICH CLOSES ON 09/30/2026. The initial cut-off date for referral of eligible applications will be on or about 09/03/2026 with subsequent reviews every other week as additional vacancies occur, or on an as-needed basis, until positions are filled.

Key Responsibilities

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. Duties include but are not limited to: Clean wards, patient rooms, storerooms, offices, corridors, restrooms, shower rooms, and other areas.

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. Carry out assignments with minimal supervision. Address spills quickly. Work Schedule: Full-time, shift & days off to be determined based on facility needs.

Compressed/Flexible Schedule: Not Available Position Description Title/PD#: Housekeeping Aid/99909S Relocation Incentive: Not authorized Retention Incentives: Not authorized Notifications: This position is in the competitive service. Interchange Agreements with Other Merit System: Employees who occupy medical or medical-related positions and were appointed under 38 U.S.C. 4701(1) or (3) [formerly 38 U.S.C./

4104 (1) and (3)] must be serving in a full-time position without time limit and have served continuously for at least one year in this other merit system to be eligible to convert to the Title 5 System. Some exceptions to this rule may apply if you have previously acquired tenure under a Title 5 appointment. Current and former Federal employees must submit copies of their most recent SF-50, (Notice of Personnel Action).

The SF-50 must identify the position title, series, grade, step, tenure and type of service (Competitive or Excepted). In some cases, more than one SF-50 may be required to show a higher grade previously held.

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 $19.62 – $22.89/hr.

What is the application deadline?

Applications close on 2026-09-30.

Who is eligible to apply?

This position is open under the 'Public' hiring path.