Housekeeping Aid

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs; South Carolina; In loco; USD 25.000 - 29.000; Tempo pieno

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U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is seeking a Housekeeping Aid (HKA) - Environmental Services Technician in Charleston, South Carolina.

This VA Medical Center role covers janitorial and custodial duties to keep patient areas clean and safe, under supervision of the Housekeeping Supervisor. Responsibilities include cleaning wards, patient rooms, offices, and restrooms, performing floor care, window washing, waste disposal, and maintaining overall facility cleanliness across shifts, including

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• Perform light and heavy cleaning duties and routine housekeeping tasks.
• Keep patient areas clean and safe by addressing spills quickly, discarding trash, and restocking supplies.
• Clean wards, patient rooms, storerooms, offices, corridors, restrooms, shower rooms, and other areas.
• Sweep, mop, scrub floors (machine), vacuum carpets and upholstery, and wash walls, windows and ceilings.
• Carry out assignments with minimal supervision; work schedule includes nights and weekends.

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• Department: Department of Veterans Affairs
• Location: Charleston County, South Carolina

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 Charleston, South Carolina.

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: Various schedules to include nights and weekends.

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 $18.35 – $21.4/hr.

What is the application deadline?

Applications close on 2027-09-01.

How many openings are available?

There are 8 openings for this position.

Who is eligible to apply?

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