Housekeeping Aid/Environmental Services EVS Technician

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs; Bedford (MA); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

The Bedford VA Healthcare System is seeking a Housekeeping Aid/Environmental Services (EVS) Technician for a full-time role to maintain clean, safe patient and facility areas in Bedford, Massachusetts.

You will perform a full range of cleaning duties, manage supplies, and work with minimal supervision to ensure high standards of cleanliness and infection control in patient areas, wards, and common spaces.

Qualifications

• Experience not required but training or experience must be demonstrated on resume.
• Volunteer work can count toward qualifications per VA standards.
• Must meet the screen-out element and job elements per federal guidelines.

Responsibilities

• Perform a full range of light and heavy cleaning duties.
• Clean wards, patient rooms, storerooms, offices, corridors and restrooms.
• Vacuum, mop, polish, and dispose of waste per procedures.
• Replace linens, restock supplies, and maintain equipment inventories.
• Work with minimal supervision and ensure safety and cleanliness.

Skills

Cleaning

Inventory

Sanitation

Job description

Summary

This Housekeeping Aid/Environmental Services EVS Technician position is located within the Environmental Management Service at the Bedford VA Healthcare System - located in Bedford - Massachusetts. It is full-time at 40 hours per week.

Qualifications

To qualify for this position - applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement. EXPERIENCE: A specific length of training and experience is not required - but you must show evidence of training or experience of sufficient scope and quality of your ability to do the work of this position. Evidence which demonstrates you possess the knowledge - skills - and ability to perform the duties of this position must be supported by detailed descriptions of such on your resume. Applicants will be rated in accordance with the OPM Federal Wage System Qualification Standards. 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: Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience - including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g. - Peace Corps - 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. 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.

Duties

• The Housekeeping Aid/Environmental Services EVS Technician 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 but are not limited to: Cleans wards - patient rooms - storerooms - offices - corridors - restrooms - shower rooms - and other areas
• Sweeps - mops - scrubs (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
• Carries out assignments with minimal supervision
• Address spills quickly - install light bulbs in halls and rooms
• This includes - but is not limited to - making beds - changing linens - linen distribution - dusting furniture and blinds - cleaning the kitchen - loading - and unloading the dishwashers - vacuuming - collection and removal of waste - cleaning of walls - corners - and baseboards
• Cleans guest rooms as needed/upon checkout
• This includes changing bed linens - emptying trash - vacuuming - and edging carpets - mopping bathroom floor - dusting all furniture (picture frames - bed frames - lamps - TVs - dressers) - cleaning glass and mirrors - cleaning bathroom (cleans/disinfects floors - toilets - counters - showers) - replenishing guest room supplies including folding and distributing all linens and towels to guest rooms and/or linen room
• Daily cleaning of common areas including kitchen and kitchen surfaces - kitchen appliances - ovens - and refrigerators
• living room - dining room - family room - laundry room - hallways - main office and its bathroom - visitor bathroom and stairs
• The incumbent will inventory - and re-order all needed cleaning supplies and equipment through VA EVS
• Work Schedule: Full-time schedules - to be discussed at interview and determined on selection
• Position Description Title/PD#: Housekeeping Aid/Environmental Services EVS Technician/PD99909S Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized 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 considerable dexterity - hand - foot - and eye coordination - and concentration as well as visual acuity to see dirt - dust and debris
• WORKING CONDITIONS: Work is normally performed indoors with adequate heat - light - and ventilation
• Some work may be performed outdoors where there may be exposed to varying degrees of heat and cold as well as inclement weather
• PPE may be required in some circumstance as exposure to possible contagious diseases - blood and bloody secretion are inherent to this position
• Care is required to avoid serious injuries (i.e. - broken bones) when working on ladders - or when using 30-100-pound power equipment or handling hazardous materials
• Preferred Experience: Any previous cleaning or military experience will qualify a candidate
• Notifications: This position is not a Bargaining Unit position
• This position is covered by locality-based comparability pay.