Housekeeping Aid-Environmental Services Technician

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs; Des Moines (IA); On-site; USD 18,000 - 24,000; Part time

Job summary

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs in Des Moines, IA seeks a Part-time Housekeeping Aid/Environmental Services Technician to maintain VA facilities for Veterans and their families.

You will perform a full range of light and heavy cleaning duties, address spills, discard trash, and clean wards, patient rooms, offices, and restrooms. Work Saturdays and Sundays, 7:00 AM–3:30 PM, with indoor duties and some outdoor exposure.

Qualifications

• To qualify, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date.
• Evidence of training or experience demonstrating ability to perform duties must be on the resume.

Responsibilities

• Maintain VA facilities for Veterans and their families.
• Work alongside other Veterans as EMS staff.
• Perform a full range of light and heavy cleaning duties and routine housekeeping duties.
• Address spills quickly, discard trash, and maintain clean patient areas.
• Clean wards, patient rooms, storerooms, offices, corridors, restrooms, and showers.
• Make beds, sweep, mop, scrub floors, vacuum carpets and upholstery, and clean blinds.
• Work part-time, Saturdays and Sundays, 7:00 AM–3:30 PM.

Job description

Summary
This position is located within the Environmental Management Services Division of the VA Central Iowa Health Care System - and performs both janitorial and custodial services (e.g. - textile distribution and inventory activity - sanitizing and disinfecting - waste removal - cleaning of blinds - replacing curtains - washing windows and walls - dusting and polishing furniture and fixtures - discharge cleaning - sweeping - scrubbing and extracting - polishing floors and applying floor finishes).

Summary
This position is located within the Environmental Management Services Division of the VA Central Iowa Health Care System - and performs both janitorial and custodial services (e.g. - textile distribution and inventory activity - sanitizing and disinfecting - waste removal - cleaning of blinds - replacing curtains - washing windows and walls - dusting and polishing furniture and fixtures - discharge cleaning - sweeping - scrubbing and extracting - polishing floors and applying floor finishes).
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 Technician 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 Aid/Environmental Services Technician means working alongside other Veterans - who make up 85 percent of the EMS staff
• As a Housekeeping Aid/Environmental Services 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
• Housekeeping Aids/Environmental Services Technician make beds - 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
• Housekeeping Aids/Environmental Services Technician carry out assignments with minimal supervision
• Work Schedule: Part-time
• Saturday- Sunday
• 7:00AM- 3:30PM Position Description Title/PD#: Housekeeping Aid-Environmental Services Technician/PD99909S Physical Requirements: You may be asked to participate in a pre-employment examination or evaluation as part of the pre-employment process for this position
• Questions about physical demands or environmental factors may be addressed at the time of evaluation or examination
• Physical Effort: 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.