Housekeeping Aid - Environmental Services Technician

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

Job summary

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is seeking a Housekeeping Aid - Environmental Services Technician to perform a full range of cleaning tasks across the facility. The role involves operating powered cleaning equipment and manual methods to keep rooms and areas sanitary and orderly.

The position emphasizes workload flexibility with shifts including days, nights, weekends, and holidays, and requires the ability to handle heavy cleaning equipment and sustain high cleanliness standards.

Qualifications

• Experience or training of sufficient scope to perform cleaning duties as described.
• Qualifications are evaluated against OPM standards with a screen-out element.
• Volunteer experience can count toward qualifications and counts as relevant experience.

Responsibilities

• Perform full range of cleaning tasks using powered equipment and manual methods.
• Clean and sanitize rooms, areas, and furnishings; operate buffers and scrubbers as needed.
• Change linens, dispose waste, restock consumables, and transport supplies as required.
• Work on multiple shifts including days, nights, weekends, and holidays.

Job description

Summary

The Housekeeping Aid - Environmental Services Technician performs the full range of manual cleaning tasks (ex: sweeping - dust mopping - mopping - scrubbing - polishing - dusting - sanitizing - decontaminating and disinfecting) relevant to the facility you are assigned.

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 Environmental Services Technician (Housekeeping Aid) performs the full range of cleaning tasks requiring use of powered cleaning equipment for proper and efficient accomplishment (e.g.: buffing and polishing machines of rotary - plate and drum design rotary
• plate and drum type floor stripping units
• tank - canister and upright vacuum cleaners - wet/dry vacuum cleaners - pressure washers - steam cleaners and spray cleaners - high speed and ultra-high speed electric and battery operated burnishers - walk behind and ride on battery operated and electric automatic scrubbers - rotary - extraction and bonnet type carpet shampooing equipment - and other powered equipment) to perform cleaning of rooms - areas - items of furniture or equipment - or specific architectural features (e.g.: floors - walls - baseboards - windows - metal fixtures - ceilings - etc.).Major duties include - but are not limited to: Uses cleaning chemicals (ex: sanitizer germicidal detergent disinfectants - deodorizers - odor neutralizers - and deodorants - acidic - alkaline and neutral cleaners - floor strippers - floor finishes for hard and resilient floor surfaces - metal polishes which must be used - applied - and removed in accordance with specific label directions to assure the safety and protection of personnel and property)
• Makes beds - change linens - collect soiled linens - remove - transport - repackage - dispose and store general waste - regulated medical waste - chemotherapeutic waste and radioactive waste - and may deliver clean linen and supplies
• Checks and replenishes consumable supplies (e.g.: soap - hand towels - toilet tissue - bottled water - latex gloves - etc.) in the course of cleaning and servicing rooms and areas within the Medical Center
• Removes - transports - repackages - disposes and stores sharps as a part of service rendered to clinics in patient rooms - and may replace filled sharps containers with empty containers
• Work Schedule: multiple shifts
• Shifts include days - nights - weekends - and holidays - Shift availability will be discussed during interviews
• Position Description Title/PD#: Housekeeping Aid - Environmental Services Technician/PD99909S
• 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.