Housekeeping Aid - Environmental Services Technician

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs; Louisville (KY); On-site; USD 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is seeking a full-time Environmental Services Technician in Louisville, Kentucky. This role encompasses manual cleaning tasks using powered cleaning equipment and a variety of duties including managing waste and replenishing supplies.

Ideal candidates should demonstrate a background in cleaning or related volunteer work and have the ability to operate heavy cleaning machinery. The position offers various shifts and is crucial to maintaining cleanliness and safety at the facility.

Qualifications

• No specific training required, but training or experience in cleaning is necessary.
• Ability to operate heavy powered cleaning equipment effectively.
• Experience may include volunteer work in related fields.

Responsibilities

• Perform full range of cleaning tasks using powered equipment.
• Handle hazardous waste materials safely.
• Replenish consumable supplies during cleaning.

Skills

Dexterity and Safety

Follow Directions

Reliability And Dependability

Work Practices

Tools

Rotary floor machines

Industrial buffers

Wet/dry vacuum cleaners

Job description

Summary

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

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. 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. 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: Dexterity and Safety Follow Directions Handle Weights and Loads Reliability And Dependability Special Aptitude - Housekeeping Work Work Practices 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. NOTE: You must provide detailed information of your experience performed. Information such as "I was a housekeeper or housekeeping aid" is insufficient to determine your qualifications. Experience must be fully documented on your resume and must include job title - duties - month and year start/end dates AND hours worked per week. 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. 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.

Duties

• The Environmental Services Technician performs the full range of cleaning tasks requiring use of powered cleaning equipment for proper and efficient accomplishment
• Major duties include - but are not limited to: Using 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.) Using 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)
• Making beds
• Changing linens
• Collecting soiled linens
• Removing - transporting - repackaging - disposing and storing general waste - regulated medical waste - chemotherapeutic waste and radioactive waste
• Delivering clean linen and supplies
• Checking and replenishing 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
• Removing - transporting - repackaging - disposing and storing sharps as a part of service rendered to clinics in patient rooms - and may replace filled sharps containers with empty containers
• Work Schedule: Full-time - Various shifts will be filled
• Will be determined upon selection
• Virtual: This is not a virtual position
• Position Description Title/PD#: Housekeeping Aid - Environmental Services Technician/PD99909S Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized
• Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not authorized.