Housekeeping Aid - Environmental Services Technician

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs; Memphis (TN); On-site; USD 26,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is seeking a Housekeeping Aid - Environmental Services Technician for a VA Medical Center in Memphis.

This position performs a full range of housekeeping and custodial duties in patient and non-patient care areas, including sanitation, linen handling, waste management, cleaning of windows and fixtures, and stock replenishment. Work schedules include days, evenings, nights, weekends and holidays, with assignments based on service needs.

Qualifications

• 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.
• Note: A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week.

Responsibilities

• The Housekeeping Aid - Environmental Services Technician executes a full range of housekeeping activities in patient and non-patient care areas.
• The duties include the use of powered cleaning equipment and various cleaning tasks to maintain rooms, areas, furniture, and fixtures.
• Handle cleaning chemicals in accordance with label directions to ensure safety and property protection.
• Make beds, change linens, collect soiled linens, dispose and store general waste and regulated waste.
• Check and replenish consumables (soap, towels, tissue, gloves) during cleaning and servicing rooms.

Job description

Summary

This position is located within the Environmental Management Services Division of a VA Medical Center. This position 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: Dexterity and Safety Follow Directions Handle Weights and Loads Reliability And Dependability Special Aptitude - Housekeeping Work Work Practices 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. 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 hour 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 Housekeeping Aid - Environmental Services Technician executes a full range of housekeeping activities in patient and non-patient care areas
• These duties include - but are limited to the following: 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.)
• Use of 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)
• Make 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
• Check and replenish 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
• Remove - transport - repackage - dispose and store 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 to include days - evenings - nights - weekends - and holidays
• Work schedule subject to change based on the needs of the service
• Schedule will be assigned upon selection
• Position Description Title/PD#: Housekeeping Aid - Environmental Services 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.