Housekeeping Aid (Leader)

US-Department-of-Veterans-Affair; Jefferson Barracks (MO); On-site; USD 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

US Department of Veterans Affairs' Environmental Management Service seeks a Housekeeping Aid Leader to supervise and perform housekeeping duties, assign workloads, and ensure work is completed safely, timely, and to established requirements. You will support the supervisor with daily assignments and coordinate tasks to meet health care system needs.

Duty station is John Cochran and/or Jefferson Barracks; responsibilities may shift based on system needs.

Qualifications

• Experience leading housekeeping teams or similar supervisory roles in a facilities environment.
• Ability to interpret and follow instructions, safety rules, and work specifications.

Responsibilities

• Lead assigned housekeeping staff, distribute and balance workloads.
• Perform housekeeping duties while ensuring work is completed safely and on time.
• Support supervisor with daily assignments and communicate priorities.

Skills

Leadership

Supervision

Safety Awareness

Dexterity

Job description

Serves as a working Housekeeping Aid Leader for Environmental Management Service. Performs housekeeping duties while leading assigned employees, distributing and balancing workloads, communicating priorities, and ensuring work is completed safely, timely, and according to established requirements. Supports the supervisor with daily assignments. Duty station is John Cochran and/or Jefferson Barracks but may change based on health care system needs.

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
• Interpret Instructions, Specifications (other than blueprint reading)
• Lead or Supervise
• Use and Maintain Tools and Equipment
• 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.