Laundry Worker

US-Department-of-Veterans-Affair; Waco (TX); On-site; USD 17,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs in Texas seeks a Laundry Worker to receive, sort, and mark soiled linen and apparel; process flatwork and rough-dry items; assemble and issue clean laundry.

Duties include classifying and marking, shaking out wet laundry, feeding into the flatwork ironer, and stacking ironed flatwork. Experience is evaluated per OPM standards; program requires reliability and safety best practices.

Qualifications

• No specific training length is required, but you must show evidence of training or experience of sufficient scope and quality.
• Applicants will be rated according to OPM Federal Wage System Qualification Standards.
• Qualifications are evaluated via a screen-out element and job elements: dexterity, safety, follow directions, handling weights, reliability, shop aptitude, special aptitude, teamwork.

Responsibilities

• Receive, sort, and mark soiled linen and apparel.
• Process flatwork and rough-dry items; assemble and issue clean laundry.
• Classify and mark; shake out wet laundry; feed into flatwork ironer.
• Catch, fold, and stack ironed flatwork; fold rough-dry laundry.
• Sort by identification number; wrap bundles.
• Load, unload, and operate washers and extractors.

Skills

Dexterity and Safety

Follow Directions

Handle Weights and Loads

Reliability And Dependability

Shop Aptitude

Special Aptitude

Work as Member of Team

Job description

The Laundry Worker duties may involve receiving, sorting, and marking soiled linen and apparel; processing flatwork and roughdry items; assembling and issuing clean laundry. This includes classifying and marking, shaking out wet laundry; feeding into the flatwork ironer; catching, folding, and stacking ironed flatwork; folding roughdry laundry; sorting by identification number; wrapping bundles. Laundry jobs involve primary skills of loading, unloading, and operating washers, and extractors.

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 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
• Shop Aptitude
• Special Aptitude
• Work as Member of Team

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.