Lead General Cleaning Technician #228

US SENATE; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

The US SENATE is seeking a Lead General Cleaning Technician to support on-site cleaning, event setup, and related duties. The role requires 3–5 years of experience in moving furniture, cleaning offices, and coordinating light event tasks.

Applicants must be prepared for physically demanding work and to comply with safety and hygiene standards; the position may involve after-hours, weekend, and holiday duties in support of Senate operations.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of experience setting up events, moving furniture, and/or office cleaning.
• If assigned to drive, a valid driver’s license is required.
• A skills assessment may be conducted as part of the hiring process.

Skills

Valid driver's license

Skills assessment

Job description

The Senate Sergeant at Arms is seeking a Lead General Cleaning Technician. This vacancy announcement closes at 11:59pm EST on the closing date. Late applications will not be accepted.

Required Work Experience

• 3-5 years of experience setting up events, movingfurniture, and/or office cleaning.

Required Special Skills/ Knowledge

• If assigned to drive the truck, a valid driver’s licenseis required.
• As part of our hiring process, we may conduct a skills assessment to better understand an applicant’s proficiency in key areas relevant to the role.

Working Conditions

• Work requires frequent physical effort including walking, bending, crawling, and standing for long durations.
• Heavy physical effort (carrying items weighing more than 50 pounds).
• Work exposes the employee to hazardous materials (cleaning chemicals) and biohazard materials (blood, pathogens)/OPIM (other potentially infectious material).
• Work requires employee to wear uniforms (or gloves or other protective equipment besides a respirator).
• Since this position requires onsite presence in support of the U.S. Senate when in session, this position requires the employee to be available and prepared to work during a lapse in appropriations, in inclement weather, on holidays, and during late-night, overnight, and weekend sessions. In the context of government furloughs, this position is considered excepted.
• This position directly supports essential services of the U.S. Senate. As such, this position requires the employee to be available and prepared to work during a lapse in appropriations, in inclement weather, on holidays, weekends, and during late nights to ensure essential services to the Senate continue without interruption. In the context of government furloughs, this position is considered excepted.
• Excepted Services refer to functions and activities that are authorized to continue during a lapse in appropriations because they are necessary to the performance of the Senate’s constitutional functions, address emergency circumstances that imminently threaten the safety of human life or the protection of property, or directly support essential services of the United States Senate. Employees in excepted positions are generally required to work and remain operational during a lapse in appropriations to ensure continuity of critical Senate functions. These positions may involve working non-standard schedules, including nights, weekends, holidays, and extended hours, to maintain uninterrupted service and operational readiness.