Lead General Cleaning Technician #228

United States Senate Sergeant at Arms; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 70,000 - 117,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits package

Student loan reimbursement

Transportation subsidy

Retirement savings (TSP)

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

United States Senate Sergeant at Arms seeks a capable Team Lead for environmental services within the Capitol complex in Washington, DC. You will supervise technicians performing cleaning tasks, coordinate room setups for events, and ensure safety protocols while maintaining professional conduct in a fast-paced environment.

Strong leadership, interpersonal skills, and the ability to resolve conflicts are required, as is availability for late-night and weekend shifts when Senate operations demand

Qualifications

• High School Diploma (or GED).
• 3–5 years of experience setting up events, moving furniture, and/or office cleaning.
• If assigned to drive the truck, a valid driver’s license is 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.

Responsibilities

• Assigns tasks to team members and checks on tasks. Completes inspections on Senate side of Capitol building to ensure cleanliness, including the removal of trash. Monitors compliance with department policies, dress code, personal protective equipment, and safety; and refers problems to the Facilities Services Supervisor. Sets up rooms for meetings, conferences, and banquets. Loads and unloads trucks; duties may include driving a truck. Fills in as needed in the absence of the Facilities Services Supervisor. Other duties as assigned.

Education

High School Diploma (or GED)

Job description

Target Hiring Range: $70400

Department: Capitol Operations

Posting Date Range: 10/16/2026-10/30/2026

Pay Grade Range: $70400-$117190

Work Hours: 11:00 pm - 7:30 am

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

Work Location Status: Onsite

Relocation: The Senate Sergeant at Arms does not pay for relocation expenses.

Closing Time: This vacancy announcement closes at 11:59pm EST. Late applications will not be accepted.

Job Description

This position involves leading a team of technicians in the performance of environmental services support, including a variety of cleaning tasks such as stripping and waxing floors, cleaning carpets, setting fireplaces, moving furniture, conducting trash removal, and cleaning and maintaining equipment, in addition to occasionally setting up rooms for events in the Senate wing of the U.S. Capitol building. This person must possess strong leadership and interpersonal skills and have the ability to motivate others, resolve conflicts, and address complex task-related problems in a fast-paced work environment. This is highly sensitive work requiring superior etiquette and professionalism. The role requires interaction with Senate offices, as well as several supporting departments. Work is performed under the general direction of a Supervisor.

Key Accountabilities / Essential Job Duties

• Assigns tasks to team members and checks on tasks. Completes inspections on Senate side of Capitol building to ensure cleanliness, including the removal of trash. Monitors compliance with department policies, dress code, personal protective equipment, and safety; and refers problems to the Facilities Services Supervisor. Sets up rooms for meetings, conferences, and banquets. Loads and unloads trucks; duties may include driving a truck. Fills in as needed in the absence of the Facilities Services Supervisor. Other duties as assigned.

Job Specifications

Required Education

High School Diploma (or GED).

Required Work Experience

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

Required Special Skills/ Knowledge

• If assigned to drive the truck, a valid driver’s license is 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.

Conditions of Employment

To be employed by a Senate employing office in a paid position in the continental United States an individual must:

• Be a U.S. citizen;
• Be lawfully admitted for permanent residence and seeking citizenship as outlined in 8 U.S.C.
• 1324b(a)(3)(B);
• Be (i) admitted as a refugee under 8 U.S.C.
• 1157 or granted asylum under 8 U.S.C.
• 1158 and (ii) have filed a declaration of intention to become a lawful permanent resident and then a citizen when eligible; or
• Owe allegiance to the U.S. (i.e., qualify as a non-citizen U.S. national under federal law).

Employment is contingent on background / security investigation results.

Benefits At-a-glance

The SAA provides a highly competitive benefits package for all SAA staff. Our benefits extend beyond health care coverage to help provide employees with student loan reimbursement, professional development, transportation subsidy, TSP/retirement savings, access to our Employee Assistance Program, and more! For more information regarding SAA’s benefits, please visit https://sen.gov/OPPW.

Accommodations

As an Equal Opportunity Employer, the SAA is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities.

Voluntary Self-Identification for Veterans' Preference

Candidates only need to apply one time for veterans’ preference to be considered for all future veterans’ preference positions within the Senate Sergeant at Arms.

• All supporting documents must ONLY be provided within the Veterans’ Preference Application and within the stated deadline of the job announcement.
• Late applications for veterans’ preference will not be considered.
• Documentation to obtain veterans’ preference will not be considered if attached to the job application.

An applicant who declines to self-identify as a disabled veteran and/or to provide information and documentation regarding his/her disabled veteran’s status will not be subjected to an adverse employment action, but the individual may be ruled ineligible for veterans’ preference.