Environmental Service Spec II

Commonwealth of Massachusetts • Chelsea, MA

11d • Onsite

About The Position

The Massachusetts Veterans Home (MVH) at Chelsea is seeking an Environmental Service Specialist II to join their team. This role is a supervisory position responsible for maintaining buildings in a clean and orderly condition, ensuring the appearance and cleanliness of floors, washing interior surfaces, and maintaining the grounds around the buildings. The ideal candidate will be a team player with strong attention to detail, able to lead by example, adapt to workplace changes, and multitask effectively. A commitment to providing excellent customer service and maintaining high standards of cleanliness and safety for veteran residents is essential.

Requirements

• At least 6 months of full-time or equivalent part-time experience in work involving custodial maintenance and/or housekeeping or building maintenance.
• Ability to work effectively on a team.
• Attention to detail.
• Ability to adapt to workplace changes efficiently.
• Ability to multitask.
• Commitment to providing excellent customer service in a professional manner.
• Ensuring the highest standards in cleanliness and safety for veteran residents.

Nice To Haves

• Leading by example.
• Relating to a culturally diverse workforce.

Responsibilities

• Provide on-the-job training and orientation to employees.
• Inspect assigned areas for cleanliness, adherence to safety standards and the need for maintenance and repair.
• Maintain records and/or logs on assigned unit activities.
• Keep buildings in clean and orderly condition by performing a combination of activities including cleaning assigned areas and making minor repairs to buildings using hand tools and equipment.
• Maintains the cleanliness and appearance of floors by sweeping and mopping and by utilizing building custodial equipment such as polishers, buffers, vacuum cleaners, and carpet shampooers.
• Washes interior surfaces of buildings such as walls, ceilings, windows, furniture, shower chairs, fans, shower trolleys, walkers, beds, bedside tables, over bed tables, mechanical wheelchairs, vents etc. using appropriate supplies and equipment.
• Respond to emergencies such as spills or floods and assist in clean-up.
• Empties waste and recycling receptacles and transports contents to appropriate areas.
• Cleans toilets, lavatories, utility rooms, laundry rooms, patient rooms dining rooms elevators, offices etc. using appropriate supplies and equipment.
• Transport soiled linen to holding area.
• Transport clean and dirty laundry to appropriate areas.
• Re-move and re-hang window draperies and bedside curtains.
• Attending departmental training, annual orientation, safety training etc. as required.
• Snow removal.
• Operate elevators to pick up and deliver clothing, laundry, equipment etc.
• Maintain grounds around buildings by cutting grass, raking leaves, weeding, and thinning flower beds or gardens etc.
• Perform outside duties such as washing windows, sweeping walks, shoveling snow and ice from walks/stairs/ramps and fire escapes, and picking up trash.
• Perform related duties such as loading or unloading equipment and supplies from vehicles, moving furniture, setting up furniture and assembling furniture such as beds, desks, cabinets, etc.

Benefits

• Comprehensive Benefits
• Outstanding suite of employee benefits that add to the overall value of your compensation package.
• Work experience that supports you, your loved ones, and your future.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed