Environmental Service Technician - Housekeeping Aid

Veterans Health Administration • Indianapolis, IN

20d • Onsite

About The Position

This position is located in the Environmental Management Services Division of a VA Medical Center and reports directly to the Housekeeping Supervisor or designee. The Housekeeping Aid performs janitorial and custodial services across patient and non-patient care areas. The employee may be assigned to any tour and work in different designated areas of the medical facility. Work is typically performed independently under general supervision or as part of a team, with responsibility for the full range of cleaning duties in an assigned area.

Duties include maintaining floors and washing walls; cleaning doors, doorframes, baseboard corners and edges, and stairwells; and performing sweeping, dust mopping, damp and wet mopping, scrubbing, stripping, refinishing, buffing, vacuuming, carpet extraction, spot cleaning, and high and low dusting. The position periodically uses pressure washers and heavy industrial powered or battery-operated equipment, adjusts and cleans equipment, performs minor maintenance, and changes attachments.

The employee empties wastebaskets and trash, replaces liners, and transports general refuse, regulated medical waste, and recycling to central collection areas. The employee cleans and disinfects rest rooms, bathrooms, and shower rooms, including fixtures and surfaces, and replenishes paper towels, toilet paper, hand sanitizer, and soap. The work schedule is 3:00 p.m. to 11:30 p.m., Monday through Friday.

Work is normally indoors in areas with adequate heat, light, and ventilation, but some work may be outdoors in varying temperatures and inclement weather. Personal protective equipment may be required because of potential exposure to contagious diseases, blood, and bloody secretions. The role involves physical activity and care when using ladders, power equipment, or handling hazardous materials.

Requirements

• Demonstrate training or experience of sufficient scope and quality to perform the work; no specific length of training or experience is required.
• Provide detailed resume descriptions demonstrating the knowledge, skills, and ability to perform the duties.
• Meet U.S. citizenship requirements, except where appointment of a non-citizen is permitted under VA policy.
• Be suitable for Federal employment as determined by a background investigation.
• Undergo pre-employment urinalysis if tentatively selected for a testing-designated position.
• Meet Selective Service registration requirements for males born after December 31, 1959.
• Complete online onboarding and provide acceptable identification for pre-employment requirements.
• Serve a one-year probationary period.
• Receive annual seasonal influenza vaccination or obtain an exemption for medical or religious reasons; employees with an exemption must wear a face mask.
• Meet the physical demands of continuous walking, standing, stooping, kneeling, pulling, and pushing, and occasional use of heavy powered cleaning equipment.
• Exercise care when working on ladders, using power equipment weighing 30–100 pounds, and handling hazardous materials.

Responsibilities

• Perform the full range of housekeeping activities in patient and non-patient care areas.
• Maintain floors and wash walls; clean doors, doorframes, baseboard corners and edges, and stairwells.
• Sweep, dust mop, damp mop, wet mop, scrub, strip, refinish, and buff floors; vacuum and extract carpets and runners; spot-clean and perform high and low dusting.
• Use pressure washers and heavy powered or battery-operated cleaning equipment; adjust, clean, perform minor maintenance on, and change attachments for equipment.
• Empty trash and wastebaskets and replace liners.
• Transport general refuse, regulated medical waste, and recycling to central collection areas.
• Clean, disinfect, and deodorize rest rooms, bathrooms, and shower rooms, including lavatories, showers, bathtubs, urinals, toilet bowls, mirrors, sinks, water fountains, and light and toilet fixtures.
• Replenish paper towels, toilet paper, hand sanitizers, and soap in dispensers.
• Work independently under general supervision or as part of a team in assigned facility areas.

Benefits

• Federal employee benefits package for employees and their families; specific benefits depend on position type and eligibility.
• VA may credit job-related non-federal experience or active-duty uniformed military service toward annual leave accrual, subject to request and approval.

What This Job Offers

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