Environmental Service Technician

Veterans Health Administration • Pensacola, FL

1d • 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 technician performs janitorial, custodial, light cleaning, heavy cleaning, and routine housekeeping duties, carrying out assignments with minimal supervision. The role helps maintain clean and safe patient areas and other VA facility spaces for Veterans and their families.

Work includes cleaning wards, patient rooms, storerooms, offices, corridors, restrooms, shower rooms, and other areas. Tasks include responding to spills, discarding trash, installing light bulbs, sweeping, mopping, machine-scrubbing floors, vacuuming carpets and upholstered furniture, emptying waste baskets, cleaning light globes and Venetian blinds, washing walls, windows, and ceilings using small ladders, refilling toilet tissue and towel dispensers, and moving furniture. Work is performed by hand and with light and heavy-powered cleaning equipment.

The schedule is Monday through Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., subject to change based on facility needs. The position requires continuous walking, standing, stooping, kneeling, pulling, and pushing. It occasionally involves using heavy powered cleaning equipment weighing over 50 pounds and requires dexterity, coordination, concentration, and visual acuity to detect dirt, dust, and debris.

Requirements

• Provide evidence of training or experience sufficient in scope and quality to demonstrate the ability to perform the work; no specific length of training or experience is required.
• U.S. citizenship is generally required; non-citizens may be appointed only when qualified citizens cannot be recruited in accordance with VA policy.
• Be suitable for Federal employment as determined by a background investigation.
• Selected applicants in testing-designated positions must undergo urinalysis for illegal drug use before appointment.
• Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must meet Selective Service registration requirements.
• Complete the required online onboarding and provide acceptable identification and application documents.
• Serve a one-year probationary period.
• Meet the physical demands of continuous walking, standing, stooping, kneeling, pulling, and pushing; occasional use of powered cleaning equipment weighing over 50 pounds; and the required dexterity, coordination, concentration, and visual acuity.
• VA Health Care Personnel must receive an annual seasonal influenza vaccination or obtain a medical or religious exemption; a face mask is required when an exemption is granted.

Responsibilities

• Perform janitorial, custodial, light cleaning, heavy cleaning, and routine housekeeping duties.
• Clean wards, patient rooms, storerooms, offices, corridors, restrooms, shower rooms, and other facility areas.
• Respond to spills, discard trash, and install light bulbs in halls and rooms.
• Sweep, mop, and machine-scrub floors; vacuum carpets and upholstered furniture.
• Empty waste baskets and clean light globes and Venetian blinds.
• Wash walls, windows, and ceilings, using small ladders as needed.
• Refill toilet tissue and towel dispensers and move furniture.
• Carry out assignments with minimal supervision.

Benefits

• Federal employees and their families have access to a comprehensive benefits package; specific benefits depend on position type and should be confirmed with the hiring agency.
• VA may offer newly appointed Federal employees credit for job-related non-federal experience or active-duty uniformed military service when determining annual leave accrual; approval is required and not guaranteed.

What This Job Offers

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