Environmental Service Technician (EVS Tech)

Veterans Health Administration•Grand Junction, CO

4d•Onsite

About The Position

This position is in the Environmental Management Services Division of the VA Medical Center in Grand Junction, Colorado, and reports directly to the Housekeeping Supervisor or designee. The Environmental Service Technician performs janitorial, custodial, and routine housekeeping duties to help maintain clean and safe VA facilities for Veterans and their families. The work includes light and heavy cleaning and is carried out with minimal supervision. The announcement is open continuously until February 1, 2027, and qualified applicants may be referred as vacancies become available; it may close without advance notice. The position may be full-time or part-time, with the schedule determined upon selection. This is an onsite position; remote work and telework are not available. A one-year probationary period applies. Applicants must meet federal employment conditions, including citizenship or an applicable exception, suitability requirements, and other stated pre-employment requirements. No specific length of training or experience is required, but applicants must provide evidence of sufficient training or experience to perform the work. There is no education qualification requirement.

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 of duties and responsibilities supporting the ability to perform the position's work.
Meet federal employment suitability requirements, including a background investigation.
Meet the stated U.S. citizenship requirement, subject to the stated exception for non-citizens when qualified citizens cannot be recruited in accordance with VA policy.
Selected applicants in testing-designated positions must undergo pre-appointment urinalysis for illegal drug use.
Selective Service registration is required for males born after December 31, 1959.
Complete the required online onboarding and pre-employment documentation.
Serve a one-year probationary period.
As VA health care personnel, receive annual seasonal influenza vaccination or obtain a medical or religious exemption; a face mask is required when an exemption is granted.

Responsibilities

Perform light and heavy cleaning and routine housekeeping duties.
Clean wards, patient rooms, storerooms, offices, corridors, restrooms, shower rooms, and other areas.
Sweep, mop, and machine-scrub floors; vacuum carpets and upholstered furniture.
Empty waste baskets and address spills promptly.
Clean light globes and Venetian blinds, and wash walls, windows, and ceilings using small ladders.
Refill toilet tissue and towel dispensers.
Move furniture.
Install light bulbs in halls and rooms.

Benefits

Competitive salary and regular salary increases; a higher step rate may be considered based on existing pay, qualifications, or VA needs.
37–50 days of annual paid time off per year, including 13–26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, and 11 paid Federal holidays.
Potential credit toward annual leave accrual for qualifying prior work or military service experience.
Up to 12 weeks of paid parental leave after 12 months of employment, in connection with birth, adoption, or foster care placement of a child.
Eligible full-time employees may qualify for a child care subsidy after 60 days of employment, subject to income and other eligibility limits.
Traditional federal pension, with five-year vesting, and a federal 401(k) with up to 5% in VA contributions.
Federal health, vision, dental, term life, and long-term care insurance; many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement.
Smoke- and drug-free workplace.
Free parking or transit subsidy programs at most locations.
Flexible work schedules and shifts.
Workforce and leadership development programs and career enhancement opportunities.
Dining options and a tax-free retail store.