Environmental Services Lead
About The Position
The Environmental Services Lead provides day-to-day work leadership and custodial support for the VHS Hospitals. The position assigns work, coordinates schedules, trains employees, and monitors the quality and completion of custodial services. It performs and oversees cleaning, disinfection, and sanitation activities to support a safe and functional environment for patients, clients, students, and employees, and responds to changing hospital needs, staffing issues, and biosecurity concerns to maintain essential custodial services. This role leads approximately 5.0 FTE environmental services employees but has no formal supervisory authority. It provides work direction, training, scheduling and coverage coordination, and guidance on procedures and hospital requirements. Significant performance, conduct, staffing, facility, and personnel matters are referred to the Environmental Services Supervisor, who retains formal supervisory and personnel responsibilities. The position is designated as essential services and must report without delay or interruption to provide essential or emergency services. Shift work is required, and the employee must be available to work holidays at the supervisor’s discretion. A pre-employment criminal background check is required for new hires. Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States; visa sponsorship is not available. Salary range: $43,000–$45,000.
Requirements
- High school diploma or GED.
- Cleaning experience in a commercial environment.
- Must be legally authorized to work in the United States; visa sponsorship is not available.
- Must complete a pre-employment criminal background check.
- Must report without delay or interruption when needed to provide essential or emergency services.
- Must be available for shift work and holidays at the supervisor’s discretion.
Nice To Haves
- Experience providing cleaning services in a medical environment.
- Operating knowledge of and experience with vacuum cleaners, shampoo machines, wet/dry vacuums, floor scrubbing or polishing machines, buffing, or related cleaning operations.
- Knowledge of industrial cleaning methods and cleaning products.
- Reliability and a strong work ethic.
- Ability to follow verbal and written instructions.
Responsibilities
- Lead and coordinate daily work by assigning duties, establishing priorities, arranging weekday, night, and weekend coverage, and adjusting assignments for absences, emergencies, treatment schedules, and operational needs.
- Train and provide ongoing work direction on cleaning and disinfection procedures, biosecurity requirements, equipment, departmental processes, work orders, and specialized custodial activities.
- Guide employees during assigned shifts and communicate temporary changes in procedures or work expectations.
- Conduct routine quality assurance checks, identify deficiencies, direct corrective action, and ensure work meets cleaning, disinfection, and Biosecurity SOP requirements.
- Perform specialized cleaning, disinfection, and contamination-control activities, including removing biological materials, cleaning and disinfecting clinical and public areas, responding to unusual or extensive contamination, and providing custodial backup when needed.
- Review employee leave requests, arrange coverage, maintain schedules, respond to staff questions, and escalate significant staffing, performance, facility, or operational concerns to the Environmental Services Supervisor.
- Monitor supply levels, prioritize restocking, and initiate work orders when facility conditions require repair or immediate attention.
- Perform other related duties as assigned based on operational needs.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
