Environmental Services Technician (Housekeeping Aid)

Veterans Health Administration • Dallas, TX

5d • Onsite

About The Position

This position performs both janitorial and custodial services, including textile distribution and inventory, sanitizing and disinfecting, waste removal, cleaning of various surfaces and fixtures, and floor maintenance. Work is performed by hand and with light and heavy-powered cleaning equipment. The role also involves providing guidance to a Compensated Work Therapy (CWT) worker and performing other assigned duties.

Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship; non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy.
• Suitable for Federal employment, determined by a background investigation.
• Applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment.
• Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
• Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process.
• Acceptable forms of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements.
• Driver's licenses or state-issued identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment effective May 7, 2025.
• Complete all application requirements detailed in the "Required Documents" section of this announcement.
• Must serve a 1-year probationary period.
• A specific length of training and experience is not required, but you must show evidence of training or experience of sufficient scope and quality of your ability to do the work of this position.
• Evidence which demonstrates you possess the knowledge, skills, and ability to perform the duties of this position must be supported by detailed descriptions of such on your resume.
• Applicants will be rated in accordance with the OPM Federal Wage System Qualification Standards.
• Continuous walking, standing, stooping, kneeling, pulling, and pushing.
• Occasional use of heavy powered cleaning equipment (e.g., wall washers, industrial type buffers) weighing over 50 pounds.
• Considerable dexterity, hand, foot, and eye coordination, and concentration.
• Visual acuity to see dirt, dust and debris.

Nice To Haves

• Participation in the seasonal influenza program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP).
• HCP are individuals who, during the influenza season, work in VHA locations or who come into contact with VA patients or other HCP as part of their duties.
• HCP include all VA licensed and unlicensed, clinical and administrative, remote and onsite, paid and without compensation, full- and part-time employees, intermittent employees, fee basis employees, VA contractors, researchers, volunteers and health professions trainees (HPTs) who are expected to perform any or all of their work at these facilities.
• HPTs may be paid or unpaid and include residents, interns, fellows and students.
• HCP also includes VHA personnel providing home-based care to Veterans and drivers and other personnel whose duties put them in contact with patients outside VA medical facilities.
• Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

Responsibilities

• Performs floor maintenance, wall washing, and cleaning of doors, doorframes, baseboards, and stairwells.
• Accomplishes tasks by sweeping, dust mopping, damp and wet mopping, scrubbing, stripping, refinishing, buffing, vacuuming, extracting carpets, spot cleaning, and high and low dusting.
• Periodically utilizes pressure washers and heavy industrial powered and battery-operated equipment.
• Adjusts, cleans, and performs minor maintenance on cleaning equipment and changes attachments.
• Empties trash and wastebaskets, replaces liners, and transports general refuse, regulated medical waste, and recycling to central collection areas.
• Cleans and disinfects restrooms, bathrooms, and shower rooms, ensuring they meet acceptable standards.
• Replenishes supplies of paper towels, toilet paper, hand sanitizers, and soap.
• Moves and arranges furniture, patient wardrobes, and beds to accomplish cleaning tasks.
• Provides bed-making services in patient care areas and OD rooms; cleans mattresses, springs, bed frames, and bedside equipment.
• Removes bags of soiled textiles from patient rooms and transports them to the designated soiled room.
• Loads and unloads clean textiles from bulk carts and restocks clean textile closets, cabinets, shelves, and carts.
• Participates in inventory management activities.
• Defrosts and cleans patient care refrigerators and ice machines in nourishment kitchen areas.
• Cleans stainless steel on storage instrument cabinets and counters, elevators, lobbies, wards, diet kitchens, and nurse utility rooms.
• Cleans ashtrays, smoke stands, sand urns, and water fountains.
• Provides interim cleaning of windows and window ledges from the inside, cleans glass doors and other glass surfaces, and replaces curtains and cleans blinds.
• Cleans and/or replaces needle boxes.
• Periodically cleans specific non-critical Reusable Medical Equipment (RME) in inpatient and clinical areas.
• Works with and provides guidance to a Compensated Work Therapy (CWT) worker.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package.
• As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding.
• Federal Employees earn annual leave at a rate (4, 6 or 8 hours per pay period) which is based on the number of years they have served as a Federal employee.
• VA may offer newly-appointed Federal employee's credit for their job-related non-federal experience or active duty uniformed military service.
• This credited service can be used in determining the rate at which they earn annual leave.

What This Job Offers

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