Environmental Services Technician (Housekeeping Aid)

Veterans Health Administration • Albuquerque, NM

15h • Onsite

About The Position

This position is located in the Environmental Management Services Division at a VA Medical Center in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and reports directly to the Housekeeping Supervisor or designee. The technician performs janitorial, custodial, and routine housekeeping duties to help maintain clean and safe facilities for Veterans and their families. Duties include both light and heavy cleaning, and work is carried out with minimal supervision.

Schedules and shifts vary according to service needs and may include mornings, evenings, overnight hours, weekends, and holidays. Listed schedules include first shift (7:00 a.m.–3:30 p.m.), second shift (3:30 p.m.–12:00 a.m.), third shift (12:00 a.m.–8:30 a.m.), and additional schedules of 1:00 p.m.–9:30 p.m. or 8:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m. Days off may vary based on service needs.

The position requires continuous walking, standing, stooping, kneeling, pulling, and pushing. Work occasionally involves using heavy powered cleaning equipment weighing over 50 pounds. The duties also require dexterity, hand, foot, and eye coordination, concentration, and visual acuity to identify dirt, dust, and debris. A one-year probationary period applies. VA Health Care Personnel must receive annual seasonal influenza vaccination or obtain an approved medical or religious exemption; employees with an exemption must wear a face mask.

Requirements

• Meet the U.S. citizenship requirement; 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.
• Register with Selective Service if applicable to males born after December 31, 1959.
• Complete the required online onboarding process and provide acceptable identification and application documents.
• Serve a one-year probationary period.
• Demonstrate training or experience of sufficient scope and quality to perform the work; no specific length of training or experience is required.
• Provide resume descriptions that support the knowledge, skills, and ability to perform the duties.
• Meet the position's housekeeping-related screening and job-element qualifications, including dexterity and safety, following directions, handling weights and loads, reliability and dependability, housekeeping aptitude, and work practices.
• As VA Health Care Personnel, receive annual seasonal influenza vaccination or obtain an approved medical or religious exemption; wear a face mask if exempt.

Responsibilities

• 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 clean light globes and Venetian blinds.
• Wash walls, windows, and ceilings, including by climbing small ladders.
• Refill toilet tissue and towel dispensers.
• Move furniture.
• Address spills promptly, discard trash, install light bulbs in halls and rooms, and vacuum and polish floors.
• Carry out assigned work with minimal supervision.

Benefits

• Federal employee benefits are available to eligible employees; specific eligibility depends on position type and the hiring agency can provide details.
• VA may offer newly appointed Federal employees credit for qualifying job-related non-federal experience or active-duty uniformed military service when determining annual leave accrual, subject to prior request and approval.

What This Job Offers

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