Environmental Services Technician

Veterans Health Administration • Oklahoma City, OK

2d • Onsite

About The Position

This position is in the Environmental Management Services Division of a VA Medical Center in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and reports directly to the Housekeeping Supervisor or designee. The technician performs janitorial, custodial, and routine housekeeping duties to maintain clean and safe facilities for Veterans and their families. Assignments are carried out with minimal supervision.

Work includes light and heavy cleaning in wards, patient rooms, storerooms, offices, corridors, restrooms, shower rooms, kitchens, and other areas. Tasks include addressing spills, disposing of trash, sweeping, mopping, machine-scrubbing floors, vacuuming carpets and upholstered furniture, polishing floors, cleaning fixtures and blinds, washing walls, windows, and ceilings, replenishing restroom dispensers, changing light bulbs, and moving furniture.

The work may involve high temperatures and humidity in kitchen areas, continuous standing and walking, frequent bending and other physical activity, and lifting or moving loads. Multiple shifts may include days, nights, weekends, and holidays. The schedule will be determined upon selection; the announcement offers full-time or part-time work.

Requirements

• Applicants must be U.S. citizens.
• Males born after December 31, 1959, must be registered with Selective Service.
• Must pass a background/security investigation and pre-employment physical.
• Must participate in the seasonal influenza vaccination program.
• Must complete application requirements and the online onboarding process, and provide acceptable identification for pre-employment requirements.
• Must serve a one-year probationary period, subject to evaluation and written certification for continued employment.
• No specific length of training or experience is required; applicants must demonstrate sufficient training or experience to perform the work, with supporting details on their resume.
• Applicants are evaluated on dexterity and safety, following directions, handling weights and loads, reliability and dependability, housekeeping aptitude, and work practices.
• Must be able to perform light to moderate physical work and may be required to perform heavy work.
• Must tolerate continuous standing and walking and frequent stooping, reaching, pushing, pulling, and bending.
• Must frequently lift or move objects weighing up to 20 pounds unassisted and occasionally lift or move objects weighing more than 40 pounds with assistance.

Responsibilities

• Perform janitorial, custodial, and routine housekeeping duties at a VA Medical Center.
• Clean wards, patient rooms, storerooms, offices, corridors, restrooms, shower rooms, kitchens, and other areas.
• Respond promptly to spills and dispose of trash.
• Sweep, mop, machine-scrub, vacuum, and polish floors; vacuum upholstered furniture.
• Clean light globes and Venetian blinds, and wash walls, windows, and ceilings, including by climbing small ladders.
• Refill toilet tissue and towel dispensers and install light bulbs in halls and rooms.
• Move furniture and perform other assigned cleaning tasks with minimal supervision.
• Scour and scrub large cooking utensils and push carts or trucks when unloading, storing, and delivering supplies.

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.
• Eligible employees may receive credit toward annual leave accrual for prior work or military service experience.
• After 12 months of employment, up to 12 weeks of paid parental leave in connection with birth, adoption, or foster-care placement of a child.
• Eligible full-time employees may qualify for a childcare 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.

What This Job Offers

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