Environmental Services Technician (Housekeeping Aid)

Veterans Health Administration • Tucson, AZ

5d • Onsite

About The Position

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

Work schedules vary according to service needs and may include mornings, evenings, overnight shifts, weekends, and holidays. Listed shifts are 6:30 a.m.–3:00 p.m., 2:30 p.m.–11:00 p.m., and 10:30 p.m.–7:00 a.m.

The work is normally indoors in areas with adequate heat, light, and ventilation, though some work may take place outdoors in varying temperatures and inclement weather. Personal protective equipment may be required because the position can involve exposure to contagious diseases, blood, and bloody secretions. Care is required when working on ladders, using power equipment, and handling hazardous materials.

Requirements

• No specific length of training or experience is required, but applicants must demonstrate training or experience of sufficient scope and quality to perform the work.
• Resume descriptions must provide evidence of the knowledge, skills, and abilities needed for the duties.
• Applicants are evaluated on dexterity and safety, following directions, handling weights and loads, housekeeping aptitude, and work practices.
• Ability to read, write, and speak English is preferred.
• Must meet U.S. citizenship requirements; non-citizens may be appointed only when qualified citizens cannot be recruited under VA policy.
• Must be suitable for Federal employment, as determined by a background investigation.
• Tentatively selected applicants in testing-designated positions must undergo urinalysis for illegal drug use before appointment; refusing testing results in denial of employment.
• Selective Service registration is required for males born after December 31, 1959.
• Must complete the online onboarding process and provide acceptable identification and required application documents.
• Must serve a one-year probationary period.
• VA Health Care Personnel must receive annual seasonal influenza vaccination or obtain a medical or religious exemption; those with an exemption must wear a face mask.
• The work requires continuous walking, standing, stooping, kneeling, pulling, and pushing.
• Must occasionally use heavy-powered cleaning equipment weighing over 50 pounds and have the dexterity, coordination, concentration, and visual acuity needed to perform the work safely.
• Must take care to avoid injury when using ladders, handling 30–100-pound power equipment, or handling hazardous materials.

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, discard trash, install light bulbs in halls and rooms, and vacuum and polish floors.
• Carry out assignments with minimal supervision.

Benefits

• Federal employees and their families have access to a comprehensive benefits package; specific eligibility depends on position type.
• Newly appointed Federal employees may request consideration for credit for job-related non-Federal experience or active-duty uniformed military service when determining annual leave accrual; approval is not guaranteed.

What This Job Offers

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