Housekeeping Aid/Environmental Services EVS Technician

Veterans Health Administration • Bedford, MA

5h • Onsite

About The Position

This full-time position is located in the Environmental Management Service at the Bedford VA Healthcare System in Bedford, Massachusetts. The technician performs a range of light and heavy cleaning and routine housekeeping duties to maintain clean, safe facilities for Veterans and their families. The work includes cleaning patient and guest areas, responding promptly to spills, removing waste, maintaining floors and furnishings, and replenishing supplies. Assignments are carried out with minimal supervision. The incumbent inventories and reorders cleaning supplies and equipment through VA Environmental Services. Work schedules are discussed at interview and determined upon selection.

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship; non-citizens may be appointed only when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA policy.
• Must be suitable for Federal employment as determined by a background investigation.
• Selective Service registration is required for males born after December 31, 1959.
• Complete required online onboarding and provide acceptable identification for pre-employment requirements.
• Serve a one-year probationary period.
• Demonstrate training or experience of sufficient scope and quality to perform the work; detailed supporting descriptions must be included in the resume.
• Meet the position's screen-out qualification and applicable OPM Federal Wage System qualification standards.
• Participate in the seasonal influenza program by receiving annual vaccination or obtaining an approved medical or religious exemption; employees with an exemption must wear a face mask.

Nice To Haves

• Previous cleaning experience or military experience.

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; clean light globes and Venetian blinds; wash walls, windows, and ceilings; refill toilet tissue and towel dispensers; and move furniture.
• Respond promptly to spills and install light bulbs in halls and rooms.
• Make beds, change and distribute linens, dust furniture and blinds, clean kitchens, load and unload dishwashers, collect and remove waste, and clean walls, corners, and baseboards.
• Clean guest rooms as needed or upon checkout, including changing bed linens, emptying trash, vacuuming and edging carpets, mopping bathroom floors, dusting furniture and fixtures, cleaning glass and mirrors, disinfecting bathroom surfaces, and replenishing supplies.
• Fold and distribute linens and towels to guest rooms and/or the linen room.
• Clean common areas daily, including kitchens and appliances, living and dining rooms, family rooms, laundry rooms, hallways, offices, bathrooms, and stairs.
• Inventory and reorder cleaning supplies and equipment through VA Environmental Services.
• Carry out assigned work with minimal supervision.

Benefits

• Federal employees and their families have access to a comprehensive benefits package; specific benefit eligibility depends on position type and should be confirmed with the hiring agency.
• VA may offer newly appointed Federal employees credit for job-related non-federal experience or active-duty uniformed military service when determining annual leave accrual; approval is required and not guaranteed.

What This Job Offers

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