Housekeeping Aid - Environmental Services Technician

Veterans Health Administration • Salem, VA

8d • Onsite

About The Position

The Housekeeping Aid - Environmental Services Technician position is located within Environmental Management Services at the Salem VA Healthcare System. The role performs janitorial and custodial services, including textile distribution and inventory activity, sanitizing and disinfecting, waste removal, cleaning blinds and windows, and polishing floors.

The position performs routine cleaning and maintenance across healthcare facilities, including patient-care and support areas. Work is normally indoors in areas with adequate heat, light, and ventilation, though some duties may be outdoors in varying temperatures and inclement weather. Personal protective equipment may be required because the role can involve exposure to contagious diseases, blood, and bloody secretions.

The work schedule is Monday through Friday, 6:45 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., with holidays and weekends as needed. The position requires a one-year probationary period. There are no education requirements and no specific length of training or experience is required, but applicants must demonstrate the ability to perform the work through relevant training or experience.

Requirements

• Demonstrate through training or experience the ability to perform the work; no specific length of training or experience is required.
• Provide detailed descriptions of relevant training or experience on the resume.
• Meet the screen-out element of reliability and dependability and demonstrate relevant job elements, including work practices, housekeeping aptitude, handling weights and loads, following directions, dexterity, and safety.
• Be a U.S. citizen, except that non-citizens may be appointed when recruitment of qualified citizens is not possible under VA policy.
• Be suitable for Federal employment as determined by a background investigation.
• Submit to urinalysis for illegal drug use if tentatively selected for a testing-designated position; refusal results in denial of employment.
• Meet Selective Service registration requirements if male and born after December 31, 1959.
• Complete the required online onboarding and provide acceptable identification for pre-employment requirements.
• Serve a one-year probationary period.
• Participate in the VA seasonal influenza program by receiving annual vaccination or obtaining a medical or religious exemption; masking is required when exempt.

Responsibilities

• Perform floor maintenance and wash walls.
• Clean doors, doorframes, baseboard corners and edges, and stairwells.
• Use pressure washers and heavy industrial powered and battery-operated cleaning equipment as needed.
• Empty trash and wastebaskets and replace liners.
• Clean restrooms, bathrooms, and shower rooms to acceptable standards.
• Replenish paper towels, toilet paper, hand sanitizers, and soap in dispensers.
• Defrost and clean patient-care refrigerators and ice machines in nourishment kitchen areas.
• Clean stainless steel on storage instrument cabinets and counters, and clean elevators, wards, diet kitchens, and nurse utility rooms.
• Clean and/or replace needle boxes.
• Perform textile distribution and inventory activity, sanitizing and disinfecting, waste removal, cleaning blinds and windows, and floor polishing.

Benefits

• Federal employee benefits package available to the employee and family; specific eligibility depends on position type.
• VA may grant credit for 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