Housekeeping Aid - Environmental Services Technician

Veterans Health Administration • Waco, TX

4h

About The Position

This position is within the Environmental Management Services Division of a VA Medical Center. The Housekeeping Aid performs janitorial and custodial services in patient and non-patient care areas, including cleaning, disinfecting, waste removal, floor care, textile distribution and inventory activities, and maintaining furnishings and fixtures. The position may be assigned to any tour and to different designated areas throughout the medical facility. Work is performed independently with general supervision or as part of a team, with responsibility for the full range of cleaning duties in an assigned area.

Duties include floor maintenance and wall washing; cleaning doors, doorframes, baseboard corners and edges, and stairwells; and sweeping, mopping, scrubbing, stripping, refinishing, buffing, vacuuming, carpet extraction, spot cleaning, and dusting. The Housekeeping Aid periodically uses pressure washers and heavy industrial powered or battery-operated equipment, adjusts and cleans equipment, performs minor maintenance, and changes attachments. The role also includes emptying trash and wastebaskets, replacing liners, transporting general refuse, regulated medical waste and recycling to central collection areas, and cleaning and disinfecting rest rooms, bathrooms, and shower rooms and their fixtures.

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.
• Undergo urinalysis for illegal drug use before appointment if tentatively selected for a testing-designated position; refusal results in denial of VA employment.
• Meet Selective Service registration requirements for males born after December 31, 1959.
• Complete the online onboarding process and provide acceptable identification for pre-employment requirements.
• Complete all application requirements detailed in the announcement's Required Documents section.
• Serve a one-year probationary period and receive written certification that continued employment advances the public interest to remain employed after the period.
• Demonstrate training or experience of sufficient scope and quality to perform the work; no specific length of training or experience is required.
• Provide detailed resume descriptions supporting the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the duties.
• Meet the physical demands, including continuous walking, standing, stooping, kneeling, pulling, and pushing; occasional use of heavy powered cleaning equipment; and the listed lifting, carrying, reaching, hand use, coordination, vision, color distinction, and hearing capabilities.
• Participate in the VA seasonal influenza program by receiving annual vaccination or obtaining a medical or religious exemption; wear a face mask when exempt.

Responsibilities

• Perform the full range of housekeeping activities in patient and non-patient care areas.
• Perform floor maintenance and wall washing, and clean doors, doorframes, baseboard corners and edges, and stairwells.
• Sweep, dust mop, damp mop, wet mop, scrub, strip, refinish, buff, vacuum, extract carpets and runners, spot clean, and dust at high and low levels.
• Use pressure washers and heavy industrial powered and battery-operated cleaning equipment; adjust and clean equipment, perform minor maintenance, and change attachments.
• Empty trash and wastebaskets and replace liners.
• Transport general refuse, regulated medical waste, and recycling to central collection areas.
• Clean, disinfect, and deodorize rest rooms, bathrooms, and shower rooms, including lavatories, showers, bathtubs, urinals, toilet bowls, mirrors, sinks, water fountains, and light and toilet fixtures.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Federal employees receive access to a comprehensive benefits package for themselves and their families.
• 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; this must be requested and approved before appointment and is not guaranteed.

What This Job Offers

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