Housekeeping Aid

Veterans Health Administration • White River Junction, VT

8d • Onsite

About The Position

This is a part-time Housekeeping Aid position with the White River Junction Healthcare System. Housekeeping Aids/Environmental Services Technicians help maintain VA facilities and contribute to a clean and safe patient-care environment. The role performs a range of light and heavy cleaning and routine housekeeping duties, carrying out assignments with minimal supervision.

The work schedule is Thursday through Sunday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., with holiday rotations. A compressed or flexible schedule is not available. Relocation and retention incentives are not authorized. The position is in the competitive service and has a one-year probationary period.

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship; non-citizens may be appointed only when qualified citizens cannot be recruited in accordance with VA policy.
• Must be suitable for Federal employment, as determined by a background investigation.
• Applicants tentatively selected for a testing-designated position must undergo urinalysis for illegal drug use before appointment; refusal results in denial of employment.
• Selective Service registration is required for males born after December 31, 1959.
• Selected applicants must complete the online onboarding process and provide acceptable identification for pre-employment requirements.
• Must complete all application requirements detailed in the announcement's Required Documents section.
• Must serve a one-year probationary period.
• 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, supported by detailed resume descriptions.
• Qualifications are evaluated against the screen-out element and job elements including dexterity and safety, following directions, handling weights and loads, reliability and dependability, housekeeping aptitude, and work practices.
• Annual seasonal influenza vaccination or an approved medical or religious exemption is required for VA Health Care Personnel; masking is required when an exemption is granted.

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, using small ladders as needed.
• Refill toilet tissue and towel dispensers and move furniture.
• Address spills quickly.
• Carry out assignments with minimal supervision.

Benefits

• Federal employees receive access to a comprehensive benefits package; eligibility depends on position type and specific benefits should be confirmed with the hiring agency.
• VA may credit qualifying job-related non-federal experience or active-duty uniformed military service toward annual leave accrual, subject to request and approval before appointment and not guaranteed.

What This Job Offers

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