Lead Housekeeping Aid

Veterans Health Administration • Jefferson Barracks, MO

11d • Onsite

About The Position

Serves as a working Housekeeping Aid Leader for the Environmental Management Service, performing housekeeping duties while leading assigned employees. The position leads a team of 5–15 employees performing work at the WG-2 level, providing guidance and technical direction while participating in daily work. The Lead works with the supervisor to assign functions, distribute and balance workloads, communicate priorities, and ensure work is completed safely, promptly, and according to established requirements. The duty station is John Cochran and/or Jefferson Barracks and may change based on health care system needs.

The role requires following housekeeping and safety rules, assessing equipment for damage or defects, operating janitorial equipment to confirm it functions properly after reassembly, and reporting malfunctioning or damaged equipment for repair. The Lead may determine methods or devise processes when traditional practices are insufficient. Applicants must be able to read, write, and follow verbal and written directions, and have an understanding of microbiology principles as they apply to housekeeping, along with cleaning techniques, chemicals, methods, storage, and shelf-life characteristics.

The work schedule is 3:00 p.m.–11:30 p.m., with possible weekends and holidays and rotating tours based on service and medical center needs. Physical requirements include occasional bending, stooping, crouching, and kneeling; lifting up to 50 pounds; standing about 40% of the time, walking about 40%, and sitting about 20%; and having adequate hearing and visual acuity and manual dexterity to use a phone and operate equipment.

Requirements

• Evidence of training or experience of sufficient scope and quality to demonstrate ability to perform the work; no specific length of training or experience is required.
• Ability to read, write, and follow verbal and written directions.
• Understanding of basic microbiology principles as they apply to housekeeping operations, particularly microorganism resistance to external destructive agents.
• Knowledge of cleaning principles and techniques, including cleaning chemicals and methods, storage, and shelf-life characteristics.
• Ability to meet the position’s physical requirements, including occasional bending, stooping, crouching, and kneeling; lifting up to 50 pounds; standing and walking for approximately 40% each and sitting for approximately 20%; and hearing, visual acuity, and manual dexterity to use a phone and operate equipment.
• U.S. citizenship, except that non-citizens may be appointed when qualified citizens cannot be recruited in accordance with VA policy.
• Suitability for federal employment as determined by a background investigation.
• Applicants tentatively selected for a testing-designated position must submit to urinalysis for illegal drug use; refusal results in denial of employment.
• Selective Service registration is required for males born after December 31, 1959.
• Selected applicants must complete online onboarding and provide acceptable identification for pre-employment requirements.
• Successful completion of a one-year probationary period, with continued employment subject to written certification that it advances the public interest.
• Annual seasonal influenza vaccination or an approved medical or religious exemption is required for covered health care personnel; those with an exemption must wear a face mask.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of 5–15 employees performing WG-2-level work, providing guidance and technical direction while participating in daily work.
• Work with the supervisor to assign functions to Housekeeping Aids to meet routine and unusual deadlines and priorities.
• Serve as work leader and ensure unit employees carry out their assignments.
• Distribute and balance workloads and tasks among employees.
• Visually examine equipment used in the job for damage, deterioration, or imperfections such as rust, pitting, and cracks.
• Operate janitorial equipment after reassembly to determine whether it works correctly.
• Promptly report malfunctioning or damaged equipment for repair.
• Determine methods or devise new processes when traditional practices are insufficient.
• Ensure safety and housekeeping rules are followed, including safe machine operation and proper tool use.
• Perform housekeeping duties and ensure work is completed safely, timely, and according to established requirements.

Benefits

• Federal employee benefits package, with access to benefits for employees and their families; specific benefits depend 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 before appointment and is not guaranteed.

What This Job Offers

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