Environmental Services Technician

About the role

This vacancy is for hiring of multiple Environmental Service Technicians to work within Environmental Management Services within the VA at the Salem VA Medical Center.

Responsibilities

• Maintain VA facilities for Veterans and their families.
• Perform a full range of light and heavy cleaning duties and routine housekeeping tasks.
• Clean wards, patient rooms, storerooms, offices, corridors, restrooms, shower rooms, and other areas.
• Sweep, mop, scrub (machine) floors, vacuum carpets and upholstered furniture, empty waste baskets, clean light globes and Venetian blinds, wash walls, windows and ceilings by climbing small ladders, refill toilet tissue and towel dispensers, and move furniture.
• Carry out assignments with minimal supervision.

Physical Requirements

• Continuous walking, standing, stooping, kneeling, pulling, and pushing.
• Occasional use of heavy powered cleaning equipment weighing over 50 pounds.
• Significant dexterity, hand, foot, and eye coordination, and concentration.
• Visual acuity to see dirt, dust, and debris.

Working Conditions

• Work is normally performed indoors with adequate heat, light, and ventilation.
• Some work may be performed outdoors where there may be exposure to varying degrees of heat and cold as well as inclement weather.
• PPE may be required in some circumstances due to exposure to possible contagious diseases, blood and bloody secretion.
• Care is required to avoid serious injuries (i.e., broken bones) when working on ladders, or when using 30-100-pound power equipment or handling hazardous materials.

Qualifications

• To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement.
• Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs and other organizations.
• The job does not have an education qualification requirement.
• Participation in the seasonal influenza program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP).
• Applicants must possess experience that exceeds the minimum qualifications of the position including all selective factors if applicable, and must be proficient in most of the requirements of the job.