Housekeeping Aid

About the role

This position is located within the Environmental Management Services Division of a VA Medical Center. This position performs both janitorial and custodial services, including textile distribution and inventory activity, sanitizing and disinfecting, waste removal, cleaning of blinds, replacing curtains, washing windows and walls, dusting and polishing furniture and fixtures, discharge cleaning, sweeping, scrubbing and extracting, polishing floors, and applying floor finishes.

Responsibilities

• Performs floor maintenance and wall washing
• Cleans doors, doorframes, baseboard corners and edges, and stairwells
• Accomplishes tasks by sweeping, dust mopping, damp and wet mopping, scrubbing, stripping, refinishing, buffing, vacuuming, and extracting carpets and runners; spot cleaning areas; and high and low dusting
• Utilizes pressure washers and heavy industrial powered and battery operated equipment to achieve the best results
• Adjusts, cleans, and performs minor maintenance on equipment and changes attachments for proper use
• Moves and arranges furniture, patient wardrobes, beds, etc., in the assigned area to accomplish cleaning tasks
• Provides bed-making services in patient care areas and operating departments
• Cleans mattresses, springs, and bed frames, and cleans bedside stands, over bed lights, blood pressure cuffs, bed tables, etc., in patient rooms
• Empties trash and wastebaskets, replaces liners, transports general refuse, regulated medical waste, and recycling to central collection areas
• Cleans restrooms, bathrooms, and shower rooms, ensuring they are cleaned and meet acceptable standards (cleans, disinfects, and deodorizes lavatories, showers, bathtubs, urinals, and toilet bowls; cleans mirrors, sinks, and water fixtures; washes and polishes light and toilet fixtures)
• Replenishes supplies of paper towels, toilet paper, hand sanitizers, and soap in all areas where dispensers are located
• Performs other duties as assigned

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement. EXPERIENCE: Specific lengths of training and experience are not required, but evidence of sufficient scope and quality of ability to do the work of this position must be supported by detailed descriptions of such on your resume. Applicants will be rated in accordance with the OPM Federal Wage System Qualification Standards. SCREEN-OUT ELEMENT: Your qualifications will first be evaluated against the prescribed screen-out element, which usually appears as question 1 in the on-line questionnaire. Those applicants who appear to possess at least the minimal acceptable qualification requirement are considered for further rating; those who do not are rated ineligible and are eliminated. The potential eligibles are then rated against the remainder of the Job Elements: Ability to Do the Work of the Position without More Than Normal Supervision, Dexterity and Safety, Follow Directions, Special Aptitude - Housekeeping Work, Work Practices, Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g. Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g. professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social).

Physical Requirements

The position demands continuous walking, standing, stooping, kneeling, pulling, and pushing. The work requires the occasional use of heavy powered cleaning equipment (e.g. wall washers, industrial type buffers) weighing over 50 pounds. The duties necessitate considerable dexterity, hand, foot, and eye coordination, and concentration as well as visual acuity to see dirt, dust, and debris.