Housekeeping Aid

Summary

This position is located within the Environmental Management Services Division of a VA Medical Center in Indianapolis, IN. It is under the direct supervision of the Housekeeping Supervisor or designee.

About the Role

The Housekeeping Aid (HKA) - Environmental Services (EVS) Technician maintains VA facilities for Veterans and their families. Essential to the patient care experience, these professionals ensure patient areas are clean and safe by addressing spills quickly, discarding trash, vacuuming, cleaning carpets, and performing floor care tasks.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Requirements

The position demands continuous walking, standing, stooping, kneeling, pulling, and pushing. It requires the occasional use of heavy powered cleaning equipment weighing over 50 pounds. The duties necessitate considerable dexterity, hand-foot-eye coordination, and concentration as well as visual acuity to see dirt, dust, and debris.

Qualifications

A specific length of training and experience is not required but you must show evidence of training or experience of sufficient scope and quality to perform the duties of this position. Evidence must be supported by detailed descriptions 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.

Physical Effort

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.

Benefits

Reasonable Accommodation (RA) Requests: If you believe you have a disability (i.e., physical or mental) covered by the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended that would interfere with completing the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, you will be granted the opportunity to request a RA in your online application. Requests for RA for the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments and appropriate supporting documentation for RA must be received prior to starting the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments. Decisions on requests for RA are made on a case-by-case basis. If you meet the minimum qualifications of the position, after notification of the adjudication of your request, you will receive an email invitation to complete the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, based on your adjudication decision. You must complete all assessments within 48 hours of receiving the URL to access the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments if you received the link after the close of the announcement. To determine if you need a RA, please review the Procedures for Requesting a Reasonable Accommodation for Online Assessments.

Pay

Pay information is not provided in the given job posting.

Schedule

Position Schedule: (SECOND SHIFT) MONDAY-FRIDAY/WEEKENDS 3:00PM-11:30PM OFF DAYS TBD BY SUPERVISOR - Please note that this is a 24/7 operation and placement will be made to meet the requirements of the service.