Housekeeping Aid
Company: Department of Veterans Affairs
Location: Victoria
Posted on: May 31, 2021
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Job Description:
Videos Help Duties Summary This position is located within the Environmental Management
Services Division of the Audie L. Murphy Memorial Veterans'
Hospital in Victoria, TX. This position is under the direct
supervision of the Housekeeping Supervisor or designee. This
position performs both janitorial and custodial services. Click the "Learn more about this agency" link below to discover
the perks and benefits of a Housekeeping career! Learn more about this agency Responsibilities THE CLOSING DATE FOR THIS ANNOUNCEMENT HAS BEEN EXTENDED. IF YOU
HAD PREVIOUSLY APPLIED, YOU DO NOT NEED TO REAPPLY. Duties The Housekeeping Aid executes a full range of housekeeping
activities in patient and non-patient care areas. The position may
be assigned to any tour and may be required to work in various
designated areas during any tour of duty. Typically, the position
works independently with general supervision, or works with a team
and is responsible for the full-range of cleaning duties in an
assigned area throughout the medical facility. These duties
include, but are not limited to the following: Performs floor maintenance, wall washing. Cleans doors,
doorframes, baseboard corners and edges, and stairwells. Tasks are
accomplished 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. Periodically utilizes pressure washers and heavy
industrial powered and battery-operated equipment. Adjusts, cleans,
and performs minor maintenance on this equipment and changes
attachments for their proper use in achieving the best results. Empties trash and wastebaskets, replaces liners. Transports
general refuse, regulated medical waste and recycling to central
collection areas. Cleans rest rooms, bathrooms, and shower rooms, ensuring that
they are cleaned and meet acceptable standards (cleans, disinfects,
and deodorizes lavatories, showers, bathtubs, urinals, and toilet
bowls; cleans mirrors, sinks, and water fountains; washes and
polishes light and toilet fixtures). Performs other duties as assigned. Work Schedule: Monday-Friday; 7:30am - 4pm or 8:00am -
4:30pm Recruitment & Relocation Incentive: Not authorized. Travel Required Not required Supervisory status No Promotion Potential 2 3566 Custodial Working Help Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications 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. WORKING CONDITIONS: Work is normally performed indoors with
adequate heat, light, and ventilation. Some work may be performed
outdoors where there may be exposed to varying degrees of heat and
cold as well as inclement weather. PPE may be required in some circumstance as
exposure to possible contagious diseases, blood and bloody
secretion are inherent to this position. 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. Applicants will be rated in accordance with the OPM Federal Wage
System Qualifications. For this position, the job element method is
used to match what you, the applicant, can do against what the work
calls for. Your knowledge, skills and abilities will be compared to
the knowledge, skills and abilities (called job elements) needed
for success. Your qualifications will first be evaluated against
the prescribed screen out element (WG-2 and higher only;
screen-outs are not applicable to WG-1). Applicants who appear to
meet the screen out element are considered for further rating;
those who do not are rated ineligible and are eliminated from
consideration. The potential eligibles are rated against the
remainder of the job elements. While a specific length of training
and experience is not required, your responses to the questionnaire
must be supported by detailed descriptions of your experience on
your resume. You will be rated on the following Job Elements as part of the
assessment questionnaire for this position: Education N/A
Keywords: Department of Veterans Affairs, Victoria , Housekeeping Aid, Other , Victoria, Texas
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