This position is located in the Environmental Management Service of the VA Medical Center in Leavenworth, KS.

Duties

Rotating through a variety of work sites in the textile care processing facility; Unloading soiled linen bags from the truck and dumping them onto the conveyer system; Sorting soiled linen items according to classification procedures; Operating small piece folders and flatwork ironer; Shaking out articles of wet linen and checking for knots, damage, and stained items; Feeding damp pieces of linen into flatwork ironer using a spreading-feeding device, or by hand-feeding directly into the ironer; Notifying the recipient of soiled or damaged pieces; Receiving items at the receiving end of the ironer; Cleaning and waxing the flatwork ironer and replacing ribbons; Folding rough dry items by hand; Maintaining a clean and safe work environment; Performing related duties as required. Work Schedule: Rotating schedule to be discussed during interview. Recruitment & Relocation Incentives: Not authorized.

Requirements

Qualifications

PHYSICAL EFFORT AND WORK CONDITIONS: Standing or walking on hard surface floors. Handling linen items weighing up to 20 pounds. Lifting bulk or soiled linen weighing over 30 pounds in the receiving and shipping area. There is exposure to disagreeable odors and possibly infectious organisms from soiled linens, patient clothing, and employee uniforms. There is exposure to noise and hot and humid conditions, as well as to bruises from carts and machinery. 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: Dexterity and SafetyInterpret Instructions, Specifications (other than blueprint reading)MaterialsOperation of Equipment/MachineryWork Practices IMPORTANT: A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. All experience listed on your resume must include the month and year start/end dates. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment. 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). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Contacts

• Address VA Eastern Kansas Health Care System 2200 SW Gage Blvd Topeka, KS 66622 US
• Name: VHA National Recruitment Center
• Phone: (844)456-5208
• Email: [email protected]