The Lead Housekeeping Aid position is located at the VA Health Care System main facility. This position performs both janitorial and custodial services. Work is regularly performed by hand and with light and heavy-powered (industrial type) cleaning equipment. Click the "Learn more about this agency" link below to discover the perks and benefits of a Housekeeping career!

Duties

As the Housekeeping Aid Leader you will be responsible for passing on instructions from the supervisor to the workers; answering questions; working with and setting the pace; demonstrating methods and techniques and providing follow up to insure compliance. Duties include, but are not limited to: Leads three or more employees in accomplishing work related to housekeeping duties. Passes on instructions from the supervisor to the workers, answers questions, and works with and sets the pace. Maintaining hospital wards in medical, surgical and psychiatric areas, clinics, administrative areas, lobbies, lounges, recreation areas, halls and corridors. Removes soiled and contaminated linens from work area to soiled linen rooms. Dust mopping, damp or wet mopping, trash collection and removal, cleaning and disinfecting toilets, showers and bathrooms. Stripping and refinishing floors, vacuuming and shampooing carpets. Checks work to see that supervisor's orders are being carried out, reports the status and progress of work. Work Schedule: 3:30 pm-12:00 am (Days off TBD, includes weekends and holidays); 12:00 am - 8:30 am (Days off TBD, includes weekends and holidays) Position Description Title/PD#: Lead Housekeeping Aid/PD99913A and PD03016A Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized

Requirements

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 08/25/2023. EXPERIENCE: A specific length of training and experience is not required, but you must show evidence of training or experience of sufficient scope and quality of your ability to do the work of this position. Evidence which demonstrates you possess the knowledge, skills, and ability to perform the duties 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 Follow Oral DirectionsAbility to Handle Weights and LoadsAbility to Lead or SuperviseDexterity and SafetySpecial AptitudeWork Practices (Including Keeping Things Neat, Clean, and in Order) 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; religions; 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. Note: A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. 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. 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. 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.

Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Contacts

• Address Tucson VA Medical Center 3601 South Sixth Avenue Tucson, AZ 85723 US
• Name: Edgar Uriarte
• Phone: 5628268000 X6892
• Email: [email protected]