This position is located within the Environmental Management Services Division of a VA Medical Center. This position is under the direct supervision of the Housekeeping Supervisor or designee. This position performs both janitorial and custodial services at the VA Medical Center located in Orlando, FL. Click the "Learn more about this agency" link below to discover the perks and benefits of a Housekeeping career!

Duties

Duties include but are not limited to: Reports to supervisor on status and progress of work, assures that safety rules and housekeeping procedures are followed, advises assigned employees to follow instructions from supervisors and meets work deadlines. Assures that safety and housekeeping rules are followed to include the daily cleaning of the linen and pack rooms. Collaborate with other workers and set the pace for work to be accomplished. Demonstrate proper work methods and provide training to new assigned or developmental employees in the unit. Responsible for setting the pace and leading the Housekeeping Aids WG-2's either in special routine cleaning assignments throughout the medical center or overall housekeeping operations. Represent the acting supervisor in his or her absence to manage the shift and staff as needed. Monitors that Housekeeping Aids perform workload as assigned by supervisor using Environmental Service Computer Tools (ESCT). Interprets information and instructions from supervisors to other employees, works with other employees to give on-the-job training, demonstrates proper work methods, assures adequate equipment and supplies needed for assignments are obtained and available for use. Provides direction to assigned workers on procedures, policies, and other VA directives. Maintain a current knowledge and answering questions of other workers on procedures, policies, written instructions, and other directives. Inspects work while in progress and when finished to see whether instructions on work sequence, procedures, methods, and deadlines have been met. Processes materials necessary to the performance of work are available to include maintaining an inventory of linens, uniforms and any other supplies significant to the operation of the linen room. Work Schedule: 7:00am-3:30pm, 3:00pm-11:30am, 11:00pm-7:30am, with possible weekends and holidays and rotating tours, based on the needs of the service and medical center. Position Description Title/PD#: Housekeeping Aid (Leader)/PD99913S Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized

Requirements

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 10/30/2023. 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)Lead or SuperviseUse and Maintain Tools and EquipmentWork 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; 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 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.

Education

No education specifics required for this position.

Contacts

• Address Orlando VA Medical Center 13800 Veterans Way Orlando, FL 32827 US
• Name: Julie Isaza
• Phone: 801-678-0150
• Email: [email protected]