The VA New Jersey Health Care System is currently hiring for Housekeeping Leader. Located in Guest Relations Service under the Environmental Management Section, the Housekeeping Aid Leader position has an important role in ensuring that Veterans receive the highest quality health care available.

Duties

Housekeeping Aid leader include but are not limited to cleaning wards, patient rooms, storerooms, offices, corridors, restrooms, shower rooms, and other areas. Housekeeping Aids 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. Housekeeping Aids carry out assignments with minimal supervision. Incumbent will be required to have broad knowledge of and ability to use, clean, and adjust of hand operated and industrial equipment. Leader main duties and responsibilities: Relay project assignments to other employees; provide equipment and supplies to accomplish task. Initiate task or projects at a pace that will ensure completion in a planned time frame. Ensures that employees maintain proper working techniques and standards. Be aware of standards, policy, or methods in obtaining work-related information from the supervisor or written guidelines. Have knowledge of and be able to perform all the duties associated within the Environmental Care Section. Be able to interpret directions from manufactured products, follow instructions and carry. out the mission of the Service. Maintain an even flow of work activity, assuring that each employee assigned will be productive in accomplishing tasks. Spot check employees work as to progress quality and give the technical advice on unusual situations. Assures that employees practice established aseptic and safety techniques and the equipment is safe and in proper working condition. Advise the supervisor on the progress of planned goals and reports reasons for delays and recommends solutions. Assures that all equipment is cleared at the end of the shift and that equipment and supplies are returned to storage. Be assigned to a variety of projects, depending on the need of the customer. Ensures that all established cleaning guidelines/procedures are followed. Maintain time and attendance logs in supervisor's absence. Provide training to housekeeping aids and others requested. Training may require development of material for presentation. Document any issues that can be of help to supervisor, employees, or others. Perform other duties as assigned. Work Schedule: Rotating shifts, weekends and holidays Position Description Title/PD#: Housekeeping Aid (Leader)/PD18193A 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. ???????Incumbent is a working leader that leads housekeeping aids under his/her control as well as performs housekeeping duties when not leading. Must be able to work under pressure. exercise flexibility in changing on type of work to another with only short notice and to meet emergencies and deadlines without undue interruption of routine. Incumbent may be required to work any established tour of duty as deemed necessary for the function of the operation.

Requirements

• You must be a U.S. citizen to apply for this job
• Subject to a background/suitability investigation
• May serve a probationary period
• Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959
• A complete application package; Resume, Transcripts, etc.
• Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement. 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: Dexterity and SafetyLead or Supervise 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.

Education

Not applicable.

Contacts

• Address VA New Jersey Health Care System 385 Tremont Avenue East Orange, NJ 07018 US
• Name: Melissa Charles
• Email: [email protected]