Assigned to Environmental Management Service, responsible for supervision and responds to various demands in the workplace while maintaining a balanced workload between the work groups.

Duties

Major Duties: Establish deadlines, priorities, and work sequences, and plan work assignments based on general work schedules, methods, and policies. Schedule work to include sanitation, waste management, and furniture moving Inspect and document completed work for quality and unit requirements Investigate work related problems. Exercise corrective actions to resolve problems identified and report possible or actual work delays to upper management. Assign work to employees. Provide technical direction and/or help in accomplishing difficult tasks. Determine the number and type of workers needed to accomplish specific tasks and projects. Redirect individual workers and resources to accomplish unanticipated work (e.g. work resulting from utility failure, equipment failure, unscheduled inspection or change in project priority). Develop and implement performance standards for assigned employees. Develop and implement performance standards for assigned employees. Advise and counsel employees on performance improvement and explain new work techniques. Use equipment, facilities, materials and tools on a routine basis required to perform janitorial and custodial work including sweeping, scrubbing, and waxing floors; washing windows and walls; dusting and polishing furniture and fixtures; and emptying waste cans. Determine training needs of employees and provide training or request arrangements for training. Ensure assigned employees have the proper tools and personal protective equipment to perform work assignments. Track and report progress on work assignments. Inform higher level supervisor(s) of the need to revise work schedules, request authority to adjust worker assignments to use overtime, equipment and materials to meet established schedules Observe work in progress to anticipate and resolve problems, reassign personnel within groups supervised, and coordinate work among employees and other supervisors to maintain work progress to meet schedules and deadlines Plan and establish overall leave schedule for assigned employees (approve/disapprove leave requests) Assure safe work practices and good housekeeping practices are observed. Work Schedule: various shifts which can include days, evenings, nights weekends and holidays (this posting will be used to fill additional openings) 1 openings at Lexington, KY Position Description Title/PD#: Housekeeping Aid Supervisor/PD99911S Recruitment/Relocation Incentive: Authorized

Requirements

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 12/01/2023. 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: Dexterity and SafetyInterpret Instructions, Specifications (other than blueprint reading)Use 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 Requirements: Physical Demands of the position will be that normally required of a housekeeping aid. Some heavy lifting (equipment and materials), movement of furniture required along with the stamina to perform physical labor. Continuous walking, standing, stooping, bending, and lifting, arduous physical effort is required in the performance of manual tasks described; such as washing walls above five feet and operating powered equipment over extended periods of time when providing training to employees etc. Working Conditions: Conditions such as ventilation and environment are satisfactory. Incumbent may be subject to occasional noise, skin irritations, cuts, and bruises. The work performed requires continuous walking when making inspections in the various buildings. When occasionally performing cleaning tasks, moderate effort is expended.

Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Contacts

• Address Lexington VA Health Care System 2250 Leestown Road Lexington, KY 40511 US
• Name: Mark Scanlon
• Phone: 913-680-7785
• Email: [email protected]