The Supervisory Housekeeping Aid position is located within the Environmental Management Service at the Durham VA Medical Center in Durham NC. The Housekeeping Aid Supervisor is responsible for overseeing and supervising the staffing, cleaning, maintenance, and sanitation of patient care, procedure rooms, resident rooms administrative, and public areas of the Medical Center.

Duties

Major Duties Include Making independent decisions affecting subordinates employees and Medical Center staff and patient environment. Operates with a very high degree of independence. Visiting and participating in direct supervision of all staff and tours of duty. Making changes and delegate supervisory coverage. Performing a variety of duties and assignments related to the supervision of a group of housekeeping supervisors and housekeeping aids, performing custodial, janitorial, housekeeping and sanitation activities to ensure a safe and healthy environment for patients, staff and visitors. Work Schedule: 7A-330P, 3P-1130P, 11P-730A Weekends and holidays rotate (Shift subject to change.) Position Description Title/PD#: Housekeeping Aid Supervisor/PD060680 Physical Requirements: Incumbent must do a great deal of walking, standing, bending, and climbing of stairs. Must be physically able to remain engaged in manual work requiring muscular effort. Visual acuity must be sufficient to see dust, dirt, cobwebs, etc.

Requirements

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 12/31/2023. 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 SafetyInspectInstructInterpret Instructions, Specifications (other than blueprint reading)Lead or SuperviseMeasuring InstrumentsSupervise through Subordinate SupervisorsWithout more than normal supervisionWork 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.

Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Contacts

• Address Durham VA Medical Center 508 Fulton Street Durham, NC 27705 US
• Name: Tanisha Ward
• Phone: 202-627-0866
• Email: [email protected]