The position is located in a Department of Veteran Affairs Medical Center. This position is located within Environmental Management Services (EMS) of a Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Center. The position leads three (3) or more employees in performing their duties while performing the full range of tasks required to maintain the medical center in a clean, organized, and sanitary condition.

Duties

The duties include, but not limited to: communicates Instructions from the Supervisor to the employees and then validates the completion of the work assigned coordinates projects with nurses and other area supervisors to ensure work timely and successful completion ensures all tasks are complete and deadlines are met engages with all employees to provide purpose, direction and motivation in accomplishing all tasks, while training the employee in proper procedures and techniques to meet or exceed desired outcomes of workload and safety reports progress of employees to the Supervisor and makes recommendations as necessary, on all matters to include the progress of work, any infractions of policies and procedures and assures all safety compliance work in the laundry running laundry equipment, delivering, folding, and inventorying laundry work cleaning, storing, and delivering RME. The employee may work as a hazardous waste disposer collecting, compacting garbage, identifying hazardous chemicals and properly disposing of chemicals, recycling to include cardboard, paper, cans, bottles and paper collect sensitive paper and proper disposal provides on-the-job training to all employees assigned recommends employees that need remedial training based on observation and interaction with employees performs other related duties as assigned Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 3:00 pm - 11:00 pm, with rotating weekends and holidays Position Description Title/PD#: Housekeeping Aid (Leader)/PD99913S Telework: Not Authorized Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Approved Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized ****All required documentation must be uploaded before the announcement closes, to support eligibility.**** Failure to submit documentation will constitute the application being categorized as incomplete and therefore ineligible for referral. Experience must be clearly indicated in your resume. "This occupation is currently approved for a Veterans Health Administration enterprise-wide Critical Skills Incentive for service for 1 year from hire date. Candidates may be eligible for a lump sum CSI for a pro-rated amount if onboard prior to the CSI expiration date. Eligible candidates will be required to sign a service agreement agreeing to an obligated service period and failure to complete the obligated service period may result in a debt for the unearned portion of the CSI. "

Requirements

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 05/09/2024. 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. 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 candidates 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. 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 Interpret Instructions, Specifications, etc. (Other Than Blueprint Reading)Dexterity and SafetyReliability and DependabilitySpecial 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: This position requires occasional bending/stooping, crouching, and kneeling. Lifting to 50 pounds. Approximately 40 percent of time spent standing, 40 percent of time spent walking and 20 percent of time spent sitting. Hearing and visual acuity. Manual dexterity to use a phone and operate equipment. Working Conditions: The work is accomplished in a variety of different areas including operating· rooms, treatment rooms, examination rooms, imaging rooms, wards and other public, recreational and administrative areas. Protective clothing and personnel protective equipment (PPE) including ·gowns, gloves, safety shoes, masks, etc. is required in the accomplishment of some aspects of the work. There is the potential for exposure to strong cleaning solutions, bodily fluids and communicable disease. The work can involve occupied patient rooms and interaction -with both medical and psychiatric patients. May be required to work inside and outside. May require some exposure to hazardous cleaning chemicals. ****All required documentation must be uploaded before the announcement closes, to support eligibility.**** Failure to submit documentation will constitute the application being categorized as incomplete and therefore ineligible for referral. Experience must be clearly indicated in your resume.

Education

Education is not required for this position. Additionally, education cannot be used as a substitute.

Contacts

• Address Wilkes-Barre VA Medical Center 1111 East End Boulevard Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711 US
• Name: Elena Rangel
• Phone: (361)243-5356
• Email: [email protected]