Housekeeping Aid Supervisor-Environmental Service Technician

Summary

This position is located within the Environmental Management Services Division of a VA Medical Center. The primary purpose of this position is to exercise technical and administrative supervision over subordinate workers in supporting and performing task This position performs both janitorial and custodial services at the VA Medical Center located in. Click the "Learn more about this agency" link below to discover the perks and benefits of a Housekeeping - Environmental Service career!

Duties

This position is located within Environmental Management Services (EMS) of a Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Center. The primary purpose of this position is to exercise technical and administrative supervision over subordinate workers in supporting and performing task (e.g., environment of care, textile distribution and training) associated with the EMS goals and objectives. Tours of duty may vary depending on the internal department needs with weekdays, weekends, day and evening shift schedules. Major Duties: Estimates and assigns time, equipment, material and manpower required for each assignment and project. Informs higher level supervisors of the need to revise work schedules, re-estimating, labor, and other reasoning. Plans, assigns, and coordinates daily and weekly work schedules and sequences of operations for assigned subordinates Motivates subordinates to operate as an effective working unit, redirecting the individual workers and assigning the work or tasks to be performed because of unanticipated circumstances. Makes unscheduled and scheduled inspections of completed work to compare adherence to instructions and established practices. Take necessary action to implement improvements or corrective actions to resolve work problems within assigned authority; recommend solutions to staffing problems; engineering requirements; and work operations directed by other supervisors. Conducts training for subordinate employees consisting of housekeeping techniques and procedures; contact with and relationships with medical center patients' hospital visitors; and hospital staff, basic bacteriology, personal hygiene; EEO, Sexual Harassment; MSDS; Hazardous Chemicals and the Right to Know Law; Waste Management; and universal precautions. Daily evaluates the performance of subordinate employees, determines training needs, recommends reassignments or promotions and conducts formal appraisals in accordance with the Performance Appraisal System. Work Schedule: Wed- Sun 11:00pm-7:30am off Monday and Tuesday Compressed/Flexible Schedule: Not Available Position Description Title/PD#: Housekeeping Aid Supervisor-Environmental Service Technician/PD99912S 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. Note: This is a Supervisory position a 1 year Probation Period is required

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 Safety Interpret Instructions, Specifications (other than blueprint reading) Lead or Supervise Use and Maintain Tools and Equipment Work 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.