Domestic Services Aide 5-E6

Domestic Services Aide 5-E6

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Domestic Services Aide 5-E6

Salary

$20.92 - $26.15 Hourly

Location

Westland, MI

Job Type

Permanent Full Time

Job Number

3945-26-WRPH-DSA

Department

Health and Human Services - Walter Reuther Psychiatric Hospital

Opening Date

05/18/2026

Closing Date

Continuous

Bargaining Unit

AFSCME (AFSCME)

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Job Description

The MDHHS mission is to provide opportunities, services, and programs that promote a healthy, safe, and stable environment for residents to be self-sufficient. We are committed to ensuring a diverse workforce and a work environment whereby all employees are treated with dignity, respect and fairness. For more information, please visit our MDHHS Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Plan.(Download PDF reader) (

Performs a variety of housekeeping services to maintain a safe, clean, neat, and sanitary environment for all patients, visitors and employees. May be assigned duties in the patient clothing room such as sewing, mending, washing/drying folding sorting, labeling, record keeping, inventorying, storing property, processing clothing requests, measuring patients and discharge of patient property. Maintains a clean and organized patient clothing room. May also be assigned tasks in the clean linen room, such as pickup and delivery of linen carts, unloading and loading linen onto/off of linen carts, sorting, placement of ties on hamper bags and stamping linen. Inventories supply of linen on hand, ward linen and accesses needed linen on wards and replenishes. Maintains a clean and organized clean linen room.

The preferred and appointed candidate will be subject to pre-employment, random, post-accident, reasonable suspicion, return-to-duty and follow-up drug and/or alcohol testing.

To be considered for this position you must:

• Apply for this position online via NEOGOV; click on "Apply" in the job posting for instructions in submitting your electronic application. Hard copy applications are not accepted.

• Attach a resume identifying specific experience and dates of employment. Dates of employment should include month and year and hours per week.

• Attach a copy of an official transcript(s). We accept scanned copies of official transcripts. We do not accept web-based, internet, or copies of unofficial transcripts. Official transcripts provide the name of the institution, confirmation that a degree was awarded and on what date, and the registrar's signature.

Failure to complete any of the above items may result in your application not being considered. See instructions for attaching files here: Instructions ( (Download PDF reader)

Required Education and Experience

Education

No specific amount of formal education is required.

Experience

Domestic Services Aide 5

No specific type or amount is required.

Domestic Services Aide E6

Eighteen months of experience equivalent to a Domestic Services Aide 5.

Additional Requirements and Information

View the job specification at:Domestic Services Aide 5-E6 (

View the position description at:DSA 5-E6 (

The physical location of this position is 30901 Palmer Rd Westland MI 48186. Candidates should confirm work location and schedule at the time of interview.

Your application for any position does not guarantee that you will be contacted by the Department/Agency for further consideration. Only those applications interviewed will be notified of the results.

The use of artificial intelligence (AI) software of any kind is prohibited in all areas of the selection process, including, but not limited to, responses to application questions, and responses to interview questions or exercises.

As a Condition of Employment: this position requires successful completion of a background investigation and a criminal record check.

The Department of Health & Human Services reserves the right to close this posting prior to its original end date once a sufficient number of applications have been received.

If you previously held status in this classification and departed within the last three (3) years, please contact Human Resources regarding your interest in a potential reinstatement. Reinstatement is not guaranteed or required.

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Accommodations

If you require a reasonable accommodation to participate in the application or selection processes, please contact theADA Coordinator ( (Download PDF reader)for the agency that posted this position vacancy.

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Accommodations

If you require a reasonable accommodation to participate in the application or selection processes, please contact theADA coordinator ( for the agency that posted this position vacancy.

State employment also offers rewarding careers where you can help Michiganders enjoy better lives. Many State of Michigan jobs offer alternate work schedules and remote-work options that can help give the flexibility you need. The State of Michigan has been recognized as a leading U.S. employer by new graduates from 2021-2023 and a best large U.S. and state employer. Recognized on the international stage for fostering positive employee engagement, the State of Michigan is a past recipient of a North America Government Agency Employees Engagement Award.

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Retirement Programs:The State of Michigan offers 401(k) and 457 plans for new hires to save for retirement. The state will automatically contribute an amount equal to 4% of your pay to a 401(k) account. The state will also match up to 5% of your pay if you contribute to your 401(k) account. Your contributions vest immediately, and the state’s contributions fully vest after just 4 years. More information is available at

Vacation and Sick Leave:Eligible full-time employees receive between15 and 35 personal daysand 13 sick daysper year that may be rolled over to the following year if not used. Eligible employees also receive an additional day each year for community service or school functions.

Paid Parental Leave:Eligible employees can take 12 weeks of paid leaveimmediately after a birth or adoption to allow needed time together at home with a new child.

Paid Holidays:Eligible employees receive 13 or 14 paid holidays each year including New Year’s Eve and Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Presidents’ Day, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, the Fourth of July, Labor Day, Election Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving, Thanksgiving Friday, Christmas Eve and Day.

Bonus Programs:Eligible employees with five years of service also receive annual longevity bonuses that grow as seniority increases. Some positions also may qualify for recruitment, retention, and performance bonuses or other special pay premiums.

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Tuition Reduction:Some colleges and universities offer savings to eligible employees and family members to further their education while working for the State of Michigan.

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Updated: 2/28/24

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DMSRADE - Please select your level of experience.

• None

• Eighteen to thirty months of experience equivalent to a Domestic Services Aide.

• At least thirty months of experience equivalent to a Domestic Services Aide in a specific area of work such as food service, housekeeping, clothing or laundry.

02

Do you have any experience working in a hospital setting? If yes, please include this information in your resume.

• Yes

• No

03

This position has two shifts: 7:00 a.m. -3:30 p.m. and 12:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Are you available to work either of these shifts?

• Yes

• No

04

*Are you a current MDHHS employee classified as a Domestic Service Aide 5-E6 and interested in moving to the same classification and level at this location?

• Yes

• No

05

How do you or would you demonstrate that you are culturally competent in the workplace?

06

*Please select from the options below: (Please note, actions that have been expunged, formal counseling, and layoff actions, such as a reduction in force, need not be reported.) Please select all that apply.

• I have been dismissed within the last two years

• I have resigned in lieu of discipline or dismissal within the last two years

• I have been suspended without pay within the last two years

• I have received a written reprimand within the last two years

• I have received an unsatisfactory rating within the last two years

• I have signed a last chance agreement with MDHHS within the last two years

• I certify that none of the above circumstances apply to me

07

If you selected that you have been dismissed with in the last two years, resigned in lieu of dismissal within the last two years, suspended without pay within the last two years, received a written reprimand within the last two years, received an unsatisfactory rating within the last two years, or signed a last chance agreement with MDHHS within the last two years, please provide an explanation below. If this does not apply, please reply to N/A.

08

*From the options below, which accurately describes your current status? (A current state employee works for an actual state department such as the Department of Corrections, the Department of Transportation, etc.)

• A current Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) employee

• A Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) employee in layoff status

• A current State of Michigan (non-MDHHS) employee

• A State of Michigan (non-MDHHS) employee in layoff status

• None of the above

09

*Do you have any objection to being fingerprinted or drug tested?

• Yes

• No

10

*Do you have any substantiated cases of abuse or neglect reported on the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services Central Registry?

• Yes

• No

11

In accordance with state law and federal regulatory requirements, are you willing and able to submit to and pass: a physical examination specific to the ability to perform the physical related functions of this position listed in the position description and other health-related testing and screening such as a Tuberculosis (TB) test, at the time of offer and during the duration of employment?

• Yes

• No

12

*Do you have an Intentional Program Violation from the Department of Health and Human Services?

• Yes

• No

13

Did you attach a copy of your resume to your application? (Failure to do so will result in your application being screened out)

• Yes

• No

14

Please provide the names and telephone numbers of three professional references, one of which is your current supervisor. Your current supervisor will only be contacted if you are considered for this position. This information is required.

Required Question

Employer

State of Michigan

Department

Health and Human Services - Walter Reuther Psychiatric Hospital

Address

Office of Human Resources

30901 Palmer Rd.

Westland, Michigan, 48186

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