Housekeeping Aid (Leader)

Summary The VA Medical Center is seeking a motivated and dependable Housekeeping Aid Leader to provide working leadership to a team of Housekeeping Aids. The position ensures a clean, sanitary, and safe environment for Veterans, staff, and visitors across multiple clinical and administrative areas of the facility. Responsibilities This position is located within Environmental Management Services (EMS) of a Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Center. The position, generally aligned under to the Housekeeping Supervisor, is responsible for supporting and performing tasks (e.g., environment of care, textile distribution and training) associated with the Environmental Management Services (EMS) goals and objectives. Tours of duty may vary depending on the internal department needs with weekdays, weekends, day and evening shift schedules. The Housekeeping Aid Leader performs daily housekeeping duties while leading three (3) or more employees in the full range of cleaning and sanitation tasks. Major duties include: - Communicating work assignments, instructions, and priorities from EMS Management to assigned employees. - Setting the pace for work performance and demonstrating proper cleaning methods, techniques, supplies, and equipment usage. - Coordinating cleaning projects with nurses and area supervisors to ensure timely and successful completion. - Monitoring and validating the quality and completion of assigned work. - Reporting employee progress, performance concerns, and training needs to the Supervisor. - Ensuring compliance with EMS policies, VA regulations, safety procedures, and infection control standards. - Providing on-the-job training, guidance, and motivation to team members. - Performing a full range of housekeeping duties in areas such as outpatient surgery, clinics, sterile processing, patient care areas, laboratories, pharmacy, offices, corridors, stairwells, restrooms, and isolation rooms. - Completing tasks including dust mopping, damp mopping, waste removal, medical waste handling, wall washing, cleaning fixtures, replenishing supplies, making beds, and turning mattresses. - Leading or assisting in textile distribution, inventory management, uniform management, and Patient Assistance Program functions. - Moving furniture and setting up meeting or training rooms as needed. - Operating industrial equipment to scrub, strip, refinish, and polish floors. - Ability to lead and motivate employees in a housekeeping environment. - Knowledge of cleaning methods, sanitation procedures, and safety protocols. Ability to coordinate workflow, provide instructions, and ensure task completion. Physical ability to lift, move, or handle supplies, equipment, and furniture. Work Environment: 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. Performs additional tasks as assigned. Work Schedule: Monday- Sunday, 7am-3:30pm or 1:30pm-10pm Position Description Title/PD#: Housekeeping Aid (Leader)/PD07530A Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Approved Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized Requirements Conditions of Employment You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959 Subject to background/security investigation Pre-employment physical required Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements ( Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment. Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP) As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period or 2-year trial period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service. Upon completion of your probationary period or trial period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest. Qualifications To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 07/10/2026. 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: Ability to Lead or Supervise Dexterity and Safety Follow Directions Handle Weights and Loads Special Aptitude - Housekeeping Work 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. Physical Requirements/Working Conditions: The incumbent must be physically able to do continuous walking, standing, stooping, kneeling, bending, pushing, stretching, pulling, and lifting. Occasionally may climb step ladders or lift or move heavy objects. Education Additional Information This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies. If you are unable to apply online or need an alternate method to submit documents, please reach out to the Agency Contact listed in this Job Opportunity Announcement. Under the Fair Chance to Compete Act, the Department of Veterans Affairs prohibits requesting an applicant's criminal history prior to accepting a tentative job offer. For more information about the Act and the complaint process, visit Human Resources and Administration/Operations, Security, and Preparedness (HRA/OSP) at The Fair Chance Act.