Housekeeping Worker

Title: Housekeeping Worker - #WWRW0098 State Role Title: Hsekeep &/or Apparel Worker I Hiring Range: Anticipated starting salary: $29,429 up to the low $40,000s, commensurate with experience. Pay Band: 1 Agency: Dept for Aging & Rehab Svcs Location: Wilson Wkfc Rehab Ctn Agency Website: About the Position WWRC is seeking a Housekeeper to maintain a clean, safe, and welcoming environment for students, staff, and visitors. This position involves a variety of cleaning, maintenance, and support tasks across the campus. Key Responsibilities Clean all types of floors, carpets, and stairs by scrubbing, sweeping, stripping, waxing, sealing, wet or dry mopping, or vacuuming to maintain cleanliness. Scrub bathroom walls, partitions, showers, bathtubs, lavatories, and commodes; clean and polish chrome and glass fixtures; and bag containers for sanitation purposes. Identify asbestos-containing tiles and use proper cleaning procedures. Report loose, chipped, or cracked tiles to the supervisor. Clean student/staff lounges and rooms, bathrooms, hallways, cottages, offices, linen closets, vending areas, drinking fountains, kitchens, elevators, and laundries using prescribed detergents, disinfectants, cleaning agents, and polishes as needed. Clean woodwork, closets, doors, beds, bulletin boards, windows, walls, furnishings, light fixtures, and equipment as needed. Replenish bathroom supplies such as soap, toilet paper, air vents, and paper towels. Unclog toilets. Safely operate cleaning equipment such as stripping buffers, floor buffers, shower machines, golf carts, and Billy Goat vacuums for smoking areas. Pressure wash sidewalks and surfaces. Inventory and order cleaning supplies. Initiate work orders for corrective actions identified during cleaning. Handle procurement responsibilities in accordance with State and Agency guidelines. Assist with grounds duties when additional help is needed by providing support with inclement weather events, assist with special events set up on campus for events like graduations, collection and disposal of trash, and moving of furniture during floor cleaning projects. Respond to emergency situations and assist with detection, decontamination, and isolation of furniture and clothing during bed bug infestations. Assist with packing hot boxes for removal and decontamination. Perform MRSA and head lice infection control procedures. Detect and report ants, roaches, mice, and other pests to the Environmental Safety Manager. Conduct building/office sweeps after renovations, repairs, or moves. Identify bloodborne pathogens and implement proper safety measures. Rope off, quarantine, or isolate affected areas; place wet floor signs; utilize proper PPE for cleaning; and dispose of infectious materials in red biohazard bags. Minimum Qualifications Knowledge of cleaning techniques and practices; and of use of cleaning supplies and equipment. Physical ability to perform reasonably strenuous housekeeping tasks such as lifting, bending, reaching and squatting. Ability to understand and follow oral or written instructions; and to work effectively with diverse customers. Special Instructions This position has been designated a sensitive position under Va. Code § 2.2 1201.1. A fingerprint based criminal history check will be required of the finalist. Benefits WWRC offers a comprehensive benefits package to include your choice of health insurance plans, flexible spending accounts, VRS retirement, employer paid basic group life insurance, employee paid optional group life, 13 paid holidays, Sick Leave, Annual Leave, Family Personal Leave, employee discount programs, and much more! Reasonable accommodations are available to persons with disabilities during the application and/or interview processes per the Americans with Disabilities Act. Contact View email address on click.appcast.io for assistance. Minorities, Individuals with disabilities, Veterans, AmeriCorps, Peace Corps, and other National Service Alumni are encouraged to apply. Contact Information Name: Human Resources Email: View email address on click.appcast.io In support of the Commonwealth’s commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their AHP Letter (formerly COD) provided by the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Service‑Connected Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation, if applicable, to DARS/DBVI to get their AHP Letter. Requesting an AHP Letter can be found at AHP Letter or by calling DARS at View phone number on click.appcast.io. Note: Applicants who received a Certificate of Disability from DARS or DBVI dated between April 1, 2022 - February 29, 2024, can still use that COD as applicable documentation for the Alternative Hiring Process. #J-18808-Ljbffr