- Position Title
- Lead Housekeeping Aid
- Agency
- Veterans Health Administration
- Announcement Number
- CBTD-11213187-21-KAW Opens in new window
- Open Period
- Tuesday, September 14, 2021 to Wednesday, September 29, 2021
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Eligibilities
1.
Are you an employee of the facility indicated for this position?
This includes: Career/Career Conditional or Excepted Service (i.e. Canteen, Hybrid, Title 38, etc. and meets interchange agreement requirements). This does not include temporary, term or temporary intermittent.
To verify your eligibility, you must submit a copy of your most recent Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50 (SF-50). Your SF-50 must include enough information to be able to determine that time-in-grade requirements have been met (if applicable) and include your position title, pay plan/series/grade, tenure and the type of appointment (i.e. Competitive or Excepted). Please be aware that award SF-50's do not always include this pertinent information.
This includes: Career/Career Conditional or Excepted Service (i.e. Canteen, Hybrid, Title 38, etc. and meets interchange agreement requirements). This does not include temporary, term or temporary intermittent.
To verify your eligibility, you must submit a copy of your most recent Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50 (SF-50). Your SF-50 must include enough information to be able to determine that time-in-grade requirements have been met (if applicable) and include your position title, pay plan/series/grade, tenure and the type of appointment (i.e. Competitive or Excepted). Please be aware that award SF-50's do not always include this pertinent information.
Preferences
1.
Select the locations you want to be considered for. You must choose at least one location.
2.
Which of the following items describes your current or recent (within the last five years) political appointee service?
If you responded yes to any of the items below, you will need to include a SF-50 specifying your prior service.
If you responded yes to any of the items below, you will need to include a SF-50 specifying your prior service.
Resume Reminder- Your resume must include the following information for each job listed:
Recommended: Even though we do not require a specific resume format, your resume must be clear so that we are able to fully evaluate your qualifications. To ensure you receive appropriate consideration, please list the duties you performed under each individual job title. If we are unable to match your experiences with the positions held, you may lose consideration for this vacancy. We cannot make assumptions regarding your qualifications.
- Job title Duties (be as detailed as possible)
- Month & year start/end dates (e.g. June 2007 to April 2008)
- Full-time or part-time status (include hours worked per week)
- Series and Grade, if applicable, for all Federal positions you have held
Recommended: Even though we do not require a specific resume format, your resume must be clear so that we are able to fully evaluate your qualifications. To ensure you receive appropriate consideration, please list the duties you performed under each individual job title. If we are unable to match your experiences with the positions held, you may lose consideration for this vacancy. We cannot make assumptions regarding your qualifications.
Assessment 1
Thank you for your interest in a Housekeeping Aid Leader position with the Department of Veterans Affairs. We will evaluate your resume and your responses to this questionnaire to determine if you are qualified for this position. Your responses are subject to verification. Please review your responses for accuracy before you submit this questionnaire.
Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s).
1.
Do you have the ability to perform the duties of the Housekeeping Leader? Experience includes : leading a crew or group to accomplish assigned projects and daily operational functions; ensure workers are aware of trade techniques and practices; answer questions on overall work operations and/or problems; work along with others and set the pace. (*Your experience must be detailed in your resume to receive full credit.)
Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided.
2.
Successfully lead staff assigned, in a manner to maintain high productivity by each housekeeping aid.
3.
Effectively supports the supervisor in accomplishing the mission of the sanitation program by leading Housekeeping aids and assisting and/or leading training to keep a safe and clean environment.
4.
Ensure that all inoperative, broken and unsafe equipment will be noted and reported to supervisor for work order submission.
5.
Conducts inspections in assigned area of responsibility ensuring the staff maintains housekeeping aid closet, and/or area assigned, in a sanitary and orderly manner.
6.
Instructions received from supervisor are relayed to the work group in the correct manner so that the assigned work is accomplished in accordance with the quality established for sanitation.
7.
Adhering to safety policies and procedures when performing manual work.
8.
Makes a verbal report to the supervisor as required outlining safety deficiencies found and makes sure that necessary corrections are made until the deficiency is reported corrected to the supervisor.
9.
During the absence of the supervisor, assumes responsibility of scheduling assignments and adjusting workload to accomplish required task with minimal interference or deferment of assignments required by supervisory personnel.
10.
Follows written and oral instructions from higher level service personnel and department policies and procedures in the accomplishment of daily assignments.
11.
Use proper lifting techniques when lifting objects especially those that may be bulky and/or awkward.
12.
Follow sanitation and infection control procedures to prevent the spread of bacteria.
13.
Standing/walking for several hours or more while cleaning and moving furniture.
14.
Show positive evidence of a helpful attitude to other staff/visitors/patients through a consistent display of courtesy to the extent that higher levels of management involvement is not required.
15.
Operating powered equipment such as scrubbing machines, buffers, carpet cleaning machines and/or industrial
vacuums.
vacuums.
16.
Keeping equipment, cords, hoses, etc., clean and properly stored when not in use.
17.
Performing routine maintenance on cleaning equipment such as changing filters and brushes on vacuum cleaners and floor buffers.
18.
Ensures EMS staff keeps housekeeping chemicals or supplies are maintained under personal control or locked in a secure area, meeting Service safety procedures.
19.
Pushing, pulling, lifting, carrying or moving cleaning equipment around for several hours or more at a time.
20.
Use proper procedures in dust mopping, damp mopping, emptying waste receptacles, emptying and replacing medical waste receptacle, washing walls, cleaning light fixtures, and surfaces as necessary, refilling toilet tissue, paper towels and soap dispensers. The position makes beds and turns mattresses.