- Position Title
- Housekeeping Aid (Leader)
- Agency
- Veterans Health Administration
- Announcement Number
- CBSR-12748027-25-KAP Opens in new window
- Open Period
- Friday, June 13, 2025 to Monday, June 23, 2025
For preview purposes only. To apply, please return to the USAJOBS announcement and click the Apply button.
Eligibilities
1.
Do you claim Veterans’ Preference?
Preferences
1.
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.
Your resume must be submitted in English and include the following information for each job listed:
- 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
- Please be aware that your answers will be verified against information provided on your resume. Be sure that your resume clearly supports your responses to all of the questions by addressing your work experience in detail.
By submitting your application, you are certifying, to the best of your knowledge and belief, all the information submitted by you with your application for employment is true, complete, and made in good faith, and that you have truthfully and accurately represented your work experience, knowledge, skills, abilities and education (degrees, accomplishments, etc.). The information you provide as part of your application may be investigated. You are also certifying, and acknowledging, that misrepresenting your experience or education, or providing false or fraudulent information in, or with your application, may affect your eligibility for appointment and/or continued employment. False or fraudulent statements may be punishable by fine or imprisonment (18 U.S.C. 1001).
Assessment 1
1.
Are you a current or former federal employee? If so are you aware that you are required to submit the following:
1. Your most recent SF50 which is dated in the current calendar year - i.e., general adjustment, time off award or any other action (Please check your own eOPF for the latest SF50)
2. An additional SF50 may be required in addition to your most recent SF50 to verify Time in Grade (it is important to note that all Award SF50's and General Adjustment SF50's, may not show Time-In-Grade). Examples of appropriate SF-50's which verify time in grade include: Within grade increases at the highest grade held; or Promotions with an effective date more than one year old; or SF-50's at the highest grade held with an effective date more than one year old.
1. Your most recent SF50 which is dated in the current calendar year - i.e., general adjustment, time off award or any other action (Please check your own eOPF for the latest SF50)
2. An additional SF50 may be required in addition to your most recent SF50 to verify Time in Grade (it is important to note that all Award SF50's and General Adjustment SF50's, may not show Time-In-Grade). Examples of appropriate SF-50's which verify time in grade include: Within grade increases at the highest grade held; or Promotions with an effective date more than one year old; or SF-50's at the highest grade held with an effective date more than one year old.
Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s).
2.
Do you have the ability to Lead and Supervise?
For each task in the following group, choose the statement from the list below that best describes your experience and/or training as it relates to your ability as a HOUSEKEEPING AID WORK LEADER. Darken the oval corresponding to that statement in Section 25 of the Qualifications and Availability Form C. Please select only one letter for each item:
A- I know little or nothing about this.
B- I have had study or training in this.
C- I have used my knowledge or ability, but I have been closely supervised.
D- I have used my knowledge or ability on my own, under normal supervision.
E- I am consulted by other journeypersons in difficult situations, or I am called on to do unusually difficult jobs.
For each knowledge area, select the one response that most accurately describes your current level of knowledge using the scale below.
A- I know little or nothing about this.
B- I have had study or training in this.
C- I have used my knowledge or ability, but I have been closely supervised.
D- I have used my knowledge or ability on my own, under normal supervision.
E- I am consulted by other journeypersons in difficult situations, or I am called on to do unusually difficult jobs.
For each knowledge area, select the one response that most accurately describes your current level of knowledge using the scale below.
Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided.
3.
Ability to follow instruction ensuring all housekeeping aids follow established guidelines and regulations.
4.
Ability to ensure a safe environment free of hazards and correct any hazards or deficiencies.
5.
Ability to communicate professionally and courteously.
6.
Ability to conduct equipment inventories and ensure equipment is in good state of repair.
7.
Ability to supervise, plan, direct, and administer housekeeping and sanitation activities of an assigned operational team of the Housekeeping Section of Environmental Service.
8.
Ability to understand/interpret housekeeping/infection control procedures and be able to communicate these both orally and in writing.
9.
Journeyman Knowledge of sweeping and mopping floors, cleaning and sanitizing bathrooms, dusting, isolated room cleaning, and polishing floors, and projects such as shampooing carpets, cleaning light fixtures, washing walls, stripping and waxing floors, along with several other cleaning duties
10.
Maintains appropriate levels of chemicals, supplies, equipment, etc. to ensure no interruption of services provided.