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Environmental Services Technician - Housekeeping Aid - Monday to Friday / Third Shift
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 57 days ago
On-site Fayetteville, AR $17.8 – $20.8/hr Apply by Jul 28, 2026 Custodial Working ESTJESTPISFPISTP TradesHospitalityTransportation
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This position is located within the Environmental Management Services Division of a VA Medical Center. This position is under the direct supervision of the Housekeeping Supervisor. This position performs both janitorial and custodial services (textile distribution and inventory activity, sanitizing, e.g.,). Work is regularly performed by hand and with light and heavy-powered (industrial-type) cleaning equipment (scrubbers, buffers, spray) disinfecting equipment, and vacuum cleaners).
What You'll Do
- →Major duties include, but not limited to the following: Performs infection control and hazardous waste procedures, following proper task sequences to remove soiled and contaminated textiles, needle boxes, and body fluid spills, and understands the process of handling biohazardous waste.
- →Identifies different types of medical, non-medical, biohazardous, hazardous, and normal waste to properly carry out duties.
- →Cleans and replaces needle boxes in accordance with safety standards.
- →Cleans reusable medical equipment (RME) in inpatient and clinical areas according to established procedures.
- →Adjusts, cleans, and performs minor maintenance on equipment, including changing attachments for proper use and optimal results.
- →Utilizes pressure washers and industrial-powered equipment to complete cleaning tasks effectively.
- →Operates light and heavy industrial cleaning equipment, including vacuum cleaners, to perform assigned duties.
- →Cleans restrooms, bathrooms, and shower rooms, ensuring they meet acceptable sanitation standards by disinfecting and deodorizing fixtures and surfaces.
- →Works independently or as part of a team to complete the full range of cleaning duties across assigned areas of the medical facility.
- →Replenishes supplies such as paper towels, toilet paper, hand sanitizer, and soap in designated areas.
- →Reads, writes, and performs simple math to accurately record waste and laundry handling processes.
- →Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 11:00pm-7:30am (Subject to change based on the needs of the Agency) Position Description Title/PD#: Environmental Services Technician - Housekeeping Aid - Monday to Friday / Third Shift/PD99909S Physical Requirements: The position demands continuous walking, standing, stooping, kneeling, pulling, and pushing.
- →The work requires the occasional use of heavy-powered cleaning equipment (e.g., wall washers, industrial-type buffers) weighing over 50 pounds.
- →The duties necessitate considerable dexterity, hand, foot, and eye coordination, and concentration as well as visual acuity to see dirt, dust and debris.
Requirements
- ✓Citizenship; non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy.
- ✓Suitable for Federal employment, determined by a background investigation All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment.
- ✓Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA.
- ✓Selective Services Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959 Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process.
- ✓Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents).
- ✓Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued dentification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
- ✓Complete all application requirements detailed in the "Required Documents" section of this announcement.
- ✓As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary 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, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.
Personality Fit
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