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Housekeeping Aid Leader
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 9 days ago
On-site Birmingham, AL $20 – $23.3/hr Apply by Jun 19, 2026 Custodial Working ENTJESFJESTJISTJ OperationsHospitality
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Incumbent performs a variety of housekeeping aid duties in all areas of the Birmingham Veterans Affair Health Care System. He/she will be required to adhere to various policies and practices that guide Environmental Services daily operations.
What You'll Do
- →In addition to, or in place of, the incumbent may be assigned to perform routine housekeeping tasks that are normally assigned to WG-2 housekeeping aids.
- →The Housekeeping Aid Lead is responsible for leading and overseeing the duties of Housekeeping Aids in the performance of housekeeping related services in the various areas of the medical center.
- →Position Description Title/PD#: Housekeeping Aid Leader/PD99913S Physical Requirements: The physical demands of the position require some heavy lifting (equipment and materials), movement of furniture are required along with the stamina to perform physical labor.
- →Continuous walking, standing, stooping, bending, lifting and arduous physical effort is required in the performance of the manual tasks described; such as washing walls above five feet and operating powered equipment over extended periods of time.
- →Incumbent may routinely move and/or lift objects in excess of fifty (50) pounds and push linen carts in excess of 400 pounds.
- →He/she will be required climb stepper ladders.
- →Equipment utilized to accomplish duties and tasks require special care while operation to avoid serious injury. ???????Work Conditions: Incumbent working conditions such as ventilation and environment are satisfactory.
- →His/her primary duties are normally accomplished indoors in a well-lighted and climate controlled atmosphere (with some exposure to outside).
- →He/she may occasionally encounter temperature extremes, dirty, dusty, drafty, and noisy working conditions.
- →Incumbent is exposed to communicable pathogens, skin irritations, mechanical and/or electrical hazards.
- →When performing cleaning tasks, moderated effort is expended.
- →Must have a thorough knowledge of specialized cleaning and sanitation techniques, materials and equipment in order to accomplish the duties assigned this position.
- →While performing snow removal, will be exposed to the cold and wind outdoors for prolonged periods of time.
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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