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Housekeeping Aid Supervisor
Veterans Health Administration · Posted today
On-siteDes Moines, IA$27.9 – $32.6/hrApply by Jun 5, 2026Custodial WorkingESFJESFPESTPISFPHospitality
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The Housekeeping Aid Supervisor is located within Environmental Management Services (EMS) at the Central Iowa Veterans Affairs Medical Center. The primary purpose of this position is to plan and organize manpower utilization by making daily area routines, which outline daily and periodic duties required while working under the direct supervision of the Assistant Chief, EMS.
What You'll Do
- →Duties for the position include: Planning and organizing manpower utilization by making daily area routines, which outline daily periodic duties required.
- →Setting work priority, establishing quality control measures, communicating expectations, and assuring acceptable performance and conduct of all direct reports.
- →Assigning work to be performed by individuals or teams based on availability of equipment, staffing levels and materials required.
- →Making recommendations to Assist or Chief of EMS for any personnel actions i.e.: promotions, reassignments, awards.
- →Communicating written and verbally with VACIHCS leaders and front line staff for purpose of coordinating work, communicating service needs, establishing area cleaning routines, quality assurance on services provided, fact-finding, service recovery and assuring the mission of VA is met.
- →Communicating with the Veterans and visitors to assure services are meeting expectations and to gather firsthand feedback on services performed.
- →Supervising/managing and assisting with operations pertaining to equipment management.
- →Ensuring operations, maintenance and use of all EMS equipment is performed in accordance to EMS policy and manufacture's recommendations.
- →Supervising and cleaning of all portions of Non-Critical Reusable Medical Equipment (NCRME), ensuring that cleaning/disinfecting is done in accordance with manufacturer's instructions and department SOP's.
- →Conducting routine and unannounced inspections of areas to assure acceptable levels of quality are met pertaining to EMS services provided.
- →Documenting deficiencies in accordance to established metrics, following up to assure correction and providing oversight to sustainability of corrections.
- →Seeking new methods and principles and be willing to incorporate them into existing housekeeping practices.
- →Working under the direct supervision of the Assistant Chief, EMS.
- →Performing as an effective team member of the overall EMS and fully supporting the policies, procedures and tasks developed and communicated by the Chief or Assistant Chief, EMS and the Medical Center management team.
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 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.
- ✓There is no education requirement for this position.
Personality Fit
Job ID: 899120e7-a371-4f8d-8d2e-2a4c5366d538
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