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Housekeeping Aid
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 4 days ago
On-site Leeds, MA $19.4 – $22.6/hr Apply by Sep 21, 2026 Custodial Working ESFJESFPESTPISFP HospitalityTransportation
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These three positions are located within the Environmental Management Services Division, at the CWM VA Medical Center in Leeds MA. EVS Technicians perform both janitorial and custodial services, textile distribution and inventory activity, sanitizing and disinfecting, waste removal, cleaning of blinds, replacing curtains, washing windows and walls, dusting and polishing furniture and fixtures, discharge cleaning, sweeping, scrubbing and extracting, polishing floors and applying floor finishes.
What You'll Do
- →The Housekeeping Aid executes a full range of housekeeping activities in patient and non-patient care areas.
- →The position may be assigned to any tour and may be required to work in various designated areas during any tour of duty.
- →Typically, the position works independently with general supervision, or works with a team and is responsible for the full-range of cleaning duties in an assigned area throughout the medical facility.
- →Duties include but are not limited to: Clean wards, patient rooms, storerooms, offices, corridors, restrooms, shower rooms, and other areas.
- →Sweep, mop, scrub (machine) floors, vacuum carpets and upholstered furniture, empty waste baskets, clean light globes and Venetian blinds, wash walls, windows and ceilings by climbing small ladders, refill toilet tissue and towel dispensers and move furniture.
- →Carry out assignments with minimal supervision.
- →Empties trash and wastebaskets, replaces liners.
- →Transports general refuse, regulated medical waste and recycling to central collection areas Moves and arranges furniture, patient wardrobes, beds, etc. in the assigned area to accomplish cleaning tasks.
- →Provides interim cleaning of windows and window ledges from the inside, cleans glass door and other glass surfaces; and replaces curtains and cleans blinds.
- →Performs a full range of deep cleaning duties and special cleaning tasks in accordance with established housekeeping and aseptic techniques.
- →Mental concentration is necessary to plan, schedule and accomplish work on own initiative.
- →Deviation from routine schedules is frequent to prevent interruption of the patient care activities.
- →Address spills quickly.
- →Possesses good interpersonal skills (cheerful, congenial, and caring) due to working in close proximity to patients Work Schedule: Full-time, 40 Hours a week, Various Tours 3:30pm-12:00am (Monday- Friday) and 6:00am - 2:30pm (Sunday-Thursday), EST.
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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