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Housekeeping Aid
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 7 days ago
On-site San Diego, CA $18.7 – $21.8/hr Apply by Jun 23, 2026 Custodial Working ESFJINFJISFJISTJ HealthcareHospitality
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This position is at the San Diego VA Healthcare System VA in San Diego CA within the Environmental Management Service in San Diego, CA. This position is under the direct supervision of the Housekeeping Supervisor or designee. This position performs both janitorial and custodial services. Work is regularly performed by hand and with light and heavy powered equipment. The perks and benefits of a Housekeeping career: Total Rewards
What You'll Do
- →The Housekeeping Aids who maintain VA facilities for Veterans and their families are essential to the patient care experience at the U.S.
- →Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).
- →The Housekeeping Aid executes a full range of housekeeping activities in patient and non-patient care areas.
- →A VA healthcare career as a housekeeping aide means working alongside other Veterans, who make up 85 percent of the housekeeping staff.
- →As a Housekeeping Aid, you will perform a full range of light and heavy cleaning duties and routine housekeeping duties.
- →Veterans rely on the skills of these professionals to keep patient areas clean and safe by addressing spills quickly, discarding trash, installing light bulbs in halls and rooms, and vacuuming and polishing floors.
- →Typically, the incumbent 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.
- →Major duties include, but are limited to the following: Uses proper cleaning solutions and/or chemicals to successfully remove stains from a variety of surfaces (floors, carpet, tile, walls, etc.) Applies appropriate cleaning solutions to various types of floors (linoleum, wood, or marble), walls, and ceilings to clean and maintain such surfaces.
- →Clean and sanitize restrooms: urinals, commode, sink, mirror, etc.
- →Clean patients' rooms using sanitizing chemicals that will not compromise patients' health to disinfect surfaces.
- →Remove soiled linen from ward areas or clinics using the proper collection methods for handling possible contaminated items.
- →Provides bed-making services in patient care areas, and OD rooms;- Cleans mattresses, springs, and bed frames; Check and replenish consumable supplies (e.g.: soap, hand towels, toilet tissue, bottled water, latex gloves, etc.) in the course of cleaning and servicing rooms and areas within the Medical Center.
- →Keep a stock of cleaning materials and equipment needed to do your work. [0] A.
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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.
- ✓This job does not have an education qualification requirement.
Personality Fit
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