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Lead Housekeeping Aid
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 5 days ago
On-site Honolulu, HI $21.3 – $24.9/hr Apply by Jul 16, 2026 Custodial Working ESFJESFPESTPISFP HospitalityTransportation
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This position is located within Environmental Management Services (EMS) of a Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Center. The primary purpose of this position is to exercise technical and administrative supervision over subordinate workers in supporting and performing task (e.g., environment of care, textile distribution and training) associated with the EMS goals and objectives.
What You'll Do
- →This position is located in the Environmental Management Service (EMS) of the VA Pacific Islands Health Care System in Honolulu or Kapolei is responsible for supervising and performing all housekeeping duties and tasks assigned to clean and disinfect all areas within the healthcare system.
- →As a Lead Housekeeping Aid, you will: Be delegated responsibility for assigning staff for routine and non-routine duties on a daily and a project-by-project basis.
- →Communicates instructions from supervisor to the employee and then validates the completion of work assigned.
- →Coordinates projects with nurses and other area supervisors to ensure work timely and successful completions.
- →The Housekeeping Aid Leader engages with all employees to provide purpose, direction and motivation in accomplishing all tasks, while training the employee in proper procedures and techniques to meet or exceed desired outcomes of workload and safety.
- →Reports progress of employees to the Supervisor and makes recommendations as necessary, on all matters to include the progress of work, any infractions of policies and procedures, and assures all safety compliance.
- →The position also performs the full range of housekeeping duties.
- →May clean areas to include, but not limited to horizontal and vertical surfaces in: outpatient surgery, outpatient clinics, central sterile, clean rooms, patient areas, laboratory, pharmacy, offices, support and patient areas, isolation rooms, storage rooms, corridors, stairwells, toilet rooms, shower rooms, and all other Medical center areas as required.
- →The position is required to use proper procedures in dust mopping, damp mopping, emptying waste receptacles, emptying and replacing medical waste receptacle, washing walls, cleaning light fixtures, and surfaces as necessary, refilling toilet tissue, paper towels and soap dispensers.
- →The position makes beds and turns mattresses.
- →May be required to take the lead in textile distribution and inventory management, uniform management and Patient Assistance Program; provides on-the-job training to all employees assigned.
- →Identifies and recommends to the Supervisor employees that need remedial training based on observations made in the work site.
- →May be required to move furniture and set up conference rooms for meetings, trainings or other events.
- →Work Schedule: Tour Varies Position Description Title/PD#: Lead Housekeeping Aid/PD99913S Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Authorized Physical Requirements: This position requires occasional bending/stooping, crouching, and kneeling.
Requirements
- ✓Citizenship; non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy.
- ✓Must have a valid state issued drivers license Suitable for Federal employment, determined by a background investigation Pre-employment physical required.
- ✓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
Job ID: 7c6a4331-e188-42d7-87e3-205d59840db0
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