Environmental Service Technician

• Department: Department of Veterans Affairs

This position is located withing the Environmental Management Services Divisions of a VA Medical Center. This position is under the direct supervisions of Housekeeping Supervisor and designee. This position performs both janitorial and custodial services. Work is regularly performed by hand and light and heavy-powered cleaning equipment.

Key Responsibilities

Duties The Housekeeping Aid (HKA) - Environmental Services (EVS) Technicians 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). A VA healthcare career as a HKA-EVS Technician means working alongside other Veterans, who make up 85 percent of the housekeeping staff.

As a HKA-EVS Technician, 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. Duties include cleaning wards, patient rooms, storerooms, offices, corridors, restrooms, shower rooms, and other areas.

HKA-EVS Technicians 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.

HKA-EVS Technicians carry out assignments with minimal supervision

Work Schedule:

Full-Time, Wednesday - Sunday: 2:30PM - 11:00PM (Subject to Change Based on the Needs of the Facility) Position Description Title/PD#:
Environmental Service Technician/PD99909S

Physical Requirements:

The position demands continuous walking, standing, stooping, knelling, pulling and pushing.

The work requires the occasional use of heavy powered cleaning equipment(e.g., wall washers, industrial type buffers) weighing over 50 pounds. The duties necessitate considerable dexterity, hand, foot, and eye coordination, and concentration as well as visual acuity to see dirt, dust and debris.

Which agency is hiring for this position?

This position is with Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs.

What is the salary for this position?

The posted pay range is $19.09 – $22.29/hr.

What is the Final date to receive applications?

Applications close on .

How many openings are available?

There are 4 openings for this position.

Who is eligible to apply?

This position is open under the 'Fed Transition' hiring path.