Environmental Service Spec - Evening Shift

The Massachusetts Veterans Home (MVH) at Chelsea, a place dedicated to providing exceptional care to our nation's veterans, is currently seeking candidates for Environmental Service Spec I for the evening shift (11:00 am – 7:30 pm). This role demands dedication, a keen eye for detail, and a proactive approach to maintaining cleanliness and safety within our facility. As an Environmental Service Spec I, you will transform assigned areas, ensuring they remain clean, orderly, and free of potential hazards.

We pride ourselves on a collaborative work environment that values your insights and commitment to excellence.

When you have a hands‑on work style and find satisfaction in seeing immediate results, this role is for you—you will directly contribute to the well‑being and comfort of our veterans, ensuring their living environment is excellent. Join us and step into a role where your daily contributions make a difference.

• Keeps buildings in clean and orderly condition by performing a combination of activities including cleaning assigned areas and making minor repairs to buildings using hand tools and equipment.
• Maintains the cleanliness and appearance of floors by sweeping, mopping, and using building custodial equipment such as polishers, buffers, vacuum cleaners, and carpet shampooers.
• Washes interior surfaces of buildings such as walls, ceilings, windows, furniture, shower chairs, fans, shower trolleys, walkers, beds, bedside tables, over‑bed tables, mechanical wheelchairs, vents, etc. using appropriate supplies and equipment.
• Responds to emergencies such as spills or floods and assists in clean‑up.
• Empties waste and recycling receptacles and transports contents to appropriate areas.
• Cleans toilets, lavatories, utility rooms, laundry rooms, patient rooms, dining rooms, elevators, offices, etc. using appropriate supplies and equipment.
• Transports soiled linen to holding area and transports clean and dirty laundry to appropriate areas.
• Removes and re‑hangs window draperies and bed‑side curtains.
• Operates elevators to pick up and deliver clothing, laundry, equipment, etc.
• Maintains grounds around buildings by cutting grass, raking leaves, weeding, and thinning flower beds or gardens.
• Performs outdoor duties such as washing windows, sweeping walkways, shoveling snow and ice from walkways, stairs, ramps, and fire escapes, and picking up trash.
• Loads or unloads equipment and supplies from vehicles, moves furniture, sets up and assembles furniture such as beds, desks, and cabinets.
• Attends departmental training, annual orientation, safety training, etc. as required.
• Requires walking and standing for prolonged periods, lifting and carrying heavy objects, working outdoors or indoors in all types of weather, and working under hazardous conditions such as slippery or wet floors. (Janitors may be required to work varied shifts, weekends, holidays, or nights.) Other duties as assigned.

First consideration will be given to those applicants that apply within the first 14 days.

Minimum Entrance Requirements:
None.

Special Requirements:
None.

When you embark on a career with the Commonwealth, you are offered an outstanding suite of employee benefits that add to the overall value of your compensation package. We take pride in providing a work experience that supports you, your loved ones, and your future.

COVID Vaccine: As a condition of employment, depending on job assignment and location, employees may be required to have received the COVID‑19 vaccination and/or other vaccinations, or to have been approved for a vaccination exemption prior to their start date. Details relating to demonstrating compliance with this requirement will be provided to applicants selected for employment.

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