Housekeeping Aid

This position is located within the Environmental Management Services (EMS) Division of the VA Northern California Healthcare System, Martinez VA Medical Center, Martinez, California. and Mather AFB, CA This position is under the direct supervision of the Housekeeping Supervisor or designee.

This is an OPEN CONTINUOUS ANNOUNCEMENT and will remain open until filled or Closing Date. The initial cut-off date for referral of eligible applications is 15 days from announcement open date. Eligible applications received after that date will be accepted on an ongoing basis and qualified candidates will be referred periodically throughout the announcement period until the position is filled.

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). 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.

Duties include cleaning wards, patient rooms, storerooms, offices, corridors, restrooms, shower rooms, and other areas. Housekeeping Aids 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. Housekeeping Aids carry out assignments with minimal supervision

Work Schedule:

Varies, and rotating weekends and holidays

Position Description Title/PD#:
Housekeeping Aid/PD99909S