Custodian​/Housekeeper- Norfolk Veterans

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Hiring Agency:

Veterans Affairs - Agency 28

Location:

Norfolk, NEHiring Rate:$16.892

Job Posting:

JR Custodian/Housekeeper
- Norfolk Veterans' Home (Open)
Applications No Longer Accepted On (If no date is displayed, job is posted as open until closed):09-21-2026

Job Description:

Hours:

7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., with every other weekend rotation

Wages: $19.892/hr (Base rate $16.892 + $3 differential for every hour worked)
Norfolk Veterans Home is seeking an individual to work in beautiful long term care facility and maintain high standards of sanitation required in a healthcare environment. Clean member's rooms, restrooms and facility offices to include walls, windows, and ceilings. Remove laundry from living areas; may assist with delivery of clean linen and personals to resident's rooms. Empty trash containers, carpet care including vacuuming, spot removal & shampooing and perform other floor cleaning duties;

mop, buff and wax when necessary.

Requirements /

Qualifications:

Minimum Qualifications :
No specific education, training, or experience is required for entry to this class.

Preferred Qualifications :
Working knowledge and cleaning experience in commercial business, hospital, medical building or long term care facility;

Experience with floor care such as: high & low speed buffers, carpet extractor, auto scrubber, and floor scrubber.

Other :
Pre-employment background check and drug screening required.

Knowledge

Skills and Abilities

Knowledge of: facility standards of sanitation and cleaning procedures.

Ability to: follow written and oral instructions; operate and maintain cleaning equipment, and mix cleaning solutions in proper proportions. Ability to operate heavy commercial cleaning equipment and to move/lift up to 75 lbs, push/pull up to 50 lbs.

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