Housekeeping Aid Supervisor

Environmental Management Services Supervisor

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 tasks. Duties include but not limited to :

• Assigns staff for routine and non-routine duties on a daily and a project-by-project basis.
• Cleaning of all patient areas, corridor spaces throughout Medical Center, Operating Rooms, and all other areas as assigned.
• Assuring the efficient and economical accomplishment of work assignments of subordinates within established policies and schedules set by higher levels of supervision.
• Plans daily and weekly assignments, scheduling periodic work for areas of responsibility.
• Trains staff and ensures that they are using the patient centered care principles in terms of customer service to patients, patients' family members and personnel.
• Provides on-the job training for subordinates.
• Provides special direction to new employees to prepare them for individual assignments.
• Schedules regular meetings with staff to make them aware of new procedures or directives.
• Keeps subordinates abreast of proper methods, procedures and uses of equipment and supplies; control the use of supplies and equipment to affect cost control within the unit.
• May be assigned to conduct in-use testing of equipment and / or supplies, providing feedback in regard to their observations.
• Ensures all safety regulations and procedures are observed and may on occasion be required to conduct training classes on specific safety issues.
• Supervises the daily distribution of uniforms and textiles to the designated areas and persons and ensures record keeping is timely and accurate.
• Approves leave requests for subordinates, counsels' employees, and recommends disciplinary action to a higher-level supervisor whenever non-compliance with policy warrants.
• Makes formal appraisal of subordinates works performance and conduct.
• Responsible for the coordination of activities with other services, including rearranging work schedules during remodeling, painting and relocation of offices, clinics or patient wards and other duties which help coordinate moves.
• Routinely inspects assigned areas to assure the timely accomplishment of employee assignments, sanitation levels are maintained, equipment properly cared for and that associated housekeeping objectives are accomplished in an expedient and timely manner.
• Responsible for the quality inspection of assigned areas, recording discrepancies in cleanliness, needed maintenance repairs, broken or inadequately stored furnishings and equipment.
• Provides documented inspection reports and acts on unaccomplished work.
• Responsible for the removal of furniture in need of repair and / or replacement along with the initiation of an electronic work request.
• Responsible for the review of procedures, methods and sequence of tasks performed by employees under their supervision.
• Works independently following up on all work assignments to ensure that established procedures, work assignments and safety standards are being properly applied and adjusting as necessary.
• Ensures time and attendance records are accurate and complete prior to submission to timekeeper.
• Keeps immediate supervisor apprised of actual or potential problems and recommends remedial corrective actions.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Work Schedule : Shifts 7 : 00am - 3 : 30pm or 3 : 30pm - Midnight. Work schedule subject to change based on the agency needs.

Position Description Title / PD# : Housekeeping Aid Supervisor / PD99911S

Critical Skills Incentive (CSI) : Not Approved

Relocation / Recruitment Incentives : Not authorized

Requirements Conditions of Employment :

Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.

Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP).

As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period or 2-year trial period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest.

Qualifications :

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 10 / 31 / 2025.

Experience : A specific length of training and experience is not required, but you must show evidence of training or experience of sufficient scope and quality of your ability to do the work of this position. Evidence which demonstrates you possess the knowledge, skills, and ability to perform the duties of this position must be supported by detailed descriptions of such on your resume.

Applicants will be rated in accordance with the OPM Federal Wage System Qualification Standards.

Screen-Out Element : Your qualifications will first be evaluated against the prescribed screen out element, which usually appears as question 1 in the on-line questionnaire.

Physical Requirements / Working Conditions : The position demands continuous walking, standing, stooping, kneeling, 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.

Education : No educational substitutes for this position.

Additional Information :

Receiving Service Credit or Earning Annual (Vacation) Leave : Federal Employees earn annual leave at a rate (4, 6 or 8 hours per pay period) which is based on the number of years they have served as a Federal employee. Selected applicants may qualify for credit toward annual leave accrual, based on prior work experience or military service experience. This credited service can be used in determining the rate at which they earn annual leave. Such credit must be requested and approved prior to the appointment date and is not guaranteed.

This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies.