Housekeeping Aid Supervisor (EHCC)

Janitorial Services Manager

This position is located within the Environmental Management Services Division of the Evansville, IN VA Health Care System. This position is under the direct supervision of the Housekeeping Supervisor or designee. This position performs both janitorial and custodial services at the Marion VA Health Care System. Responsibilities include prioritizing, planning, scheduling, and assigning work and tasks to subordinates per requirements and priorities set by Facilities Management Services; coordinating periodic work such as stripping / refinishing floors, wall washing, window washing, etc., with supervisors in other work areas; maintaining time and attendance records for subordinates and approving / disapproving and scheduling leave following Medical Center priorities and the desires of subordinates; developing and evaluating performance standards and participating in the selection of new employees; performing other personnel management responsibilities as required, such as initiating recommendations for promotion or reassignment of subordinates; providing recommendations and preparing formal justifications to management officials concerning areas such as staffing and facility requirements, service contract needs, stock inventory projections and equipment needs; receiving supplies and arranging for storage in designated supply room; planning current and future works schedules, budget requests, staffing needs, projected materials, supplies, and resource needs and making recommendations as to scheduling projected work; coordinating within the hospital and surrounding buildings, disposing of excess furniture and scrap material, arranging for storage of surplus furniture; evaluating employee skill level and determining training needs, developing training programs, and conducting training sessions; performing related duties as required. Must have a drivers license. Will be required to visit, inspect and on occasion fill-in at outlying facilities.

Work Schedule : 3 : 30pm -12 : 00am

Recruitment & Relocation Incentive : Not authorized.

Travel : 25%, Will be required to visit, inspect and on occasion fill-in at outlying facilities.

Requirements Conditions of Employment :

• You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job.
• Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12 / 31 / 1959.
• Subject to background / security investigation.
• Pre-employment physical required.
• Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process.
• Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements.

Qualifications :

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement. Physical Effort : This position demands continuous walking, standing, stopping, 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, food, and eye coordination, and concentration as well as visual acuity to see dirt, dust, and debris.

Working Conditions : Work is normally performed indoors with adequate heat, light, and ventilation. Some work may be performed outdoors where there may be exposed to varying degrees of heat and cold as well as inclement weather. PPE may be required in some circumstances as exposure to possible contagious diseases, blood and bloody secretion are inherent to this position. Care is required to avoid serious injuries (i.e. broken bones) when working on ladders, or when using 30-100-pound power equipment or handling hazardous materials.

Applicants will be rated in accordance with the OPM Federal Wage System Qualification Standards. For this position, the job element method is used to match what you, the applicant, can do again what the work calls for. Your knowledge, skills and abilities will be compared to the knowledge, skills, and abilities (called job elements) needed for success. Your qualifications will first be evaluated against the prescribed screen out element (WG-2 and higher only; screen-outs are not applicable to WG-1). Applicants who appear to meet the screen out element are considered for further rating; those who do not are related ineligible and are eliminated from consideration. The potential eligibles are rated against the remainder of the job elements.

While specific length of training and experience is not required, your responses to the questionnaire must be supported by detailed description of your experience on your resume. You will be rated on the following Job Elements as part of the assessment questionnaire for this position :

Note : A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment.

Education This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Additional Information : This occupation is being considered for a Veterans Health Administration enterprise-wide Critical Skills Incentive (CSI). Candidates may be eligible for a lump sum CSI. The amount of lump sum CSI is determined based on appointment date and may be pro-rated as determined by the end date of the CSI. Eligible candidates will be required to sign a service agreement agreeing to an obligated service period and failure to complete the obligated service period may result in a debt for the unearned portion of the CSI.

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.