Housekeeping Aid

Summary

This position is located at the Sheridan VA HealthCare System, Sheridan, Wyoming and is aligned under Facilities Management Service. The position leads 3 or more Housekeeping Aids on a regular and reoccurring basis. The incumbent reports to the supervisor of housekeeping. The Incumbent is responsible for the sanitation, and cleanliness of the Sheridan VA HealthCare System. Incumbent may work days, evenings, weekends and holidays.

Duties

Duties include, but are not limited to: Performs a full range of cleaning duties in an office building floor or hospital ward and carries out a variety of custodial duties that involve the handling, moving, and controlling of heavy powered equipment such as industrial power scrubbers, wall washers, and buffers. Uses equipment for such tasks as waxing and polishing floors; washing walls; and vacuuming rugs. Performs minor equipment maintenance, as well as cleans and makes adjustments, when necessary. Cleans and maintains linoleum, wood, marble, and various kinds of floor, wall, and ceiling surfaces. Floor cleaning (stripping and refinishing as needed), wall washing, cleaning doors and door frames, baseboards, corners & edges, stairwells and hand rails, restroom fixtures, mirrors and glass, beds and other furniture. Tasks are accomplished by sweeping, dust mopping, damp and wet mopping, scrubbing, stripping, refinishing, buffing, vacuuming, shampooing, spot washing, and dusting. Empties trash and waste baskets, replacing liners. Transports refuse to trash to the established collection points. Occasionally works on ladders and scaffolds to perform tasks such as washing ceiling fixtures and room partitions. Moves and arranges furniture, as needed to accomplish cleaning tasks. Passing on to other workers the instructions received from supervisors and getting work started by assigning the immediate tasks to be performed by individual members of the group led. Obtaining needed information or decisions from supervisors on problems that come up during the work. Checks work while in progress and when finished to see whether the supervisor's instructions on work sequence, procedures, methods, and deadlines have been met Incumbent schedules and assigns duties, enters correct data on timecards, and makes all additions and corrections to timecards when necessary. Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 11:00 . - 7:30
Com pressed/Flexible Schedule: Not available
Position Description Title/PD#: Housekeeping Aid (Leader) / 40939A
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized

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