CUSTODIAL WORKER SUPERVISOR

Duties

• Advise Medical Treatment Facility management on all matters related to the housekeeping program and environmental sanitation.
• Explain changes in regulations, directives, methods and procedures relating to housekeeping and hospital sanitation or cleanliness.
• Assign and explain work requirements and operating instructions to subordinates.
• Plan use of workers' equipment, facilities and materials on a day-to¬ day, project by project and on a week-to-week or month-to¬ month basis.
• Modify and implement standard operating procedures, quality assurance and control methods for the cleanliness of the various hospital areas and clinics.
• Inspect areas such as patient rooms, wards, clinics, offices, conference and classrooms, locker rooms, housekeeping closets, and other areas maintained by contracted housekeepers.

Requirements

Conditions of employment

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• A Personnel Security Investigation is required.
• Selectees will be required to sign a statement (Condition of Employment) consenting to seasonal influenza vaccinations or must provide a recognized exemption.
• Immunization screening is required. Hepatitis B immunization is required for all positions with direct patient contact. Applicants may be required to show proof of other immunizations depending on the type of position.
• Moderate to heavy lifting up to 40 pounds may be required.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities.

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

There is no specific length of training or experience required. However, you must be able to demonstrate, through experience shown in your written application materials that you possess the sufficient knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the work of this position without more than normal supervision.

Minimum Qualifications (Screen Out Element): Ability to do the work of a(n) CUSTODIAL WORKER SUPERVISOR ~ without more than normal supervision. I have the ability to perform common duties within a hospital housekeeping department. I can explain work requirements, methods, procedures; identify training needs to ensure employees are educated on regulations and techniques; ensure subordinates comply with established safety procedures ; ensure that adequate cleaning and housekeeping duties are completed; and assign tasks to be performed. - Failure to meet this Screen out Element will result in an ineligible rating.

• PHYSICAL EFFORT: Must move and control heavy equipment, carry and set up ladders and scaffolding, and work from ladders and scaffolds. Frequently, lifts moderately heavy objects (about 40 pounds).
• WORKING CONDITIONS: Works indoors most of the time and outdoors occasionally. Exposed to conditions inherent in cleaning tasks described such as chapped hands or other irritation from working with strong cleaning agents. Possibility exists of serious disabling injury as a result of electrical shock from power cleaning equipment or from falling from scaffolds or ladders.

Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Additional information

• Male applicants born after December 31, 1959 must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration.
• You will be required to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship.
• This position requires a 1-year probationary period during which the agency evaluates your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In making this determination, the agency may consider your performance and conduct; agency needs and interests; whether your continued employment supports organizational or Government goals; and whether it promotes the efficiency of the Federal service. Continued employment requires written certification that it advances the public interest.
• Direct Deposit of Pay is required.
• Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement.
• If you have retired from federal service and you are interested in employment as a reemployed annuitant, see the information in the information sheet.
• Payment of Permanent Change of Station (PCS) costs is not authorized, based on a determination that a PCS move is not in the Government interest.