Summary

This is an open continuous announcement which will be used to fill any Housekeeping Aid position that may become vacant within the facilities for which we are hiring. Applicants will be referred as positions become available.

The first cut off date for qualified applicants to be referred to the hiring manager will be March 27, 2024 and every two weeks after that as positions become available.

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Overview

* Accepting applications

* Open & closing dates

02/27/2024 to 08/30/2024

* Salary

$18.41 - $21.48 per hour

* Pay scale & grade

WG 2

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Locations

30 vacancies in the following locations:

* Aspinwall, PA

* Pittsburgh, PA

* Remote job

No

* Telework eligible

No

* Travel Required

Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel for this position.

* Relocation expenses reimbursed

No

* Appointment type

Permanent -

* Work schedule

Multiple Schedules - Multiple schedules, please see below in Duties section

* Service

Competitive

* Promotion potential

None

* Job family (Series)

3566 Custodial Working

* Supervisory status

No

* Security clearance

Not Required

* Drug test

No

* Position sensitivity and risk

Non-sensitive (NS)/Low Risk

* Trust determination process

Credentialing

Suitability/Fitness

* Announcement number

CBSZ-12324343-24-AW

* Control number

778627700

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This job is open to

* The public

U.S. Citizens, Nationals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S.

Clarification from the agency

ALL US CITIZENS DIRECT HIRE AUTHORITY: This position is being filled using Direct-Hire Authority (5 CFR 337.201) for this occupation.

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Duties

CRITICAL SKILLS INCENTIVE (CSI): This occupation is currently approved for a Veterans Health Administration (VHA) enterprise-wide CSI. Candidates may be eligible for 20% of their salary as a lump sum CSI. The amount of lump sum CSI will be pro-rated determined by the appointment date and the end date of the CSI. Eligible candidates will be required to sign a service agreement agreeing to an obligated service period. Failure to complete the obligated service period may result in a debt for the unearned portion of the CSI.

The housekeeping aids who maintain VA facilities for Veterans and their families are essential to the patient care experience at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). A VA healthcare career as a housekeeping aide means working alongside other Veterans, who make up 85 percent of the housekeeping staff. As a Housekeeping Aid, you will perform a full range of light and heavy cleaning duties and routine housekeeping duties. Veterans rely on the skills of these professionals to keep patient areas clean and safe by addressing spills quickly, discarding trash, installing light bulbs in halls and rooms, and vacuuming and polishing floors. Duties include, but are not limited to:

* Cleaning wards, patient rooms, storerooms, offices, corridors, restrooms, shower rooms, and other areas.

* Sweep, mop, scrub (machine) floors, vacuum carpets and upholstered furniture

* Empty waste baskets

* Clean light globes and Venetian blinds, wash walls, windows and ceilings by climbing small ladders

* Refill toilet tissue and towel dispensers

* Move furniture.

Work Schedule: (Multiple schedules available, this will be discussed during hiring)

6AM-2:30PM, 10:30PM7AM, 2:30PM-11PM, 7AM-3:30PM Thursday-Monday,

6AM-2:30PM, 2PM-10:30PM Saturday-Wednesday

6AM-2:30PM, 7AM-3:30PM, 2PM10:30PM, 2:30PM-11PM Monday-Friday,

10PM-6:30AM Sunday-Thursday

Position Description Title/PD#: Housekeeping Aid/PD99909-S

Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized

Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Approved

Physical Requirements: 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.

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Requirements

Conditions of Employment

* You must be a U.S. citizen to apply for this job

* Subject to a background/suitability investigation

* Designated and/or random drug testing may be required

* May serve a probationary period

* Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959

* A complete application package; Resume, Transcripts, etc.

* Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process

Qualifications

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

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.

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 rated ineligible and are eliminated from consideration. The potential eligibles are rated against the remainder of the job elements. While a specific length of training and experience is not required, your responses to the questionnaire must be supported by detailed descriptions of your experience on your resume.

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. Those applicants who appear to possess at least the minimal acceptable qualification requirement are considered for further rating; those who do not are rated ineligible and are eliminated. The potential eligibles are then rated against the remainder of the Job Elements:

* Dexterity and Safety

* Follow Directions

* Handle Weights and Loads

* Reliability And Dependability

* Special Aptitude - Housekeeping Work

* Work Practices

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; religions; spiritual; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

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

Not Applicable

Additional information

Pursuant to VHA Directive 1193.01, VHA health care personnel (HCP) are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 subject to such accommodations as required by law (i.e., medical, religious or pregnancy). VHA HCPs do not include remote workers who only infrequently enter VHA locations. If selected, you will be required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and submit documentation of proof of vaccination before your start date. The agency will provide additional information regarding what information or documentation will be needed and how you can request a legally required accommodation from this requirement using the reasonable accommodation process.

The Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP) and Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) provide eligible displaced VA competitive service employees with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. To be well-qualified, applicants must possess experience that exceeds the minimum qualifications of the position including all selective factors if applicable, and must be proficient in most of the requirements of the job. Information about ICTAP and CTAP eligibility is on OPM's Career Transition Resources website which can be found at https://www.opm.gov/.

Receiving Service Credit for 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. VA may offer newly-appointed Federal employee's credit for their job-related non-federal experience or active duty uniformed military service. 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.

If you are unable to apply online or need to fax a document you do not have in electronic form, view the following link for information regarding an Alternate Application.

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How You Will Be Evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE. Applicants will be referred in the order in which they were received.