Custodial Worker

Your tasks

• Cleans hospital rooms, office spaces, storerooms, corridors and other similar areas. Vacuums, damp mops, scrubs, waxes and polishes floors.
• Vacuums and shampoos carpets and uses wet and light power system buffers and scrubbing machinery.
• Cleans patient rooms and waiting areas.
• Cleans, disinfects and deodorizes lavatories, urinals and toilet bowls.
• Loads rubbish into carts and transports it outside the building and unloads it into commercial containers.

Requirements

Who May Apply: US Citizens In order to qualify, you must meet the experience requirements described below. 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. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. 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) ~ without more than normal supervision. I have the ability to perform common custodial, janitorial, and housekeeping activities within a large hospital setting. I am skilled in cleaning, disinfecting, and deodorizes lavatories, urinals, and toilet bowls. Cleans mirrors, sinks, and water fountains. Cleaning ledges and woodwork. Replaces soap, towels, and toilet tissue. Makes duty beds, notes condition of spaces and reports to supervisor any broken windows, waters leaks, clogged drains, burned out light bulbs and other equipment requiring maintenance and repair. - Failure to meet this Screen out Element will result in an ineligible rating.

PHYSICAL EFFORT: Physical effort to operate various equipment such as vacuum cleaners, lightweight buffers, dust mops, and lightweight powered scrubbing machines. Continually standing, bending, climbing, stooping, and reaching; frequently lifting and emptying the rash chute and pushing carts loaded with trash. Must be able to lift and carry 45 pounds, pull/push equipment, reach above shoulder height. Must be able to work in and around dust, chemicals, fumes, allergens, and odors.

WORKING CONDITIONS: Works indoors in areas that normally have adequate heat, light, and ventilation, except when dumping trash. There is a chance of slips or falls on stripped or waxed floors. Cuts, bruises and exposure to infectious disease in cleaning isolation rooms are possible. Disposing of contaminated and infectious waste is required.

Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted.

Other

About the Position: This position is located at the Naval Hospital Pensacola, Dir. of Support, Housekeeping. The purpose of the position is to maintain the overall cleanliness of the hospital or clinic. This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing the DHA for Domestic Defense Industrial Base (DIB)